CAST OF CHARACTERS


Acharn Uniunu

boy noble, member of Dunevon's court

Adona

luarin noble house

Alan of Pirate's Swoop

Alianne's seventeen-year-old twin brother

Alanna of Pirate's Swoop and Olau

the Tortallan King's Champion, lady knight

Alianne of Pirate's Swoop

daughter of Alanna and George of Pirate's Swoop, former slave

Ankoret Obeliten

noblewoman at regents' court

Atisa Libo

pretty, plump, Guchol's sister, one of Aly's spy pack

Bacar

footman for a Balitang neighbor

Bean

darking placed in the palace

Boulaj

raka warrior, maid to Sarai, one of Aly's spy pack

Bronau Jimajen

Rubinyan's deceased brother, murderer of Mequen Balitang

Callyn

spy recruit, works for the harbormaster

Chenaol

free raka head cook for the Balitangs, armorer for rebels

Dorilize

Nuritin's maid, member of raka conspiracy

Dovasary (Dove) Balitang

Mequen's half-raka daughter from first marriage

Druce Adona

nobleman, one of Sarai's

Dunevon Rittevon

boy king of Copper Isles

Edunata Mayano

luarin noblewoman, one of Imajane's ladies-in-waiting

Eleni of Olau

Myles's wife, Aly's grandmother

Elsren Balitang

Dunevon's heir, luarin son of Mequen and Winnamine

Eyun

part-raka warrior, determined, member of Aly's spy pack

Faithful

supernatural cat, Alanna's former companion

Feather

darking placed in Teak Sitting Room, Balitang House

Fegoro

hard raka warrior, member of Aly's spy pack

Ferdolin Tomang (Ferdy)

