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

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
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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

Ardijah