ANDY's definitions

libidinal investment

An attachment of strong, intense emotional energies to an issue, person, concept, etc., in such a way that one pays special attention to issues surrounding it and one reacts strongly to discussions and changes affecting it. Includes, but is not limited to, sexual and sublimated sexual attachments.

The term is psychoanalytic in origin and is widely used in cultural studies.

Right-wingers often have a strong libidinal investment in the idea of authority, so that they experience threats to authority almost as if they are threatened personally. This may be due to an Oedipal fixation in which their sense of personal identity fuses with that of the father, as threatening authority-figure, so as to enable the repression of castration-threat anxiety.

by Andy May 9, 2004

jakhsa

In World of Lone Wolf 3: Beyond the Nightmare Gate, a jakhsa is an evil spirit which can adopt the physical appearance of its victim. It tries to kill its target, but with a twist: killing the jakhsa kills its victim, and vice-versa.

The jakhsa follows Grey Star under the command of Shasarak.

by Andy May 9, 2004

Drakkar

Singular of Drakkarim. A human or humanoid warrior in the service of the Darklords, in the Lone Wolf series.

The Drakkar leapt from the saddle as the kraan swooped over the building.

by Andy May 10, 2004

Drakkarim

Singular Drakkar. A human or humanoid people in the Lone Wolf world, who live in a number of kingdoms in western Magnamund such as Nyras, Nyvoz and Ghatan. They are warlike and are aligned to and ruled by the Darklords; as a result, they often appear in the Darklord armies as far afield as Sommerlund and Anari.

Drakkarim warriors wear heavy armour and grated helmets which mask their faces. They wield heavy weapons such as maces and axes, and are more powerful and intelligent than Giaks. Thus, they are often used for special operations such as siege warfare and as a vanguard. A special unit, the Death Knights, are especially feared.

Lone Wolf stood to face the three Drakkarim warriors as they charged through the breach in the wall.

by Andy May 10, 2004

Arvernien

Region in western Beleriand, south of the Falas and east of the island of Balar. Features include the forest of Nan-Tathren. Inhabited by Teleri and/or Nandor/Laiquendi, the region is not especially important in the history of Beleriand.

It is, however, mentioned in the Silmarillion and featured on the map.

by Andy May 10, 2004

Balar

Island on the western coast of Beleriand, near to the coast of Arvernien. It was safe from the forces of Morgoth, who had few ships and could not take on the navies of the Teleri. As a result, it became a haven for elves after the Nirnaeth Arnoediad and especially the fall of Vinyamar and Eglarest, when Cirdan used his ships to transport survivors to the island.

It features in Tolkien's book, The Silmarillion.

It was located in the Bay of Balar. There may be an etymological link between Balar and Beleriand.

by Andy May 10, 2004

Draugluin

The sire of the great wolves or "werewolves" of Morgoth, in Tolkien's book, The Silmarillion. Draugluin was sent to Tol Sirion with Sauron to protect the frontier, but was slain by Huan the wolfhound when Luthien attempted to free Beren from the fortress.

Draugluin was apparently blue-tinged in appearance.

by Andy May 10, 2004