How to Drive a Dragon Crazy

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Authors: G. A. Aiken

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“IZZY! STOP!”
She ignored the command and swung the blade again. A big gloved hand reached out and shoved her back.
“Gods-dammit, Izzy! It’s me!” He yanked the hood of his cape back, revealing his handsome face and dark blue hair. Some of it in braids with leather strips, feathers, and small animal bones tied throughout. “It’s Éibhear.”
“Yeah,” Izzy answered honestly. “I know.”
Then she pulled back her arm and threw the sword she held directly at his head.
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LACES AND
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NHABITANTS OF THE
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ORLD
A
Addolgar
: Bercelak the Great’s older brother.
Aidan the Divine
: A gold dragon and a Mì-runach warrior.
Ailean the Wicked
: (aka Ailean the Whore) Father to Bercelak the Great.
Alppi
: Eldest son of Eymund Reinholdt. Dagmar’s nephew.
Angor
: Mì-runach legion commander.
Annwyl the Bloody
: Human Queen of the Southlands, mate to Fearghus the Destroyer. Lives on Garbhán Isle. Nicknames: Mad Queen of Garbhán Isle, Blood Queen of Garbhán Isle, the Blood Queen.
Aoibhell
: Teacher/philosopher when she lived, did not follow any god. Dagmar follows her teachings.
Arzhela
: Goddess of light, love, and fertility.
Austell the Red
: Éibhear’s friend when he was still a recruit in the Dragon Queen’s army.
Ásta
: Kyvich legion commander.
B
Bercelak the Great
: Mate and consort to Queen Rhiannon, father to the Queen’s royal offspring.
Borderlands
: Territory between the Southlands and the Desert Lands, houses the salt mines.
Bram the Merciful
: Branwen and Celyn’s father. Mate to Ghleanna the Decimator.
Branwen the Awful
: (aka Brannie or Bran) Izzy’s cousin and captain in the Dragon Queen’s army.
Brastias
: Morfyd’s human mate. General Commander of Annwyl’s armies.
Briec the Mighty
: Adoptive father to Iseabail the Dangerous and birth father to Princess Rhianwen; mated to Talaith, Daughter of Haldane; second born son and offspring to the Dragon Queen.
Bryndís
: Second in command in the Kyvich legion.
C
Cadwaladr Clan
: The royals’ “poor” relatives, the Cadwaladr Clan are warrior dragons used by the Dragon Queen to protect her territories.
Caswyn the Butcher
: Mì-runach and a black dragon.
Celyn
: Cousin to the Dragon Queen’s royal offspring, Branwen’s brother, and one of the Queen’s Personal Guards.
Centaurs
: Half-human/half-horse, able to shift to fully human, and are revered and, in some instances, feared by the dragons.
Chramnesind
: God of earth and pain. Also known as The Sightless One.
Claiming
: The ritualistic branding performed between dragon couples upon mating for life.
D
Dagmar Reinholdt
: (aka The Beast) Gwenvael’s mate, daughter to Northland warlord The Reinholdt, Steward to Annwyl the Bloody, and Battle Lord of Garbhán Isle.
Dai
: Horse to Iseabail the Dangerous.
Dark Plains
: The home of Garbhán Isle and the human Southland Queen.
Desert Lands
: The southernmost territory inhabited by the Sand dragons and the warrior race of humans.
Devenallt Mountain
: The home and royal court of the Dragon Queen and her consort.
Dragon Queen’s Personal Guard
: Handpicked warriors whose calling in life is to protect the queen with their lives.
Dragonwarrior Trials
: The trials performed by soldiers from the Dragon Queen’s army to move into the upper echelons of the Dragonwarriors. In order to become an officer in Her Majesty’s army, one must be a Dragonwarrior.
E
Ebba
: Centaur and royal nanny to the twins and Princess Rhianwen.
Éibhear the Contemptible
: Fourth-born son, youngest offspring to the Dragon Queen and Mì-runach Squad Leader.
Eirianwen
: Human goddess of war and death. Mate to Rhydderch Hael.
Elisa
: Nolwenn Elder and Izzy’s great grandmother.
Eymund
: Dagmar Reinholdt’s eldest brother.
F
Fal
: Brannie and Celyn’s older brother.
Fearghus the Destroyer
: First-born son and eldest offspring to the Dragon Queen, first in line to the royal throne, mated to human Southland Queen, Annwyl the Bloody.
Fire Dragons
: Southland dragons ruled by one queen, the ability to breathe flame is their natural weapon.
Frederik Reinholdt
