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Authors: Katherine Kurtz
JESSE
MacGregor, LordâDeryni Master of Ebor; eldest son and heir of Earl Gregory; becomes a member of the Camberian Council.
JOACHIM
, BrotherâRevan's chief Willimite disciple.
JODOTHA
of CarneddâDeryni adept and disciple of the Great Orin. (
*
)
JOHN
, Brotherâan alias of Evaine.
JOKAL
of Tyndourâa Deryni Healer-poet. (
*
)
JORAM
MacRorie, Fatherâyoungest son of Camber; brother of Evaine; priest and knight of the Order of Saint Michael; a founding member of the Camberian Council.
JOREVTN
of Cashelâa Deryni adept-author. (
*
)
JURIS
, Domâa fugitive Gabrilite Healer temporarily in Bishop Niallan's household.
KAI
Descantor, BishopâDeryni itinerant bishop who died destroying the Portal in Valoret Cathedral's sacristy. (
*
)
KENRIC
, Domâa fugitive Gabrilite temporarily in Bishop Niallan's household.
KINEVAN
, Dom Queronâ
see Queron Kinevan, Dom
.
KITRON
âDeryni author of
Principia Magica
. (
*
)
KYRIELL
âCamber's name in religion. (
*
)
LEUTIERN
âa Deryni adept-author. (
*
)
LIOR
, Fatherâa priest of the
Custodes Fidei;
assistant to the Inquisitor General.
LIRIN
Udaut, Ladyâtwelve-year-old daughter of the Constable of Gwynedd and bride of Richard Murdoch.
M
ac
DARA
, Eamonnâa Mearan Deryni poet, author of “The Ghosting of Ardal L'Estrange.” (
*
)
M
ac
GREGOR
, Bishop AilinâHubert's Auxiliary Bishop at Valoret.
M
ac
INNIS
â
see Edward, Hubert
, and
Manfred MacInnis
.
M
ac
LEAN
â
see Adrian, Aislinn, Camlin, Fiona, Geoffrey, Giesele, Iain, Mairi
, and
Richeldis
.
M
ac
RORIE
âsurname of Camber's family;
see Ansel, Camber, Cathan, Davin, Evaine
, and
Joram MacRorie
.
MAIRI
MacLean, Ladyâwidow of Adrian and mother of Camlin.
MANFRED
MacInnis, Lordânew Earl of Culdi and later a Regent of Gwynedd; elder brother of Archbishop Hubert and father of Bishop Edward.
MARCUS
Concannon, FatherâChancellor General of the
Custodes Fidei
, in charge of all seminaries and other institutions of education in Gwynedd.
MARK
of Festil, Princeâposthumous son of Imre and Ariella and carrier of the Festillic line after his parents' deaths. (
*
)
MICHAELA
Drummondâage 10; daughter of Elinor and Jamie.
MICHAELINES
âpriests, knights, and lay brothers of the Order of Saint Michael, a militant fighting and teaching Order, predominantly Deryni, formed during the reign of King Bearand Haldane to hold the Anvil of the Lord against Moorish incursions and defend the sea-lanes; suppressed under the Regency of King Alroy.
MURDOCH
of Carthane, LordâEarl of Carthane and one of young King Alroy's five regents.
NEVAN
, Bishop Davetâ
see Davet Nevan, Bishop
.
NIALLAN
Trey, Bishopâoutlawed Deryni Bishop of Dhassa; later, a member of the Camberian Council.
NICARET
âDeryni widow engaged as a wet nurse for Evaine's infant daughter Jerusha. (
*
)
NIEVE
Fitz-Arthur, LadyâTammaron's countess and mother of four sons by him; widow of the late Earl of Tarleton, by whom she bore Peter (later known as Lord Albertus) and Paulin (of Ramos).
NORRIS
âa guard at Valoret, in Rhun's service.
O
'
BEIRNE
, Bishop Dermotâ
see Dermot O'Beirne, Bishop
.
O
'
NEILL
, Lord Tavisâ
see Tavis O'Neill, Lord
.
ORDO VERBI DEI
âOrder of the Word of God.
ORDO VOX DEI
âOrder of the Voice of God.
ORIEL
, Masterâa Healer in the regents' service, particularly Hubert and Tammaron; wife and infant daughter held hostage for his good behavior.
