The King's Deryni

by Katherine Kurtz

  IRIS JUDIANA, MOTHER—Superior at Arc-en-Ciel; daughter of a Bremagni duke, educated at Rhanamé.

  IRIS ROSE—a sister of Arc-en-Ciel.

  ISARN, PRINCE—Prince of Logreine.

  JAMES OF TENDAL, SIR—hereditary Chancellor of Corwyn.

  JAMYL ARILAN, SIR—nephew of the late Sir Seisyll Arilan, Deryni; a favored companion of King Brion.

  JÁNOS SOKRAT, COUNT—a Torenthi courtier.

  JARDINE HOWARD, SIR—a knight of Lendour, one of Duchess Vera’s uncles.

  JARED MCLAIN, EARL OF KIERNEY—only son and heir of Andrew Duke of Cassan; husband of Vera, father of Kevin and Duncan.

  JASKA COLLINS, SIR—a young knight of Gwynedd, known for his horsemanship, in Kenneth’s service.

  *JATHAN JOACHIM RICHARD URIEN, PRINCE—youngest son of King Donal and Queen Richeldis.

  JEHANA JULIENNE ADÉLAÏDE DE BESANÇON, PRINCESS—eldest daughter of Ryol King of Bremagne.

  *JERNIAN, DUKE—fifth Duke of Corwyn, a comrade of Kings Nygel, Jasher, and Cluim.

  JERNIAN KUSHANNAN, MASTER—a page at Coroth, heir to Airlie Earl of Airnis, two years older than Alaric; an avid cardounet enthusiast, but with poor vision.

  JIRI REDFEARN, SIR—an aide to King Donal, father of twin pages Airey and Prys.

  JORIAN DE COURCY, FATHER—Deryni priest discovered by the Church hierarchy and sentenced to be executed; from the mountain region bordering the Connait.

  JORIS TALBOT, SIR—eldest son of Sir Lucien Talbot, royal governor of Meara at Ratharkin.

  JOSCERAND, PRINCE—uncle to Crown Prince Ryol of Bremagne, half-brother to King Meyric.

  JOVETT CHANDOS, SIR—childhood friend of Alyce de Corwyn, secretly Deryni; close friend of Sir Sé Trelawney; husband of Lady Zoë Morgan.

  JUDIANA, MOTHER—see Iris Judiana, Mother.

  JULIAN TALBOT, SIR—second son of Sir Lucien Talbot, royal governor of Meara at Ratharkin.

  *JURIJ ORKÉNY—great Torenthi battle genius, author of Failed Battle Tactics.

  JUSTIS BERRINGER—page at Rhemuth, then squire, finally a knight.

  KAILAN PETER CHANDOS, MASTER—elder son of Zoë Morgan and Sir Jovett Chandos.

  KÁROLY FURSTÁN, PRINCE—third son of King Nimur of Torenth; Crown Prince of Torenth.

  KENNET HOWELL, SIR—son and heir of Rorik Howell Earl of Eastmarch.

  KENNETH KAI MORGAN, SIR—an aide to King Donal; widower of Lady Alyce de Corwyn, father of Alaric and Bronwyn, plus Zoë and two more daughters by a first marriage; Earl of Lendour for life, in right of his wife.

  KERENSA ALATHEA, PRINCESS—niece of Alberic King of Fallon.

  *KERYELL OF LENDOUR, EARL—Deryni Earl of Lendour and husband of Stevana de Corwyn, Heiress of Corwyn; father of Alyce, Vera, and Ahern.

  KETHEVAN VON SOSLÁN, LADY—morganatic wife of Hogan Gwernach, created Countess of Soslán.

  KEVIN DOUGLAS MCLAIN, MASTER—son of Jared Earl of Kierney by his first wife, Elaine MacInnis; Master of Kierney, later Earl of Kierney.

  KHOREN VASTOUNI, PRINCE—brother of the Prince of Andelon, member of the Camberian Council.

  KIAN FRASER—grandson of Claara Morgan, son of Sir Paxon Fraser and brother of Clarice; page to Earl of Rhendall.

  *KIPRIAN, KING—a Torenthi ruler.

  KIRILL FURSTÁN, PRINCE—a duke of Arkadia, patron of Ulger de Brinsi, a cardounet master.

  *KOLTAN, COUNT—a cardounet master.

