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Hos Hostigos amp; Allies

Amnita-Princess of Sashta and wife of Balthames. Sarrask of Sask's daughter.

Armanes-Prince of Nyklos.

Aspasthar-Royal Page and Harmakros' son.

Balthames-Prince of Sashta.

Chartiphon-Former head of Hostigos Army and now Chancellor of Hos-Hostigos

Demia-Princess, Kalvan and Rylla's daughter, named after Rylla's mother.

Democriphon-Colonel in Royal Army of Hos-Hostigos.

Ermut-Master at University of Hostigos. Later becomes Rector.

Harmakros-Captain-General of the Army of Hostigos Hestophes-One of Kalvan's top generals.

Kalvan-Former Pennsylvania State Policeman who was picked up by a cross-time conveyer and dropped off at Hostigos. Now Great King of Hos-Hostigos and the declared enemy of Styphon's House.

Kestophes-Prince of Ulthor.

Klestreus-Head of Hostigos Security.

Lavena-Baron Sthentros' daughter.

Mnestros-Duke of Ubros and Kalvan's ally.

Mykonnos-Commander of Prince Sarrask's bodyguard.

Mytron-Highpriest of Hos-Hostigos.

Nathros-Grand Captain and head of the Hostigos semaphore project.

Fheblon-Prince of Nostor.

Phosg-Peasant representative on the Hostigi Council.

Phrames-Prince of Beshta and General in Royal Army of Hos-Hostigos.

Ptosphes-First Prince of Hostigos and Rylla's father.

Rogos-Count and Guild Master.

Rylla-Great Queen of Hos-Hostigos, Kalvan's wife and co-ruler.

Sarrask-Prince of Sask, former enemy, now loyal subject.

Skranga-Chief of Hos-Hostigos Intelligence.

Sthentros-Ptosphes'cousin-in-law.

Tharses-Uncle Wolf Highpriest of Hos-Hostigos.

Tythanes-Prince of Kyblos.

Waklos-Captain and Beshtan artillery officer.

Xentos-Ex-Hostigi and Highpriest of Hostigos, now First Primate of Dralm.

Xykos-Captain of Great Queen Rylla's Bodyguard.

Paratimers

Aranth Sain-Study Team Military Expert.

Baltov Eldra-Study Team Historian.

Danthor Dras-University Professor and expert on Styphon's House Subsector.

Gorath Tran-Assistant Director of Kalvan Study Team.

Hadron Dalla-Verkan's wife and Paratime Police Chief's Special Assistant.

Hadron Tharn-Dallas twisted little brother.

Lathor Karv-Member of Kalvan Study Team.

Ranthar Jard-Paratime Police Inspector.

Skordran Kirv-Paratime Police head of Foundry Security.

Talgan Dreth-Director of Kalvan Study Team.

Varnath Lala-Study Team Metallurgist.

Verkan Vall-Paratime Police Chief.

Zyldor-Director of the University of Dhergabar.

Styphon's House

Anaxthenes-First Speaker, leading Archpriest of the Inner Circle.

Aristocles-Knight Commander and second in command of the Order.

Cimon-Inner Circle Archpriest called the "Peasant Priest."

Danthor-Paratime Professor's undercover identity as Styphon's House highpriest.

Dimonestes-Archpriest, one of Roxthar's followers.

Dracar-Archpriest of Inner Circle and Roxthar's puppet.

Drayton-Styphon's House Treasurer.

Euriphocles-Archpriest, one of Anaxthenes' co-conspirators.

Grythos-Highpriest and candidate for the Inner Circle.

Heraclestros-Archpriest, former Highpriest of Agrys City.

Lymachor-Archpriest and one of Anaxthenes' allies.

Neamenestros-Archpriest and one of Anaxthenes' allies.

Orocles-Knight Commander and Soton's second in command of the Grand Host.

Phyllos-Highpriest of The Great Temple of Harphax.

Roxthar-Holy Investigator and Torquemada of Styphon's House.

Sarmoth-Knight Sergeant of the Order of Zarthani Knights. Soton's aide-de-camp.

Sesklos-Styphon's Voice and head of Styphon's House.

Soton-Grand Master of the Order of Zarthani Knights.

Timothanes-Archpriest, one of Archpriest Dracar s supporters.

Vyros-Archivist of Styphon's Great Temple.

