The Serpent Sea

Appendix I The Court of Indigo Cloud and Associated Raksura Aeriat

Pearl—Reigning Queen

Jade—Sister Queen

Amber—former Sister Queen, now dead

Azure—the queen who took Stone, now dead

Frost—a fledgling queen of the court of Sky Copper, now adopted by Indigo Cloud

Stone—line-grandfather

Rain—Pearl’s last consort, now dead

Moon—Jade’s consort

Thorn and Bitter—fledgling consorts of Sky Copper, now adopted by Indigo Cloud

River—leader of Pearl’s faction of warriors. A product of one of Amber’s royal clutches.

Drift—River’s clutchmate

Branch—River and Drift’s clutchmate, killed in a Fell ambush

Root—young warrior from an Arbora clutch, a member of Jade’s faction

Song—young female warrior, a member of Jade’s faction

Spring—fledgling female, one of only two survivors from Amber’s last clutch of warriors

Snow—fledgling male, Spring’s clutchmate

Balm—female warrior, and Jade’s clutchmate. Jade’s strongest supporter and leader of her faction.

Chime—former Arbora mentor, now a warrior, a member of Jade’s faction

Vine and Coil—male warriors of Pearl’s faction, though they chafe under River’s authority

Floret—female warrior of Pearl’s faction

Sand—a young male warrior of Jade’s faction

Sorrow—female warrior who took care of Moon as a fledgling, killed by Tath Arbora

Flower—leader of the Mentor Caste

Heart—young female mentor, one of the Arbora rescued from the Dwei Hive by Moon

Merit—young male mentor, rescued with Heart

Copper—a young male mentor, still in the nurseries

Petal—former leader of the Teachers’ Caste, killed in the Fell attack on the old Indigo Cloud colony

Bell—new leader of the Teachers’ Caste, and clutchmate to Chime

Blossom—an older female, one of only two teachers to escape during the Fell attack on the colony. Later learned to pilot a Golden Isles Wind-ship.

Bead—a young female, she escaped the colony with Blossom

Rill, Bark, and Weave—female teachers

Gift, Needle, and Dream—young female teachers, rescued from the Dwei Hive by Moon

Snap—young male teacher, also rescued from the Dwei Hive

Bone—leader of the Hunters’ Caste

Braid, Salt, Spice, Knife—male hunters

Bramble—a female hunter

Strike—a very young male hunter, who volunteered to test the Fell poison

Knell—leader of Soldiers’ Caste, and clutchmate to Chime Grain—the first Arbora to speak to Moon and to order him to leave Indigo Cloud

Shell—Grain’s clutchmate, killed in the Fell attack on the colony