Heirs of Destiny Box Set

by Andy Peloquin

  Crucible of Fortune Characters

  Listed according to appearance/mention

  Kodyn: 17 year-old apprentice to House Hawk, third-story thief of the Night Guild, son of Ilanna the Guild Master and Ria the Master of House Phoenix, protective (Chapter 1)

  Arch-Guardian Suroth: Briana’s father, high priest of the Secret Keepers in Shalandra, member of the Keeper’s Council, mute, slain by the Gatherers in Trial of Stone (Chapter 1)

  Amhoset Nephelcheres: Pharus of Shalandra, Servant of the Long Keeper, Word of Justice and Death, a noble and honorable ruler hamstrung by the Keeper’s Council (Chapter 1)

  Aisha: 17 year-old former trafficking victim rescued by Ilanna and the Night Guild (see Traitors’ Fate), apprentice to House Phoenix, Kodyn’s best friend, child of a Spirit Whisperer (Chapter 1)

  Briana: daughter of a high-ranked member of the Secret Keepers in Shalandra and Keeper’s Councilor, graceful, elegant, intelligent, studious, rescued by Kodyn and the Night Guild from kidnappers (Chapter 1—see Darkblade Justice)

  Tinush: High Divinity, oldest member of the Keeper’s Council, a priest of the Necroseti, servant to the god of death (Chapter 1)

  Nessa: Steward in Arch-Guardian Suroth’s household, Intaji caste, elderly, thrilled to find Issa alive and returned safely (Chapter 1)

  Callista Vinaus: Lady of Blades, highest-ranked military official in Shalandra, rules the Keeper’s Blades and Indomitables, stern, proud, warrior (Chapter 1)

  Madani: high-ranked priest of the Necroseti, most powerful member of the Keeper’s Council, cunning and deceitful, smug bastard (Chapter 1)

  Evren: 17 year-old former pickpocket and clever thief from Darkblade Slayer, former apprentice in the Master’s Temple in Vothmot, recruited to the Hunter’s mission of feeding Kharna (Chapter 2)

  Hailen: child cared for by the Hunter and trained by the Cambionari, descendent of the ancient Serenii, the Hunter’s ward, possesses mysterious magical abilities (Chapter 2)

  Rothin: the captain of Suroth’s household guards (Chapter 2)

  Issa: 17 year-old Earaqi, chosen to serve as a Keeper’s Blade, resilient, strong-willed, determined (Chapter 3)

  Tannard: commanding Invictus of the Keeper’s Blades of Shalandra, commandeered Issa’s training, cruel, ruthless, callous (Chapter 3)

  Hykos: veteran Archateros of the Keeper’s Blades of Shalandra, Issa’s trainer, friendly and welcoming, two years older than Issa, handsome (Chapter 3)

  Ennolar: Secret Keeper, member of the Venerated, lover of banquet delicacies, provides Kodyn and Aisha a map of the Serenii tunnels (mentioned in Chapter 4, first appearance in Chapter 20)

  The Black Widow: one part spymistress of Shalandra, one part information broker, and four parts deadly when crossed (mentioned in Chapter 4, first appearance in Chapter 18)

  Radiana: Briana’s mother, died in childbirth, spirit that speaks to Aisha and helps to save Briana from the Gatherer attack in Trial of Stone (Chapter 4)

  Killian: blacksmith, leader of the Mumblers, Issa’s trainer, surprisingly well-connected, cunning (mentioned in Chapter 5, first seen in Chapter 9)

  Samall and Kuhar: attendants in Arch-Guardian Suroth’s household, unfriendly, demanding, petty, treacherous, aiding the Gatherers in their attack on the mansion in Trial of Stone (Chapter 5)

  The Hunter of Voramis: legendary assassin, half-demon, wielder of Soulhunger (Chapter 5— see Darkblade Assassin and the Hero of Darkness series)

  Kiara/Celicia: enemy turned ally, surrogate mother to Hailen, helped the Hunter reach the city of Enarium, joined the Hunter’s crusade (Chapter 5—see Darkblade Assassin)

