Mandir: Omali Shrine
Mata: Mother
Mata-choda: Motherfucker
Mela: A fair
Nehin: No
Pandit or Purohit: Omali Priest
Pooja: Prayer
Pratta: A religious ban; e.g. the Blood-pratta that bars a menstruating woman from male company
Rangoli: Decorative floor-paintings
Sadhu: Itinerant Omali holy man
Salwar Kameez: A pull-over one-piece dress worn with drawstring baggy pants and a scarf (dupatta)
Siv-lingam: Religious icon representing the penis of the God Sivraman and his consort’s yoni.
Tilak A prayer-mark on the forehead
Vridhi Pooja: Ancestor prayers
Walla: ‘Fellow’, usually associated with a job, e.g. a chai-walla is a tea-boy
Yoni: Female sexual organs
D
RAMATIS
P
ERSONAE
Ascendant’s Rite
As at Septinon 929
In Yuros
Imperial Court, Pallas
- Emperor Constant Sacrecour: Emperor of Rondelmar and all Yuros
- Mater-Imperia Lucia Fasterius: the emperor’s mother, a Living Saint
- Cordan: son of Constant, heir to the throne
- Coramore: daughter of Constant
- Regis Sacrecour: Lord of Pontus
- Lord Calan Dubrayle: Imperial Treasurer
- Grand Prelate Dominius Wurther: Head of the Church of Kore
- Natia Sacrecour: Constant’s imprisoned elder sister
- Ervyn Naxius: former Ordo Costruo mage
- Lady Delfinne de Tressot: A Keeper and Ascendant mage
- Grandmaster Lens Nauvoine: A Keeper and Ascendant mage
- Raneulf Fasterius: A Keeper and Ascendant mage
- Jean Benoit: Merchant Guildmaster
- Hestan Milius: an Arch-Legate of the Imperial Treasury
- Yrna Corloi: female Volsai agent
ighteenth Fist of Kore’s Holy Inquisition
- Elath Dranid: Fist Second [deceased]
- Raine Caladryn: an Acolyte [deceased]
- Dominic Rysen: an Acolyte [deceased]
Thirty-Second Fist of Kore’s Holy Inquisition
- Fronck Quintius: Commandant
- Artus Leblanc: an Acolyte
- Geoffram: an Acolyte
- Nayland: an Acolyte
- Magrenius: an Acolyte
- Adamus Crozier: a bishop of the Kore
Twenty-Third Fist of Kore’s Holy Inquisition
- Ullyn Siburnius: Inquisitor and Fist Commander
- Alis Nytrasia: Fist Third
- Einar Perle: an Acolyte
- Delta: a Souldrinker mage and prisoner of the Inquisition
- Lambda: a Souldrinker mage and prisoner of the Inquisition
- Rho: a female Souldrinker mage and prisoner of the Inquisition
- Tau: a Souldrinker mage and prisoner of the Inquisition
- Zeta: a female Souldrinker mage and prisoner of the Inquisition
Bricia
- Lady Laeticia Korion-Fetallink: mother of Seth Korion
- Hobin: gamesman of the Korion estates
- Taft: butler of the Korion estates
Norostein, Noros
- King Phyllios III: King of Noros
- Vannaton Mercer: a trader
- Tesla Anborn-Mercer: mage, wife of Vannaton Mercer [deceased]
- Captain Jeris Muhren: Watch Captain [deceased]
Silacia
- Vitor Mori: Pater-Retiari: a criminal clan-lord
- Fanisia Sensini: wife of Vitor; mother of Ramon
- Tomasi Fuldo: a Retiari familioso agent
- Isabella Petrossi: a criminal clan-lady
- Silvio Anturo: a Petrossi familioso agent
Gurvon Gyle’s Grey Foxes (based in Noros)
- Gurvon Gyle: a mage-spy
- Rutt Sordell: a mage, whose soul is currently in the body of Guy Lassaigne
- Mayten Drexel: mage-assassin
- Veritia: female mage
- Sylas: mage
- Luc Brossian: mage
Ordo Costruo (Mage Order based in Hebusalim)
- Antonin Meiros: Arch-Magus and founder [deceased]
- Justina Meiros: Antonin’s daughter [deceased]
Crusaders
The First Army (Northern)
- General Kaltus Korion: Commander of the Armies of Rondelmar
