by KS Villoso
“Hey!” Enosh replies.
HE CAN’T MAKE A SPELL STRONG ENOUGH TO KILL IT. YOU KNOW THAT.
“Ugh,” Sapphire grumbles. “You’re right. He’s useless.”
PRETTY, BUT USELESS.
Enosh snorts. “Thanks, I guess?”
Sapphire rolls her eyes. “How about he come with me for support?”
“I can do plenty of supporting from the ground,” Enosh offers.
“You’re such a coward,” Sapphire grumbles.
“I know. That’s the draw of the whole series.”
“Which should really be renamed Watch the Many Ways Enosh Tar’elian Can Fuck Up.”
“I’d agree with you, my dear Sapphire, except of course I’m not writing the books. She is.”
LESS YAPPING, MORE WORLD-SAVING SACRIFICES. GET UP ON GIGGLES, SAPPHIRE, BEFORE I MAKE BANNAL DO IT AND HAVE THE TOWER FALL ON YOU INSTEAD.
She sighs. “Can I at least get a prequel?”
I’LL THINK ABOUT IT.
Act Three, Chapter Five, At the Tar’elian Homestead in the Orasmus
“We cannot hope to defeat Yn Garr if our personal issues keep getting in the way.”
“With all due respect, Sume,” Kefier pointed out. “Personal issues are all we have.”
“As much as I hate to agree with him,” Enosh said, appearing out of nowhere, “he’s right. I mean, you have to admit, this is a pretty messed-up set up we have here. He’s my brother, we have a daughter, and then you…”
“We could write a story about our life,” Kefier added. “Make a play out of it.”
“A tragic romance comedy,” Enosh said. “It’ll win awards.”
“All right,” Sume said. “But we get to pick the actors.”
“Of course,” Kefier replied.
Enosh wagged a finger at them. “And we have to make sure the theatre company gives us our fair share of royalties. Do you know The Forgotten Prince? It was sold out last week, yet last I heard, the playwright was living in a dump.”
“Yes,” Sume said. “We have to hire a scribe to go over our contract.”
Kefier nodded thoughtfully. “And then with the money we make…”
“We could rule the world!” Enosh laughed.
They high-fived.
List of Characters in The Agartes Epilogues
Abel mac Caimden
Camden's younger brother, a Baidhan.
Aden
A popular Hafed name. Also the name of a half-Kag, half-Jinsein mercenary. Oji's friend, good with women (or so he claims).
Agartes
Allaicras
Hailed as the man who helped establish the city-states of Cael and Kiel, growing them from small towns to thriving economies. He later became a general of Hafod and was hailed by a "hero" by the commonfolk. His children and wife were massacred by a Dageian cohort after his retirement.
Ailat
Ke-if and Enosh's childhood friend. Child bride of a 12-year-old Ke-if.
Aldeti
Agartes' son, lover of music.
Alerio
A tribune in the Dageian army, direct superior of Prefect As'ondaro.
Algat
A mercenary from the Boarshind. Baeddan's right hand man. Responsible for sending men to capture and punish Kefier after his flight into the wilderness.
Aliahe
King Hyougen's wife, the last Queen of Shi-uin.
Arlisa
A prostitute from Cairntown. Fondly called "Lisa" by the mercenaries.
Arn
A boy from the Laidari tribe, adopted by Gorrhen yn Garr.
Ashari alon gar Ashor
A member of the Seven Shadows. Later blamed for the rise of Kibouri fanatics in the mountains north of Darusu.
Azchai
Lord of the province of Barun in the Kingdom of Gaspar.
Baeddan
Siromer
Founder of the Boarshind.
Basho
A warlord of Jin-Sayeng.
Basing
Hired to man Enosh's shop in Sutan.
Burgois
Ylir yn Garr's right hand man, fondly called "Burg" by all his friends. Half-Jinsein and half-Kag, he considers himself as "Ylir's conscience."
Caiso apn Willen
An officer of the Boarshind.
Camden maic Camden
A shepherd from Baidh who went to the mainland in search of his love's son.
Ceres
rog-Bannal
A high-ranking mage from Eheldeth, the mage congregation and famous school at the Dageian Plateau. Kastor rog-Bannal's cousin.
Cerknar
Ceremonial name of a number of Dageian Emperors.
Comfrey
Brothel and inn owner at Cairntown.
