Ascendant's Rite (The Moontide Quartet) (115 page)

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Mandir: Omali Shrine

Mata: Mother

Mata-choda: Motherfucker

Mela: A fair

Nehin: No

Pandit or Purohit: Omali Priest

Pooja: Prayer

Pratta: A religious ban; e.g. the Blood-pratta that bars a menstruating woman from male company

Rangoli: Decorative floor-paintings

Sadhu: Itinerant Omali holy man

Salwar Kameez: A pull-over one-piece dress worn with drawstring baggy pants and a scarf (dupatta)

Siv-lingam: Religious icon representing the penis of the God Sivraman and his consort’s yoni.

Tilak A prayer-mark on the forehead

Vridhi Pooja: Ancestor prayers

Walla: ‘Fellow’, usually associated with a job, e.g. a chai-walla is a tea-boy

Yoni: Female sexual organs

D
RAMATIS
P
ERSONAE

Ascendant’s Rite

As at Septinon 929

In Yuros

Imperial Court, Pallas

 

 
  • Emperor Constant Sacrecour: Emperor of Rondelmar and all Yuros
  • Mater-Imperia Lucia Fasterius: the emperor’s mother, a Living Saint
  • Cordan: son of Constant, heir to the throne
  • Coramore: daughter of Constant
  • Regis Sacrecour: Lord of Pontus
  • Lord Calan Dubrayle: Imperial Treasurer
  • Grand Prelate Dominius Wurther: Head of the Church of Kore
  • Natia Sacrecour: Constant’s imprisoned elder sister
  • Ervyn Naxius: former Ordo Costruo mage
  • Lady Delfinne de Tressot: A Keeper and Ascendant mage
  • Grandmaster Lens Nauvoine: A Keeper and Ascendant mage
  • Raneulf Fasterius: A Keeper and Ascendant mage
  • Jean Benoit: Merchant Guildmaster
  • Hestan Milius: an Arch-Legate of the Imperial Treasury
  • Yrna Corloi: female Volsai agent

ighteenth Fist of Kore’s Holy Inquisition

 

 
  • Elath Dranid: Fist Second [deceased]
  • Raine Caladryn: an Acolyte [deceased]
  • Dominic Rysen: an Acolyte [deceased]

Thirty-Second Fist of Kore’s Holy Inquisition

 

 
  • Fronck Quintius: Commandant
  • Artus Leblanc: an Acolyte
  • Geoffram: an Acolyte
  • Nayland: an Acolyte
  • Magrenius: an Acolyte
  • Adamus Crozier: a bishop of the Kore

Twenty-Third Fist of Kore’s Holy Inquisition

 

 
  • Ullyn Siburnius: Inquisitor and Fist Commander
  • Alis Nytrasia: Fist Third
  • Einar Perle: an Acolyte
  • Delta: a Souldrinker mage and prisoner of the Inquisition
  • Lambda: a Souldrinker mage and prisoner of the Inquisition
  • Rho: a female Souldrinker mage and prisoner of the Inquisition
  • Tau: a Souldrinker mage and prisoner of the Inquisition
  • Zeta: a female Souldrinker mage and prisoner of the Inquisition

Bricia

 

 
  • Lady Laeticia Korion-Fetallink: mother of Seth Korion
  • Hobin: gamesman of the Korion estates
  • Taft: butler of the Korion estates

Norostein, Noros

 

 
  • King Phyllios III: King of Noros
  • Vannaton Mercer: a trader
  • Tesla Anborn-Mercer: mage, wife of Vannaton Mercer [deceased]
  • Captain Jeris Muhren: Watch Captain [deceased]

Silacia

 

 
  • Vitor Mori: Pater-Retiari: a criminal clan-lord
  • Fanisia Sensini: wife of Vitor; mother of Ramon
  • Tomasi Fuldo: a Retiari familioso agent
  • Isabella Petrossi: a criminal clan-lady
  • Silvio Anturo: a Petrossi familioso agent

Gurvon Gyle’s Grey Foxes (based in Noros)

 

 
  • Gurvon Gyle: a mage-spy
  • Rutt Sordell: a mage, whose soul is currently in the body of Guy Lassaigne
  • Mayten Drexel: mage-assassin
  • Veritia: female mage
  • Sylas: mage
  • Luc Brossian: mage

Ordo Costruo (Mage Order based in Hebusalim)

 

 
  • Antonin Meiros: Arch-Magus and founder [deceased]
  • Justina Meiros: Antonin’s daughter [deceased]

Crusaders

The First Army (Northern)

 