- Tonville: aide to General Korion
- General Rhynus Bergium: Korion’s second-in-command
- Oljan Fruleau: aide to General Bergium
- Kendric Vitalis: Brevian battlemage
The ‘Lost Legions’ of the Southern Crusade
- Seth Korion: Commander of the Lost Legions
- Ramon Sensini: a battle-mage of Pallacios XXIII
- Severine Tiseme: Legion Farseer of Pallacios XXIII
- Julietta: newborn daughter of Ramon and Severine
- Baltus Prenton: Windmaster of Pallacios XXIII
- Lanna Jureigh: Healer of Pallacios XXIII
- Hugh Gerant: a battle-mage of Pallacios XXIII
- Evan Hale: a battle-mage of Pallacios XXIII
- Fridryk Kippenegger: a battle-mage of Pallacios XXIII
- Jelaska Lyndrethuse: Argundian battlemage
- Carmina Phyl: Argundian healer-mage
- Gerdhart: Argundian chaplain and mage
- Lysart: Noroman battlemage
- Sordan: Noroman battlemage
- Mylde: Noroman battlemage
- Runsald: Brevian battlemage
- Hulbert: Hollenian battlemage
- Nacallas: Brevian battlemage
- Til ven Lascen: Brician battlemage
- Barendyne: Brician battlemage
- Deceased battle-magi of the Pallacios XXIII legion: Legate Jonti Duprey, Secundus Rufus Marle, Coulder, Fenn, Lewen, Chaplain Tyron Frand
- Storn: Tribune of the Tenth Maniple of Pallacios XXIII
- Coll: a scout of the Tenth Maniple of Pallacios XXIII
- Gylf: commander of the Argundian contingent
Lukaz’s cohort; Pallacios XXIII (Ramon’s guards)
- Lukaz: pilus (commander)
- Baden: bannerman
- The Front Rank: Serjant Manius, Dolman, Ferdi, Trefeld, Hedman, Gannoval
- The Second Rank: Serjant Vidran, Bowe, Ilwyn, Holdyne, Gal Herde, Jan Herde
- The Flankman: Kel Harmon, Briggan, Kent, Ollyd, Neubeau, Tolomon
Rondian Garrisons
- Sir Bann Herbreux: Garrison commander of Vida
- Monrel Jongebeau: Rondian general
In Javon
In Forensa
- Cera Nesti: co-Queen of Javon
- Timori Nesti: Crown Prince and rightful King of Javon
- Harshal ali-Assam: brother of the Emir of Forensa
- Camlad a’Luki: Jhafi kinsman to Harshal
- Saarif Jelmud: Jhafi kinsman to Camlad and Harshal
- Pita Rosco: Master of the Royal Purse
- Luigi Ginovisi: Master of Revenues
- Comte Piero Inveglio: a Rimoni nobleman
- Seir Ionus Mardium: Nesti knight-commander
- Luca Conte: Nesti noble [deceased]
- Nehlan: Jhafi Scriptualist and royal soul-guide
- Tavis: Sollan drui
- Luqeef: Jhafi Godspeaker
- Borsa: Nesti family nursemaid
- Seir Delfin: Nesti knight
- Genas: a Nesti ranker
- Benirio: Nesti house guard
- Tello: Nesti house guard
- Jerid: Nesti house guard
- Drus: Jhafi maid
- Paolo Castellini: a Nesti guard commander [currently missing]
- Elena Anborn: mage, former Grey Fox and Nesti champion
- Kazim Makani: a Souldrinker and assassin
- Theo Vernio-Nesti: cousin of Cera Nesti; commander of Viola Fort
In Brochena
- Tomas Betillon: Imperial Governor of Hebusalim and Javon
- Lann Wilfort: Kirkegarde Grandmaster
- Blan Remikson: Kirkegarde Seer-mage
- Kinnaught: Betillon’s spy master
- Mikals: aide to Governor Betillon
- Pendris: aide to Governor Betillon, son of Mikals
- Francesco Perdonello: Don (Chief) of Royal Bureaucracy
- Tarita: Cera’s personal maid
- Mustaq al’Madhi: a criminal lord [deceased]
The Dorobon settlers
- Francis Dorobon: King of Javon [deceased]
- Craith Margham: mage-knight
- Roland Heale: mage-knight
- Guy Lassaigne: mage (possessed by Rutt Sordell)
Other Javonesi/Harkun
- Alfredo Gorgio: a Rimoni lord of Hytel
