MARHAND: A Swordbearer, and Master of the Order of the Soulblade. Carries the soulblade Torchbrand.
MARIUS: Known as the Watcher, Calliande’s former teacher in the magic of the Magistri. Watched over her in spirit form after she awakened in the Tower of Vigilance without her memories.
MARTELLAR: A manetaur khalath in service to Prince Curzonar.
THE MASKED ONE: Ruler of the city of Xenorium and bearer of the Sword of Shadows. Formerly an Arcanius Knight named Cavilius.
MELEX: The innkeeper of the Javelin Inn at the town of Kalimnos.
MEROVECH VALDRAXIS: The Duke of Swabathia in the Frankish Empire. Has embraced the Dragon Cult and become a Dragonmaeloch.
MHALEK: Orcish warlord and shaman who believed himself a god. Defeated at Black Mountain, and the killer of Aelia Licinius Arban.
MICHAEL: The former soldier who serves as Tamlin's master-at-arms and seneschal.
MIRIAM: The sister of Arandar’s late wife Isolde. Her husband died in the same plague that killed Isolde.
MORIAH RHOSMOR: The bastard half-sister of Caitrin Rhosmor, and the mysterious master thief known as the Wraith.
MORIGNA: A sorceress of the Wilderland, and former lover of Ridmark. Murdered by Imaria Licinius and the Weaver at Dun Licinia.
MOURNACHT: A Mhorite orcish warlord and shaman, later subverted into the service of Tymandain Shadowbearer. Killed by Ridmark Arban near Dun Licinia.
NAKHRAKH: A gnollish mercenary and noble from Culachar in the Empire.
NARAXZANAR: The former king of Khald Tormen, father of Axazamar and Narzaxar.
NARZAXAR: The younger brother of King Axazamar of Khald Tormen and the Taalakdaz (chancellor) of the dwarven court.
NERZAMDRATHUS: The Great King of the muridachs. Killed by Ridmark during the battle of Cathair Caedyn.
NIALL: A young man of Ebor, dispossessed from his uncle's land. Nephew of Rhiain.
NICHOMACHUS TEMPUS: The former King of Echion, and father of Cathala. Succeeded by his son King Aristotle the Magnificent.
THE NECROMANCER OF TROJAS: Ruler of the city of Trojas, and bearer of the Sword of Death. Formerly an Arcanius Knight named Taerdyn.
NIALL OF EBOR: A young commoner from the River Cintarra valley, now a man-at-arms in service to Ridmark Arban.
NICION AMPHILUS: The Master of the Order of the Arcanii, and the younger brother of Tyromon Amphilus.
NILARION: A warrior of the gray elves.
NYVANE: The daughter of Sir Arandar and granddaughter of the High King.
OBHALZAK: The Warlord of the orcish city of Mholorast. Allied with Hektor Pendragon.
OCTAVIUS: A friar hired as tutor to the children of Ridmark Arban and Calliande Arban.
OLIVIER DE FALCONBERG: A Knight of the Order of the Griffin of the Frankish Empire.
OWAIN REDSHIELD: A knight of Cintarra, currently serves as the Constable of Cintarra.
PAUL TALLMANE: A vassal of Tarrabus Carhaine, member of the Enlightened of Incariel, and Constable of the Iron Tower. Defeated by Ridmark Arban and killed by Jager at the Iron Tower.
QAZALDHAR: An orcish warlock and the Maledictus of Death.
QHAZULAK: An Anathgrimm orc. Champion of Nightmane Forest, and Lord Captain of the Queen’s Guard.
QUINTUS: A merceny soldier and lieutenant of the smuggler Smiling Otto.
PARMENIO: A Knight of the Order of the Arcanii and a skilled scout and hunter.
PETER VANIUS: A knight in service to Arandar Pendragon, and the commander of Prince Accolon's escort.
RALAKAHR: A manetaur khalath in service to Prince Kurdulkar of the Range. Killed by Ridmark Arban.
RAMSHALIS: A noble of the xiatami and commander of a ringfort.
RASZEMA: The First Queen of the manetaurs, and senior wife of Red King Turcontar.
RHASIBUS: The abbot of the Monastery of St. Paul near the city of Trojas.
RHIAIN: A woman of Ebor, driven off her land. The aunt of Niall.
RHISON MORDANE: A household knight of Tarrabus Carhaine and an Enlightened of Incariel.
RHOANNA ARBAN: The youngest daughter of Ridmark and Calliande.
RHOMATAR: The Lord Marshal of the gray elves.
RILMAEL: The Guardian of Cathair Kaldran.
