THE PEOPLE
From the Notes of Loremaster Rathfaust
Aadl (Istaz Aadl): Zeerani youthmaster
Aaraf (Loreman Aaraf): Zeerani storyteller and bard
Aasah (Aasah sud Layl): priest of Illindra, shadowmancer and advisor to Ka Atu
Adalia: Warrior of the Mah’zula
Ani (Istaza Ani): Youthmistress of the Zeerai prides; also the last known Dzirani
Annila (Annila Ja’Akari): young Zeerani warrior, peer to Sulema and Hannei
Annubasta (see Hafsa Azeina)
Ashta: journeyman mantist studying under Loremaster Rothfaust
Askander (Askander Ja’Akarinu’i): First Warden of the Zeeranim
Bardu: Daechen prince
Bashaba: former concubine of Ka Atu; mother to Pythos (deceased), Mattu, and Matteira
Basta (cat): kima’a to Hafsa Azeina
Bellanca (Matreon Bellanca): Matreon of Atualon
Belzaleel the Liar: an ancient, wicked spirit, currently trapped in a dragonglass blade
Boraz (Boraz Ja’Sajani): Zeerani warder
Bretan Mer (Bretan Mer ne Ninianne il Mer): salt merchant and liaison from Salar Merraj to Atualon; son of Ninianne il Mer
Brygus: member of the Draiksguard
Char (Charon): Guardian of Eid Kalmut
Daeshen Baichen Pao: the first Daemon Emperor, ruler of Sindan
Daeshen Tiachu: the current Daemon Emperor, ruler of Sindan
Daru (Cub-in-Shadows): a young Zeerani orphan; apprenticed to Hafsa Azeina
Davidian: Imperator General of Atualon
Davvus: a legendary king of Men
Dennet: a daughter of Nurati
Devranae: legendary daughter of Zula Din; abducted by Davvus, king of Men
Deyenna: a young woman who seeks to escape Atualon
Douwa: bathhouse attendant in Atualon
Duadl (Duadl Ja’Sajani): Zeerani warden and churra-master
Eleni: attendant at the Grinning Mymyc in Bayyid Eidtein
Ezio: Atualonian Master of Coin
Fairussa (Fairussa Ja’Akari): warrior of the Zeeranim
Gai Khan: Daechen prince
Gavria (Gavria Ja’Akari): Zeerani warrior
Ginna: Atualonian maidservant
Hadid (Mastersmith Hadid): Zeerani mastersmith
Hafsa Azeina: foremost dreamshifter of Zeeranim; mother of Sulema, and the queen consort of Atualon. Rarely: Annubasta.
Hannei: a young Ja’Akari warrior; best friend to Sulema
Hapuata (Istaza Hapuata): Zeerani mentor to Theotara Ja’Akari
Hekates: Draiksguard of Atualon
Hyang: village boy from Bizhan
Ippos: Stablemaster of Atualon
Isara (Isara Ja’Akari): Zeerani warrior
Ishtaset: Mah’zula warrior
Ismai: younger son of Nurati, First Mother among the Zeeranim
Istaza Ani (see Ani)
Jamandae: (deceased) youngest concubine of Serpentus, deposed Dragon King of Atualon
Jasin (Ja’Atanili’I Jasin): Zeerani youth and would-be warden
Jian (Daechen Jian, Tsun-ju Jian): young Daechen prince; a Sindanese daeborn youth
Jinchua (fennec): kima’a to Sulema
Jorah: Zeerani craftsman
Kabila (Kabila Ja’Akari): Zeerani warrior
Kalani: Zeerani maiden
Karkash Dhwani: powerful Daechen prince, advisor to the emperor
Lavanya: Zeerani warrior and peer of Sulema
Leviathus: son of Ka Atu, the Dragon King; born surdus, deaf to the magic of Atualon
Makil: Zeerani warden
Mardoni: Daechen prince
Marisa: maidservant in Atualon
Mariza: Renegade Ja’Akari. Once banished and declared Kha’Akari, she now rides with the Mah’zula.
Matteira: daughter of Bashaba, a former concubine of Ka Atu. Twin sister to Mattu, and sister to Pythos (deceased).
Mattu (Mattu Halfmask): son of Bashaba, a former concubine of Ka Atu. Twin brother to Matteira, and brother to Pythos.
Naruteo (Daechen Naruteo): Sindanese youth. Daeborn and yearmate to Jian.
Neptara (Umm Neptara): daughter of Nurati
Ninianne il Mer: Lady of the Lake, matriarch of the clans of Salar Merraj, city of the salt merchants; mother of Bretan Mer, Soutan Mer.
Nurati (Umm Nurati): First Mother of the Zeeranim; mother of Tammas, Neptara, Ismai, Dennet, Rudya, and an as-yet unnamed infant daughter
Perri: Sindanese youth; daeborn and yearmate to Jian
Pythos: (deceased) son of Serpentus, deposed Dragon King of Atualon
Rama (Rama Ja’Sajani): Zeerani warden and horsemaster from Aish Arak
Rheodus: young Atualonian man, member of Leviathus’s Draiksguard
Rothfaust (Loremaster Rothfaust): loremaster of Atualon, keeper of tomes and tales
Rudya: daughter of Nurati
Sammai: Zeerani child
Santorus (Master Healer Santorus): Atualonian patreon and master healer
Sareta (Sareta Ja’Akarinu’i): ranking warrior of the Zeeranim
Saskia (Saskia Ja’Akari): Zeerani warrior and peer of Sulema
Soutan Mer (Soutan Mer ne Ninianne il Mer): son of Ninianne il Mer
Sulema (Sulema Ja’Akari, Sulema Firehair): Zeerani warrior, daughter of the dreamshifter Hafsa Azeina and Wyvernus
Sunzi: Daechen prince
Tadeah: (deceased) daughter of Bashaba and Ka Atu
Talilla (Ja’Akari): Zeerani warrior
Talleh: young Zeerani boy
Tammas (Tammas Ja’Sajani): Zeerani warden, eldest son of Nurati
Teppei: Daechen prince
Theotara (Theotara Ja’Akari): honored Ja’Akari
Tiungpei (Tsun-ju Tiungpei): a Sindanese pearl diver who took a lover from among the Issuq; mother of Jian
Tsa-len: yendaeshi to Naruteo
Umm Nurati (see Nurati)
Valri: warrior of the Mah’zula
Wyvernus: Ka Atu, the Dragon King of Atualon
Xienpei: yendaeshi to Jian
Yaela: apprentice to Aasah
Yeshu: Atualonian weaver
Zula Din: trickster/warrior of legend, daughter of the First People