Dramatis Personae

The below list comprises characters from Cephrael’s Hand, Kingdom Blades and The Dagger of Adendigaeth.

The Five Vestals:

Alshiba Torinin—the First Vestal, an Adept Healer and the Alorin Seat

Dagmar Ranneskjöld—the Second Vestal, an Espial

Seth nach Davvies—the Third Vestal, an avieth of the Wildling races

Raine D’Lacourte—the Fourth Vestal, a truthreader and raedan

Björn van Gelderan—the Fifth Vestal, branded a traitor

The Council of Nine

Björn van Gelderan, the First Lord

Cristienne Tagliaferro, an Adept truthreader

Anglar Tempest (deceased, revived as a Shade)

Dunglei ap’Turic (deceased)

Parsifal D’Marre (deceased)

Arion Tavestra (deceased)

Markal Morrelaine, a wielder

Ramuha´rikhama´th, a drachwyr of the fifth strand

Malachai ap’Kalien (deceased)

Members of the Royal Family of Dannym

Gydryn val Lorian—King of Dannym

Errodan Renwyr n’Owain val Lorian—Queen of Dannym

Ysolde Remalkhen—the Queen’s Companion; a Fire Princess from Avatar

Ean val Lorian—Prince of Dannym, the youngest son and heir

Trell val Lorian—Prince of Dannym, the Queen’s treasured middle son

Sebastian val Lorian—Prince of Dannym, first-born son (a victim of assassination)

Creighton Khelspath—ward of Gydryn, blood-brother to Ean (now a Shade)

Ryan val Lorian—brother to Gydryn, posted as Dannym’s Ambassador to Agasan

Fynnlar val Lorian—son of Ryan, a prince of Dannym

Brody the Bull—Fynnlar’s bodyguard

In the King’s Cabinet & Guard

Morin d’Hain—Spymaster

Donnal val Amrein—Minister of the Interior

Mandor val Kess—Minister of Culture

Vitriam O’reith—truthreader to the King

Kieran van Stone—truthreader to the King (assigned as a spy in the Prophet Bethamin’s temple in Tambarre)

Rhys val Kincaide—Lord Captain of the King’s Own Guard

Bastian val Renly—a lieutenant of the King’s Own Guard

Cayal—a soldier of the King’s Own Guard

Dorin—a soldier of the King’s Own Guard

Of the Peerage & Their Households

Gareth val Mallonwey—Duke of Towermount and General of the West

Tad val Mallonwey—Heir to Towermount

Katerine val Mallonwey—daughter of Gareth, engaged to Creighton Khelspath

Lisandre val Mallonwey—daughter of Gareth

Loran val Whitney—Duke of Marion and General of the East

Killian val Whitney—Heir to Marion

Melisande d’Giverny—mother to Alyneri (deceased)

Prince Jair—Prince of Kandori, father of Alyneri (deceased)

Alyneri d’Giverny—Duchess of Aracine, an Adept Healer

Tanis—an Adept truthreader, Melisande’s ward

Farshideh—a Nadori midwife, Seneschal of Fersthaven (deceased)

Stefan val Tryst—Duke of Morwyk

Wilamina—Dowager Countess of Astor

Ianthe d’Jesune val Rothschen—Marchioness of Wynne

Wilem val Rothschen—Marquess of Wynne

The Contessa di Remy—wife of the Agasi Ambassador’s Aide

In T’khendar

Balaeric de Palma—a pirate from Alorin, now a gypsy Iluminari

Carian vran Lea—a pirate of Jamaii, an Adept Nodefinder

Gwynnleth—an avieth from Mt. Pisah

Isabel van Gelderan, Epiphany’s Prophet, sister to Björn van Gelderan

Julien d’Artenis, a fifth-strand Adept from Jeune, Veneisea

Markal Morrelaine, a non-adept wielder, one of Björn’s three generals

Ramuha´rikhama´th (Ramu), a drachwyr, one of Björn’s three generals

The Warring Princes & Their Allies

Emir Zafir bin Safwan al Abdul-Basir—Akkadian Emir, Unifier of the Seventeen Tribes

Rajiid bin Yemen al Basreh—Prime Minister of the Akkad

Radov abin Hadorin, Ruling Prince of M’Nador

Viernan hal’Jaitar, Radov’s wielder

Raliax, a Saldarian mercenary

The Prophet Bethamin, reportedly of Myacene

Dore Madden, an Adept Nodefinder and wielder from the Fourth Age, currently in the service of the Prophet Bethamin.

Isak Getirmek, a wielder bound to Dore Madden

The Fifty Companions

Franco Rohre, an Adept Nodefinder

Nico van Amstel, an Adept Nodefinder

Dore Madden, an Adept Nodefinder and wielder

Mian Gartelt, an Adept Healer

Devangshu Vita, an Adept Nodefinder

Usil al’Haba, a Wildling of the third strand

Pavram____, an Adept truthreader

The Malorin’athgul

Darshanvenkha´traman (Dar shan – vin kat ra man) called Darshan, whose name means Destroyer of Hope

Pelasomma´yurek (Pelas o-my yur eck) called Pelas, whose name means Ender of Paths

Rinokha´lpesumar (Rin och – cal pesh oo mar) called Rinokh, whose name means The Mountain That Flames

Shailabhana´chtran (Shale – ah ba noc tran) called Shail, whose name means Maker of Storms, posing as the Lord Abanachtran

The Six Sundragons (Drachwyr)

Dha´bu’balaji’sridanai´  (Da-boo balah gee shree da nye) called Balaji, whose name means He Who Walks The Edge Of The World

Srivas’rhaka´rakek  (Shreevas rah kara keck) called Rhakar, whose name means The Shadow Of The Light

Jayacha´ndrana´ptra (Jai ah shandra naptra) called Jaya, whose name means Rival Of The Sun

Ramuha´rikhama´th (Rah moo hareek amath) called Ramu, whose name means Lord of the Heavens

Amithaiya’geshwen (Am myth aya gesh win) called Mithaiya, whose name means The Bosom of God’s Nectar

Na´eb’nabdurin’na´iir (Ni eb nabdoor en ny ear) called Na´iir, whose name means Chaser Of The Dawn

At the First Lord’s Sa’reyth

Vaile—a zanthyr

Leyd—a zanthyr

Loghain—a Tyriolicci (of the Wildling races, called Whisper Lord by the races of men)

The Gods of the Akkad

Jai’Gar—the Prime God

Azerjaiman—the Wind God

Sons of the wind god—North son, Shamal; South son, Asfal; East son, Sherq

Daughter of the wind god—West daughter, Qharp

Naiadithine—Goddess of Water

Inithiya—Goddess of Restoration

Angharad—Goddess of Fortune

Thalma—Goddess of Luck