Appendix A
Character Glossary

Abibaal - Head gaoler of the Hanno gaol
Adonia - A novice in the House of Eshmun-Shadrafa
Ah ih Khul na G'hih (Naghi) - High Captain of the warriors of the Ral'gha Tribe
Amon - Lord Ebenezer's master-at-arms
Aria - A noblewoman from Shakab
Asha - A scout in Jiria's patrol
Atlas - A Primordial said to have been punished to bear the weight of the celestial sphere; the Mage of Earth
Aurore the Light Eternal - The other half of Dox the Dark Eternal; the Mage of Light
Baalmalek - Vice-Captain of the Dragoons
Bacchus - The Olympian god of wine and revelry; the Mage of Chaos
Balbarek - Friend of the Inooni spy Malgo
Bannon - Minister of War
Barek - Yoel's squadron captain
Barekat - Captain of the Guard of Inoon
Barthak (Balthasar) - A master smith from Arkh Vesun; the Mage of Metal
Barthrud - Seneschal of King Vesu and boss of the mines of Arkh Vesun; brother of Barthak
Bat Anat - A famed huntress from Taher
Bomilcar - Captain-General of the Order of the White Stallion; friend of Desiderius and foster father of Tobias
Bor - Sufet of Hanno
Bostar - Vice-Captain of the Order of Knights Paladin
Caspar - An Inooni exile turned pirate who aids Tyrus
Ceres - The Olympian goddess of agriculture and fertility; the Mage of Flora
Cyrano - Captain-General of the Order of Knights Paladin and personal bodyguard of the Queen
Dagon - A Mesopotamian fertility god worshipped as the patron deity of Inoon; the Mage of Water
Delilah (Tamar) - A childhood friend of Tobias; one of Marcus' dancers and a Maenad in the cult of Bacchus
Demar (Zelos) - An Inooni spy posing as a servant in Hannibal Castle
Diana - The Olympian goddess of the moon and the hunt; the Mage of Fauna
Dorn - A tailor from Ydom and secretly a worshipper of Dox
Dox the Dark Eternal - A powerful dark entity that guides the Lords of Shadow; the Mage of Darkness
Ebenezer ben Eliezer - Nephew of Lord Eliyahu; a former squadron captain in the Dragoons and Yael's father
E'i'ha me J'baht - A scout in the service of the Khul na Ty'ha
Eliyahu ben Eliyahu - Lord of House Eliyahu and the King's physician
Emil - A physician in Kartzet
Eshbaal - A guard at the Hanno gaol
Eudora - A dancer at the Fruitful Vine; a Maenad and one of Marcus' wives
Farah Din - The champion of the Dan Barbok arena
Flavius Desiderius (Yishak) - Tobias' father and a knight of renown; killed in the defense of Utica
Gaia - Primordial goddess of the Earth, said to be the source of all life on the Planet
G'hah ih Sh'ach na G'hih (Baghi) - High Shaman of the Ral'gha Tribe; former Ah ih Khul and uncle of the current Ah ih Khul; the Mage of Hate
Gorkrel - Voice of the King for Gorki of Dan Barbok
Gorki XXIII - King of Dan Barbok and overlord of the Fell Pact
Hagamoel - A sage of El-Sidar
Hal'ha na G'hoth (Sh'ahi) - King of the Ral'gha Tribe
Hannibal V - King of Hannibal, the father of Malta, known as "Hannibal the Mad"
Inara - A scout in Jiria's patrol known for her powers of second sight
Ishbaal - A squadron captain in the Dragoons
Jehanna - A wealthy widow of Kartbyrsa who hosts the annual Festival of Love
Jibril - Captain-General of the Black Guard
Jiria - Guardian of the Forest of El-Sidar; the Mage of Wood
Jovinius - Sufet of Kartzet
Julgalel - An Elf of El-Sidar spying on Hannibal
Julia - One of Aria's maidservants
Junia - One of Aria's maidservants
Jupiter - King of the Olympians and god of thunder; the Mage of Wind
