NAMES AND PLACES

Agon Vautan – a minor Vautan family member, and servant of Diniss

Asax Daxamma – one of the three sisters that rule Sannas under Gal Daxamma

Diniss Vautan – the artificer and scholar of the Vautan family

Frey’s Tooth – the holy continent of the elves up in the north

Gal Daxamma – the Daxamma Lord who rules the northern Daxamma lands

Gallast – southern Vautan city, seat of Lord Sark, and where the Company is situated

Gutty – the monstrous assassin of the Company, and a man with a cursed blood

Himingborg – the capital of the House Safiroon

Illar – a mysterious thief who helps Gutty’s band

Left – an elven spear-carrier, brother of Right

Mina – a human thief and companion of Gutty

Night Song – temple of Nött in the lands of the Daxamma

Oxam – Gutty’s lifelong partner in crime, a former pirate

Right – an elven archer, with a spell of tracking

Rizzak Vautan – the Lord of Trade in Trad

Quil Daxamma – one of the three sisters that rule Sannas under Gal Daxamma

Sagam – a master thief and companion of Gutty

Sannas – a Daxamma city by the western shores

Sira – a human thief and companion of Gutty

The Elf Eater – Gutty’s magic-eating ax

The Green Lady – the mistress of the Company, a guild of thieves and murderers, situated in Gallast

The Horn Keep – the ancient home of Gutty’s family

The Horn King – the cursed beast of Vidar, god of Vengeance

The Stone Foe – famous sword carried by Rizzak Vautan

Trad – the capital of House Vautan

Up and Below – a pirate tavern in Trad

Vulture’s Flight – the great pass between Daxamma and Vautan lands

BOOK 1: THE ELF EATER

“Sailors know the northern snow and it is not cold. It’s no snow at all, but the ash of burning foe’s ship, thick as a blizzard. Sometimes, it is the ash of their own pyres, if they fail in their duty. We know the northern snow.”

Gutty