Hayden Goode
Human. A drover turned adventurer and once a skirmisher for the Immortal Companions. Expert rifleman. Now travels with Indris.
Sassomon-Omen
Nomad. Became a Wraith Knight in the collapse of the Awakened Empire. Formerly an artist and philosopher, he became an infantryman with the Immortal Companions. Now travels with Indris.
Ekko
Tau-se. Former Knight-Colonel of the Lion Guard First Company. Commanded the expedition to retrieve Far-ad-din after his escape. Now a kombe, travels with Indris.
GREAT HOUSE OF NÄSARAT
Roshana
Avān. Federationist. Rahn-Näsarat of Näsarat Prefecture, and Prefect of Narsis.
Ariskander
Avān. Deceased. Avān. Former Rahn of Näsarat Prefecture and Prefect of Narsis.
Nehrun
Avān. Pah-Näsarat, onceAriskander’s rahn-elect but now incarcerated at the Shrine of the Vanities.
Tajaddin
Avān. Pah-Näsarat and Ariskander’s third child.
Bensaharēn
Avān. Poet Master of the Näsé-sûk, the Phoenix School, in Narsis. Poet Master of the Great House of Näsarat. Also the Sayf-Näsarin, distant cousins to the Great House of Näsarat. Called the Waterdancer. Bears the amenesqa, Rain.
Danyūn
Human. Member of the Ishahayans, and Master of Spies for the Great House of Näsarat.
Maselane
Human. Sayf of the Family Ashour and Master of Arms for the Great House of Näsarat. Also Knight-General of the Näsarat Phoenix Armies.
Mauntro
Tau-se. Knight-Colonel of the Lion Guard.
Anani
Tau-se. Lion Guard.
Baniq
Human. Gnostic Assassin.
Furu
Tau-se. Lion Guard.
Fyra
Human. Gnostic Assassin.
Kofo
Tau-se Lion Guard.
Nsay
Tau-se Lion Guard.
Samu
Tau-se Lion Guard.
Zoer
Avān. Gnostic Assassin.
GREAT HOUSE OF NÄSARAT (PASHREA)
Malde-ran
Avān. Mahjirahn of Pashrea and Mahj of the Shadow Empire. Also known as the Empress-in-Shadows. Prefect of Mediin.
Kemenchromis
Avān. Sēq Master Magnate and Arch-Scholar. Twin brother of Femensetri. Lore Master and rajir to the Empress-in-Shadows.
GREAT HOUSE OF EREBUS
Corajidin
Avān. Imperialist. Rahn-Erebus of Erebus Prefecture and Prefect of Erebesq.
Yashamin
Deceased. Avān. Corajidin’s third wife and former nemhoureh of the House of Pearl.
Kasraman
Avān. Imperialist. Pah-Erebus and Corajidin’s rahn-elect. Trained as an Angothic Witch by Wolfram. Son of Corajidin’s first wife, Laleh of the Ars-Izrel.
Belamandris
Avān. Imperialist. Pah-Erebus, called the Widowmaker and leader of the Anlūki. Corajidin’s second son. Born to Corajidin’s second wife, Farha of the Dahrain. Bears the amenesqa, Tragedy.
Mariam
Avān. Federationist. Pah-Erebus, called the Queen of Swords. Former member of the Feyassin. Born to Corajidin’s second wife, Farha of the Dahrain.
Nima
Avān. Imperialist. Corajidin’s nephew and warrior of the Anlūki.
Basyrandin
Deceased. Avān. Imperialist. Corajidin’s late father and four-time Asrahn of Shrian.
Khurshad
Avān. Imperialist. Widow of the late Basyrandin, Corajidin’s mother and the Dowager-Asrahn. Khurshad is currently the Sayf-Tamerlan.
Qarnassus
Deceased. Avān. Imperialist. Corajidin’s grandfather and five-time Asrahn of Shrian.
Armal
Deceased. Avān. Imperialist. Thufan’s son.
Brede
Deceased. Human. Formerly a Sēq librarian captured and turned by the Angothic Witches. Now Wolfram’s former apprentice.
Farouk
Deceased. Avān. Imperialist. Corajidin’s nephew and adjutant.
Feyd
Exile. Avān. Imperialist. Leader of the Jiharim. Corajidin’s Master of Arms.
Jhem
Exile. Avān. Imperialist. Sayf-Delfineh and Corajidin’s Master of Assassins. Known as the Blacknake.
Kimiya
Exile. Avān. Imperialist. Youngest daughter of Jhem, and Wolfram’s apprentice.
Nadir
Exile. Avān. Imperialist. Son and eldest child of Jhem. Before his Exile, Nadir was Mari’s lover, and a former student of the Näsé-sûk.
Nix
Exile. Avān. Imperialist. Sayf-Malahdi and son of Rayz, the Ironweb.
Ravenet
Exile. Avān. Imperialist. Oldest daughter of Jhem.
