Mistress of the Catacombs

Dramatis Personae

ATTAPER: Chief of the Blood Eagles, the royal bodyguard regiment.

CARUS: Last and greatest ruler of the Old Kingdom; dead a thousand years, but a laughing, hardhanded ghost in Prince Garric’s mind.

CASHEL: Ilna’s brother, Garric’s friend, and Sharina’s fiancé a stronger man than any who’ve tried conclusions with him thus far.

CHALCUS: A sailor, pirate, and red-handed killer; a friend of Ilna.

GARRIC: A peasant and scholar, now Prince and real ruler of the Isles.

ILNA: A skilled weaver, now returned from hell with inhuman powers.

LERDOC: The ambitious and powerful Count of Blaise.

LIANE: Garric’s amanuensis; his guide to present-day politics; and his lover.

MEROTA: Ilna’s ward; nine-year-old girl with a penchant for singing inappropriate songs.

ROYHAS: Chancellor of the Isles.

SHARINA: Garric’s sister and alter ego, but a person in her own right.

TENOCTRIS: A wizard saved from the wreck of the Old Kingdom; less powerful than most wizards, but more skilled than any other.

WALDRON: A warrior and aristocrat, commander of the royal army.

ALECTO: A young wizard from a far place—and a very savage one.

ECHEA: A wizard, savior of Laut in ancient times.

ECHEON: A wizard, tyrant of Laut in future times.

ECHEUS: A wizard, ruler of Laut in present times.

GAR: A youth who might have been Garric’s double, had a lizard not bitten into his skull.

METRA: A wizard; companion and advisor to Lady Tilphosa.

METRON: A wizard; companion and advisor to Lord Thalemos.

METRUS: A wizard with a taste for antiquities.

THALEMOS: A descendant of the Earls of Laut.

TILPHOSA: An orphan raised by the Children of the Mistress; the intended bride of Lord Thalemos.

TINT: A beastgirl and friend to Gar; a pet and drudge for bandits calling themselves the Brethren.

VASCAY: Leader of the Brethren.