The Bishop’s Heir (63 page)

HILLARY
, Lord—commander of Morgan's castle garrison at Coroth.

HUGH
de Berry, Bishop—former secretary to Archbishop Corrigan and long-time colleague of Duncan, now one of the 12 itinerant bishops of Gwynedd.

IAN
Howell, Lord—traitorous former Earl of Eastmarch, deceased.

IFOR
, Bishop—Bishop of Marbury.

ISTELYN
, Bishop Henry—former itinerant bishop; assistant to Archbishop Bradene.

ITHEL
, Prince—elder son and heir of the Pretender of Meara, age 16.

JARED
McLain, Duke—Duke of Cassan and father of Kevin and Duncan McLain; captured at Rengarth and executed by Wencit of Torenth at Llyndruth Meadows, 1121.

JATHAM
—squire to Kelson.

JEHANA
, Queen—Deryni mother of Kelson and widow of King Brion, age 35.

JENAS
, Earl of—son of the Earl of Jenas who fell with Jared McLain at Candor Rhea.

JEROBOAM
—preacher monk responsible for helping Loris escape from Saint Iveagh's.

JEROME
, Brother—elderly sacristan at Cathedral of Saint George in Rhemuth.

JODRELL
, Lord—a young baron in Kelson's entourage, holding lands in Kierney.

JOLYON
, Prince—last sovereign Prince of Meara, father of the twin princesses Roisian and Annalind and a younger daughter.

JUDHAEL
of Meara, Father—priest-nephew of Caitrin of Meara and a candidate for the office of Bishop of Meara, age 38.

KELSON
Cinhil Rhys Anthony Haldane, King—son of King Brion and Jehana, now 17; Deryni.

KEVIN
McLain, Lord—Earl of Kierney and half-brother to Duncan; killed by magic with Bronwyn at Culdi, 1121.

KINKELLYAN
—clan bard at Castle Transha.

KYRI
, Lady—Deryni, around 30, known as “Kyri of the Flame”; member of the Camberian Council.

LACHLAN
de Quarles, Bishop—newly appointed Bishop of Ballymar, in Cassan.

LARAN
ap Pardyce, Lord—Deryni physician, 16th Baron Pardyce, about 58; member of the Camberian Council.

LEWYS
ap Norfal—an infamous Deryni who rejected the authority of the Camberian Council.

LIAM
, King—middle son of Duke Lionel and Princess Morag, age 9; King of Torenth since the death of his elder brother, summer of 1123; Deryni.

LIONEL
, Duke—Deryni Duke of Arjenol and father of Wencit's nephews and heirs; killed by Kelson at Llyndruth Meadows, 1121.

LLEWELL
, Prince—younger son of the Pretender of Meara, age 15.

LORIS
, Bishop Edmund—fanatically anti-Deryni former Archbishop of Valoret and Primate of Gwynedd; stripped of his offices and sent into forced seclusion at Saint Iveagh's Abbey by his fellow bishops in 1121.

MACAIRE
—a scout in Kelson's warband.

MACARDRY
—
see Ardry, Bertie, Caball, Caulay, Dhugal, Maryse, Michael, Sicard
.

MACARDRY
, The—Caulay MacArdry, Chief of Clan MacArdry and Earl of Transha, age 62.

MAHAEL
, Duke—Deryni younger brother of the slain Lionel, and his ducal heir; regent, with Princess Morag, of the young King Liam.

MALCOLM
Haldane, King—great-grandfather of Kelson who married Roisian, the eldest daughter of the last Mearan Prince, intending by that union to join the Mearan Coronet permanently and peacefully to Gwynedd; died 1074.

MARLUK
, The—Hogan Gwernach, father of Charissa; Deryni; killed by King Brion in magical battle, 1105.

MARYSE
MacArdry—eldest daughter of Caulay MacArdry; died 1108, age 17.

MCLAIN
—
see Duncan, Jared, Kevin
.

MERAUDE
, Duchess—Nigel's wife, and mother of Conall, Rory, and Payne.

MICHAEL
MacArdry—second son of Caulay; died 1119, age 29, making Dhugal the heir.

MIR
de Kierney, Bishop—one of the 12 itinerant bishops of Gwynedd.

MORAG
, Princess—Deryni sister of Wencit of Torenth and widow of Lionel; mother of the current king, Liam, and Prince Ronal.

MORGAN
, Alaric Anthony—Deryni Duke of Corwyn and King's Champion, age 32; cousin of Duncan McLain and husband of Richenda.