  *KRISPIN SIEF MACATHAN—murdered son of the Deryni Jessamy MacAthan and King Donal, secretly sired to be a Deryni protector for the royal princes.

  *LARISSA DE MARLUK, LADY—second wife of Hogan Gwernach, and mother of Charissa.

  LAURENZ UDAUT, SIR—father of Sir Trevor and special counsel to the Duchy of Corwyn.

  LAWRENCE GORONY, FATHER—chaplain to Bishop Oliver de Nore.

  LEOPOLD, MASTER—steward of Morganhall.

  LESTER, LORD—one of King Brion’s captains on the expedition to Eastmarch.

  LÉTALD SOBBON JUBAL JOSSE VON HORTHY, PRINCE—Hort of Orsal and Prince of Tralia.

  *LEWYS AP NORFAL—infamous Deryni who died in a forbidden magical experiment; father of Jessamy and Morian.

  LLION FARQUAHAR, SIR—a young knight of Corwyn, knighted by Kenneth Morgan Earl of Lendour and selected to be Alaric’s governor and companion.

  LUCIEN TALBOT, SIR—a baron of the Purple March, permanent royal governor of Meara at Ratharkin, replacing the murdered Iolo Melandry.

  MACON—Jared’s retired battle-surgeon.

  *MARCUS FURSTÁN, PRINCE—father of Prince Hogan.

  *MARIE STEPHANIA DE CORWYN—younger daughter of Keryell Earl of Lendour and Stevana de Corwyn; sister to Alyce and Ahern de Corwyn.

  MARIN ALYCE FARQUAHAR—daughter of Llion and Alazais.

  MATHILDE, SISTER—a sister brought from Bremagne by Queen Jehana.

  MAXEN OF COLDOIRE—a squire at Rhemuth, from Marley.

  MAYA, PRINCESS—widow of Prince Sobbon, mother of Létald and Sivorn, Princess of Tralia.

  MEGORY, LADY—lady-in-waiting to Queen Richeldis.

  MELISSA HOWARD, LADY—former maid to Alyce, now married to Sir Calix Howard.

  MEYRIC, KING—sovereign of Bremagne, father of Jehana et al.

  MICHAEL, ARCHANGEL—guardian of the element of Fire.

  MICHAEL O’FLYNN, EARL OF DERRY—special counsel to the Duchy of Corwyn; father of Sir Seamus O’Flynn.

  MICHAEL PIREK-HALDANE, SIR—elder son and heir of Quentin Pirek-Haldane Earl of Carthane, brother of Innis de Pirek.

  *MICHON DE COURCY, LORD—deceased member of the Camberian Council.

  MIKHAIL COUNT OF SANKT-IRAKLI—bookish younger son of Prince Hogan by Kethevan von Soslán, disallowed from the succession.

  MIKHAIL VASTOUNI, PRINCE—sovereign Prince of Andelon, father of Sofiana, brother of Khoren; Deryni.

  MILES CHOPARD, SIR—secretary to Corwyn’s council of regents.

  MORAG FURSTÁNA, PRINCESS—daughter of the King of Torenth, sister of Princes Károly, Wencit, Festil, and Torval.

  MORIAN DU JOUX (AP LEWYS), SIR—Deryni in Meara, husband of Lady Cloris.

  MURCHISON, BARON—holder of a manor house two days north of Rhemuth.

  NESTA MCLAIN, LADY—sister to Kenneth Morgan’s first wife, and aunt to his three daughters.

  NEVAN D’ESTRELLDAS, FATHER—a chaplain serving as Duke Jared’s battle-surgeon, from Bremagne.

  NIGEL CLUIM GWYDION RHYS HALDANE, PRINCE—younger brother of Brion King of Gwynedd, and his heir presumptive.

  NIMUR (NIMOUROS HO PHOURSTANOS PADISHAH)—King of Torenth.

  *NIMUR FURSTÁN, CROWN PRINCE—late eldest son of Nimur King of Torenth.

  NINIAN DE PIRAN, SIR—deputy to Duke Richard for training; heir to Earl of Jenas.

  NIVELON, DUKE—Duke of Vezaire, a distant relative of the late Queen Dulchesse of Gwynedd.

  NOLEN MACINNIS—a squire at Rhemuth, friend of Cornelius Seaton.

