ADALAR GREATHEART - Lord of Castle Dominus and a vassal of Malden Roland. Once the squire of Mazael Cravenlock, and known for his valor and skill with a sword.
ADELAIDE STORMSEA – The bastard daughter of Lord Alberon of Castle Stormsea. Competent and determined, only her efforts keep Lord Alberon’s household from falling into chaos.
AEGIDIA - Once the Guardian of the Tervingi, the teacher of Riothamus, and the mother of Ragnachar. Betrayed and murdered by Ragnachar at Stone Tower.
AGANTYR – High King of the Aegonar and the anointed of Sepharivaim.
AGRAVAIN RAINIER - Lord of Tumblestone and a vassal of Malden Roland. A skilled battle commander.
AIDAN TORMAUD - A Commander in the Justiciar Order. Less rigid than many knights of the Order, and frequently at odds with Grand Master Caldarus.
ALDANE ROLAND – The eldest son of Gerald and Rachel Roland. Now three years old.
ALBERON STORMSEA – Lord of Castle Stormsea, and a vassal of Prince Everard Chalsain of Barellion. Known for his petulant and morose nature.
AMALRIC GALBRAITH - A son of the Old Demon, and half-brother to Mazael Cravenlock. Formerly the Grand Master of the Dominiar Order, and killed by Mazael and Adalar Greatheart at the Battle of Tumblestone.
ARNULF, SON OF KAERWULF – Headman and swordthain of the Tervingi nation. Steady and unflappable in combat. A loyal follower of Mazael Cravenlock.
ATARANUR - The alias adopted by Lucan Mandragon while in disguise at Knightcastle. A High Elderborn title meaning "Lord of Gifts."
BARTH - An assassin of the Skulls, skilled in infiltration.
BELIFANE ROLAND – The youngest son of Gerald and Rachel Roland, now a year and a half old. Named for Gerald’s elder brother, slain in battle against Lord Richard Mandragon of the Grim Marches.
CALDARUS - The Grand Master of the Justiciar Order of knights. Famed for his ruthlessness and his single-minded advancement of the Justiciars' wealth and power.
CARASTER – A renegade wizard and rebel. Caraster has gained control of large numbers of runedead, and leads them in a crusade to rid the world of nobles, wealthy merchants, and priests.
CIRCAN - A wizard in Lord Malden's service.
CORVAD – Son of Mazael Cravenlock and twin brother of Molly Cravenlock. Killed by Mazael in the throne chamber of Arylkrad.
CRAMTON - Formerly the innkeeper of Cravenlock Town, rescued from an unjust execution at the hands of Lord Mitor Cravenlock by Mazael Cravenlock. Now serves as Mazael's seneschal.
EARNACHAR SON OF BALNACHAR – A headman of the Tervingi nation. Once a loyal supporter of the hrould Ragnachar, but now a grudging follower of Mazael Cravenlock.
EDGAR TALLBARTH – A knight of Greycoast, in service to Lord Alberon Stormsea of Castle Stormsea. A capable scout and skirmisher, skills acquired during his checkered past of stealing cattle from his neighbors.
ELISE – A maid in service to Rachel Roland of Knightcastle.
ETHRINGA DAUGHTER OF JORDANIC – A holdmistress of the Tervingi nation, respected and influential among the other holdmistresses. Known for her sharp tongue.
EVERARD CHALSAIN - Prince of Barellion, and the liege lord of Greycoast.
GAITH KALBORN – The knight of Morsen Village, and a San-keth proselyte. Killed by Mazael Cravenlock during Corvad’s attack upon the village.
GARAIN ROLAND - Once Lord Malden's eldest son and the heir to Knightcastle. Murdered by the San-keth during the Malden's war against the Dominiar Order, making Tobias Roland the heir to Knightcastle.
GERALD ROLAND – The youngest son of Lord Malden Roland of Knightcastle. With his brother Tobias, tasked with leading the war against the rebel Caraster.
HAGEN BRIDGEBANE – The armsmaster of Castle Cravenlock, and one of Mazael’s loyal vassals. Known for his utter lack of humor.
HARBINGER - A rebel of Knightreach and a follower of Caraster.
HIRAM STORMCREST – Liege lord of the Stormvales, and lord of Castle Stormcrest. Generally ignored by his nominal vassals.
