Rebellion

LIST OF CHARACTERS

Arkyz Leatherhead: A gigantic, murderous bandit.

Astatin: A witch-woman and healer in Garramide.

Benn: Glynnie’s little brother, aged ten.

Blathy: Leatherhead’s mistress — a bold, vengeful gambler.

Chancellor, the: The leader of Hightspall, a small, twisted, cunning man.

Crebb: A black-bearded thug.

Dibly, Madam: An aged healer.

Errek First-King: The legendary inventor of king-magery, recreated in spirit form by Lyf.

Gauntling, the: A humanoid, winged shifter.

Glynnie: A young maidservant from Palace Ricinus, Benn’s big sister.

Grandys, Axil: A brutal, treacherous man, the first of the Five Heroes and the legendary founder of Hightspall.

Holm: An old, mysterious man, very clever with his hands. Also known as Kroni.

Lirriam: One of the Five Heroes, a cold, buxom temptress.

Lizue: A beautiful prisoner in Fortress Rutherin.

Lyf, King Lyf: The last king of Cythe, recently reincarnated from his ghostly wrythen, and now the king of the Cythonians.

Maloch: Rix’s enchanted sword, which originally belonged to Axil Grandys.

Nuddell: One of Leatherhead’s gang, later Rix’s loyal sergeant.

Porfry: The Keeper of the Records at Garramide; a fanatical Herovian.

Radl: A tall, beautiful Pale slave in Cython. Tali’s enemy since childhood.

Rannilt: A slave girl, aged ten, who has an enigmatic gift for magery. She escaped from Cython with Tali.

Rezire: The curator at Tirnan Twil.

Rixium (Rix): Formerly heir to the vast estates of House Ricinus. Also known as Deadhand.

Rochlis: Lyf’s greatest general. A man with a conscience.

Rufuss: One of the Five Heroes, a tall, gaunt man whose only pleasure is denial.

Sullen Man, the: A cold-eyed prisoner in Fortress Rutherin.

Swelt: The castellan of Garramide, a greedy, corpulent man.

Syrten: One of the Five Heroes, a massive, golem-like man.

Tali: A Pale slave, the first to ever escape from Cython.

Tobry: Rix’s closest friend, who became a caitsthe to save his friends.

Wil: A blind Cythonian, addicted to sniffing alkoyl. Also known as Mad Wil, Wil the Sump.

Yestin: A local lord who helps Rix in the raid on Jadgery.

Yulia: One of the Five Heroes, a slender, sad-eyed, moral woman.