  O’BEIRNE, BISHOP (NEIL)—Bishop of Dhassa.

  OISÍN ADAIR—a horse breeder, member of the Camberian Council.

  OLIVER DE NORE, BISHOP—elder brother of the late Father Septimus; Bishop of Nyford; uncle of Cornelius Seaton.

  ORBAN HOWARD, SIR—“father” of Vera (de Corwyn) Howard.

  PAGET SULLIVAN—son of Sir Evan Sullivan and page, then squire and knight, at Rhemuth; friend of Alaric.

  PASCHAL DIDIER, FATHER—R’Kassan-trained former chaplain to Keryell Earl of Lendour and tutor to his children; Deryni.

  PATRICK CORRIGAN, BISHOP—auxiliary bishop in Rhemuth.

  PAUL TOLLENDAL, ARCHBISHOP—Archbishop of Valoret and Primate of All Gwynedd.

  PAXON FRASER, SIR—son-in-law of Claara Morgan, father of Kian and Clarice; in service to the Earl of Rhendall.

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sp; PEDUR CHANDOS, SIR—a senior Lendouri knight, father of Sir Jovett.

  PHARES DONOVAN, SIR—a young knight from Marley, former squire to Prince Brion and a keen archer; knighted by Sir Kenneth Morgan.

  QUENTIN PIREK-HALDANE, SIR—Earl of Carthane, father of Michael and Innis.

  QUILLAN PARGETER—a page at court, friend of Alaric.

  RAEDAN DES CHAMPS, SIR—a legal expert brought to Bremagne to assist in negotiating the marriage contract between King Brion and Princess Jehane.

  RAFE WINSLOW, CAPTAIN—master of the Gryphon.

  RAPHAEL, ARCHANGEL—guardian of the element of Air.

  RATHER DE CORBIE, LORD—an emissary of the Hort of Orsal.

  RATHOLD, LORD—counsel to the Duchy of Corwyn.

  REAMONN DE NAVERIE, SIR—son of Sir Crescence, knighted by his father in Kenneth’s presence.

  *RHUPERT CALDER OF SHEELE, SIR—author of The Road to Killingford.

  RHUPERT MACINNIS, SIR—one of Jared’s knights, brother to his late first wife.

  RHYDON SASILLION, SIR—junior member of the Camberian Council and, later, son-in-law to Rorik Howell Earl of Eastmarch.

  RICHARD BEARAND RHUPERT CINHIL HALDANE, PRINCE—unmarried half-brother of King Donal and uncle of King Brion, Prince Nigel, and the Princesses Xenia and Silke, Duke of Carthmoor.

  *RICHARD DU JOUX, LORD—father of Dominic, died fighting at the side of Prince Festil of Torenth in the conquest of Gwynedd; husband of Princess Tayce Furstána, a cousin of the new King of Gwynedd.

  RICHELDIS, QUEEN—second wife of King Donal and mother of his children; sister to Illann King of Howicce and Llannedd.

  RISTO OF GLENMOR, SIR—young emissary of Princess Caitrin.

  ROBERT DE SAEVA, SIR—castellan of Rhemuth Castle, father of Claud.

  ROBERT OF TENDAL, SIR—son of Sir James, the hereditary chancellor of Corwyn.

  RODDER GILLESPIE, FATHER—a priest of the Diocese of Nyford, and secretary to Bishop Oliver de Nore.

  RONAN, PRINCE—eldest son of Illann King of Howicce and Llannedd; brother of Prince Cormac.

  RORIK HOWELL, LORD—rebellious Earl of Eastmarch, father of Kennet and Eulalia.

  *ROSHANE OF FALLON, LADY—third wife of Hogan Gwernach.

  RYAN CORIS, SIR—Earl of Marley.

  RYOL, PRINCE—Crown Prince of Bremagne.

  SAVION, SIR—a Knight of the Anvil, Deryni.

  SÉ TRELAWNEY, SIR—childhood friend of Alyce and her brother and sister, secretly Deryni; formerly in the service of Lendour, but now a fully vowed Knight of the Anvil, Incus Domini, the Anvil of the Lord.

  SEABERT OF NYFORD—a bishop.

  SEAMUS O’FLYNN, SIR—Earl of Derry, and a member of the Corwyn Regency Council.

