03 - Caledor

by Gav Thorpe - (ebook by Undead)

  MIANDERIN - high priest of Asuryan, who bestows the Phoenix Crown and Cloak upon Imrik and wards him with spells when Imrik steps into the flame of Asuryan.

  MORATHI - wife of Aenarion, mother of Malekith, chief architect of the pleasure cults. Morathi is the power behind Malekith and has been fuelling his ambition to further her own. Once her part in the pleasure cults is revealed, she revels in her notoriety, enjoying the freedom from the elves’ complex religious and social traditions. As the partner of Aenarion she once enjoyed great power and she will do anything to regain it. She is far more cynical than her son, and is already well on her way to becoming a corrupt yet extremely powerful sorceress. After the massacre at the shrine, Morathi resumes rule of Nagarythe and unleashes her cults and armies against the other kingdoms.

  TITHRAIN - young prince of Cothique, forced to take the rulership following the massacre. Has to deal with druchii reinforcements returning from the colonies, led by the Khainite cultist Hellebron. Slain by Malekith during the Battle of Maledor.

  THYRINOR - prince of Caledor, cousin to Imrik and Dorien. Slain by Morathi.

  THYRIOL - mage-prince of Saphery, one of the survivors of the massacre at the shrine. Thyriol takes on much of the diplomatic and civil governance of Ulthuan after the massacre, leaving Caledor free to concentrate on the war. When Malekith unleashes the Sundering upon Ulthuan, Thyriol gives his life to help the returned Caledor Dragontamer and other mages restore the vortex, joining them in limbo upon the Isle of the Dead.

  URATHION OF ULLAR - prince of Nagarythe, sorcerer. One of Morathi and Malekith’s protégés, Urathion learns the dark arts, but when Malekith finally reveals his plan to unbind the magical vortex he flees for sanctuary and warns the Phoenix King of Malekith’s insane plan before he is assassinated.

  YVRAINE - Everqueen of the elves, daughter of Aenarion and Astarielle. Although the spiritual protector of the elves, Yvraine cannot combat the sorceries of the druchii as Morathi’s followers crush resistance in Chrace and march into the forests of Avelorn. Aided for a time by Alith Anar and the spirits of Avelorn, the Everqueen holds out until King Caledor can free the forests of the druchii. Desperate, Morathi personally leads a final attack against the Everqueen’s realm. Her strength almost spent, Yvraine and her followers retreat to the Gaen Vale, and the Everqueen collapses the land bridge connecting the Gaen Vale to the mainland, destroying Morathi’s army but also isolating the Gaen Vale forever.

  ABOUT THE AUTHOR

  Gav Thorpe has been rampaging across the worlds of Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000 for many years as both an author and games developer. He hails from the den of scurvy outlaws called Nottingham and makes regular sorties to unleash bloodshed and mayhem. He shares his hideout with Dennis, a psychotic mechanical hamster currently trying to employ Skype as a mind-control network.

  Gav’s previous novels include fan-favourite Angels of Darkness and the epic Malekith, first instalment in the Sundering trilogy, amongst many others.

  You can find his website at: mechanicalhamster.wordpress.com

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  proofing by Red Dwarf,

  formatting and additional

  proofing by Undead.