Claidi

Claidi is the protagonist of The Claidi Journals quartet, by Tanith Lee.

Claidi
Claidi Journals character
First appearance	Law of the Wolf Tower
Last appearance	Wolf Wing
Created by	Tanith Lee
Information
Nickname(s)	Claid, Claidi-baa, Claidi-baari, Claidi-baabaa
Species	Human
Gender	Female
Occupation	None
Family	Unknown slave (father), Unknown slave (mother) Dengwi (sister), Venn (brother-in-law)
Spouse(s)	Argul

Name

Meaning

"Claidi" means "Wolf on the Wing", or, more simply, "Wolf Wing". Its 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.

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".

Sheepers and Hulta

The Hulta took to using the Sheepers' form for addressing Claidi, with the suffixes -baa, -baa-baa, and -baari.

Family

Unknown Male Slave (The House)

Unknown Female Slave (The House)

Prince Lorio (The House)

Argul (The Hulta)

Claidi (The House)

Dengwi (The House)

Venarion (The Rise)

Claidi's parents were unknown slaves of The House. Her half sister Dengwi was raised by their mother.
Claidi married Argul in Peshamba.