 
  • General Kaltus Korion: Commander of the Armies of Rondelmar
  • Tonville: aide to General Korion
  • General Rhynus Bergium: Korion’s second-in-command
  • Oljan Fruleau: aide to General Bergium
  • Kendric Vitalis: Brevian battlemage

The ‘Lost Legions’ of the Southern Crusade

 

 
  • Seth Korion: Commander of the Lost Legions
  • Ramon Sensini: a battle-mage of Pallacios XXIII
  • Severine Tiseme: Legion Farseer of Pallacios XXIII
  • Julietta: newborn daughter of Ramon and Severine
  • Baltus Prenton: Windmaster of Pallacios XXIII
  • Lanna Jureigh: Healer of Pallacios XXIII
  • Hugh Gerant: a battle-mage of Pallacios XXIII
  • Evan Hale: a battle-mage of Pallacios XXIII
  • Fridryk Kippenegger: a battle-mage of Pallacios XXIII
  • Jelaska Lyndrethuse: Argundian battlemage
  • Carmina Phyl: Argundian healer-mage
  • Gerdhart: Argundian chaplain and mage
  • Lysart: Noroman battlemage
  • Sordan: Noroman battlemage
  • Mylde: Noroman battlemage
  • Runsald: Brevian battlemage
  • Hulbert: Hollenian battlemage
  • Nacallas: Brevian battlemage
  • Til ven Lascen: Brician battlemage
  • Barendyne: Brician battlemage
  • Deceased battle-magi of the Pallacios XXIII legion: Legate Jonti Duprey, Secundus Rufus Marle, Coulder, Fenn, Lewen, Chaplain Tyron Frand
  • Storn: Tribune of the Tenth Maniple of Pallacios XXIII
  • Coll: a scout of the Tenth Maniple of Pallacios XXIII
  • Gylf: commander of the Argundian contingent

Lukaz’s cohort; Pallacios XXIII (Ramon’s guards)

 

 
  • Lukaz: pilus (commander)
  • Baden: bannerman
  • The Front Rank: Serjant Manius, Dolman, Ferdi, Trefeld, Hedman, Gannoval
  • The Second Rank: Serjant Vidran, Bowe, Ilwyn, Holdyne, Gal Herde, Jan Herde
  • The Flankman: Kel Harmon, Briggan, Kent, Ollyd, Neubeau, Tolomon

Rondian Garrisons

 

 
  • Sir Bann Herbreux: Garrison commander of Vida
  • Monrel Jongebeau: Rondian general

In Javon

In Forensa

 

 
  • Cera Nesti: co-Queen of Javon
  • Timori Nesti: Crown Prince and rightful King of Javon
  • Harshal ali-Assam: brother of the Emir of Forensa
  • Camlad a’Luki: Jhafi kinsman to Harshal
  • Saarif Jelmud: Jhafi kinsman to Camlad and Harshal
  • Pita Rosco: Master of the Royal Purse
  • Luigi Ginovisi: Master of Revenues
  • Comte Piero Inveglio: a Rimoni nobleman
  • Seir Ionus Mardium: Nesti knight-commander
  • Luca Conte: Nesti noble [deceased]
  • Nehlan: Jhafi Scriptualist and royal soul-guide
  • Tavis: Sollan drui
  • Luqeef: Jhafi Godspeaker
  • Borsa: Nesti family nursemaid
  • Seir Delfin: Nesti knight
  • Genas: a Nesti ranker
  • Benirio: Nesti house guard
  • Tello: Nesti house guard
  • Jerid: Nesti house guard
  • Drus: Jhafi maid
  • Paolo Castellini: a Nesti guard commander [currently missing]
  • Elena Anborn: mage, former Grey Fox and Nesti champion
  • Kazim Makani: a Souldrinker and assassin
  • Theo Vernio-Nesti: cousin of Cera Nesti; commander of Viola Fort

In Brochena

 

 
  • Tomas Betillon: Imperial Governor of Hebusalim and Javon
  • Lann Wilfort: Kirkegarde Grandmaster
  • Blan Remikson: Kirkegarde Seer-mage
  • Kinnaught: Betillon’s spy master
  • Mikals: aide to Governor Betillon
  • Pendris: aide to Governor Betillon, son of Mikals
  • Francesco Perdonello: Don (Chief) of Royal Bureaucracy
  • Tarita: Cera’s personal maid
  • Mustaq al’Madhi: a criminal lord [deceased]

The Dorobon settlers

 

 
  • Francis Dorobon: King of Javon [deceased]
  • Craith Margham: mage-knight
  • Roland Heale: mage-knight
  • Guy Lassaigne: mage (possessed by Rutt Sordell)

Other Javonesi/Harkun

 