  Father Reverentus: high priest of the Beggar God in Voramis, old, member of the Cambionari, not the Hunter’s biggest fan (Chapter 5—see Darkblade Assassin and Darkblade Slayer)

  Snarth: one of Killian’s Mumblers, older than most of the others, vicious, treacherous, secretly working for the Ybrazhe Syndicate, stabbed by Hailen in Trial of Stone (Chapter 5)

  Serias: one of Killian’s Mumblers, clever and street-savvy (Chapter 5)

  Hallar: founder of Shalandra, dead for thousands of years (Chapter 6)

  Chirak: veteran Archateros of the Keeper’s Blades of Shalandra, Etai’s trainer, woman of few words, inhumanly strong (Chapter 6)

  Etai: Issa’s fellow Blade-in-training, born of the lowest-ranked Mahjuri caste, a proud warrior (Chapter 6)

  Kellas: arrogant Dhukari, chosen to serve in the Keeper’s Blades, disdainful of the lower castes, skilled warrior, saved by Issa in Trial of Stone (first appearance in Chapter 6)

  Byrach: veteran Archateros of the Keeper’s Blades of Shalandra, Kellas’ trainer, hulking, powerful (Chapter 6)

  Angrak: high-ranked Dhukari and Necroseti, pawn of the Keeper’s Council, elected to Councilor upon Suroth’s death, secretly skimming shalanite and selling it in the Council’s name, slain by an assassin (Chapter 8)

  Annat: Crewman of the crime gang known as the Ybrazhe Syndicate, cruel, enticed Snarth to treachery by offering him a place in the gang, captured and tortured Serias and Killian, slain by Evren (Chapter 8)

  Nysin, Enyera, Rilith, and Viddan: Indomitable trainees assigned to patrol the Slave’s Tier with Issa, all from low castes, valiant despite impossible odds (Chapter 9)

  Aterallis: messiah, formerly high-ranked Dhukari, called “Hallar Reborn” and “Child of Gold, Child of Secrets, Child of Spirits”, preaches peace to the lower castes

  Thimara: spirit of a dead Secret Keeper, speaks to Aisha (Chapter 16)

  Bryden: Master of House Hawk in the Night Guild, Kodyn’s House Master, petty bureaucrat, vengeful, hates Kodyn’s mother (Chapter 17—see the Queen of Thieves series)

  Ria: Master of House Phoenix, Aisha’s mentor, Kodyn’s second mother, former trafficking victim (Chapter 17—see Thief of the Night Guild)

  Ilanna: Master of the Night Guild, former Hawk, legendary thief, Kodyn’s protective mother, force of nature (Chapter 17—see Child of the Night Guild and the Queen of Thieves series)

  Ivita: Lady Callista’s trusted servant, summons Issa to the Lady of Blades’ office (Chapter 19)

  Leya, Trant: servants in Suroth’s household, loyal to Briana even after being evicted from the Dhukari caste (first appearance in Chapter 9, first named in Chapter 20)

  Uryan: sharp-faced, high-ranking Guardian of the Secret Keepers, has a link to the spirit of Thimara (Chapter 20)

  Natoris: Divinity of the Necroseti, priest of the Long Keeper, member of the Keeper’s Council, fancies Nyslian red wine, disdainful of Angrak, privy to the shalanite skimming operation (Chapter 27)

  Eldesse: Briana’s former maidservant and friend, believed to have aided in the Gatherers’ kidnapping attempt (Chapter 29)

  Osirath: Eldesse’s husband, one of Arch-Guardian’s household guards, disappeared the night of Briana’s abduction, believed to be complicit in the kidnapping (Chapter 29)

  Quodaro: Grand Reckoner of Shalandra, priest of the Apprentice, well-fed (Chapter 32)

  Dyon: low-ranked Reckoner in the Coin Counter’s Temple, unwitting pawn of the Keeper’s Council, blackmailed by the Ybrazhe Syndicate (Chapter 32)

  Pryle: Dictator of the Indomitables, friendly officer (Chapter 34)

