Assassin's Curse (48 page)

LEXICON for Assassin’s Curse

BERKSHIRE FAMILY:

Catherine Berkshire – Countess of Berkshire, sister to Cassandra and Elizabeth

Cassandra Berkshire – Witch-healer, sister to Catherine and Elizabeth.
 
Resided at Coven of Constantine

Elizabeth Berkshire – Elemental witch, sister to Catherine and Cassandra, Head of Coven of Constantine

Tomas – Son of Catherine and heir to Berkshire duchy

DELONGO FAMILY:

Gelda – Powerful Healing witch, resides in town of Rocher

Jacob – Brother to Gelda, husband to Cassandra

Miriam – Elemental witch, daughter of Gelda, mother to twins Kara and Kala

Jeda -- assassin, son of Jacob and Cassandra, stepfather to Kara and Kala

Kala – Healer witch, daughter of Miriam

Kara – Elemental witch, daughter of Miriam

GYPSIES:

Natasha – head of gypsy community, strong in wilding magic

Mirabelle – sister of Natasha, slight power

Keisha – daughter of Natasha, strong in wilding magic

Gypsy caravans follow specific routes (northern and southern) around the kingdom entertaining and bartering for goods and services.

COVEN AT CONSTANTINE:

Residential school teaching young witches how to control elemental power and the healing arts.

Schools: Healing Arts, Elementals

Coven-trained healers secure positions in villages as healers.

ASSASSIN GUILD AT CONSTANTINE:

Contract-for-hire assassins.

Guild Schools: Sword, Knife, Staff, Bow, Unarmed

One Grand Master presides over each school.

Levels in Guild: Novice, Apprentice, Journeyman, Master, Grand Master – Novices must pass rigorous tests before they are promoted to next level, etc.

KINGDOM OF TAVIA:

Constantine – capital city

Rocher – village, Healer Gelda resides

Redstone – Village on the southern route for gypsies

Edgeford – southernmost city in Tavia

Other territories: Northern Tundra, Eastern Desert,
Southern
Wildlands

Great Northern Forest – north of Constantine

SEAS:

North Sea – west of Northern Tundra

Inland Ice Sea – northeast in Northern Tundra

Westerling Sea – west of Tavia

Bay of Tavia – bay on the outskirts of Constantine

West Bay – west of the village of Faypond

Pelican Bay – bay at Lonely Cove

Southern Sea – west of the Southern Wildlands

Straits of Shadows – bay at Edgeford.

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Debra L. Martin and David W. Small are brother and sister and have been writing together since 2006.
 
Combining their love for science fiction and fantasy, and their need to tell a good story, their collaboration was born.
 
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