  *SEISYLL ARILAN—late member of King Donal’s council of state and also the Camberian Council; uncle of Jamyl and Denis Arilan.

  *SEPTIMUS (SEPP) DE NORE, FATHER—late brother of Bishop Oliver de Nore, executed for his part in the murder of Krispin MacAthan.

  SERAFINA, SISTER/MOTHER—see Camille, Princess.

  SERGEI FURSTÁN-ARKADIA, COUNT—Regent of Arkadia, and Count Constantin’s elder brother.

  SIGISMUND COUNT VON GOLZCOW—companion of Count Constantin, and seducer of Princess Xenia; later, her husband.

  SILKE ANNE ELIZABETH ROISIAN HALDANE, PRINCESS—second daughter of Donal King of Gwynedd and Queen Richeldis.

  *SÍODA KUSHANNAN, LORD—Earl of Airnis who served Duke Stíofan, Alyce’s grandfather; a Grecotha scholar, and special counsel to the Duchy of Corwyn; father of Airlie and grandfather of Jernian.

  SIVORN, PRINCESS—a younger sister of Létald Hort of Orsal.

  SIWARD, FATHER—chaplain at Morganhall.

  *SOBBON, PRINCE—sovereign Prince of Tralia, also known as the Hort of Orsal; father of Létald.

  *SOFFRID—an ancient Deryni sage.

  SOFIANA VASTOUNI, PRINCESS—elder daughter of Prince Mikhail of Andelon and Princess Ysabeau; niece of Prince Khoren.

  STEFAN CORAM—a member of the Camberian Council, and Jamyl’s direct contact to that body.

  *STEVANA DE CORWYN, LADY—deceased heiress of Corwyn, granddaughter of Stíofan Duke of Corwyn; second wife of Keryell Earl of Lendour, mother of Alyce, (Vera), Ahern, and Marie.

  *STÍOFAN ANTHONY, DUKE—Duke of Corwyn, and Alyce’s grandfather.

  SWITHUN, FATHER—chaplain at Morganhall.

  SYBAUD—one of Jared’s men.

  SYLVAN—a squire at Castle Coroth.

  *TAYCE FURSTÁNA, LADY—first cousin of Festil I King of Gwynedd, wife of Lord Richard du Joux; their son was Dominic du Joux, first Duke of Corwyn.

  TESSELIN OF HARKNESS, SIR—training knight in Duke Jared’s household, Llion’s counterpart.

  THOMAS, SIR—a senior Kierney knight.

  THOMAS DE MAIN, SIR—a young knight of Gwynedd, non-identical twin to Geoffrey, noted for his swordsmanship.

  *THOMAS RIORDAN, SIR—author of Essential Cavalry Tactics.

  TIARNÁN MACRAE, SIR—a senior aide to King Donal.

  TIVADAN, FATHER—Chancellor of the Exchequer of Corwyn.

  TORVAL FURSTÁN, PRINCE—second son of the King of Torenth.

  TRESHAM MACKENZIE—a Claibourne squire at Rhemuth, cousin to Ewan Duke of Claibourne.

  TREVOR, PRINCE—second son of Meyric King of Bremagne, brother of Jehana.

  TREVOR UDAUT, SIR—a young knight of Corwyn, son of Sir Laurenz Udaut; assigned to Kenneth Morgan’s service.

  UALTAR DE BRYNDISI, SIR—a young knight dubbed by King Brion at Cynfyn.

  ULF CAREY, SIR—a young knight of Gwynedd, known for his keen horsemanship.

  *ULGER DE BRINSI—a Thurian cardounet master, author of Elements of Basic Strategy.

  URIEL, ARCHANGEL—guardian of the element of Earth.

  URSULINE, PRINCESS—third daughter of Meyric King of Bremagne.

  VARIAN LEMANDER, SIR—a newly made knight of Danoc.

  VERA LAURELA (DE CORWYN) HOWARD MCLAIN, COUNTESS—younger twin sister of Alyce, but raised by and believed to be the daughter of Lord Orban Howard and Lady Laurela; wife of Jared Earl of Kierney and mother of Duncan.

  VILIAM DE SOUZA—a squire at Coroth, heir of a baron; four years older than Alaric, a cardounet enthusiast.

  VIVIENNE DE JORDANET, LADY—member of the Camberian Council.