MORRIS
, Bishop—deceased itinerant bishop.

MORTIMER,
Lord—one of Kelson's generals.

NEVAN
d'Estrelldas, Bishop—an itinerant bishop working in Kierney.

NIGEL
Cluim Gwydion Rhys Haldane, Prince—Duke of Carthmoor and Brion's younger brother, age 36: Kelson's uncle and Heir Presumptive.

PAYNE
, Prince—Nigel's youngest son, age 8; royal page.

PERRIS,
Lord—one of Kelson's generals.

QUINNELL
—family name of Caitrin, the Pretender of Meara.

RATHOLD,
Lord—Morgan's master of wardrobe at Coroth.

RAYMER
de Valence, Bishop—one of the 12 itinerant bishops of Gwynedd.

REMIE
, General—one of Kelson's generals.

RHODRI,
Lord—Kelson's chamberlain.

RHYDON
, Lord—Deryni; a former Baron of Eastmarch, member of the Camberian Council, and ally of Wencit; deceased.

RICHENDA
, Duchess—widow of Bran Coris, Earl of Marley, and mother of the current earl, their son Brendan; now wife of Morgan and mother of his daughter Briony; Deryni; age 24.

RIMMELL
—former court architect to Duke Jared McLain; executed at Culdi for his part in the deaths of Bronwyn and Kevin, 1121.

ROBARD
—a scout in Kelson's warband.

ROBERT
of Tendal, Lord—chancellor to Morgan, age 52.

ROISIAN
of Meara—(Ro-sheén) eldest daughter of Jolyon, the last sovereign Prince of Meara, and queen to King Malcolm Haldane; died 1055; firstborn twin sister to Princess Annalind of Meara.

ROLF
MacPherson—Deryni Lord of the 10th century who rebelled against the authority of the Camberian Council.

RONAL
, Prince—Deryni younger brother of the current King of Torenth, age 5.

RORY
, Prince—middle son of Prince Nigel, age 13.

SICARD
MacArdry, Lord—Dhugal's uncle, younger brother of Caulay, and husband to Caitrin, the Pretender of Meara.

SIDANA
, Princess—daughter of Caitrin and Sicard, age 14.

SIWARD
, Bishop—former itinerant bishop, now in charge of the new See of Cardosa.

STEPHAN
, Father—Creoda's secretary.

THORNE
Hagen—Deryni, in his early 50's; former member of the Camberian Council.

TIERCEL
de Claron—Deryni, in his mid-20's; youngest member of the Camberian Council.

TOLLIVER
, Bishop Ralf—Bishop of Coroth, age 52.

TOMAIS
—a MacArdry scout.

TRAHERNE
, Saer de—Earl of Rhenndall and brother of Meraude, Nigel's duchess.

VIVIENNE
, Lady—Deryni; elderly co-adjutor of the Camberian Council.

WARIN
de Grey—self-appointed messiah who formerly believed himself divinely designated to destroy all Deryni; has healing power that does not seem to come from Deryni sources.

WENCESLAUS
, Brother—a monk of Saint Iveagh's.

WENCIT
of Torenth, King—Deryni sorcerer-King of Torenth and scion of the Festillic claim to the Gwynedd throne; slain by Kelson at Llyndruth Meadows in 1121.

WOLFRAM
de Blanet, Bishop—former itinerant bishop, now in charge of the See of Grecotha.

APPENDIX II

INDEX TO PLACE NAMES

ALDUIN
—forest near Culdi.

ARJENOL
—duchy east of Torenth; held, since the death of Lionel, by his brother Mahael.

BALLYMAR
—newly created coastal see in northern Cassan, seat of Bishop Lachlan de Quarles.

CANDOR RHEA
—field outside Rhemuth where King Brion was slain; also site of a sacred well.

CARBURY
—north of Valoret, the former episcopal see of Bishop Creoda, now transferred to Culdi.

CARCASHALE
—town near Transha where Dhugal was captured.

CARDOSA
—often-disputed border city in the mountains between Eastmarch and Torenth; newly designated the episcopal see of Bishop Siward.

CARTHMOOR
—duchy of Prince Nigel, bordering Corwyn and the Royal Honour of Haldane.

CASHIEN
—newly created see on the Gwynedd-Connait border, seat of Bishop Belden of Erne.

CASSAN
—duchy of Duncan McLain since the death of his father, encompassing the Earldom of Kierney and bordering the Mearan Protectorate.

