Treason's Shore

by Sherwood Smith

  Mran, grand-daughter of Ivandred Cassad, brother to Jarl, married to Landred Marlo-Vayir

  Idayago-Vayir (see Camarend Tya-vayir)

  Jaya-Vayir Family

  Camarend, (“Horseshoe”), Jarl

  Manther, Laef, died at Ghael Hills battle in 3907

  Marend, (betrothed to Savarend Montredavan-An (“Fox”)

  Ivandred, (“Vanda”), new heir

  Retren, cousin to Vanda, now to be his Randael

  Khani-Vayir Family

  Nadran, Jarl

  Nadran Toraca, (“Noddy Turtle”), Randael to his cousin Nadran, killed in the Venn war

  Indevan, (“Inda”), Noddy’s son

  Branid Toraca, (“Nightingale”), Noddy’s brother, married to Hild Sindan

  Marlo-Vayir Family

  Aldren, (“Buck”), Jarl

  Landred, (“Cherry-Stripe”), Randael

  Fnor, Jarlan to Buck

  Mran, Randviar to Cherry-Stripe

  Camrid, (“Scrapper”), former Randael to Hasta—Buck and Cherry-Stripe’s uncle

  Hastred, (“Hasta”), former Jarl of Marlo-Vayir

  Hastred, (“Hot Rock”), Buck and Fnor’s son, future Jarl

  Indevan, (“Buttertub”), Cherry-Stripe’s son, future Randael

  Rialden, Cherry-Stripe and Mran’s daughter, sent to Algara-Vayirs at age two, will be future Iofre

  Marth-Davan Family

  Tdor, Iofre, wife of Inda Algara-Vayir

  Ramond, cousin to Tdor, future Jarl (deceased)

  Ander, (“Mouse”), cousin to Tdor, Jarl

  Montredavan-An Family:

  Savarend, Jarl

  Lineas Sindan-An, Jarlan, cousin to Tlennen Montrei-Vayir

  Savarend, (“Fox”), heir; Inda’s second in command of Fox Banner Fleet, also captain of Death

  Shendan, (“Shen”) Fox’s sister, old friend to Tdor and Hadand from queen’s training days

  Marend Jaya-Vayir, Fox’s betrothed, later wife

  Montrei-Vayir family

  Tlennen, former king, Evred’s father, died by assassination

  Anderle, former Harskialdna, or Marlovan Shield Arm during wartime, died by assassination

  Ndara Cassad, former Harandviar—in charge of queen’s training and royal guardswomen, murdered by her spouse just before he was assassinated

  Tdiran, former king’s sister, died in riding accident, married to Jarl of Yvana-Vayir

  Wisthia Shagal, former queen, retired to Adrani homeland on death of husband Tlennen; appointed ambassador to Bren

  Aldren, royal heir (Sierlaef), died by assassination

  Evred, (“Sponge”), Harvaldar (king), intended at birth as future

  Shield Arm (Varlaef) but became king on father’s and brother’s assassination)

  Barend, son of Anderle and Ndara—cousin to Aldren and Evred—interim Harskialdna, also shipmaster for Fox Banner Fleet at sea, later Cam mander of Navy

  Noth Family

  Dauvid, (“Horsepiss”), King’s Dragoon Captain, later interim Randael to Algara-Vayirs, then defender of Fera-Vayir Harbor)

  Senrid, (“Whipstick”), future dragoon captain, promoted Randael to Algara-Vayirs

  Kendred, (“Dogpiss”), included in first Tvei class—died in academy accident summer 3905)

  Flatfoot and Goatkick Noth, sons of Horsepiss’s brother, Flatfoot personal runner to Whipstick, Goatkick runner-in-training for King’s Runners

  Tya-Vayir Family

  Stalgrid, (“Horsebutt”), Jarl

  Imand Sindan-An, Jarlan

  Dannor, (“Mudface”) married to Aldren “Hawkeye” Yvana-Vayir, then to Branid Algara-Vayir)

  Camarend, (“Cama”), Randael, later Jarl of Idayago, new name, Idayago-Vayir; his wife Starand “Honeytongue” Ola-Vayir

