Childe Morgan (33 page)

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M
ARIE STEPHANIA DE CORWYN
—younger daughter of Keryell Earl of Lendour and Stevana de Corwyn; murdered younger sister of Alyce and twin to Ahern de Corwyn.

M
ELISSA
—a maid to Alyce.

M
ICHAEL, ARCHANGEL
—guardian of the element of fire.

M
ICHAEL O'FLYNN, EARL OF DERRY
—special counsel to the Duchy of Corwyn; father of Sir Seamus O'Flynn.

M
ICHON DE COURCY, LORD
—member of the Camberian Council.

M
IKHAIL VASTOUNI, PRINCE
—sovereign Prince of Andelon, father of Sofiana, brother of Khoren; Deryni.

M
ILES CHOPARD, SIR
—secretary to Corwyn's council of regents.

M
ILO GUTHRIE
—Haldane lancer killed in Valoret.

M
ORAG FURSTÁNA, PRINCESS
—daughter of the King of Torenth, sister of Princes Károly, Wencit, Festil, and Torval.

M
ORIAN DU JOUX (AP LEWYS), SIR
—son of Lewys ap Norfal and brother of Jessamy, and Deryni.

N
ESTA MCLAIN, LADY
—sister of Sir Kenneth Morgan's first wife, and aunt to his three daughters.

N
IGEL CLUIM GWYDION RHYS HALDANE, PRINCE
—younger son of King Donal and Queen Richeldis; later, heir presumptive to King Brion.

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IMUR FURSTÁN, CROWN PRINCE
—eldest son of Nimur King of Torenth.

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IMUR (NIMOUROS HO PHOURSTANOS PADISHAH)
—King of Torenth.

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'BEIRNE, BISHOP (NEIL)
—Bishop of Dhassa.

O
ISÍN ADAIR
—a horse breeder, member of the Camberian Council.

O
LIVER DE NORE, BISHOP
—itinerant bishop in Carthane, elder brother of the late Father Septimus; later, Bishop of Nyford.

O
RBAN HOWARD, SIR
—“father” of Vera (de Corwyn) Howard.

P
ASCHAL DIDIER, FATHER
—R'Kassan-trained former chaplain to Keryell Earl of Lendour and tutor to his children; Deryni.

P
ATRICK CORRIGAN, BISHOP
—auxiliary bishop in Rhemuth.

P
AUL TOLLENDAL, BISHOP
—Bishop of Marbury, elected Archbishop of Valoret in succession to William MacCartney.

P
EDUR CHANDOS, SIR
—a Lendouri knight, father of Sir Jovett.

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P
HARAÏLDE NÍ PADRAMOS
—author of a treatise on Deryni magic.

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HARES DONOVAN, SIR
—a new-made knight from Marley, former squire to Prince Brion, a keen archer.

P
HELIM
—magical name given to Duncan McLain by his mother.

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APHAEL, ARCHANGEL
—guardian of the element of air.

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ATHER DE CORBIE, LORD
—an emissary of the Hort of Orsal.

R
ATHOLD, LORD
—counsel to the Duchy of Corwyn.

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EYHAN OF JÁCA
—future consort of Princess Sofiana of Andelon.

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HETICE
—wife to Corwyn's second duke.

R
HYDON SASILLION, SIR
—junior member of the Camberian Council.

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ICHARD BEARAND RHUPERT CINHIL HALDANE, PRINCE
—unmarried half-brother of King Donal, Duke of Carthmoor and Earl of Culdi.

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ICHARD DU JOUX, LORD
—father of Dominic, died fighting at the side of Prince Festil of Torenth in the conquest of Gwynedd; husband of Princess Tayce Furstána, a cousin of the new King of Gwynedd.

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ICHELDIS, QUEEN
—second wife of King Donal and mother of his children, a princess of Howicce and Llannedd.

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OBERT OF TENDAL, SIR
—son of Sir James, the hereditary chancellor of Corwyn, whom he serves as an aide.

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ODDER GILLESPIE, FATHER
—a priest of the Diocese of Nyford, and secretary to Bishop Oliver de Nore.

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ORIK HOWELL, LORD
—Earl of Eastmarch.

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OSMERTA
—third wife of Keryell of Lendour, and stepmother to Alyce, Marie, and Ahern, returned to her own family after Keryell's death.

Seamus
O'FLYNN, SIR
—son of Michael O'Flynn Earl of Derry.

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EISYLL ARILAN, LORD
—member of King Donal's council of state and also the Camberian Council; uncle of Jamyl and Denis Arilan.

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EPTIMUS (SEPP) DE NORE, FATHER
—late brother of Bishop Oliver de Nore, executed for his part in the murder of Krispin MacAthan.

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ERAFINA, SISTER/MOTHER
—see Camille, Princess.

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É TRELAWNEY, SIR
—childhood friend of Alyce, secretly Deryni; formerly in the service of Lendour, but now a fully vowed Knight of the Anvil,
Incus Domini
, the Anvil of the Lord.

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EVALLA
—the bloodred R'Kassan mare acquired for Prince Brion for his coming of age by Master Oisín Adair.

