Treason Keep (48 page)
Medalon
A
FFIANA
—Innkeeper in Testra. Brak’s great-great grand niece.
B’
THRIM
S
NOWBUILDER
—Villager from Haven. Elder sister of J’nel.
B
ASEL
—Sergeant of the Defenders stationed on the southern border.
B
EK
—Prisoner at the Grimfield. Sentenced to five years for arson.
B
ELDA
—Sister of the Blade at the Grimfield.
B
ERETH
—Former Sister of the Blade. Now a pagan.
C
RISABELLE
C
ORTANEN
—Wife of Wilem Cortanen, Commandant of the Defenders.
D
AVYDD
T
AILORSON
—Lieutenant of the Defenders attached to the Intelligence Corps.
D
AYAN
J
ENGA
—Quartermaster of the Defenders stationed in Bordertown. Younger brother of the Lord Defender.
D
ENJON
—Captain of the Defenders.
D
RACO
—First Spear of the Sister and ceremonial bodyguard.
F
OHLI
—Corporal of the Defenders in the Grimfield.
F
RANCIL
A
SHAREN
—Sister of the Blade. Member of the Quorum. Longest standing member. Mistress of the Citadel.
G
ARET
W
ARNER
—Commandant of the Defenders. Head of Defender Intelligence and second most senior officer in the Defenders.
G
AWN
—Captain of the Defenders posted to the southern border.
G
EORJ
D
RAKE
—Captain of the Defenders. Tarja’s best friend.
G
HARI
R
ODAK
—Rebel Lieutenant. Brother of Mandah.
G
WENELL
—Physic. Sister of the Blade in charge of the Sisterhood’s Infirmary at the Citadel.
H
ARITH
N
ORTARN
—Sister of the Blade. Member of the Quorum. Mistress of Sisterhood.
H
EANER
—Mistress of the most notorious brothel in the Citadel.
H
ELLA
—Joyhinia’s maid at the Citadel.
H
ERVE
R
ODAK
—A Rebel from Testra. Mandah and Ghari’s cousin.
J’
NEL
S
NOWBUILDER
—Died in Haven from complications of childbirth without naming the father of her child.
J
ACOMINA
L
AROSSE
—Sister of the Blade. Member of the Quorum. Mistress of Enlightenment.
J
OYHINIA
T
ENRAGAN
—First Sister of the Sisters of the Blade following Mahina’s impeachment.
J
UNEE
R
IVERSON
—Probate at the Citadel.
K
HIRA
—Pagan Rebel and Physic in the Grimfield.
K
ILENE
—Probate at the Citadel.
K
ORGAN
—Deceased. Former Lord Defender. Rumoured to be Tarja’s father.
L
ENK
—Corporal of the Defenders at the Grimfield.
L’
RIN
—Innkeeper of the Inn of the Hopeless in the Grimfield.
L
OCLON
—Wain Loclon. Lieutenant of the Defenders and Champion of the Arena. Promoted to Captain following the Purge.
L
OUHINA
F
ARCRON
—Sister of the Blade. Appointed to the Quorum following Joyhinia’s elevation to First Sister.
L
YCREN
—Sergeant of the Defenders in the Grimfield.
M
AHINA
C
ORTANEN
—First Sister. Mother of Wilem.
M
ANDAH
R
ODAK
—Formerly a novice and now a pagan rebel from Medalon. Elder sister of Ghari.
M
ARIELLE
—Prisoner at the Grimfield, sentenced with R’shiel.
M
ARTA
—Probate at the Citadel.
M
YSEKIS
—Captain of the Defenders stationed in the Grimfield.
N
HEAL
A
LCARNEN
—Captain of the Defenders.
P
ADRIC
—Pagan rebel.
P
ALIN
J
ENGA
—Lord Defender. Commander in Chief of the Defenders. Brother of Dayan Jenga and rumoured to be R’shiel’s father.
P
ENY
—
Court’esa
working for Mistress Heaner.