: Eighth-born son of Fridmar Reinholdt. Dagmar’s nephew.
Fridmar Reinholdt
: Dagmar’s brother.
G
Gaius Lucius Domitus
: Iron dragon and the Rebel King from the west.
Garbhán Isle
: Seat of power of Annwyl the Bloody.
Ghleanna the Decimator
: Branwen’s mother. Bercelak’s sister. Bram’s mate.
Gwalchmai fab Gwyar, House of
: The Dragon kin’s royal name.
Gwenvael the Handsome
: (aka Gwenvael the Slag) Mate to Dagmar Reinholdt, third-born son and fourth-born offspring to the Dragon Queen.
H
Haldane
: Talaith’s mother.
I
Ice Lands
: The ice-covered lands far north of the Northlands.
Imperial Guards
: Sefu city guards.
Iron Dragons
: Silver fire breathers that separated from the Southland dragons centuries ago and moved to the Quintilian Provinces and Western Territories to rule over the human Sovereigns.
Iseabail the Dangerous
: (aka Izzy) Daughter of Talaith and adoptive daughter of Briec. General in Annwyl’s army. Chosen champion to Rhydderch Hael.
J, K
Keita the Viper
: Second-born daughter, fifth-born offspring to the Dragon Queen. Bound to Ragnar and a Protector of The Throne.
Kyvich
: Powerful witches of the Ice Lands, sworn enemies of the Nolwenns.
L
Layla
: Captain in Sefu’s Imperial Guard.
Lightning dragons
: Northland dragons, one-time enemies of the Southland dragons, they are broken up into Hordes run by Dragonlords.
M
Macsen
: Izzy’s dog.
Meinhard the Savage
: Northland dragon and Ragnar the Cunning’s cousin.
Mì-runach
: Beserker warriors who only take direct orders from the Dragon Queen. Only the most difficult and deadly warriors are sent to the Mì-runach.
Morfyd the White
: First-born daughter, third-born offspring to the Dragon Queen, a powerful white witch, and vassal to the human Southland Queen.
N
Nolwenn
: Powerful witches of the Desert Lands, sworn enemies of the Kyvich.
Northlands
: Snow-covered, barren territory run by dragon Hordes and human warlords.
O
Olgeir the Wastrel:
Deceased father of Ragnar the Cunning, former enemy of Queen Rhiannon.
Outer Plains
: Small territory between the Southlands and Northlands.
P
Pombray
: Visiting royal.
Q
Quintilian Provinces
: Main city of the Western Territories run by the Iron dragons and human Sovereigns.
R
Ragnar the Cunning
: Dragonlord Chief of the Olgeirsson Horde, bound to Keita the Viper.
Rhiannon the White
: Dragon Queen of the Southlands.
Rhianwen
: (aka Rhi) Human-dragon daughter of Talaith and Briec, younger sister to Izzy.
Rhona the Fearless
: Lead blacksmith in the Northlands, mated to Vigholf.
Rhydderch Hael
: God and father dragon to all. Mated to the human goddess Eirianwen.
S
Samuel
: Izzy’s squire.
Sand Dragons
: Dragons of the Desert Lands with sand as their natural weapon.
Sefu
: Major Desert Land city.
Sethos
: Iseabail the Dangerous’s birth father, deceased before her birth.
Shalin the Innocent
: Mate to Ailean the Wicked, grandmother to Bercelak and Rhiannon’s royal offspring. Name eventually changed to Shalin, Tamer of Ailean the Wicked.
Snow Dragons
: Ice Land dragons broken into tribes, the ability to breathe snow is their natural weapon.
Southlands
: Main territory of Rhiannon the White, Dragon Queen, and Annwyl the Bloody, human queen.
Sovereigns
: Human inhabitants of the Quintilian Provinces and Western Territories beyond the Western Mountains.
Spikes
: Nickname for the Ice Land white dragons.
T
Talan
: Annwyl and Fearghus’s dragon-human son. Twin of Talwyn.
Talwyn
: Annwyl and Fearghus’s dragon-human daughter. Twin of Talan.
U
Uther the Despicable
: Mì-runach and a brown dragon.
V
Varro
: Gaius’s human general and friend.
Vateria Flominia
: Iron She-dragon and the daughter of the late Overlord Thracius.
Vigholf the Abhorrent
: Lightning dragon, brother to Ragnar, mated to Rhona the Fearless.
Volcano Dragons
: Dragons born and raised deep in the Black Mountains near the southern Borderlands, they spew lava as their natural weapon.
W
Western Horseman Tribes
: Nomadic slavers who live on the Western Plains, outside the Southlands, and near the Western Mountains. They are the sworn enemies of Annwyl the Bloody.
X, Y, Z
Zachariah
: Izzy’s grandfather on her birth father’s side.
Zarah
: Izzy’s great grandmother on her birth father’s side. Former commander general of Sefu’s Imperial Guard.

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