  WALTER LITHGOW, SIR—a knight of Kierney, husband of Geill Morgan.

  WENCIT FURSTÁN, PRINCE—fourth son of King Nimur of Torenth.

  WILCE MELANDRY, SIR—sheriff of Ratharkin.

  WILLIAM MACCARTNEY, ARCHBISHOP—Archbishop of Rhemuth.

  XANDER OF TORRYLIN, SIR—a young knight of Lendour.

  XAVIER HOWARD—a new page at Coroth, a cousin of Duchess Vera.

  XENIA NUALA JARONI SWYNBETH HALDANE, PRINCESS—first daughter and third child of Donal King of Gwynedd and Richeldis.

  YSOMBARD, PRINCE—Prince of Thuria.

  YVES DE TREMELAN, SIR—a young knight of Lendour.

  ZAIZIE—family pet name of Alazais Morgan, Kenneth’s youngest daughter by his first marriage.

  *ZEFIRYN—an ancient Deryni sage of Caeriesse.

  *ZIMAREK COUNT OF TARKHAN—elder son of Prince Hogan by his morganatic wife, a tournament champion.

  *ZIMRI DUKE OF TRUVORSK—Torenthi author of a tactical work, A Betrayal at Killingford.

  ZOË BRONWYN (MORGAN) CHANDOS, LADY—eldest daughter of Sir Kenneth Morgan, a former student at Arc-en-Ciel; heart-sister (and stepdaughter!) to Alyce de Corwyn; widow of Ahern Heir of Corwyn, wife to Sir Jovett Chandos, mother of Kailan Peter, Charlan, and Alyce Maria Chandos.

  APPENDIX II

  Index of Places

  AIRNIS—an earldom in southwestern Corwyn.

  ANDELON—a sovereign principality adjacent to the
Forcinn Buffer States.

  ARC-EN-CIEL, CONVENT OF NOTRE DAME DE L’—convent school of Our Lady of the Rainbow, where Alyce and Zoë studied.

  ARKELLA—manor of Sir Evan Sullivan.

  ARRANAL VALLEY—part of a strategic pass between Torenth and the Earldom of Marley.

  ARX FIDEI SEMINARY—one of the principal seminaries in Gwynedd, near Valoret.

  BALLYMAR—site of the ancient McLain burial ground.

  BELDOUR—capital city of Torenth.

  BREITFAHR—Morian’s home outside Ratharkin.

  BREMAGNE—kingdom across the Southern Sea from Gwynedd, whose king has marriageable daughters.

  CAERIESSE—legendary land that sank beneath the sea.

  CARDOSA—strategic city on the Gwynedd-Torenth border in the Rheljan Mountains; location of St. Mary’s cathedral.

  CARTHANE—an earldom in the south of Gwynedd along the River Eirian, held by Sir Innis Pirek-Haldane Earl of Carthane.

  CARTHMOOR—former subsidiary princedom in the former Principality of Mooryn, the holding of Prince Richard Duke of Carthmoor.

  CASSAN—duchy in northwest Gwynedd.

  CASTEL EDAIN—seat of Baron Faas of Glyndour.

  CASTLE CYNFYN—seat of the Earl of Lendour, in the town of Cynfyn.

  CINQUE-EGLISE—Bremagni town, site of King Meyric’s summer palace, Millefleurs.

  CLAIBOURNE—northernmost and most senior duchy in Gwynedd, principal part of the ancient principality of Kheldour.

  CLOOME—town on the western coast of Meara, south of Laas and just north of the border with Pardiac.

  COAMER MOUNTAINS—mountain range marking part of the southernmost border between Gwynedd and Torenth.

  COROTH—capital of the Duchy of Corwyn; location of Cathedral of St. Matthew.

  CORWYN—ancient duchy in southeast Gwynedd, part of the ancient Principality of Mooryn; seat of the Deryni dukes of Corwyn.

  CÙILLE, RIVER—marks the border between Gwynedd and Meara.

  CULDI—earldom and town in the Purple March formerly held by Camber MacRorie; now a holding of Jared Earl of Kierney.

  CYNFYN—capital of the earldom of Lendour.

  DELLARD’S LANDING—a ford on the Duncapall River, north of Coroth.

  DESSE—northernmost navigable point on the River Eirian, several hours’ ride south of Rhemuth.