COLBLAINE
—town near Transha.

COROTH
—capital of Morgan's Duchy of Corwyn.

CORWYN
—duchy of Alaric Morgan.

CUILTEINE
—marcher holding south of Droghera.

CULDI
—site of the synod to elect a new Bishop of Meara, and see of Bishop Creoda, new Bishop of Culdi.

DANOC
—A Gwynedd earldom.

DHASSA
—free holy city and seat of the Bishop of Dhassa, now Bishop Denis Arilan; known for its woodcraft and the shrines of its patron saints, Torin and Ethelburga, that guard its approaches south and north.

DOL SHAIA
—area in Carthmoor.

DROGHERA
—marcher holding on the Meara-Gwynedd border, south of Culdi.

EASTMARCH
—former earldom of Ian Howell; ceded to the Crown on his death and subsequently given to Burchard de Varian to reward his loyalty in the Torenth War.

ELEVEN KINGDOMS
—ancient name for the entire area including and surrounding Gwynedd.

FIANNA
—wine-growing county across the Southern Sea.

FORCINN BUFFER STATES
—group of independent principalities south of Torenth.

GRECOTHA
—university city, former site of the Varnarite School; seat of Bishop Wolfram de Blanet.

GWYNEDD
—central and largest of the Eleven Kingdoms, held by the Haldanes of Gwynedd since 645.

HALDANE
—crown duchy comprising the central portion of Gwynedd and traditionally held directly by the king.

JENAS
—a Gwynedd earldom.

KHELDISH RIDING
—northeastern portion of the old Kingdom of Kheldour, held directly by the King of Gwynedd; famous for its weavers.

KIERNEY
—earldom and secondary holding of the Dukes of Cassan, now held by Duncan McLain.

LAAS
—ancient capital of independent Meara and periodic center of separatist uprisings in Meara.

LENDOUR MOUNTAINS
—mountain range delineating Corwyn and Haldane Crown Lands; located in this range are Dhassa, Saint Torin's, Saint Neot's, and the Gunury Pass.

LLYNDRUTH MEADOWS
—grasslands at the foot of the Cardosa Defile; site of the final confrontation between Kelson and Wencit of Torenth.

MARBURY
—seat of Ifor, Bishop of Marbury, in Marley.

MARLEY
—former earldom of Bran Coris, now held by his son Brendan, under the regency of Richenda and Morgan.

MEARA
—formerly a sovereign principality, now a possession of the Crown of Gwynedd, west of Gwynedd.

PURPLE MARCH
, The—meadowlands north of Rhemuth; one of the Lordships of the Crown of Gwynedd.

RAMOS
—site of the infamous Council of 917, which ruled stringent measures forbidding Deryni to enter the priesthood, hold office, own property, etc.

RATHARKIN
—new capital of Meara after the union of Meara and Gwynedd in 1025, and seat of the Bishop of Meara.

RHELJAN RANGE
—mountain chain separating Eastmarch from Torenth; site of the walled city of Cardosa.

RHEMUTH
—capital city of Gwynedd, called “the beautiful.”

RHENNDALL
—mountainous earldom in the southern portion of old Kheldour, famous for the blueness of its lakes; held by Saer de Traherne, brother of Duchess Meraude.

R'KASSI
—desert kingdom south and east of the Hort of Orsal, famous for its blooded horses.

SAINT ETHELBURGA'S SHRINE
—shrine of the patroness of Dhassa, guarding the northern approach to the holy city.

SAINT GEORGE'S CATHEDRAL
—seat of the Archbishop of Rhemuth, now Thomas Cardiel.

SAINT GILES ABBEY
—convent in the lake region of Shannis Meer, near the Eastmarch border, where Jehana went into retreat before Kelson's birth and after his coronation.

SAINT HILARY'S BASILICA
—ancient royal basilica within the walls of Rhemuth Castle, of which Duncan is rector.

SAINT IVEAGH'S ABBEY
—mother house of the
Fratrí Silentii
(Brothers of Silence), on the coast in southern Kheldour, where Loris was sent into captivity.

SAINT SENAN'S CATHEDRAL—
seat of the Bishop of Dhassa, Denis Arilan.

SAINT TORIN'S SHRINE
—shrine of the patron of Dhassa, south of the city and Lake Jashan.

SAINT URIEL AND ALL ANGELS' CATHEDRAL
—Seat of the Bishop of Meara, in Ratharkin.

SARDEUX FOREST
—between Trurill and Transha.