RILMEIRA: A wizard of the gray elves and daughter of the High Augur Athadira.
RION LYSIAS: An Arcanius Knight and the governor of the town of Kalimnos.
RHODRUTHAIN: A gray elf and the Guardian of Cathair Animus.
RHOGRIMNALAZUR: An urdmordar, slain by Ridmark Arban and his companions in the ruins of Urd Cystaanl.
RHOMATHAR: The Lord Marshal of Cathair Caedyn.
ROMIRTAI: The eldest Windcaller of the Takai nomads.
RHYANNIS: A high elven bladeweaver. Owes her life to Ridmark Arban.
RIDMARK ARBAN: Known as the Gray Knight, the youngest son of Dux Leogrance Arban of Taliand. Expelled from the Order of the Swordbearers and branded for cowardice upon his left cheek. The widower of Aelia Licinius Arban.
RILMAEL: The Guardian of Cathair Kaldran and friend of the Frankish Empire.
RJALMANDRAKUR: A Frostborn noble, Lord Commander of the Order of the Vanguard, the military Order of the Dominion of the High Lords devoted to quickly subjugating new worlds. Killed by Ridmark during the battle of Dun Calpurnia.
ROTRUDE: A halfling nurse in service to Antenora.
RUARI TETRAX: The sister of Duke Cataul Tetrax of Carnost of the Frankish Empire.
RUFINIUS: The bastard son of Caelmark Arban and bearer of the soulblade Starflame.
RUIRE: The Master of the Order of Embers of the Frankish Empire.
RUTH: The former Keeper of Andomhaim who took Calliande as an apprentice.
RYPHEUS PENDRAGON: The Crown Prince of Aenesium and eldest son of Hektor Pendragon.
SEBASTIAN AURELIUS: The Dux of Caertigris, the eastern march of the High Kingdom.
SELENE: A half-human, half dark elven hybrid, formerly the urdhracos known as the Scythe.
SEPTIMUS ANDRIUS: The Dux of Calvus, an Enlightened of Incariel, and a follower of Tarrabus Carhaine.
SERUNA: One of the five Augurs of the gray elves.
THE SCULPTOR: A dark elven lord and wizard. Creator of many of the dark elves' war beasts.
SHALOMAK: The pit master of the arena of Najaris.
SIGURD RINCIMAR: Daughter of the Shield of Falconberg, Free Imperial City of the Frankish Empire, now wed to the Count of Eichenfel.
THE SIGNIFIER: A dark elven noble, former vassal of both the Dragon Imperator and the Valedictor.
THE SOVEREIGN: The dark elven lord who was once ruler of all of Owyllain. Defeated and killed by High King Kothlaric Pendragon.
SMILING OTTO: A halfling smuggler and merchant, previously based out of Vulmhosk.
THE SWORDMAIDEN: The daughter of the Sovereign and ruler of the Durance.
TAGRIMN VOLARUS: A knight and vassal of Dux Gareth Licinius, and the lord of Mourning Keep in the southern hills of the Northerland.
TALITHA: The former Master of the Order of the Arcanii. She betrayed and murdered High King Kothlaric, and killed in the resultant battle.
TAMARA: The adoptive daughter of Melex of Kalimnos. Called Earthcaller for her skill with earth magic.
TAMLIN: Son of King Justin Cyros and a Swordborn. Also a Knight of the Order of the Arcanii.
TARMELLION: The last gray elven King of Cathair Valwyn.
TARRABUS CARHAINE: The Dux of Caerdracon and the an Initiated of the Seventh Circle of the Enlightened of Incariel. Also the leader of the Enlightened of Incariel. Now claims to be the High King of Andomhaim by right of conquest. Defeated in the final battle at the Black Mountain.
TAZEMAZAR: An arbiter of the manetaurs.
TERZHALKAR: The Maledictus of Water and an advisor of the Confessor.
THAZMEK: A Dzark and dvargir slaver of Great House Tzanar.
TETRICUS: A slave in the household of Lord Tycharon.
THESEUS: A leader of the King's Men of Trojas and owner of the Inn
of Nine Barrels.
THEUDURIC: The Master of the Fallen Order of necromancers in the Frankish Empire.
THIRD: A former urdhracos of the Traveler, now sister of Queen Mara of Nightmane Forest.
TIMON CARDURIEL: The Dux of Arduran, an Enlightened of Incariel, and a follower of Tarrabus Carhaine.
TINDRA: The nurse of Joachim Arban.
TIRDUA: The daughter of Theseus of the King's Men of Trojas.
