The Codex Lacrimae (59 page)

Eric
troubadour in employ of Evremar of Choques

Evremar of Choques
Templar Grandmaster of Caesarea; arranged deal for delivery of two caskets by Angelo Trevisan (Clarinda's father)

Fafnir
dragon in Norse mythology, slain by Sigurd with sword of the Volsungs

Farbauti
Huntsman created by Surt, the ruler of the Fire-World of Muspelheim

Fatima
daughter of Ibn Khaldun; wife of Khalil; sister to Thaqib and Marcus

Fenris
son of Loki and the frost-giantess Angrboda; changeling who can turn into a wolf

Fossegrim
water elemental, one of the 27 Nøkken who rule the oceans, lakes, and rivers of the world; commands the
strömkarlen
and
nixies

Freki
grey wolf companion to Grimnir the Wanderer

Frett
musician partner of Eric the Troubadour, in employ of Evremar of Choques

Gangloti and Ganglot
— male and female demon-servants of Hela

Gȧtefull Runer
the Enigmatic Runes that Mimir distributes to those who pay his price; Odin learned them all by being crucified for nine days and losing an eye; rumored that there are more than the 27 that Mimir knows

Genevieve (Genie) Stratioticus
Greek childhood friend of Clarinda Trevisan; younger sister of Alexander Stratioticus

Geri
grey wolf companion to Grimnir the Wanderer

Ghannen
caravan leader of pilgrims and merchants heading to Jerusalem

Grimnir
mysterious wanderer in the Nine Worlds; gift-giver who travels with two grey wolves (Geri and Freki) as companions

Guy of Lusignan
ousted regent of Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem; husband of Sibylla, sister of Baldwin IV, the Leper King

Hel
Norse Underworld ruled by Hela

Hela
daughter of Loki and the frost-giantess Angrboda; upper part of body is a cadaver and lower is a serpent; ruler of the underworlds of Hel and Niflheim; sister of Jormungand and Fenris; commands legions of the dead, orcs, and goblins, as well as the
Wilde Jagd

Hugin
one of the two ravens of Odin that sends through Nine Worlds to gather information for the All-Father

Ibn-Khaldun (Khajen ibn-Khaldun)
Islamic
‘alim
(religious teacher and scholar), Keeper of the Rolls (master librarian in the scriptorium) of the Krak des Chevaliers, and close friend of his apprentice, Rig; father of Thaqib, Fatima, and Marcus

Jacob
twelve-year-old Jewish boy; son of Rebecca

Jeremiah
elder scholar who runs the scriptorium of Krak des Chevaliers with Ibn-Khaldun's

Jormungand
son of Loki and frost-giantess Angrboda; also called the Midgard Serpent

Jotunheim
Land of the Frost Giants; filled with mountain ranges that surround Mount Glittertind

Kenezki
a Black Sea pirate based in Constantinople with connections in Constantinople and the Levant (Holy Land)

Loki
the ‘god of fire' in Norse mythology; known for his practical jokes and tricks on the gods of Asgard, but also useful to them at times; currently bound beneath Mount Glittertind in Norway for his role in slaying Balder, the ‘god of light'; son of frost-giant Laufey, husband to both Angrboda and Sigyn; also known as Lopt, the Mischievous One, the Trickster, the Sly One, Changeling, Dark One, and Son of Jotunheim

Marcus
adopted son of Ibn Khaldun; best friend of Rig at Krak des Chevaliers

Mercedier
brother of Grand Master Arcadian, and second-in-command; friend of Rig at Krak des Chevaliers

Midgard
“Middle World' of the Nine Worlds where mortals dwell; currently 1185 A.D.

Mimir
a Vanir turned Asgardian who was gifted with the Sight and sent to broker peace between the Aesir and Vanir when they were at war in the First Age; beheaded by the Vanir because of perceived betrayal, Mimir was saved by Odin to become guardian of the Well of Knowledge; resides in the deepest part of Yggdrasil, the cosmic ash-tree that encompasses the Nine Worlds; assisted in his task of guarding the Well by the three Norns

Modgud
skeleton female guardian of Giöll, the crystal bridge that leads to Hel

Morpeth
Huntsman created by Surt, the ruler of the Fire-World of Muspelheim

Mount Glittertind
one of the central
weirds
(
wyrds
) binding the Nine Worlds together

Munin
one of the two ravens of Odin that sends through Nine Worlds to gather information

Naglfar
the great ship constructed of dead peoples' fingernails; in dry-dock on the Sea of Niflheim and guarded by armies of the dead, goblins, frost-giants, and orcs