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IEF MACATHAN
—deceased husband of Jessamy; a former member of King Donal's council of state and also the Camberian Council.

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ILKE HALDANE, PRINCESS
—second daughter of Donal King of Gwynedd and Queen Richeldis.

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ÍODA KUSHANNAN, LORD
—Earl of Airnis, who served Duke Stíofan, Alyce's grandfather; a Grecotha scholar, and special counsel to the Duchy of Corwyn.

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OBBON, PRINCE
—sovereign Prince of Tralia, also known as the Hort of Orsal.

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OFFRID
—an ancient Deryni sage.

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OFIANA VASTOUNI, PRINCESS
—elder daughter of Prince Mikhail of Andelon and Princess Ysabeau; niece of Prince Khoren.

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TEVANA DE CORWYN, LADY
—deceased heiress of Corwyn, granddaughter of Stíofan Duke of Corwyn; second wife of Keryell Earl of Lendour, mother of Alyce, Vera, Ahern, and Marie.

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TÍOFAN ANTHONY, DUKE
—Duke of Corwyn, and Alyce's grandfather.

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WITHUN, FATHER
—chaplain at Morganhall.

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YLVAN
—a squire at Castle Coroth.

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AYCE FURSTÁNA, LADY
—first cousin of Festil I King of Gwynedd, wife of Lord Richard du Joux; their son was Dominic du Joux, first Duke of Corwyn.

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HOMAS, SIR
—a senior Kierney knight, captain of the guard escort that accompanied Countess Vera McLain to Zoë Morgan's wedding in Cynfyn.

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HOMAS DE MAIN, SIR
—a new-made knight, non-identical twin to Geoffrey, noted for his swordsmanship.

T
IARNÁN MACRAE, SIR
—a senior aide to King Donal.

T
IVADAN, FATHER
—Chancellor of the Exchequer of Corwyn.

T
ORVAL, PRINCE
—second son of the King of Torenth.

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REVOR UDAUT, SIR
—a young knight of Corwyn, son of Sir Laurenz Udaut; assigned to Sir Kenneth Morgan's service.

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LF CAREY, SIR
—a new-made knight of Gwynedd, known for his keen horsemanship.

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RIEL, ARCHANGEL
—guardian of the element of earth.

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ERA LAURELA (DE CORWYN) HOWARD MCLAIN, COUNTESS
—younger twin sister of Alyce, but raised by and believed to be the daughter of Lord Orban Howard and Lady Laurela; wife of Jared Earl of Kierney and mother of Duncan.

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IVIENNE DE JORDANET, LADY
—member of the Camberian Council.

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ALTER, SIR
—a knight of Kierney, husband of Geill Morgan.

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ENCIT, PRINCE
—fourth son of King Nimur of Torenth.

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ILLIAM MACCARTNEY, ARCHBISHOP
—Archbishop of Rhemuth.

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ANDER OF TORRYLIN, SIR
—a young knight of Lendour.

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ENIA, PRINCESS
—first daughter and third child of Donal King of Gwynedd and Richeldis.

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VES DE TREMELAN, SIR
—a young knight of Lendour.

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ACHRIS POMEROY
—Deryni foster brother of Hogan Furstán, and also a student of Mother Serafina, holding lands adjacent to those of Rhydon's father.

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AIZIE
—family pet-name of Alazais Morgan, Kenneth's youngest daughter by his first marriage.

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EFIRYN
—an ancient Deryni sage of Caeriesse.

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OË BRONWYN MORGAN, LADY
—eldest daughter of Sir Kenneth Morgan, a former student at Arc-en-Ciel; heart-sister (and stepdaughter!) to Alyce de Corwyn.

Index of Places

A
IRNIS
—small earldom in southwestern Corwyn.

A
NDELON
—sovereign principality adjacent to the Forcinn Buffer States.

A
RC-EN-CIEL, CONVENT OF NOTRE DAME DE L'
—convent school of Our Lady of the Rainbow, where Alyce and Zoë studied.

A
RRANAL VALLEY
—part of a strategic pass between Torenth and the Earldom of Marley.

A
RX FIDEI SEMINARY
—one of the principal seminaries in Gwynedd, north of Rhemuth.

B
ELDOUR
—capital city of Torenth.

B
REMAGNE
—kingdom across the Southern Sea from Gwynedd, whose king has marriageable daughters.

C
AERIESSE
—legendary land that sank beneath the sea.

C
ARDOSA
—strategic city on the Gwynedd-Torenth border in the Rheljan Mountains; location of St. Mary's Cathedral.

C
ARTHMOOR
—former subsidiary princedom in the former Principality of Mooryn, the holding of Prince Richard Duke of Carthmoor.

C
ASSAN
—duchy in northwest Gwynedd.

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ASTLE CYNFYN
—seat of the Earl of Lendour, in the town of Cynfyn.

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ASTLE RUNDEL
—an hour's ride from Culdi.

C
LAIBOURNE
—northernmost and most senior duchy in Gwynedd, principal part of the ancient principality of Kheldour.

C
OAMER MOUNTAINS
—mountain range marking part of the southernmost border between Gwynedd and Torenth.

C
OROTH
—capital of the Duchy of Corwyn; location of Cathedral of St. Matthew.