Dai alon gar Kaggawa
Sume's nephew, Oji and Han's son.
Dalna
One of Ylir's women, likely the wife of some high-ranking merchant in Cael.
Dasten
An officer of the Boarshind.
Dowan
Knight-Commander of the Hafed army.
Elian
The last High King of Gorent. Enosh and Kefier's distant ancestor (as well as a number of Gorenten's).
Elrend
King of Hafod.
Enosh
Ke-if's brother from Gorent. Believed to be his half-brother whose mother (Meirosh's first wife) died on the journey from Baidh to Gorent.
Errena
A seamstress from Fuyyu.
Essonias Lahrin
A Duke in Baidh with lands near Port Greenleaf. Sponsored Meirosh Tar'elian's education. Incorrectly referred to as "Lawin" or "Larwin" because of his absence from relevant texts.
Eswenna
A mercenary from the Boarshind, one of the few women to have been allowed after Anu-Sthura's change of policies.
Faci
A kusyan elder who was also, in his youth, a mage under Raggnar rog-Bannal's teaching.
Fenri
A popular Hafed name. Also prince of Hafod, King Elrend's son.
Garo
Rokarsh's brother.
Gaven
A mercenary from the Boarshind. Best friends with Oji before Oji became preoccupied with Kefier, whom he saved from slavery in Lon Basden.
Garril
Lillah Artek's paramour.
Giomis
A soldier in the Dageian army, directly under Izo As'ondaro.
Goen alon gar Shoho
Tetsung and Hana's son.
Goran alon gar Kaggawa
A member of the merchant/assassin group Seven Shadows organized by the late Dragonlord Reshiro Ikessar, later hailed as a hero by the commonfolk. A native of Akki, where he later set up shop and married Oneira aron dar Seran.
Gorrhen
A popular Hafed name. Also the name of Agartes' eldest son.
Gorrhen yn Garr
A merchant whose company, Yn Garr Industries, has been creating improvements around the City-States of Cael and Kiel. Notable projects include the tunnel between Cael and Gaspar, as well as Gorrhen's Pass, a road connecting the Kag City-States to the Kingdom of Hafod. Also trades throughout the mainland. He has been secretly at odds with the rog-Bannals of Enji in his quest for Naijwa's beast.
Hamis
Bergram
A builder occasionally employed by Yn Garr Industries.
Hana alon gar Kaggawa
Oji's wife, a native Akkian.
Harron
Silvaeres
Owner of the Blue Dog Tavern, called Master Blue-dog.
Hegas
An ambassador from Dageis.
Hertra Ylir yn Ferral
Once a merchant and one of Gorrhen yn Garr's rivals. Now one of Ylir yn Garr's aliases, which he used after the true Hertra Ferral's death (and after stealing most of his assets).
Hira alon gar Sethi
Went by the alias Hirong Sethi and one of the members of the Seven Shadows. An old friend of Oneira.
Hyougen
The last king of Shi-uin.
Ichi rok Sagar
Founder of Reshiro Ikessar's Seven Shadows. Has a minor connection to the agan. His name denotes that his father is not Jinsein, but is in fact a Zarojo from the Empire of Ziri-nar-Orxiaro.
Imreia
One of the keepers at Eheldeth.
Ing Vahn
Dragonlord Rysaran's travelling alias.
Iorwin
A Hafed duke.
Iro
The Boarshind cook.
Ishir
A Gorenten, enslaved for a few months but set free by Kefier.
Isobel
A Lady from Hafod. Has a standing rivalry with Rohn Beeching.
Izo
As'ondaro
A prefect from the Dageian army. Of Shi-uin descent.
Jaeth
High King Elian's son, and a mage trained in Eheldeth. Later worked for Raggnar rog-Bannal.
Jairon
Agartes' son, Sera's twin.
Jama
A strong kusyan, guard of the Elder Faci.
Jarche
A ka-eng who is employed by Gorrhen yn Garr.
Jonar
Agartes' son.
Jor
Jaeth's friend.
Jorri
A blacksmith from Shirrokaru.
Kastor
rog-Bannal
Leader of the mages in Enji Island, a settlement founded by his ancestor Raggnar rog-Bannal. Their purpose is to keep an eye on Naijwa's beast and its various incarnations to keep the world safe.