  Storm of Chaos Characters

  Listed according to appearance/mention

  Issa: 17 year-old Earaqi, chosen to serve as a Keeper’s Blade, resilient, strong-willed, determined (Chapter 1)

  Kellas: arrogant Dhukari, chosen to serve in the Keeper’s Blades, disdainful of the lower castes, skilled warrior, murdered and crucified (Chapter 1)

  Arch-Guardian Suroth: Briana’s father, high priest of the Secret Keepers in Shalandra, member of the Keeper’s Council, mute, slain by the Gatherers in Trial of Stone (Chapter 1)

  Tannard: commanding Invictus of the Keeper’s Blades of Shalandra, commandeered Issa’s training, cruel, ruthless, callous (Chapter 1

  Ennolar: high-ranked Secret Keeper, member of the Venerated, lover of banquet delicacie
s, provides Kodyn and Aisha a map of the Serenii tunnels, set to replace Suroth as Arch-Guardian (mentioned in Chapter 4, first appearance in Chapter 1)

  Evren: 17 year-old former pickpocket and clever thief from Darkblade Slayer, former apprentice in the Master’s Temple in Vothmot, recruited to the Hunter’s mission of feeding Kharna (Chapter 2)

  Killian: blacksmith, leader of the Mumblers, Issa’s trainer, surprisingly well-connected, cunning (Chapter 2)

  Destes, Kellin, Benem: young Earaqi and Mahjuri youths, Killian’s Mumblers (Chapter 2)

  Daver: young apprentice that had escaped the Master’s Temple with Evren in Vothmot (see The Renegade Apprentice)

  Hallar: founder of Shalandra, dead for thousands of years (Chapter 2)

  Aisha: 17 year-old former trafficking victim rescued by Ilanna and the Night Guild (see Traitors’ Fate), apprentice to House Phoenix, Kodyn’s best friend, child of a Spirit Whisperer (Chapter 3)

  Briana: daughter of a high-ranked member of the Secret Keepers in Shalandra and Keeper’s Councilor, graceful, elegant, intelligent, studious, rescued by Kodyn and the Night Guild from kidnappers (Chapter 3—see Darkblade Justice)

  Hailen: child cared for by the Hunter and trained by the Cambionari, descendent of the ancient Serenii, the Hunter’s ward, possesses mysterious magical abilities (Chapter 3)

  Eldesse: Briana’s former maidservant and friend, believed to have aided in the Gatherers’ kidnapping attempt, innocent, murdered by Gatherers (Chapter 3)

  Osirath: Eldesse’s husband, one of Arch-Guardian’s household guards, disappeared the night of Briana’s abduction, believed to be complicit in the kidnapping, innocent, murdered by Gatherers (Chapter 3)

  Thimara: spirit of a dead Secret Keeper, speaks to Aisha (Chapter 3)

  Kodyn: 17 year-old apprentice to House Hawk, third-story thief of the Night Guild, son of Ilanna the Guild Master and Ria the Master of House Phoenix, protective (Chapter 4)

  The Black Widow: one part spymistress of Shalandra, one part information broker, and four parts deadly when crossed (Chapter 4)

  Angrak: high-ranked Dhukari and Necroseti, pawn of the Keeper’s Council, elected to Councilor upon Suroth’s death, secretly skimming shalanite and selling it in the Council’s name, slain by an assassin (Chapter 4)

  Handsome: assassin, responsible for murdering Councilor Angrak, bad-ass (Chapter 4)

  Hykos: veteran Archateros of the Keeper’s Blades of Shalandra, Issa’s trainer, friendly and welcoming, two years older than Issa, handsome (Chapter 5)

  Byrach: veteran Archateros of the Keeper’s Blades of Shalandra, Kellas’ trainer, hulking, powerful (Chapter 5)

  Etai: Issa’s fellow Blade-in-training, born of the lowest-ranked Mahjuri caste, a proud warrior (Chapter 5)

  Chirak: veteran Archateros of the Keeper’s Blades of Shalandra, Etai’s trainer, woman of few words, inhumanly strong (first appearance in Chapter 12, first named in Chapter 5)