Xenophes-High Marshal of the Styphon's House Temple Guard.

Allies of Styphon's House

Anaphon-New commander of the Royal Army of Hos-Harphax.

Cleitharses-Great King of Hos-Ktemnos.

Hythar-Count, Lysandros' Chief Intelligencer.

Kyphannes-Chancellor of Hos-Harphax and Lysandros' chief advisor.

Lysandros-Great King of Hos-Harphax and Kalvan's enemy.

Niclophon-Great King of Hos-Bletha.

Phidestros-Grand Captain-General of the Holy Host.

Phytocles-Healer sent to poison Sesklos.

Thessamona-Lady of Death, Anaxthenes' favorite concubine.

Zythannes-The new commander of the Royal Army of Hos-Ktemnos.

Neutrals

Demistophon-Great King of Hos-Agrys.

Eudocles-Grand Duke of Zygros and Sopharar's brother.

Nestros-Great King of Hos-Rathon.

Olmnestes-Uncle Wolf Highpriest of the Grand Host.

Pariphon-Prince and Heir to the Throne of Hos-Zygros.

Ranjar Sargos-Var-Wannax, or Great Chief, of the Sastragath.

Rolthoff-King of Xiphlon.

Selestros-Son of former king of Hos-Harphax.

Sestembar-Count and Eudocles' right hand man.

Sopharar-Great King of Hos-Zygros.

Theovacar-King of Grefftscharr.

Vanar Halgoth-War Chief of the Tymannes and Captain of Kalvan's Bodyguard.

Varrack-Prince of Thagnor.

Preface

In our previous edition (2nd Edition) of Gunpowder Theocracy we chronicled the temporal displacement of Calvin Morrison (a.k.a. Lord Kalvan and Great King Kalvan), formerly of the Fourth Level, Europo-American, Hispano-Columbian Subsector, on Fourth Level, Aryan-Transpacific, Styphon's House Subsector. Three years ago Calvin Morrison was 'picked up' after two conveyers interpenetrated on a Fourth Level Europo-American Sector time-line (one of the new Hispano-Columbian nuclear belts) and was able to exit the transtemporal conveyer1 on a Fourth Level, Aryan-Transpacific Subsector time-line which is now designated Kalvan's Time-Line, on the Fourth Month, 14th Day, 12167 A.C. Kalvan, as we shall now call him, arrived within the Princedom of Hostigos, a relatively minor province of one of the five Great Kingdoms. The Aryan-Transpacific Styphon's House Subsector is at the pre-mechanical stage of technology.

1. See Appendix for transcript of the deposition by Paratime Police Trooper Araln Folen regarding the displacement incident on his conveyer on Fourth Level, Europo-America.

The dominant political and economic entity in the Five Kingdoms is Styphon's House, a typical mythic god of the usual Aryan pantheon. It is through the dissemination of the gunpowder formula2 and its manufacture that Styphon's House has managed to elevate itself from the cult of a minor healer god to a major god of the Zarthani pantheon. The knowledge and use of the 'Fireseed Mystery,' the gunpowder formula, has allowed Styphon's House to dominate local politics and create a kingdom-wide theocracy throughout the Kingdoms of Hos-Ktemnos and Hos-Bletha, as well as dominate the politics and military actions of the Northern Kingdoms (Hos-Harphax, Hos-Agrys and Hos-Zygros).

2. Until Calvin Morrison's arrival, the formula and manufacture of gunpowder (referred to as the Fireseed Mystery) was the total monopoly of Styphon's House, the dominant sect on the Styphon's House Subsector. Styphon's House, through the manufacture and distribution of 'fireseed,' has been able to both reward its allies among the local lords, princes and kings, with cheap and abundant gunpowder, as well as punish its opponents by the levying of the Ban of Styphon, prohibiting the sale and distribution of fireseed. Styphon's House has used its immense riches to establish large banking houses, cotton and corn plantations, large merchant fleets, and has in effect put their tentacles into almost every facet of Zarthani (the dominant people and culture upon the Styphon's House Subsector) life. In the last ten years it has been moving northward into the Northern Kingdoms to consolidate its political control. See Chapters 7 through 23 for a history of Styphon's House and its rise from a small cult of a minor healer god to the dominant theocracy on Aryan-Transpacific.