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The Dragon Songs Saga: The Complete Quartet: Songs of Insurrection, Orchestra of Treacheries, Dances of Deception, and Symphony of Fates

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by JC Kang


  Who’s Who in Dances of Deception

  Kaiya’s Retainers:

  Chen Xin

  Captain of Kaiya’s imperial guard detail

  Han Meiling

  Kaiya’s handmaiden and decoy

  Li Wei

  Imperial guard

  Ma Jun

  Imperial guard

  Xu Zhan

  Imperial guard

  Zhao Yue

  Imperial guard

  Zheng Jiawei

  General of the imperial guard

  Black Lotus Moquan

  Cheng

  Newest member of the Iksuvius cell

  Shun

  Moquan

  Old Tong

  Eldest member of the Iksuvius cell

  Yan Jie

  Kaiya’s half-elf bodyguard

  Zheng Tian

  Head of the Iksuvius cell

  Zu

  Moquan

  Hua Embassy Staff in Iksuvius

  Wu Liming

  Ambassador

  Zhu

  Trade officer

  Teleri

  Geros Bovyan

  First Consul

  Marius di Bovyan

  General

  Thieros Bovyanthas

  Ambassador

  Feiying

  Black Lotus defector, head of the Nightblades

  Dignitaries in Iksuvius

  Arvydas

  King of Lietuvi

  Ausra

  Queen of Iksuvi

  Evydas

  King of Iksuvi

  Gunvydas

  King of Rotuvi

  Manuwaya

  Ambassador from Kanin

  Pyramid Quest

  Cyrus Estazadeh

  Akolyte from Selastya

  Brehane

  Aksumi Mystic

  Sameer Vikram

  Paladin knight

  Fleet

  madaeri guide

  Eldaeri Nations

  Aelward Corivar

  Prince of Tarkoth

  Ciro

  Marine

  Thielas Starsong

  Elf ranger

  Alaena Vardamcar

  Princess of Serikoth

  Keril

  Ranger

  Markel

  Ranger

  Rami

  Ranger

  Maki Tribe

  Hati

  Chief’s son

  Kona

  Young warrior

  Kosa

  Young warrior

  Lahi

  Village beauty, Yuha’s sister

  Lana

  Yuha’s sister, shaman

  Nadi

  Yuha’s daughter

  Noki

  Refugee

  Nuwa

  Chief

  Yuha

  Shaman

  Waka

  Yuha’s son

  Who’s Who in Symphony of Fates

  Imperial Family

  Wang Kai-Wu, the Tianzi

  Wang Kaiya, princess

  Wu Yanli, wife of Kai-Wu, from Zhenjing Province

  Zhao Xiulan, wife of Kai-Guo, from Ximen Province

  Kaiya’s Friends

  Ma Jun, Kaiya’s imperial guard

  Han Mei-Ling, Kaiya’s handmaiden

  Lin Ziqiu, Kaiya’s cousin, from Dongshan Province

  Wang Kai-Hua, Kaiya’s cousin, married to the heir of Jiangzhou Province

  Yan Jie, Moquan spy, Kaiya’s bodyguard

  Kaiya’s Mentors

  Lord Xu, Elf Lord of Haikou Island

  Doctor Wu, Taoist from Haikou Island

  Royalists Lords

  Du, Yu-Ming lord

  Chen Qing, Yu-Ming heir

  Han, Lord of Fenggu Province

  Liu Yong, Lord of Jiangzhou Province

  Liu Deying, Heir of Jiangzhou Province

  Wu, Lord of Zhenjing Province

  Zhao, Lord of Ximen Province

  Zheng Han, Lord of Dongmen Province

  Zheng Ming, Kaiya’s main suitor, Heir to Dongmen

  Zheng Lun, Third son of Zheng Han

  Zheng Shu, Second son of Zheng Han

  Zheng Tian, Fourth son of Zheng Han

  Rebel Lords

  Jiang, Lord of Yutou Province

  Lin, Lord of Dongshan Province

  Peng Kai-Long, cousin of the Tianzi, Lord of Nanling Province

  Ministers

  Fen, Council Minister

  Geng, Treasury Minister

  Hong Jianbin, Minister of Household Relations

  Song Henglin, Minister of Foreign Affairs

  Tan, Chief Minister

  Insurgents

  Liang Yu, former Moquan

  Song Xingyuan, Liang Yu’s apprentice

  Black Lotus Clan

  Master Yan, Master of the clan

  Huang Zhen, Clan initiate

  Feng Mi, Clan initiate

  Teleri Empire

  Geros Bovyan, Emperor of the Teleri

  Altos Di Bovyan, Teleri General

  Leina, half-Ayuri from Ankira

  Feiying, Master of the Nightblades

  Wild Elves

  Kiri, half-elf

  Kala, half-elf

  Nayori, Shaman

  Dior, archer

  Layani, warrior

  Foreigners

  Aelward Corivar, Prince of Tarkoth

  Brehane, Mystic

  Cyrus Estazadeh, Akolyte

  Fleet, Madaeri Guide

  Sameer Vikram, Paladin apprentice

  Thielas Starsong, elf prince

  Yuha, Maki Shaman

  Legendary Figures

  Aralas, elf angel

  Avarax, Last Dragon

  Celastya, Guardian Dragon of Hua

  Yanyan, founder of musical magic

  Celestial Bodies

  White Moon: Known as Renyue in Cathay, and represents the God of the Seas. Its orbital period is thirty days

  .

