Linnet – daughter of Nettle, of the marsh folk
Malaera – a lesser Blue Robe priestess
Metia – senior saji woman, nursemaid to Domara
Mudlark – son of Nettle, of the marsh folk
Nettle – wife of Heron, headman of the marsh folk
Otter – son of the headman, Heron
Reidel – of Ahtarrath; son of Sarhedran, captain of the Crimson Serpent; later, a priest of the Sixth Order
Redfern – a woman of the marsh folk
Rendano – of Akil, a lesser priest in the Temple of Light and a sensitive
Selast – of Cosarrath, one of the acolytes
Taret – wisewoman of the marsh folk at the Tor
Teiron – an Alkonian sailor assigned to the Crimson Serpent
Teviri – one of the saji women, attendant to Alyssa
TIRIKI [Temple name, ‘Eilantha’] – of Ahtarrath, a Guardian in the Temple of Light, wife of Micail; she will become the Morgan of Avalon
Virja – one of the saji women, attendant to Alyssa
PEOPLE AT BELSAIRATH AND AZAN
Aderanthis – of Tapallan; midlevel priestess from the Temple at Ahtarrath
Anet – daughter of the high priestess Ayo and King Khattar of the Ai-Zir
Antar – bodyguard to Prince Tjalan
ARDRAL [Temple name, ‘Ardravanant,’ meaning Knower of the Brightest] – of Atalan; an Adept, Seventh Vested Guardian of the Temple of Light at Ahtarrath, custodian of the library
Ayo – Sacred Sister for the Ai-Zan, high priestess at Carn Ava
Baradel – Tjalan’s older son, seven years old at the time of the Sinking
Bennurajos – of Cosarrath, a singer from the Temple of Light on Ahtarrath, expert on plants and animals
Chaithala – Princess of Alkonath, wife of Tjalan
Cleta – of Tarisseda Ruta; an acolyte, herbalist, betrothed to Vialmar, fifteen years old at the time of the Sinking
Cyrena – Princess of Tarisseda, betrothed to Baradel, nine years old at the time of the Sinking
Dan – one of the three swordsmen known as Prince Tjalan’s Companions
Dantu – captain of the Royal Emerald, Tjalan’s flagship
Delengirol – of Tarisseda; a singer from the Temple in Ahtarra
Domazo – keeper of the inn in Belsairath, heir to the local chieftain
Droshrad – shaman of the Red Bulls
ELARA [Temple name, ‘Larrnebiru’] – of Ahtarrath; second eldest of the acolytes, also an initiate of Caratra, betrothed to Lanath
Galara – half-sister to Tiriki, daughter of Deoris and Reio-ta, a junior scribe
Greha – Ai-Zir warrior, bodyguard to Heshoth
Haladris – of Atalan; First Vested Guardian in the Temple of Light on Alkonath, formerly an archpriest in the Ancient Land
Heshoth – a native trader
Jiritaren – of Tapallan; priest of Light, astronomer
Karagon – of Mormallor; a chela to Valadur
Khattar – chief of the Red Bulls, high king of the Ai-Zir
Khayan-e-Durr – sister of Khattar, queen of the Red Bull tribe
Khensu – Khattar’s nephew and heir
Kyrrdis – of Ahtarrath; singer and priestess of Light
Lanath – of Tarisseda Ruta; an acolyte, former apprentice to Kanar, betrothed to Elara
Li’ija – of Alkonath; a chela, Ocathrel’s eldest daughter, nineteen years old at the time of the Sinking
Lirini – of Alkonath; a chela in the Scribes’ School, middle daughter of Ocathrel, seventeen years old at the time of the Sinking
Lodreimi – of Alkonath; a Blue Robe priestess in Timul’s Temple
Mahadalku – of Tarisseda Ruta; First Vested Guardian of the Tarissedan Temple of Light
Marona – of Ahtarrath; a Blue Robe priestess and healer
Metanor – of Ahtarrath; Fifth Vested Guardian in the Temple of Light
MICAIL – Prince of Ahtarrath; First Vested Guardian in the Temple of Light
Naranshada [Temple name, ‘Ansha’] – of Ahtarrath; Fourth Vested Guardian in the Temple of Light, an engineer
Ocathrel – of Alkonath; Fifth Vested Guardian in the Temple of Light
Osinarmen – Micail’s Temple name
Ot – one of the three swordsmen known as Prince Tjalan’s Companions
Reualen – of Alkonath; Priest of Light, husband of Sahurusartha
Sadhisebo and Saiyano – saji priestesses in Timul’s Temple, skilled in herblore
Sahurusartha – of Alkonath; priestess of Light, singer, wife of Reualen
Stathalkha – of Tarisseda Ruta; Third Guardian of the Tarissedan Temple, a powerful sensitive
Timul – of Alkonath; second to the high priestess of the Temple of Ni-Terat in Alkonath, head of the Blue Robes in Belsairath
TJALAN – Prince of Alkonath; leader of the colony in Belsairath, cousin of Micail
Valadur – of Mormallor; a Grey Adept
Valorin – of Tapallan; priest of Light in the Temple at Alkonath, a naturalist
Vialmar – of Arhurabath; an acolyte, betrothed to Cleta
HEAVENLY POWERS
Banur – the four-faced god, destroyer-preserver; ruler of winter
The Blood Star – Mars
Caratra – daughter or nurturing aspect of Ni-Terat, the Great Mother; Venus is her star
Dyaus – the Sleeper, also known as the ‘Man with Crossed Hands,’ the force of chaos that brings change; sometimes referred to as ‘That One’
Manoah – the Great Maker, Lord of the Day, identified with the sun; ruler of Summer, and with Orion (‘The Hunter of Destiny’)
Nar-Inabi – ‘Star Shaper,’ god of the night, the stars, and the sea; ruler of harvest time
[A note on Atlantean astrology: Four millennia ago, the sky was different in many ways. Due to the precession of the equinoxes, for instance, the solstices fell in early January and July, and the equinoxes in early April and October. The signs of the zodiac were also different, so that the winter solstice occurred when the sun entered Aquarius, and the spring equinox when it entered Taurus. The constellation names, in the Sea Kingdoms and the ancient civilizations around them, were different as well.]
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