Claidi
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Claidi is the protagonist of The Claidi Journals quartet, by Tanith Lee.
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| Claidi Journals character | |
| First appearance | Law of the Wolf Tower |
| Last appearance | Wolf Wing |
| Created by | Tanith Lee |
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| Nickname(s) | Claid, Claidi-baa, Claidi-baari, Claidi-baabaa |
| Species | Human |
| Gender | Female |
| Age | 16 |
| Date of birth | Unknown |
| Occupation | None |
| Family | Unknown slave (father), Unknown slave (mother) Dengwi (sister), Venn (brother-in-law) |
| Spouse(s) | Argul |
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[edit] Name
[edit] Meaning
"Claidi" means "Wolf on the Wing", or, more simply, "Wolf Wing". It's roots are from an ancient language of The Claidi Journals world:
"Claaii", which means Wolf, "i", which means of or on the, and "dii", which means Wing.
[edit] Versions
- "Claidi" - the version she was raised with, and chose to keep in the end.
- "Claidissa Star" - the name Jizania Tiger told her was her true name.
- "Claidis Star" - Winter Raven told Venn via flying letter that this was Claidi's name.
- "No name" - Twilight Star informed her that "Claidis" is actually the true name of Winter Raven, and that Claidi was never given a name of her own.
- Nicknames: "Claidi" and "Claidissa" are actually pet forms for "Claidi".
[edit] Sheepers and Hulta
The Hulta took to using the Sheepers' form for addressing Claidi, with the suffixes -baa, -baa-baa, and -baari.
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Argul (The Hulta) |
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Claidi (The House) |
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Claidi's parents were unknown slaves of The House. Her half sister Dengwi was raised by their mother.
Claidi married Argul in Peshamba.