Ke-if/Kefier Tar'elian
A Gorenten. Banished after his brother's accident, he was picked up by a Dageian ship and spent the next two years as a slave. With the help of Oji, he was able to escape an extremely abusive situation that left him reactive and claustrophobic. Although he suffers from dyslexia, he is—at his best—an intelligent, thoughtful man.
Kirosha
Kefier's sister who died in the birthing bed. Also Rosha's full name.
Lillah
A singer based in Cael, but famous all throughout the Kag.
Lushai
A warlord of Jin-Sayeng.
Mahe Amiren
A junior officer from the Dageian army, right hand of Izo As'ondaro.
Mahe
Shirahe-sa-Shi-uin
King Hyougen's daughter.
Makin
A Gasparian and Ylir yn Garr's go-to fellow for all his Gasparian affairs.
Marre apn Oilsin
A rival merchant of Yn Garr Industries.
Meiran
Reema's son.
Meirosh Tar'elian
A prince of Gorent, descended from the Gorenten High King Elian. Chief of Aldawan Village and father of Enosh and Ke-if.
Mhagaza
Lord of the province of Al-ir in the Kingdom of Hafod. His lands border Jin-Sayeng, which has made him a fan of Jinsein affairs.
Mihad alon gar Ashor
Ashari alon gar Ashor's daughter.
Moon
Orsalian
A mage from Enji. Sapphire's younger sister.
Myar
Agartes' son. Loves horses.
Myrn
Agartes Allaicras' wife.
Naijwa
A Gasparian mage schooled in Eheldeth before the great Dageian-Gasparian war broke out. She was skilled in necromancy and used her own unborn child to create a powerful monster capable of untold destruction.
Narani
A healer, mother of Ichi rok Sagar.
Oichi
A warlord of Jin-Sayeng.
Oji alon gar Kaggawa
Goran Kaggawa's eldest child. A mercenary for the Boarshind and Gaven's best friend. Saved Kefier from a life of slavery.
Oneira aron dar Seran
A daughter from the royal Seran clan. The aron dar name marks her as an "offshoot", not directly descended from the clan (as opposed to the aren dar name).
Ordan
A keeper from Eheldeth. Responsible for discovering Jirem rog-Bannal's bastard son Vilum and sending him to Enji.
Osog rog-Bannal
Kastor's father, old leader of the Enji mages.
Raggnar rog-Bannal
A mage from Eheldeth and Naijwa's lover.
Rajiat
K'an Mhagaza's son.
Ramerro aron dar Jeinza
A landlord from Sutan.
Ran
Princess Ran, second daughter of Reshiro Ikessar.
Ranias
A popular Hafed name. Also a Boarshind mercenary, not from the original Singular Seven group, half-Jinsein and half-Kag.
Reema
K'an Azchai's daughter.
Reshiro aren dar Ikessar
Previous Dragonlord who was assassinated during his reign. Father of Rysaran.
Rikel
Son of Ylir's paramour.
Roa
Princess Roa, eldest daughter of
Reshiro Ikessar.
Robaz "Whitebeard"
An officer of the Boarshind.
Rohn
Lord Beeching and Tarron Beeching's father. Has a standing rivalry with Lady Isobel.
Rokarsh
A Boarshind mercenary from the original Singular Seven group. Killed in retaliation of Kefier's murder of Thiar.
Rollus
A soldier in the Dageian army, directly under Izo As'ondaro.
Rosha Tar'elian
A young girl, half-Gorenten and half-Jinsein.
Ryabei
An "offshoot" Ikessar and regent of Jin-Sayeng during Dragonlord Rysaran's many absences.
Ryia
Youngest daughter of Reshiro Ikessar and sister of Rysaran Ikessar.
Rysaran aren dar Ikessar
Only son of Reshiro Ikessar. Supposed to be Dragonlord, but he has refused to be formally crowned until he has acquired a dragon. He believes owning a dragon will bring good luck and prosperity to Jin-Sayeng, as past Dragonlords had done. A calm, virtuous young man who is nevertheless seen as Jin-Sayeng's weakest king.
Saira
Camden's elder sister, a shepherd from Baidh.
Sapphire
Orsalian
A mage from Enji. Moon's older sister. Schooled in Eheldeth. Osog rog-Bannal's bastard daughter.
Sechuu the Younger
King Hyougen's scribe.
Sera
Agartes' daughter, Jairon's twin.
Sevlor
A mercenary from the Boarshind.