P
ROZLAN
—Sister of the Blade stationed at the Grimfield, responsible for discipline among the female prisoners.
R’
SHIEL
—Probate. Daughter of the First Sister.
S
UELAN
—Sister of the Blade. The First Sister’s Secretary and Harith’s niece.
S
UNNY
—Sunflower Hopechild.
Court’esa
from the Citadel who befriends R’shiel on their journey to the Grimfield.
T
ARJA
—Tarjanian Tenragan. Son of the First Sister, Joyhinia. Captain of the Defenders.
T
EGGERT
—Former convict. Works as a cook in the Commandant’s household in the Grimfield.
U
NWIN
—Sister of the Blade at the Grimfield in charge of the Grimfield’s Kitchens.
V
ERKIN
—Kriath Verkin. Commandant of Bordetown.
W
ANDEAR
—Probate at the Citadel.
W
ILEM
—Commandant of the Grimfield. Son of Mahina and married to Crisabelle.
W
YLBIR
—A rebel. Former sergeant of the Defenders.
Z
AC
—Prisoner in the Grimfield.
Harshini
B
RAK
—Lord Brakandaran té Carn. Only other living half-breed Harshini.
D
RANYMIRE
—Prime Demon bonded to the house of té Ortyn.
G
LENANARAN
—Harshini sorcerer who leaves Sanctuary to help Brak.
K
ORANDELLAN TÉ
O
RTYN
—King of the Harshini. Nephew of Lorandranek and brother of Shananara.
L
ORANDRANEK TÉ
O
RTYN
—Deceased. Former king of the Harshini, driven mad by the task laid on him by the gods.
S
HANANARA
—Her Royal Highness, Shananara té Ortyn. Daughter of Rorandelan. Sister of Korandellan.
The Gods
B
REHN
—God of Storms.
C
HELTARAN
—God of Healing.
D
ACENDARAN
—God of Thieves.
G
IMLORIE
—God of Music.
J
ASHIA
—God of Fire.
J
AKERLON
—God of Liars.
J
ELANNA
—Goddess of Fertility.
J
ONDALUP
—God of Chance.
K
AELARN
—God of the Oceans.
K
ALIANAH
—Goddess of Love.
L
EYLANAN
—Goddess of the Ironbrook River.
M
AERA
—Goddess of the Glass River.
P
ATANAN
—God of Good Fortune.
V
ODEN
—God of Green Life.
Z
EGARNALD
—God of War.
Hythria
A
LMODAVAR
—Hythrun Raider. Captain of Damin Wolfblade’s Raiders.
C
YRUS
E
AGLESPIKE
—Hythrun. Warlord of Dregian Province. Damin Wolfblade’s distant cousin.
D
AMIN
W
OLFBLADE
—Warlord of Krakandar and heir to the High Prince’s throne. Son of Princess Marla and nephew of Lernen Wolfblade, High Prince of Hythria.
K
ALAN
—High Arrion of the Sorcerers’ Collective in Hythria. Damin Wolfblade’s half sister, also known as Kalan of Elasapine. She has a twin brother, Narvell Hawksword.
L
ERNEN
W
OLFBLADE
—High Prince of Hythria. Damin’s uncle. A known pervert with no desire to produce an heir and rather exotic sexual appetites.
M
ARLA
W
OLFBLADE
—Princess of Hythria. Sister of Lernen Wolfblade and mother of Damin. Married 5 times she is also the mother of Kalan and Narvell Hawksword of Elasapine.
R
ORIN
—Seneschal to the High Arrion of the Sorcerers’ Collective.
S
OOTHAN
—Captain of a Hythrun fishing boat.
Karien
A
RINGARD
—Queen of Karien. Married to Jasnoff and mother of Cratyn.
C
HARITY
—Karien noblewoman. Granddaughter of Baron Lodnan.
C
HASTITY
—Daughter of Terbolt. Adrina’s Lady-In-Waiting. Formerly betrothed to Cratyn.
C
RATYN
—Crown Prince of Karien. Son of Jasnoff and Aringard.