Nicolo
Venetian son of the Doge and childhood friend of Servius Aurelius Santini

Niđafjöll
dwarvish capital of the Kingdom of Nidaveller

Nidaveller
World of the Dwarves; heart of kingdom in Mount Glittertind

Nidhogg the Dragon
serpent who dwells at the base of Yggdrassil, the World Tree, trying to sever roots to begin Ragnarok, the Twilight of the Gods

Niflheim
the World of Ice that adjoins Hel

Norđri
dwarf assistant to the Arch-Mage, Andvari

Norns
the three goddesses of Destiny
:
Urd (“Fate”), Verdandi (“Present”), and Skuld (“Future”); believed to control the destinies of all beings in the Nine Worlds; live with Mimir in grottoes beneath Mount Glittertind near the Well of Knowledge

Old Nick
malicious demon who roams the Nine Worlds (see also, Satan)

Paolo Santini
older brother of Servius Aurelius Santini; Sicilian broker whom Clarinda meets in Constantinople in company of Kenezki and Radulf of Thuringia

Pasquale
second-in-command of Trevisan sailing fleet; best friend of Angelo Trevisan and like an uncle to Clarinda

Pellion
castle page and protégé of Ibn-Khaldun; close friend of Aurelius and Marcus

Perdieu (Brother Bernard Perdieu)
Commander of Knights at the Krak, and Burgundian baron who led companions to the Holy Land to join Hospitaller Order because of deeds of Servius Aurelius Santini's uncle and the Battle of Mecina – took Rig as a page upon arriving at castle, and the youth has earned his way to the status of squire

Radulf of Thuringia
German trader consigned to transport Trevisan goods from Constantinople to North Sea

Ratatosk the Squirrel
lore-wise, magical creature who runs through the Nine Worlds via the branches and Yggdrassil, the cosmic World Tree — daily interactions with the eagle, rooster, and dragon that live in Yggdrassil

Rebecca
mother of Jacob, stricken with severe case of pneumonia

Runeporten
(
Rune-Gates)
magical portals between the Nine Worlds, navigable only by those skilled enough to see, create, or direct them

Rudyick
a Dark Elf; son of Volund

Saladin (Salah al-Din Yusuf)
ruler of Egypt and successor of Nur al-Din, the 12
th
-century Islamic military leader who began the
jihad
against the Crusaders in Palestine, the Holy Land, and Syria; Saladin currently attempting to unite all Muslims in region and drive the Crusaders and their principalities into the Mediterranean Sea; brother of Hamzah al-Adil

Satan
the Ancient Enemy, the Great Adversary, Abbadon, Old Nick

Sibylla
ousted regent of Kingdom of Jerusalem; elder sister of Baldwin IV, the Leper King

Skade
Huntress in Norse mythology who skies and wanders through the frozen wastes of Jotunheim, Niflheim, and other icy lands with a reputation for destruction; married to Fenris

Skuld
a Norn; also called Sister of “Future”

Suđri
dwarf assistant to the Arch-Mage, Andvari

Surt
Fire-giant who rules Muspelheim; prophecies foretell that his blazing sword will set the Nine Worlds afire at Ragnarok

Svartalfheim
the Land of the Dark Elves

Thaqib
eldest son of Ibn Khaldun; best friend of Khalil and second-in-command of their
bedouin
tribe; brother of Fatima and Marcus

Urd
the original Norn, whose subterranean lake beneath Mount Glittertind was the only place powerful enough to contain Mimir; called Sister of “Fate”

Vanir
elder group of family of Norse gods; defeated by Odin and the Aesir (the younger branch of the family) in the First Age; both families reside near Fjords of Asgard

Veröld Martröđ
Nightmare Lord, exiled to Annen Verden at Battle of Fields of Burning Night

Vestri
dwarf assistant to the Arch-Mage, Andvari

Verdandi
a Norn; also called Sister of “Happening” or “Present”

Verrocchio Trevisan
elder brother and business partner of Angelo Trevisan; uncle of Clarinda

Vinduene Illevarslende
the “Windows Portentous” in Hela's Citadel — the Death Queen's personal
runeporten
to all parts of reality, space, and time

Vdofnir
rooster who lives in branches of Yggdrassil, the World Tree, and spars daily with Ratatosk the Squirrel

Ville Folk
wild people who often join
Wilde Jagd
when Hela summons them for raids

Volund
a Dark Elf who was part of the group of elves that helped create Codex Lacrimae; supposedly died in Svartalfheim in battle against the dragon Nidhogg; father of Rudyick

Wilde Jagd
the “Wild Hunt,” or vanguard of Hela's armies; based in Niflheim

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