K'bla na Ty'ha - Vice-captain of the warriors of the Ty'ha Clan of the Ral'gha Tribe; kin of Tym'r
Khotar - First Warlord of the armies of Arkh Vesun
Khul na Bin'gl - Captain of the warriors of the Bin'gl Clan of the Ral'gha Tribe
Khul na Ty'ha (Tym'r) - Captain of the warriors of the Ty'ha Clan of the Ral'gha Tribe
Larentia - Mistress of the Palace Household; formerly Queen Malta's nurse
Leopold - Captain-General of the Hannibal Legion
Linshirias - A scout in Jiria's patrol
Mago - A guard at the Hanno gaol
Malgo - An Inooni spy who has infiltrated the garrison of Hemet Preya
Malta III - Queen of Hannibal; the Mage of Fire
Mamengoel - A sage of El-Sidar who has dedicated his life to studying humans
Marcus (Marcus Tullius Dionysius Festus) - Tavernkeeper of the Fruitful Vine in Nakum and the priest of the Dionysian mystery cult
Marina - A celebrated healer in the House of Eshmun-Shadrafa in Baal-Gebal
Melita - - A dancer at the Fruitful Vine; a Maenad and one of Marcus' wives
Menander - A knight serving as Aria's bodyguard
Merari - A court sorcerer
Modnar - Previous King of Arkh Vesun; died in battle
Morten Linnarson - Minister of the Treasury
Nadha - A warrior of the G'hih Clan; elder brother of Tadha
Nicolaus - A knight serving as Aria's bodyguard
Okh na Ty'ha (S'botai) - Chieftain of the Ty'ha Clan
Okidoel - A priest in the temple of El-Sidar
Pallas - The Olympian goddess of warfare and the patron deity of Athens; the Mage of Order
Philon - High Priest of the Temple of the Elements
Philip - The servant of Emil of Kartzet
Pluton - The Olympian god of death and the underworld; the Mage of Death
Porcius (Gaius Porcius Felix) - An innkeeper in Birut
Raydoon - A medium in Zareh
Rebekah bat Eliyahu - Tobias' mother; a midwife and the daughter of Eliyahu ben Eliyahu
Reinwald - Captain-General of Hemet Heymdal
Saraia - A serving wench at the Melusina
S'botai - The son of K'bla who has gone missing
Shayla - Priestess of the Temple of the Elements; the adoptive daughter of Tallan Melchior
Shoshanna - A seeress with the blood of the Children of the Forest
Sidonia - Vice-Captain of Hemet Preya and Tyrus' lover
Tadha - A warrior of the G'hih Clan; elder brother of Tadha
Tallan Melchior - Seer and court sorcerer; the adoptive father of Shayla
Tashira - Queen of El-Sidar; known as the Lady of the Woods
Tellus - A mysterious girl known as the Witch from Beyond the Sea
Tirinas - A scout in Jiria's patrol
The Master Lich - A Lord of Shadow feeding on Gaia's energies
The Mountain Beast ("Fear and Fury") - Leader of a war-band charged with raiding Utica and other human settlements near the Barklai Mountains
Tobias Barca (Tobiyah ben Yishak) - Commander-General of the Armies of Hannibal
Tubaal - Squadron captain of the knights of the Hemet Preya garrison
Tyrus - Captain-General of Hemet Preya
Venus - The Olympian goddess of love; the Mage of Love
Vesu - The legendary warrior-king of the Dwarves of the Barklai Mountains and the namesake of Arkh Vesun
Vesu IX - King of Arkh Vesun
Yael bat Ebenezer (Khulan) - Captain-General of the Order of the Emerald Dragon; half-Dragonrider daughter of Ebenezer ben Eliezer
Yamin ben Yehoiakim - Yoel's brother
Yared ben Yehoiakim - A banneret in the Dragoons; Yoel's brother
Yehomilk - A squadron captain in the Dragoons
Yoel ben Yehoiakim - A banneret in the Dragoons; kinsman and friend of Tobias
Yotham - A squadron captain in the Dragoons