D
RENDYN
—Karien. Earl of Tiler’s Pass. Cratyn’s cousin and nephew of King Jasnoff.
E
LFRON
—Karien priest sent to the Citadel with Lord Pieter to denounce the Sisterhood’s handling of the pagans.
G
ARANUS
—Karien Priest sent to the Citadel with Terbolt, the Duke of Setenton.
H
OPE
—Adrina’s Lady-In-Waiting.
J
ASNOFF
—King of Karien. Married to Aringard. Father of Cratyn and uncle to Drendyn.
J
AYMES OF
K
IRKLAND
—Karien page attached to Lord Laetho’s retinue. Son of Lord Laetho’s Third Steward, he cannot by knighted due to his common birth.
L
ORD
P
IETER
—Karien Envoy to Medalon.
M
IKEL OF
K
IRKLAND
—Karien page attached to Lord Laetho’s retinue. Jaymes’ younger brother. Appointed as Adrina’s page following his escape from Medalon.
O
VERLORD
—
See
Xaphista.
P
ACIFICA
—Adrina’s Lady-In-Waiting.
T
ERBOLT
—Karien. Duke of Setenton and father of Chastity.
V
ONULUS
—Karien Priest appointed as Confessor to Adrina.
X
APHISTA
—The Overlord. God of the Kariens.
Fardohnya
A
DRINA
—Princess of Fardohnya. Eldest legitimate child of King Hablet and his first wife. Adrina’s mother was beheaded for trying to assassinate her husband’s mistress and her illegitimate son Tristan.
C
ASSANDRA
—Princess of Fardohnya. Adrina’s younger sister and second legitimate child of Hablet.
H
ABLET
—King of the Fardohnyans. Has 14 illegitimate sons and thirteen legitimate daughters. He refuses to name his heir hoping one of his wives will give him a legitimate son.
J
APINEL
—Fardohnyan tailor, alchemist and con-man.
L
ECTER
T
URON
—Chamberlain of the Fardohnyan Court. Lector is a eunuch who makes his fortune collecting bribes.
R
AVEN
—Head of the Assassins’ Guild that operates in Hythria and Fardohnya
T
ERIAHNA
—The Raven. Head of the Assassins’ Guild.
T
AMYLAN
—Fardohnyan slave raised to serve Adrina. Lover of Tristan on Adrina’s orders.
T
RISTAN
—Bastard son of King Hablet of Fardohnya. Adrina’s half-brother and Captain of her Guard sent to Karien.
My life is many things, but boring isn’t one of them. Despite a wedding, a birth, a book launch, two house moves, a new business and a few other rather traumatic incidents that I would rather not relive, this book was written in considerably less time than
Medalon
.
As always, there are the usual suspects who deserve my thanks for their unswerving faith and their high tolerance levels in putting up with me during the creation of this work. In particular, I would like to thank my children, Amanda, TJ and David for their support and for filling my life with so many distractions that I have, though sheer necessity, mastered the art of focussing on writing to the exclusion of all else. They will readily attest to this fact, although they may be surprised how often I’ve heard them lament to each other “don’t bother asking her anything, she’s writing”.
I would like to thank Stephanie Smith, Darian Causby and Midge McCall, and all the other people at HarperCollins who I have never met but who have contributed to this series, along with Lyn Tranter and
Cathy Perkins at Australian Literary Management and also Sarah Endacott. Stephanie Pui-Mun Law has once again created an awesome cover and I remain one of her most ardent fans.
With my dying breath, I will be thanking Harshini Bhoola for her never-ending enthusiasm and her constant re-reading of the manuscripts, and it still won’t repay her. Thanks also to my good friend Peter Jackson for encouraging me to take a step into the unknown and my favourite sycophants, Toni-Maree and John Elferink MLA for helping me keep my feet on the ground while my head was in the clouds.
Jennifer Fallon lives in Alice Springs, in Central Australia and writes anywhere she can get her hands on a computer. She writes full time and moonlights in business training and IT as a consultant.
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