JEHANA, Queen—mother of Kelson, widow of King Brion; a Deryni in denial.

JEROME, Brother—elderly sacristan at the Cathedral of Saint George in Rhemuth.

KELSON Cinhil Rhys Anthony Haldane, King—son and heir of King Brion and Queen Jehana, with Deryni-like powers, just fourteen when he accedes to the throne of Gwynedd.

KENNETH Morgan, Sir—late father of Alaric Morgan.

KEVIN McLain, Lord—Earl of Kierney, half-brother of Duncan, betrothed of Morgan’s sister Bronwyn.

LAWRENCE, Lord—one of three Morgan vassals subverted by Ian and charged to attempt their lord’s assassination.

LORIS, Archbishop Edmund—Archbishop of Valoret and Primate of All Gwynedd.

MALCOLM, King—grandfather of King Brion, reigned .

MARLUK, the—Deryni father of Charissa; killed by Brion with Morgan’s aid.

MORGAN, Duke Alaric Anthony—Deryni Duke of Corwyn, King’s Champion to Kelson; cousin to Duncan McLain and brother of Bronwyn.

MUSTAFA—a Moorish emir, one of Charissa’s bodyguards.

NIGEL Cluim Gwydion Rhys Haldane, Prince—younger brother of King Brion and Duke of Carthmoor, age thirty-four, uncle of King Kelson and his heir presumptive.

RALSON, Lord—Baron of Evering and former member of the Gwynedd Crown Council; killed in ambush near Valoret with Colin of Fianna.

RHODRI, Lord—royal chamberlain to the kings of Gwynedd, and friend of Morgan.

RHYS Thuryn, Lord—a learned Deryni from the time of Saint Camber of Culdi; practitioner of the Thuryn technique for concentration.

ROGIER, Lord—Earl of Fallon; treacherously slain by Ian in the crypts beneath Rhemuth Cathedral.

SUPREME of Howicce, the—emissary of the United Kingdoms of Howicce and Llannedd at Kelson’s coronation, escorted by Connaiti mercenaries.

WENCIT of Torenth, King—sorcerer-king of Torenth, threatening war with Gwynedd.

YOUSEF—Moorish emir and bodyguard of Charissa.

INDEX OF PLACE-NAMES

INDEX OF PLACE-NAMES

CANDOR Rhea—a field outside Rhemuth where King Brion was slain during a hunting excursion.

CARDOSA—disputed border city in the mountains between Torenth and Eastmarch.

CARTHMOOR—duchy of Prince Nigel Haldane, bordering Corwyn and the Royal Honour of Haldane.

CASSAN—duchy of Duke Jared McLain, bordering the Earldom of Kierney and the Mearan Protectorate.

CLAIBOURNE—duchy of Ewan Duke of Claibourne, in the far north of Gwynedd.

CONCARADINE, Free Port of—located on the Eirian River delta, turnaround point for the great southern fleets; famous for its gold and jewel artisans.

CONNAIT, the—barbarian kingdom to the west, renowned for its mercenaries.

CORWYN—duchy of Alaric Morgan, inherited through his Deryni mother, Alyce de Corwyn de Morgan.

CULDI—city associated with Saint Camber.

EASTMARCH—earldom of Lord Ian Howell.

ELEVEN Kingdoms—traditional name for the entire area including and surrounding Gwynedd, though all eleven kingdoms can no longer be delineated.

FALLON—earldom of Lord Rogier.

FIANNA—wine-producing country across the Southern Sea from Corwyn, held by the father of Colin of Fianna.

FORCINN Buffer States—confederation of lesser principalities stretching southward from Orsalia, under nominal overlordship of the Hort of Orsal.

GWYNEDD—principal kingdom of the Eleven Kingdoms, long ruled by the Haldanes.