Queen Viata—
Former queen of Isencroft, wife of Donelan, mother of Kiara, sister to Kalcen of Eastmark, daughter of King Radomar
Rafe—
Vayash moru
, member of the Blood Council
Renn—
Younger brother to Cam and Carina
Rhistiart—
Squire to Cam
Rhosyn—
Wife of Cam
Royster—
Scholar, Keeper of the Library at Westmarch, friend to Tris and Kiara
Sathirinim—
An Eastmark vulgarity, literally “corpse flesh,” an ethnic slur against lighter-skinned people
Scaith—
Dark summoner and leader of the Temnottan invasion against Margolan
Scian—
Assassin, one of the ghost blades
Serg—
Vyrkin
emissary to Principality
Serroquette—
Ghost whore
Shanna—
Jonmarc Vahanian’s late wife
Shanthadura, the Destroyer—
One of the Shrouded Ones
Shanthadurists—
Blood mages loyal to Shanthadura; also called black robes and Durim
Shekerishet—
Margolan palace
Shrouded Ones—
Trio of dark goddesses whose worship fell out of favor with the cult of the Sacred Lady
Sinha/The Crone—
One of the eight Aspects of the Sacred Lady, especially revered in Nargi
Sister Beyral—
Mage, rune reader, adviser to Tris Drayke
Sister Fallon—
Mage, adviser to Tris Drayke
Sister Glenice—
Mage, healer, helper to Carina Vahanian
Sister Rosta—
Mage, administrator of the madhouse at Vistimar
Spirit Guides—
Ghostly advisers to the Sworn
Stelian—
Sworn sword
Surrie—
Ghost who leads Aidane into the warrens
Talwyn—
Sworn shaman, daughter of Pevre, wife of Jair Rothlandorn, mother to Kenver
Tarra—
Allestyr’s niece, personal assistant to Kiara
Telorhan—
Elite bodyguards to the Margolan king
Temnotta—
Warring kingdom from across the Northern Sea
Temnottan—
People or things from the kingdom of Temnotta
Tevin—
Principality fire mage
Thaine—
Ghost of a whore who was a long-ago lover to Jonmarc
Thanal—
Flute player, part of a group of traveling musicians
The Dread—
Ancient spirits that guard the Nachele within the barrows
The Sworn—
Nomadic warriors who guard the barrows of the Dread
Tice—
Trusted adviser of King Donelan
Tolya—
Head of the privateers aligned with Margolan
Trevath—
One of the Winter Kingdoms, located to the south of Margolan, long an adversary of Margolan and an ally of Nargi
Trinnen—
Elite Sworn warriors
Trygve—
Personal healer to King Donelan
Uri—
Vayash moru
, one of the Blood Council
Valiquet—
Dhassonian palace
Vayash moru—
Vampire residents of the Winter Kingdoms
Ved—
Innkeeper at the Goat and Ram tavern
Veigonn—
Elite Isencroft warriors, personal bodyguards to the Isencroft monarch
Verley—
Lady’s maid to Lady Eadoin and wet nurse to Cwynn
Vistimar—
Madhouse for insane mages, managed by Sister Rosta
Vittor—
Healer in the palace of Queen Berwyn
Vitya—
Ancient Margolan warrior
Vivian—
Ghost of a little girl
Volshe—
Temnottan mages
Vygulf—
Vyrkin
shaman
Vyrkin—
Shapeshifters
Warlord Ifran—
Long-dead Isencroft warrior, one of the eight clan lords
Warlord Olek—
Long-dead Isencroft warrior,
vayash moru
, one of the eight clan lords
Wilym—
Head of the Veigonn warriors
ContentsWivvers—
Margolan weapons inventor
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