Dhiammara

Index of Characters

ABUZ: Overseer of galley slaves on Corsair ship.

ADRINA: Earth-Mage. Mother of D’arvan and Davorshan.

AGUILA: One of the Skyfolk: Captain of the Royal Guard.

ALISSA: Bern’s young daughter.

ALISSANA: Bern’s wife.

AMAHLI: Daughter of Eliizar and Nereni.

AMAN: Former Vizier to Xiang, now joint Regent of the Khazalim.

ANGOS: Mercenary: Commander of the Garrison after Forral.

ANTOR: Son of Vannor.

ANVAR: Mage. Half-breed son of Miathan and Ria.

AURIAN: Mage. Daughter of Eilin and Geraint. One of the ancient Magefolk.

AVITHAN: Known in legend as Father of the Gods.

BARODH: Hound belonging to Hellorin.

BASILEUS: A Moldan (giant Earth-spirit).

BAVORDRAN: Water-Mage. Father of Davorshan.

BENZIORN: Physician in Nexis.

BERN: Anvar’s half-brother.

BLACKTALON: High Priest of the Winged Folk.

BOHAN: A eunuch. Former servant of Harihn.

BRAGAR: Fire-Mage.

(THE) CAILLEACH: A Guardian of the High Magic. Also known as Lady of the Mists.

CHATHAK: God of Fire. Patron deity of warriors.

CHIAMH: The Windeye (Seer) of the Xandim.

CHIANNALA: Ancient Magewoman. With Incondor, she instigated the Cataclysm.

CORIELLE: Vannor’s eldest daughter.

CURRAIN: Son of Eilin and Yazour.

CYGNUS: A young physician-priest of the Skyfolk.

D’ARVAN: Half-Mage, half-Phaerie. Son of Hellorin and Adrina.

DAVORSHAN: Half-brother to Davorshan. Water-Mage. Son of Adrina and Bavordran and half-brother to D’arvan.

DULSINA: Vannor’s housekeeper. Sister to Remana.

EILIN: Earth-Mage and mother of Aurian. Also known as the Lady of the Lake.

ELEWIN: Chief Steward of the Academy.

ELIIZAR: Swordmaster of the Khazalim Arena. Husband to Nereni.

ELISETH: Weather-Mage.

ELSTER: Skyfolk master physician.

ELSTER: Daughter of Queen Raven, named after the above.

EMMIE: Young woman in Nexis—assistant to Jarvas and Benziorn.

ESSELNATH: Warrior of the Xandim.

FINBARR: A Mage. Archivist at the Academy. Soulmate to Meiriel.

FINCH: One of the Skyfolk—companion of Eliizar and Nereni.

FIONAL: Trooper at Garrison: a skilled archer.

FIRECREST: Mate of Petrel.

FLAMEWING: Queen of the Skyfolk. Mother of Raven.

FORRAL: The world’s greatest swordsman. Commander of the Nexis Garrison and Aurian’s lover.

FROST: Grince’s dog.

GALDRUS: Xandim Warrior.

GELDA: Sara’s maid.

GERAINT: Fire-Mage. Soulmate of Eilin and father of Aurian.

GEVAN: A smuggler.

GHABAL: A mad Moldan whose spirit was imprisoned beneath Nexis by the ancient Magefolk.

GRANDPA: Anvar’s grandfather. A carpenter.

GRINCE: Young son of the streetwalker Tilda.

GRISTHEENA: First Female (Leader) of the great cats.

HARAG: Overseer of galley slaves on Corsair ship.

HARGORN: Veteran trooper at Nexis Garrison.

HARIHN: Prince of the Khazalim. Son of Xiang.

HARKAS: A pig-keeper. Brother to Jarvas.

HARZ: A Khazalim villager.

HEBBA: Vannor’s cook.

HELLORIN: Lord of the Phaerie and father of D’arvan. Also known as the Forest Lord.

HREEZA: Elderly great cat. Friend to Shia.

IBIS: One of the Skyfolk who accompanied Aurian to the Xandim lands.

IDRIS: Captain of a Nightrunner ship.

INCONDOR: One of the ancient Winged Folk. With Chiannala, he instigated the Cataclysm.

INELLA: Maidservant at the Academy.

IONOR THE WISE: A god. Known to the Khazalim as the Reaper of Souls.

IRIANA: A goddess. Known as Iriana of the Beasts.

ISCALDA: Sister of Schiannath of the Xandim.

ITHALASA: A whale—one of the ancient Magefolk race of Leviathan.