- Portia Tolidi: former Queen of Javon
- Seir Lorenzo di Kestria: a Rimoni knight [deceased]
- Seir Justiano di Kestria: Rimoni knight, younger brother of Lorenzo
- Lord Massimo di Kestria: Lord of Loctis, elder brother of Lorenzo and Justiano
- Lord Stefan di Aranio of Riban
- Emir Ilan Tamadhi of Riban [deceased]
- Marid Tamadhi: son and heir of Ilan Tamadhi, Emir of Riban
- Emir Mekmud bin al’Azhir of Lybis
- Gabrien Gorgio-Sintro: Rimoni bastard son of Alfredo
- Ricardo Gorgio-Sintro: Rimoni bastard son of Alfredo, younger brother of Gabrien
- Emilio Gorgio: half-Jhafi bastard of Alfredo Gorgio’s brother
- Ghujad iz’Kho: Harkun chieftain
- Cabruhil: nephew of Ghujad
- Lekutto iz’Fal: Harkun scout
Gyle’s Mercenaries
- Endus Rykjard: a mercenary commander
- Adi Paavus: a mercenary commander
- Hans Frikter: Argundian mercenary commander
- Ogdi: nephew of Hans Frikter
- Hullyn: Argundian battlemage
- Eafyd: Argundian battelmage
- Staria Canestos: female mercenary commander of the Sacro Arcoyris Estellan legion
- Leopollo Canestos: Staria’s nephew and adopted son
- Kordea Canestos: Staria’s adopted daughter
- Capolio: spymaster of the Sacro Arcoyris Estellan legion
- Marklyn: pilot-mage of Rykjard’s legion
- Jesset: pilot-mage of Rykjard’s legion
Among the Lamiae
- Kekropius: an Elder male
- Kessa: mate of Kekropius and Elder [deceased]
- Simou: an Elder male
In Kesh
Sagostabad
- Salim Kabarakhi I: Sultan of Kesh
- Latif: one of the Sultan’s impersonators
- Faroukh of Maal: uncle of Sultan Salim
- Barra Xuok: Godspeaker
- Rashid Mubarak: Emir of Halli’kut and Ordo Costruo renegade
- Alyssa Dulayne: renegade Ordo Costruo mage, Rashid’s mistress
- Narukhan Mubarak: younger brother of Rashid Mubarak, and mage
- Lesharri Dulayne: Alyssa’s younger sister and servant
- Pashil: a Hadishah captain
- Qanaroz: Hadishah, second-in-command under Pashil
- Dashimel: Emir of Baraka; a Keshi general
- Darhus: a Keshi general
- Barzin: Mirobezan eunuch; aide and slave to Keshi royal house
- Selmir: a Hadishah captain
Among the Hadishah
- Molmar: a Hadishah skiff-pilot
- Jamil: a mage assassin [deceased]
- Gatoz: Hadishah mage and commander [deceased]
- Megradh: a Hadishah captain
- Tegeda: female Hadishah
- Satravim: Hadishah skiff-pilot
- Tahir: Hadishah breeding house overseer and Scriptualist
- Sadikh: Hadishah breeding-house supervisor and mage
- Yimat: Hadishah breeding-house mage
- Gulbahar: female Hadishah breeding house mage
Prisoners of the Hadishah
- Rene Cardien: Ordo Costruo mage
- Odessa D’Ark: female Ordo Costruo mage
- Clematia: female Ordo Costruo mage
- Lunetta: female Ordo Costruo mage
- Perdionus: Ordo Costruo healer-mage
- Valdyr: Mollachian bannerman
- Sir Beglyn: Pallacian knight
Huriya’s Souldrinkers
- Huriya Makani: a Souldrinker, sister of Kazim
- Malevorn Andevarion: former Inquisition Acolyte, now Souldrinker
- Hessaz: a Souldrinker female
- Tkwir: a Souldrinker male
- Toljin: a Souldrinker male
- Sabele: a Souldrinker seer [deceased and soul taken by Huriya]
Renegades
- Zaqri: a Souldrinker male; deposed packleader
- Cymbellea di Regia: Rimoni gypsy and mage
Souldrinkers in the Sultan’s army
- Prandello: a Souldrinker clanleader
- Maddeoni: Prandello’s Vereloni consort
Souldrinkers of Gatioch
- Xymoch: Souldrinker and packleader
In Rural Kesh
- Bunima: a female Keshi refugee
In Khotriawal
Ardijah