Sanojé
Exile. Avān. Imperialist. Pah-Chepherundi. A Tanisian witch.
Tahj-Shaheh
Exile. Avān. Imperialist. Marble Sea corsair and daughter of Hatoub, the late Sayf-Näs-Sayyin. Corajidin’s Sky Master and Master of the Fleet.
Thufan
Deceased. Avān. Imperialist. Sayf-Charamin and Corajidin’s Kherife-General and Spymaster. Prefect of jafke.
Wolfram
Human. Angothic Witch and Corajidin’s Lore Master, and rajir. Originally took service with Corajidin’s grandfather, Rahn-Erebus fa Qarnassus. Corajidin’s close friend and adviser. Kasraman’s teacher in the arcane.
Yotep
Avān. Warrior of the Anlūki.
GREAT HOUSE OF SELASSIN
Vashne
Deceased. Avān. Rahn-Selassin and Asrahn of Shrīan. Prefect of Qeme.
Afareen
Deceased. Avān. Rahn-Selassin and wife of Vashne.
Daniush
Deceased. Avān. Pah-Selassin and Vashne’s rahn-elect.
Hamejin
Deceased. Avān. Pah-Selassin and Vashne’s second son.
Vahineh
Avān. Rahn-Selassin and Vashne’s only daughter. Third child of Vashne and Afareen.
Martūm
Avān. Pah-Selassin and Vashne’s cousin.
Sadra
Deceased. Human. Vahineh’s weapon-master.
Chelapa
Deceased. Avān. Knight-Colonel of the Feyassin.
Qamran
Avān. Knight-Major of the Feyassin.
Mehran
Avān. Knight-Lieutenant of the Feyassin.
GREAT HOUSE OF SÛN
Nazarafine
Avān. Rahn-Sûn of the Sûn Isles and Speaker for the People. Prefect of Qom Riyadh.
Navid
Avān. Pah-Sün and Nazarafine’s nephew. Warrior-poet of the Saidani-súk, the ‘Four Blades School.’ Navid is the commander of Nazarafine’s Sünguard.
Jarrah
Avān. Poet Master of the Saidani-sûk, the Four Blades School, in Saidani. Poet Master of the Great House of Sûn.
GREAT HOUSE OF KADARIN
Narseh
Avān. Imperialist. Rahn-Kadarin and Knight-Marshal of Shrīan. Prefect of Kadariat.
Anankil
Avān. Federationist. Pah-Kadarin and Narseh’s heir. Knight-General of the Yourdin, the elite Kadarin heavy infantry.
Nirén
Avān. Poet Master of the Habron-sûk, the Heron School, in Avānweh. Poet Master of the Great House of Kadarin.
GREAT HOUSE OF BEY
Siamak
Avān. Federationist. Rahn-Bey of Bey Prefecture and Prefect of Beyjan and Amnon.
Vasanya
Avān. Federationist. Rahn-Bey and wife of Siamak. Formerly of Tan is.
Umna
Avān. Federationist. Pah-Bey, Siamak’s eldest daughter, and rahn-elect.
Harish
Avān. Federationist. Pah-Bey and Siamak’s eldest son. Prefect of Ifqe, Master of Arms to the Great House of Bey, and leader of the Marmûn, the elite warriors of the Rōmarq and Bey Prefecture.
Indera
; Avān. Federationist. Poet Master of the Marmûn-sûk, and Poet Master to the Great House of Bey.
[FORMER] GREAT HOUSE OF DIN-MA (THE SEETHE DIN-MA TROUPE]
Far-ad-din
Exiled. Seethe. Rahn-Din-ma, deposed at the Battle of Amber Lake. Former Prefect of Amnon.
Ran-jar-din
Deceased. Seethe. Pah-Din-ma. Far-ad-din’s rahn-elect.
Anj-el-din
Seethe. Pah-Näsarat. Far-ad-din’s daughter and Indris’s once missing wife, now returned
THE HUNDRED FAMILIES
Ajomandyan
Avān. Federationist. Sayf-Näsiré and Prefect of Avānweh. Also referred to as the Sky Lord.
Bijan
Avān. Federationist. One of Vashne’s and Ariskander’s allies.
Chanq
Avān. Imperialist. Sayf-Joroccan and heavily involved in organized crime. One of Corajidin’s supporters.
Hadi
Avān. Imperialist. One of Corajidin’s supporters.
Iraj
Human. Federationist.One of Vashne’s and Ariskander’s allies.
Kiraj
Human. Neutral, though generally allied with the Federationists. Sayf-Masadhe and Prefect of Masadhe. Arbiter Marshal of Shrīan. One of Vashne’s and Ariskander’s allies.
Maroc
Avān. Imperialist. Sayf-Jayan and Prefect of Zam’Haja. Younger brother of Delfyne, the Poet Master of the Grieve.
Neva
Avān. Federationist. Ajomandyan’s granddaughter and heir. Commands the Sky Knights of Avānweh, and performs in the Näsiré Flying Cirq.