IZMIR: Leader of the Xandim coastal community.

JANOK: Head Cook at the Academy.

JARD: A miller from Nexis. Sara’s father.

JARVAS: Brother of Harkas. Founder of a refuge for the poor in Nexis.

JESKIN: Nightrunner shipwright.

JHARAV: Soldier in Harihn’s troop.

JURDAG: Captain of pirate ship.

KARLEK: Siege Engineer at the Garrison.

KESTREL: Female warrior of Skyfolk who accompanied Aurian to the Xandim lands. Mate of Ibis.

KHANU: Young male great cat. Friend to Shia.

LANNERET: Son of Queen Raven.

LARK: Skyfolk child.

LAZY: Old horse belonging to Anvar’s father.

LETHAS: Hellorin’s chamberlain.

LEYNARD: Former leader of the Nightrunners. Husband of Remana and father of Yanis.

LICIA: Lacemaker from Nexis, captured by Phaerie.

LINNET: Skyfolk child.

LOUETTE: Winged woman—mother of Lark and Linnet.

(THE GREAT) MANDZURANO: Leader of a traveling carnival. Also called Tharbutt.

MARTEK: Zanna and Tarnal’s younger son.

MAYA: A warrior. Second-in-command at the Garrison.

MEIRIEL: Magefolk Healer. Soulmate of Finbarr.

MELIANNE: Phaerie woman.

MELISANDA: Goddess of Healing. Known as Melisanda of the Healing Hands.

MIATHAN: The Archmage. Father of Anvar.

NARVISH: Official Recorder for the Ruling Council of Nexis.

NERENI: A Khazalim woman. Wife of Eliizar.

ORIOLE: Daughter of Finch and Ouzel.

OUZEL: Mate of Finch.

PARRIC: Cavalrymaster at the Garrison.

PENDRAL: A corrupt and greedy merchant.

PETREL: Skyfolk warrior. Companion of Eliizar and Nereni.

PHALIHAS: Herdlord of the Xandim.

PIPER: Zanna’s horse.

RASVALD: Soldier in Lord Pendral’s forces.

RAVEN: Princess of the Skyfolk. Daughter of Flamewing.

REMANA: Wife of Leynard, the former Nightrunner leader. Mother of Yanis. Sister to Dulsina.

RIA: Wife of Tori, and mother of Anvar and Bern.

RIOCH: Garrison Commander before Forral.

SALLANA: Serving maid at Invisible Unicorn.

SANGRA: A warrior. Trooper at the Garrison.

SARA: Daughter of Jard the miller. Anvar’s childhood sweetheart and Vannor’s wife. Subsequently, Queen of the Xandim.

SCHIANNATH: Xandim outlaw. Brother to Iscalda.

SHIA: Great cat. Friend to Aurian and Anvar.

SKUA: Priest of the Skyfolk.

SNOWSILVER: Emmie’s second dog, Storm’s daughter.

STORM: Emmie’s white dog.

SUNFEATHER: Skyfolk warrior: Wingmarshal of the Syntagma, the Winged Folk military elite.

TAHEERA: Elderly great cat.

TARNAL: A young Nightrunner. Friend to Zanna.

THARA: A goddess. Known as Thara of the Fields.

THARBUTT: Also called the Great Mandzurano.

TIERCEL: Son of Petrel and Firecrest.

TILDA: A Nexis streetwalker. Mother of Grince.

TOLAN: Bern’s young son. A baker in Nexis. Husband of Ria and father of Bern.

TORL: Anvar’s stepfather.

USTILA: Khazalim girl: One of Eliizar’s settlers.

VALAND: Zanna and Tarnal’s eldest son.

VANNOR: Head of the Nexis Merchants’ Guild. Husband of Sara and father of Zanna.

VERLA: Wife of Jard the miller and mother of Sara.

WARRIOR: Grince’s white dog.

WOLF: Son of Aurian and Forral.

XIANG: King of the Khazalim. Father of Harihn.

YANIS: Leader of the Nightrunners. Son of Leynard and Remana.

YAZOUR: Captain of Harihn’s guard.

YINZE: A god. Known as Yinze of the Sky.

YSALLA: Head of the Xandim Council of Elders.

ZAHN: Khazalim slave-dealer.

ZALID: Procurer of women for Xiang’s harem.

ZANDAR: Archmage before Miathan. Father of Adrina.

ZANNA: Youngest daughter of Vannor.

ZATHBAR: Ancient Khazalim hero. Known as Zathbar Wizard-Bane