  Hibern, Imand’s mate and First Runner

  Dauvid, (“Honeyboy”), new Randael

  Stalgrid, heir to Horsebutt

  Yvana-Vayir Family

  Anderle, (“Hawkeye”), heir, Jarl after father’s execution for treason, killed in the Venn war

  Tdiran Montrei-Vayir, Hawkeye’s mother, sister to Tlennen-Harvaldar, died in riding accident

  Dannor Tya-Vayir, (“Mudface”), wife to Hawkeye

  Camrid, (“Mad Gallop”), Hawkeye’s father, Jarl who led an attempted coup, regicide, died a traitor’s death at the post

  Tlennen and Haldred, (“Badger and Beaver”), twins, sharing Jarlate

  Fala, potter, (life mate to Hawkeye)

  Dei Family

  Joret Dei, betrothed to Tanrid Algara-Vayir, then to Inda, married Prince Valdon na Shagal of the Adranis

  Taumad Dei, aka Taumad Daraen, once Inda’s chief Runner, later diplomat

  Saris Dei aka Saris Elend aka Sarias Daraen, owner of the Golden Butterfly pleasure house in Parayid Harbor before being taken by pirates

  Yaskandar Dei, distant cousin to Joret and Tau (Sartoran branch of the family)

  Chief Runners

  Jened Sindan, Captain of Tlennen-Harvaldar’s Runners—and his life mate—died defending Evred at Ala Larkadhe

  Vedrid Basna, First Runner to Evred-Harvaldar

  Ramond Jaya and Ramond Lith, (“the Twins” or “Twin Ain and Twin Tvei”), Inda’s Personal Runners (one short and dark, the other tall and fair)

  Branid Toraca, (“Nightingale”), chief personal runner to Evred

  Kened, one of Evred’s Runners

  Tesar, chief personal runner to Hadand-Gunvaer

  Hatha, one of the King’s Runners, perforce made into a healer for lack of same

  Fiam, Inda’s steward-in-training

  Chelis, youngest of Fareas-Iofre’s personal runners

  Noren, Tdor’s personal Runner

  “Flatfoot” Noth, Whipstick Noth’s personal runner (and his cousin)

  Hened Dunrend (“Dun the Carpenter”), a King’s Runner, related to Captain Sindan, Inda’s bodyguard aboard the Pim ships, unknown as a Marlovan to Inda until after Dun’s death

  OTHERS

  Ramond Fijirad, one of Inda’s scrub mates, now a dragoon captain

  Tdiran-Randviar, Randviar (defending woman commander) at Ala-Larkadhe, appointed Randviar for life

  “Tuft” Sindan-An, one of Evred’s and Inda’s Tvei companions, a hero of the Andahi Pass Battle.

  “Shoofly” Senegad, a Yvana-Vayir dragoon later reassigned to Cama—poses as Inda

  DENIZENS OF THE NOB, HARBOR AT TIP OF OLARAN PENINSULA

  Harbormaster Sholf

  Nangel, chief scribe to Sholf

  Skandar Mardric, head of Resistance

  Rend Dalloran, (“Dallo”), innkeeper, part of Resistance

  DENIZENS OF FREEDOM ISLANDS

  Commander Garjath Dhalshev, formerly Admiral of Khanerenth Navy, now harbor master of independents in Freeport Harbor

  Walaf Woltjen (“Woof”), his assistant

  Waki Woltjen (“Nugget”), Woof’s sister, crews on Inda’s ships

  Lorenda, proprietor of a cordage shop

  Mistress Lind, proprietor of the Lark Ascendant pleasure house

  DENIZENS OF BREN

  Mistress Perran, chosen as Fleet Guild mistress. She’s also Mistress of the Bren Coopers’ Guild.

  Fleet Master Chim, supposed to command the fleet once it was raised and trained, but actually invented the sailors’ own method of communications.