Rayz
Deceased? Exile. Imperialist. Former Sayf-Malahdi, and former Master of Assassins for the Great House of Erebus.
Teymoud
Avān. Imperialist. Sayf-Saidani and Magnate of the Mercantile Guildsman and one of Corajidin’s supporters.
Yago
Avān. Federationist. Ajomandyan’s grandson. A senior officer of the Sky Knights of Avānweh, and performs in the Näsiré Flying Cirq.
Zendi
Avān. Imperialist. Sayf-Bajadeh. Runs bordellos in competition to the House of Pearl. One of Corajidin’s supporters.
Ziaire
Avān. Federationist. Sayf-Manshira and Prime of Amajoram in Avānweh. One of the most celebrated nemhoureh of the House of Pearl.
THE SĒQ
Ahwe
Avān. Sēq Magnate. One of the greatest of the Sēq, and one of Sedefke’s first apprentices. Helped found the scholastic orders
Aumh
Y’arrow-ti-yi. Sēq Master and member of the Suret.
Femensetri
Avān. Sēq Master and Scholar Marshal of Shrīan. Formerly Indris’s teacher. Also known as the Stormbringer. Member of the Suret and one of those who helped found the scholastic orders.
He-Who-Watches
Avān. Sēq Master and member of the Suret. An orjini tribesman.
Kemenchromis
Avān. Sēq Master Magnate and Arch-Scholar. Twin brother of Femensetri. Lore Master and rajir to the Empress-in-Shadows. Prime of the Suret. Helped found the scholastic orders
Madiset
Avān. Sēq instructor and one of Indris’s teachers at Amarqa-in-the-Snows.
Sedefke
Avān. Founder of the Sēq Order of Scholars, who discovered the process of soul binding with the consciousness of Īa, otherwise known as Awakening.
Taqrit
Avān. Sēq Inquisitor and one of the Eight. Childhood friend of Indris and Anj-el-din.
Yattoweh
Avān. Once, Sedefke’s first and greatest disciple. Helped found the various scholastic orders.
Zadjinn
Avān. Sēq Master and member of the Great House of Erebus. Member of the Suret.
OTHERS
Delfyne
Avān. Poet Master of the Grieve, also known as the Erebon-sûk, or the Stallion School, in Zam’Haja. Elder sister of Maroc.
Kembe
Tau-se. Patriarch of the Tau-se tribes and Protector of Taumarqan.
Navaar
Avān/Human. High Palatine of Oragon.
Tyen-to-wo
The Laughing Wind spirit of the Seethe.
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Ahm
Also referred to as disentropy, it is the energy created by all living things. It’s most powerful source is the qua, the theorised centre of all creation.
Ahmsah
The collection of disentropic effects taught to scholars. It includes the various arcane formulae, as well as the perceptions used by scholars to see entropic and disentropic effects.
Ahmtesh
The fluid space of the ahm, which connects all things together. This is where the disembodied kaj dwell, as well as a space being accessible to pséjhah, or psé-masters, where mental communication is possible over vast distances.
Ahnah-woh-te
Books of Seethe mystic teachings.
Ahoujai
Medallions, amulets, or jewelry made from salt-forged steel and the sand from burned-out arcane mandalas. Used as protection from the effects of the ahmsah.
Aipsé
The no-mind taught to warrior-poets.
Ajamensût
War of the Long-Knife.
Amenesqa
High Avān word meaning long wave. From amen (long) and esqa (wave).The traditional weapon of the Avān during the Petal Empire and the Awakened Empire. It is a long recurved sword, shaped like an elongated, flattened ‘s’ from the pommel to the tip of the blade. The weapon has a long hilt and can be used either one handed or two handed.
Anlūki
Elite personal guard of the Rahn-Erebus. Trained and commanded by Pah-Erebus fa Belamandris.
Arbiter
A legal advocate and practitioner of the law. Generally works in conjunction with kherife, as the enforcers of the law.
Arbiter of the
A sayf or rahn appointed by the Magistratum and the Teshri, to
Change
oversee periods of political or military change. During the Change, this role is subservient only to the Asrahn.
Ascendants
The progenitors of the Avān Great Houses.
Ashinahdi
A warrior of the elite-caste or royal-caste who has cut the ties to their Great House or Family, to pursue a course of action which might otherwise be contrary to the best interests of the family group. A person becomes an ashinahdi generally only after some great shame, or insult to the family, which the rules of sende would otherwise forbid. The separation from family exempts the greater family group from the consequences of the ashinahdi’s actions.
Aspect
Illusory form taken by witches.
Asrahn
The highest ranking rahn in Shrīan, elected through the process of Accession, held every five years in Avānweh.
Asrahn-Elect
The second-highest ranking rahn in Shrīan, elected through the process of Accession, held every five years in Avānweh.
Avāndhim
The Firstborn of the Avān, the original generation created in the Seethe Torque Spindles on an island chain across the Eastron Divide.
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