The Grace of Kings

LIST OF MAJOR CHARACTERS

THE CHRYSANTHEMUM AND THE DANDELION

KUNI GARU: a boy who prefers play to study; the leader of a street gang; and much more.

MATA ZYNDU: a boy noble in stature and spirit; last son of the Zyndu Clan.

KUNI’S RETINUE

JIA MATIZA: the daughter of a rancher; a skilled herbalist; Kuni’s wife.

COGO YELU: a clerk in Zudi’s city government; Kuni’s friend in “high places.”

LUAN ZYA: scion of a noble family in Haan; adventurer among the people of Tan Adü.

GIN MAZOTI: an orphan on the streets of Dimushi; seeker of fortune during the rebellion.

RIN CODA: childhood friend of Kuni.

MÜN ÇAKRI: a butcher; one of Kuni’s fiercest warriors.

THAN CARUCONO: an old stable master in Zudi.

LADY RISANA: an illusionist and accomplished musician.

DAFIRO MIRO: “Daf”; one of the first rebels under Huno Krima; brother of Ratho Miro.

SOTO: Jia’s housekeeper.

MATA’S RETINUE

PHIN ZYNDU: Mata’s uncle; his tutor and surrogate parent.

TORULU PERING: an old scholar; Mata’s adviser.

THÉCA KIMO: a rebel also from Tunoa.

LADY MIRA: an embroiderer and songstress from Tunoa; the only woman who understands Mata.

RATHO MIRO: “Rat”; one of the first rebels under Huno Krima; brother of Dafiro Miro.

THE XANA EMPIRE

MAPIDÉRÉ: First Emperor of the Seven Islands of Dara; named Réon when he was King of Xana.

ERISHI: Second Emperor of the Seven Islands of Dara.

GORAN PIRA: Chatelain of Xana; childhood friend of King Réon.

LÜGO CRUPO: Regent of Xana; a great scholar and calligrapher.

TANNO NAMEN: revered General of Xana.

KINDO MARANA: the empire’s chief tax collector.

THE TIRO KINGS OF THE SIX STATES

PRINCESS KIKOMI AND KING PONADOMU OF AMU: the jewel of Arulugi and her granduncle.

KING THUFI OF COCRU: once a shepherd; urges the Tiro kings to unite.

KING SHILUÉ OF FAÇA: ambitious but careful of self-preservation; interferes with Rima.

KING DALO OF GAN: oversees the wealthiest realm of the Six States.

KING COSUGI OF HAAN: an old king who may have lost his appetite for risk.

KING JIZU OF RIMA: a young prince who grew up as a fisherman.

THE REBELLION

HUNO KRIMA: leader of the first rebels against Xana.

ZOPA SHIGIN: companion of Huno; leader of the first rebels against Xana.

THE GODS OF DARA

KIJI: patron of Xana; Lord of the Air; god of wind, flight, and birds; his pawi is the Mingén falcon; favors a white traveling cloak.

TUTUTIKA: patron of Amu; youngest of the gods; goddess of agriculture, beauty, and fresh water; her pawi is the golden carp.

KANA AND RAPA: twin patrons of Cocru; Kana is the goddess of fire, ash, cremation, and death; Rapa is the goddess of ice, snow, glaciers, and sleep; their pawi are twin ravens: one black, one white.

RUFIZO: patron of Faça; Divine Healer; his pawi is the dove.

TAZU: patron of Gan; unpredictable, chaotic, delighting in chance; god of sea currents, tsunamis, and sunken treasures; his pawi is the shark.

LUTHO: patron of Haan; god of fisherman, divination, mathematics, and knowledge; his pawi is the sea turtle.

FITHOWÉO: patron of Rima; god of war, the hunt, and the forge; his pawi is the wolf.