C
ORWYN
—ancient duchy in southeast Gwynedd, part of the ancient Principality of Mooryn; seat of the Deryni dukes of Corwyn.

C
ULDI
—earldom and town in the Purple March formerly held by Camber MacRorie; currently a holding of Jared Earl of Kierney.

C
YNFYN
—capital of the earldom of Lendour.

D
ELLARD'S LANDING
—ford on the Duncapall River, north of Coroth.

D
ESSE
—northernmost navigable point on the River Eirian, several hours' ride south of Rhemuth.

D
HASSA
—free holy city in the Lendour Mountains; seat of the prince-bishops of Dhassa, presiding from Cathedral of St. Andrew.

E
ASTMARCH
—county in northeast Gwynedd.

E
IRIAN RIVER
—principal river of Gwynedd, extending northward from the sea to Rhemuth and beyond.

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ORCINN BUFFER STATES
—loosely confederated group of independent principalities, nominally under the over-lordship of the Hort of Orsal (who is also Prince of Tralia), the others being the Duchy of Joux, the Grand Duchy of Vezaire, and the Principalities of Logreine, Thuria, and Andelon.

F
URSTÁNAN
—Torenthi port town at the mouth of the Beldour River, and location of the Deryni Abbey of Saint-Sasile.

G
RECOTHA
—site of Gwynedd's great university, and also St. Luke's Cathedral.

G
WYNEDD
—principal kingdom of the Eleven Kingdoms, seat of the Haldane kings.

H
ALLOWDALE
—village on the Molling River, scene of the burning of Deryni.

H
AUT EMERAUD
—equestrian stud facility of Oisín Adair.

H
ORTHÁNTHY
—summer residence of the Hort of Orsal.

H
OWICCE
—kingdom linked with the Kingdom of Llannedd, southwest of Gwynedd.

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NCUS DOMINI
—the Anvil of the Lord, headquarters of the Knights of the Anvil, a Deryni order partially derived from fled Knights of St. Michael after the dissolution of that order.

J
ÁCA
—sovereign principality, one of the Forcinn States.

J
OUX
—Torenthi duchy.

K
HELDOUR
—ancient principality in northern Gwynedd.

K
IERNEY
—earldom in northwest of Gwynedd, a secondary holding of the Dukes of Cassan.

K
ING'S LANDING
—barge station on the River Eirian, just north of Rhemuth.

L
AAS
—ancient capital of Meara.

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ENDOUR
—earldom north of Corwyn.

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LANNEDD
—kingdom linked with the Kingdom of Howicce, southwest of Gwynedd.

L
ORSÖL
—duchy in Torenth, famous for its carpets.

M
ARLEY
—earldom in northeast Gwynedd.

M
EARA
—formerly independent principality west of Gwynedd, now a province of Gwynedd.

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OLLING RIVER
—eastern tributary of the River Eirian, joining it at Rhemuth.

M
OLLINGFORD
—market town on the Molling River, near Hallowdale.

M
OORYN
—former sovereign principality in the southeast of Gwynedd, divided by Festil I into the Duchies of Corwyn, Carthmoor, and numerous smaller earldoms and baronies.

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ORGANHALL
—manorial seat of the Morgan family.

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UR HALLAJ
—sovereign principality sometimes regarded as one of the Forcinn Buffer States.

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UR SAYYID
—great university in R'Kassi.

N
YFORD
—capital of Carthmoor; ancient market town and port; site of St. Joseph's Cathedral.

O
RSALIA
—ancient name of part of Trailia, whence derives the title “Hort of Orsal.”

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LADDA
—manor house of Coroth, nestled in a curve of the Duncapall River, bordering Tendal lands.

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URPLE MARCH
—vast plain in the north-central part of Gwynedd.

R
ATHARKIN
—provincial capital of Meara.

R
HANAMÉ
—great Deryni university and seminary in R'Kassi.

R
HEMUTH
—capital of Gwynedd.

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HEMUTH CASTLE
—seat of the Haldane Kings, and center of Gwynedd's government.

R
HENDALL
—earldom in northeast Gwynedd.

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HENDALL MOUNTAINS
—mountain chain encompassing Rhendall.

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'KASSI
—kingdom east of Gwynedd and south of Torenth, famous for its horses.

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UNDEL CASTLE
—an hour's ride from Culdi.

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AINT-SASILE, ABBEY OF
—all-Deryni monastic establishment in Furstánan, at the mouth of Torenth's River Beldour.

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ENDAL
—barony of Corwyn.

T
ORENTH
—principal kingdom east of Gwynedd.

T
ORTUÑA
—Tralian port across the straits from Horthánthy.

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RALIA
—more recent name of the sovereign principality ruled by the Hort of Orsal.

T
RANSHA
—small border earldom in northwest Gwynedd.

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RE-ARILAN
—country seat of the Arilan family.

T
RURILL
—earldom between Gwynedd and Meara.

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ALORET
—former capital of Gwynedd; seat of the Archbishop of Valoret, Primate of All Gwynedd, at All Saints' Cathedral.

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EZAIRE
—one of the Forcinn Buffer States.