TOMIA ARBAN: The wife of Leogrance Arban, and the mother of Tormark Arban and Ridmark Arban. Died of illness when Ridmark was a child.
TORMARK ARBAN: The eldest son of Leogrance Arban, and the heir to the duxarchate of Taliand. Ridmark Arban’s oldest brother.
TRAMOND AZERTUS: A knight and Companion of King Hektor Pendragon.
THE TRAVELER: The dark elven prince of Nightmane Forest, and creator and master of the Anathgrimm. Killed by his daughter Mara in Khald Azalar.
TRISTAN BREGAN: A knight of Cintarra and a member of the Regency Council.
TURCONTAR: The Red King of the manetaur kindred.
TYCHARON: A mysterious nobleman who lives in the city of Najaris, and the Prefect of Games of the xiatami.
TYRCAMBER RIGAMOND: A Dragontiarna Knight of the Empire, son of Duke Chilmar Rigamond.
TYROMON AMPHILUS: A Knight Companion of King Hektor Pendragon of Aenesium. Killed in Archaelon's betrayal.
TYSIA: The wife of Tamlin Thunderbolt.
TYWALL GWYRDRAGON: The current Prince of Cintarra. As the Prince is a child, a Regency Council governs the city in his name.
ULAKHAMAR: The king of the orcish kingdom of Rhaluusk and a vassal of the High King.
ULASK: The seneschal of Lord Tycharon of Najaris.
URZHALAR: The Maledictus of Earth and advisor of King Justin.
UTHANARIC PENDRAGON: The High King of Andomhaim, and the heir of Arthur Pendragon. The bearer of the soulblade Excalibur and the Pendragon Crown. Murdered during the battle of Dun Calpurnia.
VALATAI: The Tumak (chieftain) of a tribe of Takai nomads near the town of Kalimnos.
THE VALEDICTOR: A dark elven lord. Killed by Tyrcamber Rigamond during the battle of Sinderost.
VALMARK ARBAN: The second son of Dux Leogrance Arban, and bearer of the soulblade Hopesinger.
VEGETIUS: A decurion of men-at-arms in service to Ridmark Arban.
VERUS MACRINUS: The Dux of Tarras, and an Enlightened of Incariel and supporter of Tarrabus Carhaine.
VHALZAR: The seneschal of the household of Angashalis of Najaris.
VHORSHALA: A priestess of the ghost orcs.
VIMROGHAST: An earl of the jotunmiri and an ally of King Hektor.
THE VISAGE: A dark elven noblewoman and a vassal of the Confessor. Serves as the governor of Urd Maelwyn.
VULTHAK: The headman of a deep orc tribe fleeing from dvargir slavers.
THE WARDEN: The lord of Urd Morlemoch, and widely regarded as the greatest wizard ever produced by the dark elves. Trapped in Urd Morlemoch since the arrival of the urdmordar fifteen thousand years ago.
THE WEAVER: Formerly a Magistrius named Toridan. Now a powerful Enlightened of Incariel capable of changing form quickly. Killed by Ridmark Arban in the Stone Heart of Khald Tormen.
XALDRAXIS: A xiatami noble and captain of a trading barge.
XOPHIRAMUS: The mysterious god of the xiatami kindred.
ZALDRATHIS: The Consul (chief magistrate) of the xiatami Circle of Lords of Najaris.
ZENOBIA TRIMARCH: The last living member of the royal house of Trojas.
ZHORLACHT: A warrior and wizard of the Anathgrimm orcs. Formerly a priest of the Traveler, and now an advisor of Queen Mara.
ZHORLASKUR: The king of the orcish kingdom of Mhorluusk and a vassal of the High King.
ZOTHAL - A tygrai Imryr in service to the arbiter Tazemazar and the First Queen Raszema.
ZUGLACHT: An orcish wizard and the ruler of the town Shakaboth.
ZUREDEK: The saurtyri headman who serves as chief of Tamlin Thunderbolt's servants.
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Glossary of Locations
AENESIUM: The chief city of the realm of the Nine Cities of Owyllain. Ruled by King Hektor Pendragon.
ANDOMHAIM: The realm of the High King, founded by Malahan Pendragon, the grandson of Arthur Pendragon of Britain, when he fled the fall of Arthur’s realm through a magical gate to another world.
ARANAEUS: A village of the Wilderland, birthplace of Gavin. Formerly ruled by the cult of the urdmordar Agrimnalazur.
ARGIN: A village near the Monastery of St. Paul and the city of Trojas.
BASTOTH: The capital city of the manetaurs and the seat of the Red King of the Range.