one of Sarai's suitors, count, wealthy luarin

Fesgao Yibenu

raka sergeant of Balitang men-at-arms, rebel war leader

Flame

darking placed to spy on Duke Nomru

Gazlon Lelin

boy noble, member of Dunevon's court

Genore Tomang

dowager countess, Ferdolin's mother, member of luarin conspiracy

George of Pirate's Swoop

Alanna's husband, Aly's father, baron and second in command of his realm's spies

Gian

Elsren's manservant, spy recruit

Graveyard Hag

trickster, primary goddess of Carthak, Kyprioth's kinswoman

Grosbeak

Topabaw's spy, collector of information

Guchol Libo

plump, good-humored, Atisa's sister, one of Aly's spy pack

Haiming

former raka ruling house

Hazarin

deceased former king

Herbrand Edgecliff

luarin bookseller, member of raka conspiracy

Hessken

soldier, Rittevon Guard

Hiraos

handsome raka, member of Aly's spy pack

Huldean Obeliten

boy noble, member of Dunevon's court

Hunod Ibadun

noble executed by the regents

Imajane Jimajen

born Rittevon, King Oron's half sister, princess regent

Imgehai Qeshi

priestess of Black God of death, member of luarin conspiracy

Inayica

female ship captain

Isalena Obemaek

luarin, one of Sarai's friends

Jesi

Nuritin's secretary

Jevair Ibadun

noble, one of Sarai's suitors

Jimarn

former slave, deadly member of Aly's spy pack

Jonathan of Conté

king of Tortall, Aly's godfather

Junai Dodeka

Ulasim's daughter, Dove's bodyguard, one of Aly's spy pack

Kaddar Iliniat

emperor of Carthak, patron and cousin of Zaimid Hetnim

Kadyet

noble house, Balitang neighbor

Kioka

pert raka, one of Aly's spy pack

Konutai

female Stormwing, Taybur's friend

Kyprioth

trickster god

Lace

darking placed in raka meeting room, Balitang House

Lehart Obemaek

luarin lord, member of luarin conspiracy

Lelin

luarin noble house

Lohearn Mantawu

Topabaw, duke, Crown spymaster

Lokeij

raka hostler for the Balitangs, deceased

Ludas Jimajen

second in command of the luarin invasion of the Copper Isles

Lutestring

Topabaw's agent and information gatherer

Matfrid Fonfala

Winnamine's father, lord, member of luarin conspiracy

Mayce

soldier, Rittevon Guard

Meipun Kloulechat

raka baron

Mequen Balitang

deceased duke, father to Balitang children

Merani

luarin noblewoman

Murtebo

Balitang neighbor

Myles of Olau

head Tortallan spymaster, Aly's grandfather, Alanna's adoptive father

Nawat Crow

crow who turned himself into a man

Numair Salmalín

powerful mage, Daine's husband

Nuritin Balitang

great-aunt to Balitang children, unofficial head of extended Balitang family

Obeliten

luarin noble house

Ochobu Dodeka

mother of Ulasim, leader of mages of the Chain

Olkey

chubby, thoughtful, one of Aly's spy pack

Oron Rittevon

deceased king of the Copper Isles

Otaviyu Lelin

one of Sarai's friends, parents are members of luarin conspiracy

Pembery

part-raka, Winnamine's maid, belongs to rebellion

Peony

darking placed to spy on agent Grosbeak

Petranne Balitang

Mequen's first child with Winnamine

Qovold Engan

baron, royal astronomer, member of luarin conspiracy

Quartz

darking placed with Countess Tomang

Quedanga

Balitang housekeeper, head of communications, member of rebel leadership

Raoul of Goldenlake and Malorie's Peak

lord, knight-commander of the King's Own, Alan's knight-master

Rasaj

handsome raka, member of Aly's spy pack

Rihani

raka healer, nursemaid to Petranne and Elsren

Rikash Salmalín

Daine and Numair's infant son

Rittevon Lanman

leader of luarin conquest of Copper Isles

Roald of Conté

prince, heir to Tortallan throne

Roger of Conté

King Jonathan's deceased uncle, rebel

Rosamma Tomang

one of Sarai's friends, Genore's daughter

Rubinyan Jimajen

luarin, husband of Princess Imajane, prince regent

Rufert

soldier, Rittevon guard

Saraiyu (Sarai) Balitang

Mequen's oldest daughter, half raka, from his first marriage

Sarralyn Salmalín

Daine and Numair's daughter

Sarugani Temaida

Mequen's first wife, raka, mother of Dove and Sarai, deceased

Sevmire Ambau

Rubinyan's personal spymaster, luarin

Shinkokami

princess, wife of Prince Roald, heir to Tortallan throne

Spot (now Secret)

darking first placed in king's bedroom, then with Aly

Sulion

royal governor of Tongkang

Taybur Sibigat

captain of King's Guard

Temaida

raka noble house, keepers of the Haiming bloodlines, Sarugani's family

Thayet of Conté

Queen of Tortall, co-ruler with her husband, King Jonathan

Thom of Pirate's Swoop

Aly's older brother, a student mage

Tkaa

basilisk, immortal and friend of Aly's family

Topabaw

people's name for Duke Lohearn Mantawu, Crown spymaster

Trick

darking who stays with Aly

Ukali

wicked, dangerous, one of Aly's spy pack

Ulasim Dodeka

head footman to Balitangs, general of rebellion, raka, Ochobu's son, Junai's father

Uniunu

luarin noble house

Vedec Golzai

young luarin noble

Veralidaine (Daine) Sarrasri Salmalín

half goddess, called the Wildmage for her skills with animals, Aly's adoptive aunt

Vereyu

raka servant, head of raka conspiracy at palace

Vitorcine Townsend

double agent, maid to Obemaek family

Vurquan Nomru

duke, luarin, popular, member of luarin conspiracy

Wayan

raka child, message runner at Balitang House

Wesedi

luarin noble house, friends of Winnamine's

Winnamine Fonfala Balitang

duchess, mother of Petranne and Elsren, member of luarin conspiracy

Yoyox

cheerful, bold raka, member of Aly's spy pack

Ysul

mage of the Chain, mute, member of raka conspiracy

Zaimid Hetnim

handsome Carthaki healer, friend of the Carthaki emperor