  Friends at Lower Deck Tavern: Haelec, proprietor, Jeje hires Thess and her son Palnas, Nathad, Marn the old lady, Japsar, Col

  Mistress Rosebud, proprietor of Wisteria House—pleasure house offering music and pantomime

  Eris, daughter of playwright, a musician

  Kerrem, waiter friend of Tau’s, also a musician

  Denja Arrad, actor nicknamed “The Comet”

  Royal Family: Galadrin, King of Bren; Kliessin, Crown Princess of Bren, later queen; Kavnarac, “Kavna,” Prince of Bren

  Captain Wenald, a beached captain kept chained to a pirate galley eight years

  Tald Brasvac,
high admiral of Bren navy

  ADRANIS

  Martan Shagal, king of Anaeran-Adrani

  Nalais, queen of Anaeran-Adrani

  Valdon Shagal, crown prince

  Randon Shagal, cousin to Valdon

  Ored Elsaraen, Duke of Elsaraen

  Lord Jasil, retired ambassador to Sartor, replaced by Lady Fansara Bantas

  Tirthia Shagal, princess of Anaeran-Adrani several generations before, famed for her beauty and wit

  VENN

  Rajnir, King of the Venn

  Erkric, Abyarn: Dag, Rajnir’s principle mage

  Durasnir, Fulla: Hyarl, and Oneli Commander of the Venn Fleet (Stalna), flagship Cormorant

  Vatta Durasnir, son of Fulla Durasnir, died at sixteen in Rajnir’s sea battle against the Chwahir

  Brun Durasnir, wife to Fulla Durasnir, her title “Vra Stalna” or wife of commander, a higher title than Vra Hyarl

  Halvir, second son of Fulla Durasnir, held captive by Erkric with King Rajnir

  Military

  Gairad, Battlegroup Captain directly under Durasnir

  Seigmad, Chief Battlegroup Captain, later Battlegroup Chief, wife “Vra” Seigmad, flagship Petrel

  Talkar, Hilda Commander of the South, Rajnir’s army commander

  Balandir, Nanni, senior dag, once part of King’s Household

  Balandir, Dyalf, Hyarl, briefly Battle Group Chief, captain of warship Graygull

  Baltar, new Battlegroup Chief, of the Katawake

  Hrad, Battle Chief in charge of the southern portion of the Venn invasion, replaced by Vringir when Hrad died during Lindeth invasion

  Henga, Drenga Captain (sea-marines, under orders of Hilda once on shore), at Arveas Castle, later a guard captain

  Oneli Coast Scouts: Adin, Hegir and Walfga

  Dags

  Jazsha Signi Sofar, sea dag, captured by Inda when sent on secret mission to Sartor, Inda’s lover

  Valda, Brit, Chief Sea Dag, head of secret ring of dags resisting Dag Erkric

  Ulaffa, Fulk: Yaga Krona Chief (head of prince’s mage protectors)

  Other dags: Mekki, on Pass, under stone spell for one hundred sixty years

  Anchan—pretends to be a thrall to aid the cause against Erkric

  Audir and Falki—sea dags killed by Erkric

  Egal—House dag

  Byarin—sea dag attached to Commander Durasnir

  Yatar (and nephew) assistants to Erkric

  MISCELLAENOUS CHARACTERS

  Lord Annold Limros, Count of Wafri (county in Ymar), who captured Inda and tortured him to try to force him to fight the Venn

  Flek Gelbeann, once a merchant captain, new guild master of Lindeth Harbor

  Zek the ropemaker, Lindeth Harbor, one of Mardric’s Resistance

  Retham the ironmonger, Lindeth Harbor, one of Mardric’s Resistance

  Paulan Ebetim, an Idayagan Resistance leader

  Captain Ramis the One-eyed, of the Knife

  Mistress Resvaes, from the Mage Council of Sartor

  Lael Lirendi, new king of Colend

  Lissais Landis, heir to throne of Sartor

  Danden Sharl (“The Brainsmasher”), held Pirate Island before Ramis freed it

  ALLIES IN STRAIT BATTLE

  Admiral Thog daughter of Pirog out of Chwahirsland

  Admiral Taz-Enja of Sarendan, detached duty

  Admiral Mehayan of Khanerenth

  Fleet Master Chim of Bren, head of the Fleet Guild

  Captain Marn Deliyeth of Everon

  Prince Kavnarac (Kavna), titular head of Bren navy

  INDA’S SHIPS AND CREW

  Blue Star, out of Sarendan, captain Fangras

  Cocodu, raffee, (once Coco under Gaffer Walic), captain Dasta, later captain Mutt