ORIN
âDeryni adept and mystic; author of the
Protocols of Orin
, a collection of scrolls containing extremely potent spells of Deryni magic. (
*
)
ORISS
, Archbishop RobertâArchbishop of Rhemuth; former Vicar General of the
Ordo Verbi Dei
.
PARGAN
Howiccanâ
see Howiccan, Porgan
.
PATRICK
, Brotherâone of Revan's reformed Deryni Willimite disciples.
PAULIN
(Sinclair) of Ramos, Bishopâyounger son of the Earl of Tarleton and stepson of Earl Tammaron; founder of the Little Brothers of Saint Ercon (912), a teaching order; first bishop of newly formed See of Stavenham, which office he resigns to found the
Custodes Fidei
.
QUERON
Kinevan, Domâformer Gabrilite Healer-priest and founder of the Servants of Saint Camber; later, a member of the Camberian Council.
RADAN
, Sirâa weapons master at Rhemuth Castle.
RAMSAY
, Captainâone of Hubert's men “baptized” by Revan.
REVAN
âlame former tutor to Rhys and Evaine's children; kingpin in the Camberian Council's attempt to save Deryni by blocking their Deryni powers.
RHUN
of Horthness, Lordâcalled The Ruthless; Earl of Sheele and one of young King Alroy's five regents.
RHYS MICHAEL
Alister Haldane, Princeâyoungest surviving son of King Cinhil, age 10.
RHYS
Malachy Thuryn, Lordâdeceased Deryni physician and Healer; husband to Evaine, father of Rhysel, Tieg, and Jerusha; a founding member of the Camberian Council. (
*
)
RHYSEL
Joscelyn Thurynâeight-year-old daughter of Evaine and Rhys.
RICHELDIS
MacLeanâage 13; niece of Iain, Earl of Kierney.
RICKART
, DomâGabrilite household Healer to Bishop Niallan.
ROBERT
Oriss, Archbishopâ
see Oriss, Archbishop Robert
.
RONDEL
, Sirâa knight in Lord Manfred's service.
RUADAN
of DhassaâDeryni author of the
Liber Sancti Ruadan
. (
*
)
SECORIM
, FatherâAbbot of the Valoret chapter of the
Custodes Fidei
.
SERAFIN
, BrotherâInquisitor General of the
Custodes Fidei
.
SIGHERE
, LordâEarl of Marley; uncle of Graham MacEwan.
SINCLAIR
âsurname of the Earls of Tarleton.
SITRIC
âRhun's second pet Deryni.
STEPHEN
, Fatherâa priest at Valoret Catheral.
SULIEN
of R'Kassiâancient Deryni adept; author of
Annales
. (
*
)
SYLVAN
O'Sullivanâbattle-surgeon/Healer in Gregory's household.
TAMMARON
Fitz-Arthur, EarlâChancellor of Gwynedd; one of young King Alroy's five regents.
TAVIS
O'Neillâformer Healer to Prince Javan, with ability to block Deryni powers; later, member of the Camberian Council.
THURYN
âsurname of Rhys;
see Aidan, Evaine, Jerusha, Rhys, Rhysel
, and
Tieg
.
TIEG
Joram Thurynâage 3; Healer-son of Rhys and Evaine.
TIERNAN
, Brotherâa monk at St. Mary's in the Hills.
TORCUILL
de la Marche, LordâDeryni baron dismissed from royal council post by regents.
TREY
, Bishop Niallanâ
see Niallan Trey, Bishop
.
UDAUT
, LordâConstable of Gwynedd.
URSIN
O'CarrollâManfred's pet Deryni; former classmate of Tavis, and a failed Healer.
VARNARITES
âDeryni adepts and scholars who founded a proto-university at Grecotha, late 7th-early 8th century; the Gabrilite Order broke off pre-745.
WILLIAM
, Saintâchild martyr to Deryni ill use; patron saint of the Willimite movement; younger brother of Saint Ercon.
WILLIAM
de Borgos, Lordâproprietor of the finest racing stud in the Eleven Kingdoms. (
*
)
WILLIMITES
âanti-Deryni terrorist group sworn to punish Deryni who escape justice through normal channels; mostly suppressed in 904 under King Imre, but resurging during the latter reign of King Cinhil as a fundamentalist religious sect bent on forcing Deryni to renounce their evil powers and take up a life of penance.