  Imbuka: Ghandian shaman, Umoyahlebe, Spirit Whisperer, provides Aisha information about her gifts (Chapter 7)

  Nysin, Enyera, Rilith, and Viddan: Indomitable trainees assigned to patrol the Slave’s Tier with Issa, all from low castes, valiant despite impossible odds (Chapter 8)

  Quen: Dictator of the Indomitables, aids Issa in controlling the rampaging soldiers (Chapter 8)

  Villasa: Nysin’s great-aunt, witness to the crucifixion of Kellas, sharp-tongued (Chapter 8)

  Roethel: Mahjuri busybody, spiteful, petty, nearly gets an innocent man killed (Chapter 12)

  Samril: innocent Mahjuri accused of being a Gatherer, eyewitness to crucifixion (Chapter 12)

  Tianath: high-ranked Guardian of the Secret Keepers, alchemist, travels to the Hall of Bounty to collect grain samples to analyze for poison, purple-haired (Chapter 14)

  Umild: Dictator of the Indomitables, brute, arrested by Issa (Chapter 15)

  Aterallis: messiah, formerly high-ranked Dhukari, called “Hallar Reborn” and “Child of Gold, Child of Secrets, Child of Spirits”, preaches peace to the lower castes (Chapter 18)

  Dyrkton: Invictus, Elder of the Blade (Chapter 21)

  Amhoset Nephelcheres: Pharus of Shalandra, Servant of the Long Keeper, Word of Justice and Death, a noble and honorable ruler hamstrung by the Keeper’s Council (Chapter 21)

  Blackfinger: Leader of the Ybrazhe Syndicate, not a very friendly man, arrested by Issa and Evren (Chapter 22)

  Goble: Ybrazhe thug, champion scowler, not too bright (Chapter 22)

  Annat: Crewman of the crime gang known as the Ybrazhe Syndicate, cruel, enticed Snarth to treachery by offering him a place in the gang, captured and tortured Serias and Killian, slain by Evren (Chapter 22)

  Uryan: sharp-faced, high-ranking Guardian of the Secret Keepers, has a link to the spirit of Thimara (Chapter 23)

  Robban: Secret Keeper leading the hunting party to the Heartspring (Chapter 33)

  Turwar: priest of the Necroseti, disguised as Gatherer to lead the attack on the Heartspring (Chapter 37)

  Tinush: High Divinity, oldest member of the Keeper’s Council, a priest of the Necroseti, servant to the god of death (Chapter 37)

  Desenne: Secret Keeper, accompanies Kodyn and Aisha to the Palace with their prisoner (Chapter 37)

  Secrets of Blood Characters

  Listed according to appearance/mention

  Issa: 17 year-old Earaqi, chosen to serve as a Keeper’s Blade, resilient, strong-willed, determined (Chapter 1)

  Aleema: Issa’s Savta (grandmother), maid in the house of a Dhukari (Chapter 1)

  Nytano: Issa’s Saba (grandfather), laborer in the farmlands outside of Shalandra (Chapter 1)

  Issumo and Poltana: neighbors to Issa’s grandparents, slain in riots (Chapter 1)

  Callista Vinaus: Lady of Blades, highest-ranked military official in Shalandra, rules the Keeper’s Blades and Indomitables, stern, proud, warrior (Chapter 1)

  Evren: 17 year-old former pickpocket and clever thief from Darkblade Slayer, former apprentice in the Master’s Temple in Vothmot, recruited to the Hunter’s mission of feeding Kharna (Chapter 1)

  Aisha: 17 year-old former trafficking victim rescued by Ilanna and the Night Guild (see Traitors’ Fate), apprentice to House Phoenix, Kodyn’s best friend, child of a Spirit Whisperer (Chapter 1)

  Kodyn: 17 year-old apprentice to House Hawk, third-story thief of the Night Guild, son of Ilanna the Guild Master and Ria the Master of House Phoenix, protective (Chapter 1)

