Dancer's Lament

DRAMATIS PERSONAE

Dorin Rav

A youth out of Tali

Wu

Pseudonym of a young Dal Hon mage

In Heng

Shalmanat

A sorceress, given the title of ‘Protectress of Li Heng’

Silk

A city mage

Mister Ho

A city mage, also known as Hothalar

Mara

A city mage

Smokey

A city mage

Koroll

A city mage

Ullara

Daughter of a stabler, and a collector of birds

Pung the child-stealer

A Hengan crime boss

Greneth/Gren

Pung’s lieutenant

Tran

One of Pung’s underbosses

Urquart Rafalljara

A Hengan crime boss

Undath’al Brunn

A Hengan master thief in Urquart’s gang, known as ‘Rafall’

Rheena

A thief

Shreth

A thief

Loor

A thief

Of the Kanese Sword-Dancers

Hallens

Captain of King Chulalorn the Third’s bodyguard

Iko

A new recruit to the king’s bodyguard

Yuna

A member of the king’s bodyguard

Torral

A member of the king’s bodyguard

Sareh

A member of the king’s bodyguard

Rei

A member of the king’s bodyguard

Yvonna

A member of the king’s bodyguard

Others

Ryllandaras

The White Jackal, also known as the man-beast

Sister Night

A powerful and ancient sorceress

Dassem

An acolyte of Hood, named by some the ‘Sword of Hood’

Liss

A resident mage of Li Heng

K’rul

An elder god