Robert Hughes - The Power and the Prophet

Ognadzu: One of the two premier trading houses in the three lands and a leading participant in the Council of Elders, the merchant monopoly. Its ruling elder is Flayh.

Pahd mod Pahd-el: City lord of Ngandib and King of Ngandib-Mar, a formidable swordsman. His chief interest is in sleeping, allowing Flayh to usurp his power.

The Parks: One of the six regions of Ngandib-Mar, a heavily wooded area stretching northeastward from the High Plateau to the Great North Fir.

Pelmen Dragonsbane: Formerly Pelmen the player and the Prophet of Lamath, renewer of the skyfaith and killer of the dragon. A powershaper when in the Mar. His altershape is a falcon.

Pezi: An obese merchant of the House of Ognadzu, nephew to Flayh. An earnest, unprincipled incompetent.

Pinter: Once a slaver and an outlaw, he died after the battle beneath the Imperial House of Chaomonous in the arms of his companion, Tibb.

Pleclypsa: The largest city in the southern region of Chaomonous and the site of an annual dramatic festival.

Powershaper: Anyone gifted with the ability to shape the powers, but classically only those who, among other talents, can change into an altershape.

Qirl: A Mari warrior loyal to King Pahd made Jorl of the Isles by Pahd’s command.

Riganlitha: A curious but unassertive tugolith frequently harassed by Thuganlitha.

Rosha mod Dorlyth: The son of Dorlyth, friend of Pelmen, and husband to Queen Bronwynn of Chaomonous. Hero and bear’s-bane.

Seriliath: One of the largest cities of Ngandib-Mar located in the Nethermar region on the North Coast. Its city lord is Syth mod Syth-el.

Serphimera: The former priestess of the Dragonfaith, blessed with ecstatic visions and healing power. The love of Pelmen Dragonsbane.

Sheth: An ancient powershaper from the time of the making of the dragon who failed in his attempt to use the Power’s gateway to kill the beast and was himself killed in the process.

Shurl: An office conferred by the king of Ngandib-Mar upon favored supporters.

Skyfaith: A renewal of the ancient, pre-dragon faith based on dependence upon the Power.

Strahn: A young Lamathian initiate of the skyfaith and the aide to Erri the prophet.

Sugar-clawsp: A small, purple-shelled, flying insect that exudes a chemical harmful to human skin whenever it is aroused.

Syth mod Syth-el: Lord of Sythia Isle, his family home; Citylord of Seriliath, and husband to Mar-Yilot, he became the leader of a group of northern lords opposed to the nepotism of King Pahd. A wise leader and a good husband.

Tahli-Damen: Once the ruling elder of the trading house of Uda in Ngandib-Mar, now a blind initiate of the skyfaith.

Terril: “The twin-killer,” a Mari powershaper. A crafty, treacherous man whose altershape is a sugar-clawsp.

Thuganlitha: a mean-spirited, violent tugolith given to homing anyone or anything that displeases him.

Tibb: A small but nimble slaver and brigand from Lamath with a deep sense of personal loyalty.

Tuckad mod Pak: A Mari lord allied with Syth mod Syth-el and the City lord of Drabeld.

Tugolith: An enormous horned creature from the far north of Lamath who can carry on human conversation at the level of a toddler.

Uda: One of the premier trading houses participating in the Council of Elders, the merchant monopoly.

Vicia-Heinox: “The twi-beast,” a two-headed dragon created in ancient times, who dominated the three lands for a millennium from his home in Dragonsgate. He could talk intelligently, and loved diamonds.

Wayleeth: Devoted wife of the merchant Tahli-Damen.

Westmouth: One of the six regions of Ngandib-Mar stretching eastward from the High Plateau to Dragonsgate. A sparsely settled, hilly country with no major cities.

Yona Parmi: A professional actor and a close friend of Pelmen.

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