  Blackfinger: Leader of the Ybrazhe Syndicate, not a very friendly man, arrested by Issa and Evren in Storm of Chaos (Chapter 1)

  Aterallis: messiah, formerly high-ranked Dhukari, called “Hallar Reborn” and “Child of Gold, Child of Secrets, Child of Spirits”, preaches peace to the lower castes, executed in Storm of Chaos (Chapter 1)

  Amhoset Nephelcheres: Pharus of Shalandra, Servant of the Long Keeper, Word of Justice and Death, a noble and honorable ruler hamstrung by the Keeper’s Council (Chapter 1)

  Killian: blacksmith, leader of the Mumblers, Issa’s trainer, surprisingly well-connected, cunning, more than he appears (Chapter 1)

  Hailen: child cared for by the Hunter and trained by the Cambionari, descendent of the ancient Serenii, the Hunter’s ward, possesses mysterious magical abilities (Chapter 2)

  Briana: daughter of a high-ranked member of the Secret Keepers in Shalandra and Keeper’s Councilor, graceful, elegant, intelligent, studious, rescued by Kodyn and the Night Guild from kidnappers (Chapter 2—see Darkblade Justice)

  Sid: a young Hawk apprentice from Praamis, Kodyn’s protégé in the Night Guild, nearly killed by Gatherers in Darkblade Justice (Chapter 2)

  Arch-Guardian Suroth: Briana’s father, high priest of the Secret Keepers in Shalandra, member of the Keeper’s Council, mute, slain by the Gatherers in Trial of Stone (Chapter 2)

  The Hunter of Voramis: legendary assassin, half-demon, wielder of Soulhunger (Chapter 2— see Darkblade Assassin and the Hero of Darkness series)

  Thimara: spirit of a dea
d Secret Keeper, speaks to Aisha in Crucible of Fortune, saves Kodyn’s life in Storm of Chaos (Chapter 3)

  Uryan: sharp-faced, high-ranking Guardian of the Secret Keepers, has a link to the spirit of Thimara (Chapter 3)

  Ennolar: high-ranked Secret Keeper, member of the Venerated, lover of banquet delicacies, provides Kodyn and Aisha a map of the Serenii tunnels, set to replace Suroth as Arch-Guardian (Chapter 3)

  Thevoris: tall, dark-bearded Secret Keeper, administers “torture” potion to captive Hallar’s Warrior (Chapter 6)

  Angrak: high-ranked Dhukari and Necroseti, pawn of the Keeper’s Council, elected to Councilor upon Suroth’s death, secretly skimming shalanite and selling it in the Council’s name, slain by an assassin in Crucible of Fortune (Chapter 6)

  Handsome: assassin, responsible for murdering Councilor Angrak, bad-ass, slain by Kodyn in Storm of Chaos (Chapter 6)

  Bryden: Master of House Hawk in the Night Guild, Kodyn’s House Master, petty bureaucrat, vengeful, hates Kodyn’s mother (Chapter 6—see the Queen of Thieves series)

  Groebus: nom-de-guerre “Dayblood”, hunchback, priest of the Long Keeper, mastermind orchestrating the chaos (Chapter 7)

  Madani: high-ranked priest of the Necroseti, most powerful member of the Keeper’s Council, cunning and deceitful, smug bastard (Chapter 7)

  The Black Widow: one part spymistress of Shalandra, one part information broker, and four parts deadly when crossed (Chapter 7)

  Hykos: veteran Archateros of the Keeper’s Blades of Shalandra, Issa’s trainer, friendly and welcoming, two years older than Issa, handsome (Chapter 8)

  Desenne: Secret Keeper, accompanied Kodyn and Aisha to the Palace with their prisoner in Storm of Chaos (Chapter 10)

  Nysin, Enyera, Rilith, and Viddan: Indomitable trainees assigned to patrol the Slave’s Tier with Issa, all from low castes, valiant despite impossible odds (Chapter 13)

  Nessa: Steward in Arch-Guardian Suroth’s household, Intaji caste, elderly, slain by Gatherers in Crucible of Fortune (Chapter 15)