HUGH CHALSAIN – A knight and the youngest son of Prince Everard Chalsain of Barellion. Reckless and bold, and widely regarded as the best jouster and horseman of Greycoast. Also famed for his romantic conquests.
LADY OF BLADES - A powerful spirit creature, and ruler of a domain within the spirit world.
LUCAN MANDRAGON – A wizard of terrible power, and the architect of the catastrophic Great Rising. Bearer of the Glamdaigyr and the Banurdem. Killed by Mazael Cravenlock during the Great Rising, and now an undead revenant.
KORVAGER – The High Priest of Sepharivaim among the Aegonar, second only to the Heralds and the High King himself. A powerful wizard, and ruthless even by the standards of the Aegonar.
MALAVOST – A renegade wizard who tried to murder Aldane Belifane, using his blood to open the Door of Souls. Killed by Rachel Cravenlock Roland in the High Elderborn Temple atop Mount Tynagis.
MALDEN ROLAND - Lord of Knightcastle, husband to Rhea Roland, and father of Tobias and Gerald. An old man, and only a few weeks away from death.
MAURUS – A master wizard in service to Prince Everard Chalsain of Barellion. Currently traveling with Sir Hugh Chalsain.
MAZAEL CRAVENLOCK – Lord of Castle Cravenlock, liege lord of the Grim Marches, and the hrould of the Tervingi nation. The son of the Old Demon, and one of the most capable warriors, skilled commanders, and powerful Demonsouled now living.
MITOR CRAVENLOCK - The older brother of Mazael Cravenlock and Rachel Cravenlock Roland. Allied with the San-keth and rebelled against Richard Mandragon, but killed by the San-keth after his defeat.
MOLLY CRAVENLOCK – Mazael Cravenlock’s daughter and heir to Castle Cravenlock. A powerful Demonsouled. Raised as an assassin by the Skulls, Barellion’s feared brotherhood of paid killers. Called “the Lady of the Shadows” by the Tervingi for her Demonsouled-granted ability to travel instantaneously through the shadows. The lover and betrothed of Riothamus.
MOREBETH GALBRAITH - A daughter of the Old Demon, and half-sister to Mazael Cravenlock. Seduced Mazael, and attempted to turn him into the Destroyer, the prophesied Demonsouled who will destroy the kingdoms of men. Killed by Mazael and Lucan Mandragon at Knightcastle.
NICHOLAS RANDERLY - Lord of Knightport. Young, and newly come to his position, as his father and older brothers were slain in the Great Rising.
PHILIP MONTIGARD – A Travian knight, now in service to Prince Everard Chalsain of Barellion. Currently traveling with Sir Hugh Chalsain.
RACHEL CRAVENLOCK ROLAND – The younger sister of Lord Mazael Cravenlock, and the wife of Sir Gerald Roland. Mother of Aldane and Belifane. Once a San-keth proselyte, but since repented.
RAGNACHAR SON OF NO ONE – Once a powerful hrould of the Tervingi nation. A son of the Old Demon, and at his bidding led the Tervingi over the Great Mountains to the Grim Marches. Killed by Mazael Cravenlock outside the walls of Sword Town.
RANDUR MAENDRAG – The most powerful high lord of Old Dracaryl, and using knowledge obtained from the Old Demon, the creator of the Glamdaigyr, the Banurdem, and the Wraithaldr. The creator of the Great Rising, and transformed into a revenant in the great spell’s failure. Later destroyed by Lucan Mandragon using the Glamdaigyr, who then claimed Randur’s knowledge and powers.
RHEA ROLAND – Wife of Lord Malden Roland, and mother of Tobias and Gerald Roland. Dignified and respected, and indifferent to her husband’s frequent infidelities.
RIOTHAMUS SON OF RIGOTHARIC – The Guardian of the Tervingi nation, their defender from supernatural threats, and wielder of the ancient Staff of the Guardian. The lover and betrothed of Molly Cravenlock.
ROBERT HIGHGATE - The Lord of Castle Highgate, and one of the most powerful lords of the Grim Marches. A skilled commander.
RODRIC CHALSAIN – The eldest son of Prince Everard Chalsain of Barellion, and heir to the throne of Greycoast and Barellion. Not overly fond of his brothers.
ROMARIA GREENSHIELD CRAVENLOCK – Wife of Mazael Cravenlock. Half Elderborn, giving
her the ability to change her shape to that of a great black wolf. A skilled hunter, archer, and tracker.