 
  • Alfredo Gorgio: a Rimoni lord of Hytel
  • Portia Tolidi: former Queen of Javon
  • Seir Lorenzo di Kestria: a Rimoni knight [deceased]
  • Seir Justiano di Kestria: Rimoni knight, younger brother of Lorenzo
  • Lord Massimo di Kestria: Lord of Loctis, elder brother of Lorenzo and Justiano
  • Lord Stefan di Aranio of Riban
  • Emir Ilan Tamadhi of Riban [deceased]
  • Marid Tamadhi: son and heir of Ilan Tamadhi, Emir of Riban
  • Emir Mekmud bin al’Azhir of Lybis
  • Gabrien Gorgio-Sintro: Rimoni bastard son of Alfredo
  • Ricardo Gorgio-Sintro: Rimoni bastard son of Alfredo, younger brother of Gabrien
  • Emilio Gorgio: half-Jhafi bastard of Alfredo Gorgio’s brother
  • Ghujad iz’Kho: Harkun chieftain
  • Cabruhil: nephew of Ghujad
  • Lekutto iz’Fal: Harkun scout

Gyle’s Mercenaries

 

 
  • Endus Rykjard: a mercenary commander
  • Adi Paavus: a mercenary commander
  • Hans Frikter: Argundian mercenary commander
  • Ogdi: nephew of Hans Frikter
  • Hullyn: Argundian battlemage
  • Eafyd: Argundian battelmage
  • Staria Canestos: female mercenary commander of the Sacro Arcoyris Estellan legion
  • Leopollo Canestos: Staria’s nephew and adopted son
  • Kordea Canestos: Staria’s adopted daughter
  • Capolio: spymaster of the Sacro Arcoyris Estellan legion
  • Marklyn: pilot-mage of Rykjard’s legion
  • Jesset: pilot-mage of Rykjard’s legion

Among the Lamiae

 

 
  • Kekropius: an Elder male
  • Kessa: mate of Kekropius and Elder [deceased]
  • Simou: an Elder male

In Kesh

Sagostabad

 

 
  • Salim Kabarakhi I: Sultan of Kesh
  • Latif: one of the Sultan’s impersonators
  • Faroukh of Maal: uncle of Sultan Salim
  • Barra Xuok: Godspeaker
  • Rashid Mubarak: Emir of Halli’kut and Ordo Costruo renegade
  • Alyssa Dulayne: renegade Ordo Costruo mage, Rashid’s mistress
  • Narukhan Mubarak: younger brother of Rashid Mubarak, and mage
  • Lesharri Dulayne: Alyssa’s younger sister and servant
  • Pashil: a Hadishah captain
  • Qanaroz: Hadishah, second-in-command under Pashil
  • Dashimel: Emir of Baraka; a Keshi general
  • Darhus: a Keshi general
  • Barzin: Mirobezan eunuch; aide and slave to Keshi royal house
  • Selmir: a Hadishah captain

Among the Hadishah

 

 
  • Molmar: a Hadishah skiff-pilot
  • Jamil: a mage assassin [deceased]
  • Gatoz: Hadishah mage and commander [deceased]
  • Megradh: a Hadishah captain
  • Tegeda: female Hadishah
  • Satravim: Hadishah skiff-pilot
  • Tahir: Hadishah breeding house overseer and Scriptualist
  • Sadikh: Hadishah breeding-house supervisor and mage
  • Yimat: Hadishah breeding-house mage
  • Gulbahar: female Hadishah breeding house mage

Prisoners of the Hadishah

 

 
  • Rene Cardien: Ordo Costruo mage
  • Odessa D’Ark: female Ordo Costruo mage
  • Clematia: female Ordo Costruo mage
  • Lunetta: female Ordo Costruo mage
  • Perdionus: Ordo Costruo healer-mage
  • Valdyr: Mollachian bannerman
  • Sir Beglyn: Pallacian knight

Huriya’s Souldrinkers

 

 
  • Huriya Makani: a Souldrinker, sister of Kazim
  • Malevorn Andevarion: former Inquisition Acolyte, now Souldrinker
  • Hessaz: a Souldrinker female
  • Tkwir: a Souldrinker male
  • Toljin: a Souldrinker male
  • Sabele: a Souldrinker seer [deceased and soul taken by Huriya]

Renegades

 

 
  • Zaqri: a Souldrinker male; deposed packleader
  • Cymbellea di Regia: Rimoni gypsy and mage

Souldrinkers in the Sultan’s army

 

 
  • Prandello: a Souldrinker clanleader
  • Maddeoni: Prandello’s Vereloni consort

Souldrinkers of Gatioch

 

 
  • Xymoch: Souldrinker and packleader

In Rural Kesh

 

 
  • Bunima: a female Keshi refugee

In Khotriawal

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