  Death, trysail (once Spear under Boruin), captain Fox Montredavan-An; cook Jarad Filic Lorm, (also cooks for Cocodu), wife Nilat

  Rapier, raffee, captain Gillor

  Rippler, small schooner

  Sable, big schooner, captain Eflis Zhavala, Sparrow first mate

  Skimit, small schooner, sometimes captained by Fibi the Delf

  Swift, brig converted to raffee, captain Swift, his daughter Khajruat first mate, then later captain, when Swift is a kind of mascot-commodore,

  Vixen, scout cutter, master Jeje sa Jeje, usually crewed by Fisher brothers Loos and Viac, second mate Nugget

  Wind’s Kiss, trysail, captain Tcholan

  PIRATE SHIPS (REFERENCED FROM PAST ADVENTURES)

  Sea-King, captain Halliff (died in pirate battles)

  Coco, captain Gaffer Walic, first mate Varodif, second mate Gutless, taken by Inda, renamed Cocodu

  Bloodfire, captain Ganan Marshig, commander of the Brotherhood of Blood (taken beyond rift into Norsunder)

  Spear, captain Boruin Death-Hand, first mate Majarian, taken by Inda, renamed Death

  Brass Dancer, captain Dal Raskan (defeated by Inda, ship exploded in alcohol fumes

  Widowmaker, captain Emis Chaul, defeated by Ramis of the Knife

  Princess, raffee, captain Scarf, taken by Fox’s fleet, Gillor new captain, renamed Rapier

  Wind’s Kiss, trysail, taken by Fox and Banner fleet off Toar, Tcholan new captain

  Knife, three-masted, square-sailed drakan, kept outside time for at least two thousand years. Sailed by Captain Ramis, then left at Ghost Island

  Table of Contents

  Title Page

  Copyright Page

  Acknowledgements

  PART ONE

  Chapter One

  Chapter Two

  Chapter Three

  Chapter Four

  Chapter Five

  Chapter Six

  Chapter Seven

  Chapter Eight

  Chapter Nine

  Chapter Ten

  Chapter Eleven

  Chapter Twelve

  Chapter Thirteen

  Chapter Fourteen

  Chapter Fifteen

  Chapter Sixteen

  Chapter Seventeen

  Chapter Eighteen

  Chapter Nineteen

  Chapter Twenty

  Chapter Twenty-one

  Chapter Twenty-two

  Chapter Twenty-three

  Chapter Twenty-four

  Chapter Twenty-five

  Chapter Twenty-six

  Chapter Twenty-seven

  Chapter Twenty-eight

  Chapter Twenty-nine

  Chapter Thirty

  Chapter Thirty-one

  Chapter Thirty-two

  Chapter Thirty-three

  Chapter Thirty-four

  Chapter Thirty-five

  Chapter Thirty-six

  PART TWO

  Chapter One

  Chapter Two

  Chapter Three

  Chapter Four

  Chapter Five

  Chapter Six

  Chapter Seven

  Chapter Eight

  Chapter Nine

  Chapter Ten

  Chapter Eleven

  Chapter Twelve

  Chapter Thirteen

  Chapter Fourteen

  Chapter Fifteen

  Chapter Sixteen

  Chapter Seventeen

  Chapter Eighteen

  Chapter Nineteen

  Chapter Twenty

  Chapter Twenty-one

  Chapter Twenty-two

  Chapter Twenty-three

  Chapter Twenty-four

  Chapter Twenty-five

  Chapter Twenty-six

  Chapter Twenty-seven

  Chapter Twenty-eight

  Chapter Twenty-nine

  Chapter Thirty

  Chapter Thirty-one

  Chapter Thirty-two

  Chapter Thirty-three

  Chapter Thirty-four

  Chapter Thirty-five

  Afterward The King Who Was an Emperor

  Characters and Ships in TREASON’S SHORE

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