ROSALA - A serving maid at the Knights' Inn of Barellion, and a member of the assassins' brotherhood known as the Skulls.
RUFUS HIGHGATE - The eldest son of Lord Robert Highgate. Serves as Mazael's squire.
RYNTALD - An earl of the Aegonar and a trusted advisor to High King Agantyr. Known for his cunning in battle.
SKALATAN – Archpriest of the San-keth, known for both his great age and brilliant intellect. The other San-keth clerics consider him both mad and heterodox, yet fear to cross his tremendous magical power.
SKHATH - San-keth cleric who masqueraded as the human knight Sir Albron Eastwater. Killed by Mazael Cravenlock during Mitor Cravenlock's rebellion against Richard Mandragon.
SOUTHER – The First Dagger and leader of the Skulls, the assassins’ brotherhood of Barellion. One of the most feared men in the city.
STRAGANIS - San-keth archpriest of great power. Betrayed and killed by Amalric Galbraith during the Dominiars' war against Malden Roland.
SYKHANA – A San-keth changeling, and the abductor of Aldane Roland from Knightcastle. Betrayed and murdered by Malavost at Deepforest Keep.
SZEGAN – High priest of the San-keth temple hidden beneath Morsen Village. Slain during Corvad’s attack upon that village.
TANCRED STILLWATER - Lord of Stillwater and a vassal of Lord Malden Roland. Known for his skill as a quartermaster.
TERVINGAR - The semi-legendary founder of the Tervingi nation, who led the enslaved Tervingi to their freedom after escaping from their Dark Elderborn masters. Revered among the Tervingi, and held up as an exemplar of valor and strength.
THOMAS – A serving man in service to Lord Malden Roland.
TIMOTHY DEBLANC – Court wizard of Mazael Cravenlock.
TOBIAS ROLAND – The eldest surviving son of Lord Malden Roland, and the heir to Knightcastle. With his brother Gerald, charged with leading the war against the rebel Caraster.
THE OLD DEMON – The eldest and most powerful of the Demonsouled, and the father of Mazael Cravenlock, Morebeth Galbraith, Ragnachar, Amalric Galbraith, and the grandfather of Molly Cravenlock and Corvad. A wizard of unsurpassed might and a manipulator of great skill and cunning.
ULTORIN – The last Grand Master of the Dominiar Order, and commander of the Malrag invasion of the Grim Marches. Corrupted by a bloodsword forged by Amalric Galbraith. Killed by Mazael Cravenlock during the siege of Deepforest Keep.
Glossary of Locations
AEGONATH ISLES - The ancient homeland of the Aegonar kingdoms.
ARYLKRAD – Ancient stronghold of Old Dracaryl located at Red Valley, in the heart of the Great Mountains. Once the resting place of the Glamdaigyr.
BANNERED FOREST, THE - A forest in north-central Greycoast, north of the River of Lords. Its name comes from the numerous battles that have been fought in the forest.
BARELLION - The chief city of Greycoast, and the stronghold of the Prince of Barellion. The largest and most prosperous port and city in the realm.
BARREN POINT - A peninsula south of Castle Stormsea, home to minor lords and small fishing villages.
BLUEPEAK VILLAGE – A village in the eastern Stormvales, abandoned due to runedead attacks.
BREAKSWORD - A castle on the northern borders of Knightreach, coveted by the Justiciar Order.
CASTLE BRIDGE, THE - A fortified bridge over the River of Lords, and the only safe crossing over the River for a week in either direction.
CASTLE CRAVENLOCK – Seat and stronghold of Mazael Cravenlock, located in the southern Grim Marches. Once home to a San-keth temple, which Mazael destroyed.
CASTLE DOMINUS - Castle in Mastaria. Once the stronghold of the Dominiar Knights, now held by Lord Adalar Greatheart.
CASTLE STORMSEA – A castle in northwestern Greycoast, sworn to Prince Everard Chalsain of Barellion. Once prominent, but now falling into ruin.
CRAVENLOCK TOWN – The town of Castle Cravenlock, a half-mile from the castle proper. Swollen to eight thousand people from peasants fleeing the Malrag attacks, the Tervingi invasion, and the Great Rising.
CYTHRAUL URDVUL - The birthplace of the Demonsouled, where the corrupted Dark Elderborn attempted to summon a demon god. Pushed into the spirit world by the destruction of the demon god, and now the repository of the power of the slain Demonsouled.
