Characters

The Citadel

KERINAN SANSERVY, Overlord of the Citadel and Kintai

GRAINNE, his queen

ETAIN, his mistress, deceased

LLOWAN, his son by Etain and heir to the Granite Throne

DEMNA, half sister to Llowan by Grainne

EMRYS, her son by Llowan

GEIS, High Priest of the Cult of Diarmuid, and of the ranks of Venerers

SELLICK, a Venerer and Geis’ chosen successor

VANIN, a captain in Sanservy’s forces

FULKE, an armourer

ANSELM, his apprentice

SIAN, Llowan’s betrothed

MORANN, Demna’s lady-in-waiting

MERCK, Adviser to the Overlord

The Central Kingdom and the Plains

FIONNBARR ‘Ironfist’ of BALLINASLOE, Prince of the Southern Plain

TEMAIR AILILL, his wife, deceased

LIAM of BALLINASLOE, his first-born son and heir

BRAN of BALLINASLOE, brother to Liam, and his father’s representative to the High Council

MARIS of ETTAINE, his wife and mother of Mhari

ETHLYNN, Fionnbarr’s sister

AGEIS of LOCHARRON, her husband, deceased

OSWIN of LOCHARRON, her son, Prince of the Eastern Plain

SEONAD, his lady

EDRIC of AMHARIC, his representative to the High Council and Ethlynn’s suitor

DERIDRU of KERNOW, holder of the title to the Western Plain

RHODRIC of ABIDJAN, her representative to the High Council

LALAGE of TARASH, Prince of the Northern Plain

ÆSLA, his daughter

SHOLTO of ELLIS, his representative to the High Council

ADEN of VADUZ, Orator of the High Council

DAARS of ULSTAY, Convenor of the High Council

ISLAY, a maid

The Vale

TAALEN A’DARE, a thief

NAAS, an assassin

The Gods

DAIRMUID, God of the Steppes and Citadel

ERRYIAD, God of the Plains

LUGH, God of the Vale and Fells,