quala (noun): small, dun colored, 3-toed mammal with a stiff, brushy mane of black hair; pl. qualae
quarrel (noun): small arrow of the crossbow. It's initial velocity is the better part of a pasang per second. The crossbow is the preferred weapon of the assassin.
quern (noun): a grinding implement which consists primarily of a mount, two stones, an overhead beam and a pole. The two stones are circular grinding stones. The bottom stone has a small hub on its upper surface which fits into an inverted concave depression in the upper stone. This helps to keep the stones together. It also has shallow, radiating surface grooves through which the grindings may escape between the stones.
quiva (noun): balanced saddle knife about a foot in length double edged; it tapers to a daggerlike point. It is regarded as more of a missile weapon than a hand knife.