THE BLACK MOUNTAIN: A mountain of peculiar black stone north of Dun Licinia. Sacred to both the dark elves and the dvargir.
CAERDRACON: A duxarchate in central Andomhaim, one of the wealthiest and most powerful of the realm.
CAERTIGRIS: The eastern march of Andomhaim, bordering on the lands of the manetaurs.
CALLISTIUM: One of the Nine Cities of Owyllain, ruled by King Kyrian the Pious.
CALVUS: A duxarchate in central Andomhaim.
CAMPHYLON: One of the main cities of the muridachs in the Deeps.
CARNOST: A duchy in the northeastern Frankish Empire.
CASTARIUM: A town in southern Taliand, three days' ride west of Tarlion.
CASTRA CARHAINE: The stronghold and seat of Dux Tarrabus Carhaine of Caerdracon.
CASTRA CHAELDON: The fortress guarding the border between the lands of Aenesium and Cytheria.
CASTRA DURIUS: The stronghold of Dux Kors Durius, located in western Durandis.
CASTRA MARCAINE: The stronghold and seat of Dux Gareth Licinius of the Northerland.
CASTRA ARBAN: The stronghold and seat of Dux Leogrance Arban of Taliand.
CATHAIR ANIMUS: A ruined city of the gray elves located in the Tower Mountains of Owyllain. Built around the Well of Storms.
CATHAIR AVAMYR: A ruined city of the gray elves, located somewhere in the Takai Steppes.
CATHAIR CAEDYN: The last city of the gray elves, located deep within the Illicaeryn Jungle.
CATHAIR SOLAS: The last city of the high elves, located far beyond the northern boundaries of Andomhaim.
CHALONS: A duchy in the northeastern Frankish Empire.
CINTARRA: The largest city of Andomhaim, ruled by the Prince of Cintarra, Cadwall Gwyrdragon.
COLDINIUM: A city on the northwestern borders of Andomhaim. Its Comes is a direct vassal of the High King.
CULACHAR: A kingdom of baptized gnolls, allied with the Frankish Empire.
CYTHERIA: The second largest city of the Nine Cities of Owyllain, ruled by King Justin Cyros.
DUN CALPURNIA: A town in the western Northerland, overlooking the valley of the River Moradel.
DUN LICINIA: A town in the Northerland, marking the northern border of the realm of Andomhaim.
DURANDIS: The western march of the kingdom of Andomhaim, bordering the mountains of Kothluusk.
ECHION: One of the Nine Cities of Owyllain, ruled by King Aristotle Tempus.
GRUNDORF: A small village in southern Swabathia in the Frankish Empire.
THE IRON TOWER: Once the northwestern outpost of the kingdom of Andomhaim, commanded by Sir Paul Tallmane. Destroyed by Ridmark Arban and his allies in their fight against the Artificer.
KALIMNOS: The southernmost town of the realm of Owyllain.
KHALD AZALAR: A destroyed kingdom of the dwarves, located beneath the mountains of eastern Vhaluusk.
KHALD TORMEN: The chief of the remaining Three Kingdoms of the dwarves, located beneath the mountains of Kothluusk west of Durandis.
KHALDURMAR: The chief city of the dvargir in the Deeps.
KHALUUSK: One of the three orcish kingdoms sworn to the High King, located north of the Shaluuskan Forest.
KOTHLUUSK: A kingdom of Mhor-worshipping orcs, located west of Durandis.
THE LABYRINTH: A dark elven ruin in the Deeps below the Range.
LIAVATUM: A village in the western Northerland.
MARHOSK: The city built by Queen Mara and Prince Consort Jager to serve as a capital for Nightmane Forest.
MEGARIUM: One of the Nine Cities of Owyllain, ruled by King Lycureon the Young.
MHOLORAST: A city-state of baptized orcs in Owyllain. The Warlord of Mholorast is allied with King Hektor Pendragon.
MONOLOCH: A kingdom of pagan gnolls bordering the Frankish Empire.
MORAIME: A town in the Wilderland, formerly the home of Morigna.
MOURDRECH: The southernmost duchy of the Frankish Empire.
MYLLENE: A town northeast of Aenesium.
NAJARIS: The city of the xiatami, located in the western half of the Serpent Marches.
NIGHTMANE FOREST: The domain of the Traveler and the homeland of the Anathgrimm orcs, now ruled by Queen Mara.
THE NORTHERLAND: The northernmost march of the realm of Andomhaim.
OPPIDUM AURELIUS: A trading town in the western edge on the Range.
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