1
A (*) indicates a character mentioned only in passing, possibly deceased.
APPENDIX II
INDEX OF PLACES
ALL SAINTS
'
CATHEDRAL
âseat of the Archbishop of Valoret, Primate of All Gwynedd.
ARNHAM
âbirthplace of Bishop Edward MacInnis.
CAERRORIE
âCamber's principal residence as Earl of Culdi, a few hours' ride northeast of Valoret; now the seat of Manfred MacInnis, the new Earl of Culdi.
CARTHANE
âMurdoch's earldom.
CASHIEN
âepiscopal See formerly held by Bishop Dermot O'Beirne.
CASSAN
âpetty princedom ruled by Prince Ambert Quinnell.
CLAIBOURNE
âprincipal city of Old Kheldour; title of Ewan, Duke of Claibourne.
CONNAIT
, Theâbarbarian kingdom to the west, famous for its mercenaries.
COR CULDI
âhereditary ancestral seat of the Earls of Culdi, near the city of Culdi, on the Gwynedd-Meara border.
DHASSA
âfree holy city in the Lendour Mountains; seat of the Bishop of Dhassa, who is politically neutral, by tradition.
DOLBAN
âsite of the mother house of the Servants of Saint Camber, destroyed late 917.
EASTMARCH
âearldom held by Hrorik, middle son of Duke Sighere of Kheldour.
EBOR
âearldom north of Valoret, held by Gregory.
GRECOTHA
âuniversity city, site of the Varnarite School; seat of the Bishop of Grecotha.
GWYNEDD
âcentral of the Eleven Kingdoms and hub of Haldane power since 645, when the first Haldane High King began to unify the area; seat of the Festillic Dynasty, 822â904; restored to the Haldane line in 904 with the accession of Cinhil Haldane.
HORTHNESS
âBarony of Rhun the Ruthless.
HOWICCE
âkingdom to the southwest of Gwynedd; loosely allied with Llannedd.
KHELDISH RIDING
âviceregality broken off Kheldour after its annexation by Duke Sighere and King Cinhil in 906.
KHELDOUR
âsmall kingdom north of Gwynedd, famous for textiles and carpets.
KIERNEY
âearldom north of Culdi, loosely linked to the Crown of Gwynedd.
LLANNEDD
âkingdom southwest of Gwynedd; loosely allied with Howicce.
MARLEY
âsmall earldom carved out of Eastmarch for Sighere, youngest son of Duke Sighere.
MARLOR
âbarony of Manfred MacInnis.
MEARA
âkingdom/princedom northwest of Gwynedd; nominally a vassal state of Gwynedd.
PORTEE
âsite of a long-vanished Healers' schola.
RAMOS
âabbey town southwest of Valoret; birthplace of Paulin Sinclair; the Council of Ramos convened here in the winter of 917/918.
RHEMUTH
âancient capital of Gwynedd under the Haldanes; abandoned during the Festillic Interregnum; restored under Cinhil and Alroy.
RHENDALL
âlake region north of Gwynedd; territorial title given to the heir of the Duke of Claibourne.
SAINT MARY
'
S IN THE HILLS
âisolated monastery in the highlands above Culdi where Joram and Evaine took refuge.
SAINT NEOT
'
S ABBEY
âstronghold of the Order of Saint Gabriel the Archangel, an all-Deryni esoteric order specializing in Healer's training; in the Lendour highlands; destroyed by troops led by the Regent Rhun on Christmas Eve, 917.
SHEELE
âRhys and Evaine's manor house north of Valoret; later, seat of the Earldom of Sheele.
STAVENHAM
âepiscopal See held briefly by Paulin of Ramos before founding the
Custodes Fidei
.
TARLEVILLE
âEarl Tammaron's estate on the Eirian River, several days' ride north of Rhemuth.
TEMPLUM ARCHANGELORUM
âlong destroyed abbey with ancient esoteric antecedents, location unspecified.
TORENTH
âkingdom to the east of Gwynedd; origin of the Festillic line, a cadet branch of the Torenthi royal House; ruled by King Arion.
TREVALGA
âEarl Gregory's new estate in the Connait.
TRURILL
âcastle of Lord Adrian MacLean, Master of Kierney; sacked by regents' forces winter 917/918.
VALORET
âFestillic capital of Gwynedd, 822â904.