  Iridescent Moon: Known in Cathay as Caiyue, it is the manifestation the God of Magic. It appeared at the end of the war between elves and orcs. It never moves from its spot in the sky. Its orbital period is one day, and can be used to keep time.

  Blue Moon: Known in Cathay as Guanyin's Eye, it is the manifestation of the Goddess of Fertility. It sits low on the horizon. Its phases go from wide open to winking.

  Tivar's Star: A red star, a manifestation of the God of Conquest. During the Year of the Second Sun, it approached the world, causing the Blue Moon to go dim.

  Golden Flock: A constellation which appeared frequently when the Orcs controlled the world. It has only appeared once since the War of Ancient Gods.

  Time

  As measured by the phases of the iridescent moon:

  Full = Midnight

  1st Waning Gibbous = 1:00 AM

  2nd Waning Gibbous =2:00 AM

  Mid-Waning Gibbous = 3:00 AM

  4th Waning Gibbous = 4:00 AM

  5th Waning Gibbous = 5:00 AM

  Waning Half = 6:00 AM

  1st Waning Crescent = 7:00 AM

  2nd Waning Crescent = 8:00 AM

  Mid-Waning Crescent = 9:00 AM

  4th Waning Crescent = 10:00 AM

  5th Waning Crescent = 11: 00 AM

  New = Noon

  1st Waxing Crescent = 1:00 PM

  2nd Waxing Crescent = 2:00 PM

  Mid-Waxing Crescent = 3:00 PM

  4th Waxing Crescent = 4:00 PM

  5th Waxing Crescent = 5:00 PM

  Waxing Half = 6:00 PM

  1st Waxing Gibbous = 7:00 PM

  2nd Waxing Gibbous =8:00 PM

  Mid-Waxing Gibbous = 9:00 PM

  4th Waxing Gibbous = 10:00 PM

  5th Waxing Gibbous = 11:00 PM

  Provinces of Cathay

  Province

  Ruling

  Family

  Resources

  Dongmen

  Zheng

  Grain, stone, guns

  Fenggu

  Han

 
Timber, rice, grain

  Huayuan

  Wang

  Livestock, rice, wheat, lumber, firepowder, guns

  Jiangzhou

  Liu

  Timber, wheat, silk

  Linshan

  Lin

  Wheat, millet, timber, porcelain

  Nanling

  Peng

  Livestock, steel, stone, gems, crossbows

  Ximen

  Zhao

  Fishing, rice

  Yutou

  Liang

  Fishing, rice, iron, copper, fish paste

  Zhenjing

  Wu

  Ships, rice, fish

  Human Ethnicities

  Aksumi: Dark-skinned with dark eyes and coarse hair. On Earth, they would be considered North Africans. They can use Sorcery.

  Ayuri: Bronze-toned skin with dark hair and eyes. On Earth, they would be considered South Asians. They can use Martial Magic.

  Arkothi: Olive-skinned with blond to dark hair and light-colored eyes. On Earth, they would be considered Eastern Mediterraneans. They can use weak Mental Magic.

  Bovyan: The descendants of the Sun God's begotten son, they are cursed to be all male and live only to thirty-three years of age. They are much taller and larger than the average human. Their other physical characteristics are determined by their mother's race. They have no magical ability.

  Cathayi (Hua): Honey-toned skin with dark hair and eyes. High-set cheekbones and almond-shaped eyes. On Earth, they would be considered East Asians. They can use Artistic Magic.

  Eldaeri: Olive-skinned with brown hair. Fine features and small frames, they are shorter in stature than the average human. In a previous age, they fled the orc domination of the continent and mingled with elves. They have no magical ability.

  Estomari: Olive-skinned with varying eye and hair color. They are famous for their fine arts. On Earth, they would be considered Western Mediterraneans. They can use Divining Magic.

  Kanin: Ruddy-skinned with dark hair. On Earth, they would be considered Native Americans. They can use Shamanic Magic.

  Levanthi: Dark-bronze skin and dark hair. On Earth, they would be considered Persians. They can use Divine Magic.

  Nothori: Fair-skinned and fair-haired. On Earth, they would be considered Northern Europeans. They can use Empathic Magic.

  Acknowledgements

  First, I would like to thank my wife and family for the patience they have afforded me as I pursued my childhood dream of fiction writing.

  A shout-out goes to my old Dungeons and Dragons crew: Jon, Chris, Chris, Paul, Conrad, and Julian, for helping to shape the first iteration of Tivara twenty-five years ago. Huge thanks to Brent, who contributed so much backstory to the new literary version.

  A huge thanks to my sister Laura for her spectacular job with the maps and cover treatments

  Thanks to the readers and writers on Wattpad for their encouragement and feedback.

  Thanks to Anne Loshuk, Hannah West, Jen Strand, Jay Philippi, Tabitha Ormiston-Smith, Krystal Xu, and all the other super fans.

  And finally, to writers over at critiquecircle.com who motivated and helped me along the way. Jason, for patiently providing countless ideas. Victoria, for showing me how to layer scenes. Leanne for story development and amazing suggestions. Ernie, for teaching me the fundamentals of fiction writing. Lindy and Kathryn for your sharp eyes. Rick and Traci for the numerous suggestions, and all the others who critiqued.

 

 

 


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