DRACARYL - Once a mighty realm that ruled what is now the Grim Marches, the Great Mountains, the barbarian lands, and many other lands. The high lords of Dracaryl were powerful wizards and necromancers, and commanded dragons and legions of the undead to enforce their will. Destroyed when Randur Maendrag attempted to cast the Great Rising.
DEEPFOREST KEEP – A castle in the heart of the Great Southern Forest, home to human settlers and their Elderborn allies.
EBEN'S HOLD - A small village in northeastern Greycoast.
GREAT MOUNTAINS, THE - The massive mountains east of the Grim Marches. Few ever survive crossing the mountains, due to Malrags, dragons, and more natural hazards.
GREYCOAST – Located northwest of the Grim Marches and north of Knightreach. The princedom ruled by the Prince of Barellion.
GRIM MARCHES, THE – A plain located east of Knightcastle and the High Plain and west of the Great Mountains. Currently ruled by Mazael Cravenlock. The appellation “Grim” comes from the many battles that have been fought here.
IRON RIVER, THE - The river that ran through the old Tervingi homeland, east of the Great Mountains.
HIGH PLAIN – A broad plain northwest of the Grim Marches and northeast of Greycoast. Known for peaceful stability.
KNIGHTS’ BAY – A bay of the western sea bordering on Knightreach. Knightport and Tumblestone are the chief ports on the bay.
KNIGHTCASTLE – Seat and stronghold of Malden Roland, famed for its long and illustrious history. Located far to the west of the Grim Marches, and south of Barellion and Greycoast.
KNIGHTPORT - A port town west of Knightcastle, located at the mouth of the Riversteel. Held by Lord Nicholas Randerly.
KNIGHTREACH - A hilly peninsula west of the Grim Marches and south of Greycoast. Also the term for the lands sworn to the service of Knightcastle and Lord Malden Roland.
KYNOTH – A small village in Greycoast, a few miles north of Castle Stormsea.
MASTARIA – The hilly country south of Knightreach. Once the domain of the Dominiar Knights, and now controlled by Lord Malden Roland of Knightcastle. Currently most of Mastaria lies under the control of the rebel Caraster and his armies of runedead.
MONK'S REST - A small village in northeastern Greycoast.
MOUNT TYNAGIS – A mountain in the heart of the Great Southern Forest. A ruined High Elderborn temple sits atop its peak.
MORSEN VILLAGE – Village in the hill country west of Castle Cravenlock. Once the fief of Sir Gaith Kalborn, San-keth proselyte. Destroyed by Malrags during Corvad’s search for the Glamdaigyr. A San-keth temple lies hidden beneath the village.
MORVYRKRAD - The crypt of the high lords of Dracaryl, located deep in the caverns below the Great Mountains. Once the resting place of the Wraithaldr.
NORTHWATER - A river two days' ride west of Castle Cravenlock, flowing north into the Lake of Swords.
PRINCE’S REST – A village in northern Greycoast. Famed for its inn, where one of the Princes of Barellion once spent the night.
RIVERSTEEL - A river flowing west past Knightcastle.
RIVER ABELINUS - The river marking the traditional border between Mastaria and Knightreach. Fordable in only a few locations.
RIVER OF LORDS, THE – The river flowing through Greycoast, terminating in the harbor of the city of Barellion.
STILLWATER - A castle in the hills east of Knightcastle, held by Lord Tancred Stillwater.
STORMVALES – The land northwest of the Grim Marches. Known for its hilly terrain, deep rivers, and frequent banditry.
SWORDGRIM – Once the castle of Lord Richard and the ancestral s
eat of the House of Mandragon. Destroyed during the aftermath of the Great Rising.
SWORDOR - The stronghold of the Justiciar Knights. Located north of Knightcastle and south of Barellion.
SWORD TOWN – The largest town in the Grim Marches, rivaled only by Cravenlock Town. Directly south of the ruins of Swordgrim.
TRAVIA – A princedom north of the Grim Marches, Knightcastle, and Barellion. Currently in the midst of a civil war after its ruling Prince was killed during the Great Rising.
TRYSTING WAYS, THE - A maze of secret passages and hidden galleries threading through Knightcastle, built gradually over the centuries by generations of Roland kings and lords.
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