Marion Bradley - Ancestors of Avalon

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Title Page Ancestors of Avalon Marion Zimmer Bradley and

PEOPLE IN THE STORY PEOPLE IN THE STORY PEOPLE WHO DO NOT ESCAPE ATLANTIS Aldel – of Ahtarrath; an acolyte, betrothed to Elis, killed in rescue of Omphalos Stone Deoris [temple name, ‘Adsartha’] – a former priestess of Caratra, mother of Tiriki, wife of Reio-ta (Domaris – a Vested Guardian, priestess of Light, mother of Micail) Gremos – a priestess, housemother to the acolytes Kalhan – of Atalan; an acolyte, betrothed to Damisa Kanar – chief astrologer of the Temple on Ahtarrath, Lanath’s first teacher Lunrick – a merchant of Ahtarra Mesira – chief of the healers, a priestess of the cult of Caratra (Micon – Prince of Ahtarrath, father of Micail) (Mikantor – Prince of Ahtarrath, father of Micon and Reio-ta) Pegar – a landowner of Ahtarrath (Rajasta – mage, priest of Light, and Vested Guardian in the Ancient Land) CAPITALS = major characters ( ) = dead before story begins Reio-ta – regent of Ahtarrath and governor of the Temple of Light on Ahtarrath, priest, uncle of Micail and stepfather of Tiriki (Riveda – biological father of Tiriki, healer, mage, and chief of the Grey Robe Order in the Ancient Land; executed for sorcery)

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THREE

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SEVEN

EIGHT

NINE

TEN

ELEVEN

TWELVE

THIRTEEN

FOURTEEN

FIFTEEN

SIXTEEN

SEVENTEEN

EIGHTEEN

NINETEEN

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Aldel – of Ahtarrath; an acolyte, betrothed to Elis, killed in rescue of Omphalos Stone

Deoris [temple name, ‘Adsartha’] – a former priestess of Caratra, mother of Tiriki, wife of Reio-ta

(Domaris – a Vested Guardian, priestess of Light, mother of Micail)

Gremos – a priestess, housemother to the acolytes

Kalhan – of Atalan; an acolyte, betrothed to Damisa

Kanar – chief astrologer of the Temple on Ahtarrath, Lanath’s first teacher

Lunrick – a merchant of Ahtarra

Mesira – chief of the healers, a priestess of the cult of Caratra

(Micon – Prince of Ahtarrath, father of Micail)

(Mikantor – Prince of Ahtarrath, father of Micon and Reio-ta)

Pegar – a landowner of Ahtarrath

(Rajasta – mage, priest of Light, and Vested Guardian in the Ancient Land)

CAPITALS = major characters

( ) = dead before story begins

Reio-ta – regent of Ahtarrath and governor of the Temple of Light on Ahtarrath, priest, uncle of Micail and stepfather of Tiriki

(Riveda – biological father of Tiriki, healer, mage, and chief of the Grey Robe Order in the Ancient Land; executed for sorcery)

Adeyna – wife of the merchant Forolin

Alyssa [Temple name, ‘Neniath’] – of Caris; a Grey Robe priestess (the Grey Mage), seeress, and adept

Arcor – of Ahtarrath, a sailor on the

Crimson Serpent Aven – an Alkonan sailor on the Crimson Serpent

Cadis – an Ahtarran sailor on the Crimson Serpent

CHEDAN ARADOS – originally of Alkonath; son of Naduil, an acolyte in the Ancient Land before its fall, former Vested Guardian, and now a mage

DAMISA – of Alkonath; eldest of the acolytes, a cousin of Prince Tjalan, betrothed to Kalhan

Dannetrasa of Caris – a priest of Light who assisted Ardral in the library; arrives at the Tor on the second ship

Domara – daughter of Tiriki and Micail, born at the Tor

Eilantha – Tiriki’s Temple name

Elis – of Ahtarrath; one of the acolytes, especially good with plants

Forolin – a merchant of Ahtarrath and late arrival to the Tor

Heron – headman of the marsh folk

Iriel – of Arhaburath; youngest of the acolytes (age twelve at the time of the Sinking), betrothed to Aldel

Jarata – a merchant of Ahtarrath

Kalaran – an acolyte, betrothed to Selast

Kestil – daughter of Forolin and Adeyna, five years old when she arrives at the Tor

Larin – a sailor on the Crimson Serpent, later inducted into the priesthood

Liala [Temple name, ‘Atlialmaris’] – of Ahtarrath; a Blue Robe priestess and healer

Linnet – daughter of Nettle, of the marsh folk

Malaera – a lesser Blue Robe priestess

Metia – senior saji woman, nursemaid to Domara

Mudlark – son of Nettle, of the marsh folk

Nettle – wife of Heron, headman of the marsh folk

Otter – son of the headman, Heron

Reidel – of Ahtarrath; son of Sarhedran, captain of the Crimson Serpent; later, a priest of the Sixth Order

Redfern – a woman of the marsh folk

Rendano – of Akil, a lesser priest in the Temple of Light and a sensitive

Selast – of Cosarrath, one of the acolytes

Taret – wisewoman of the marsh folk at the Tor

Teiron – an Alkonian sailor assigned to the Crimson Serpent

Teviri – one of the saji women, attendant to Alyssa

TIRIKI [Temple name, ‘Eilantha’] – of Ahtarrath, a Guardian in the Temple of Light, wife of Micail; she will become the Morgan of Avalon

Virja – one of the saji women, attendant to Alyssa

Aderanthis – of Tapallan; midlevel priestess from the Temple at Ahtarrath

Anet – daughter of the high priestess Ayo and King Khattar of the Ai-Zir

Antar – bodyguard to Prince Tjalan

ARDRAL [Temple name, ‘Ardravanant,’ meaning Knower of the Brightest] – of Atalan; an Adept, Seventh Vested Guardian of the Temple of Light at Ahtarrath, custodian of the library

Ayo – Sacred Sister for the Ai-Zan, high priestess at Carn Ava

Baradel – Tjalan’s older son, seven years old at the time of the Sinking

Bennurajos – of Cosarrath, a singer from the Temple of Light on Ahtarrath, expert on plants and animals

Chaithala – Princess of Alkonath, wife of Tjalan

Cleta – of Tarisseda Ruta; an acolyte, herbalist, betrothed to Vialmar, fifteen years old at the time of the Sinking

Cyrena – Princess of Tarisseda, betrothed to Baradel, nine years old at the time of the Sinking

Dan – one of the three swordsmen known as Prince Tjalan’s Companions

Dantu – captain of the Royal Emerald, Tjalan’s flagship

Delengirol – of Tarisseda; a singer from the Temple in Ahtarra

Domazo – keeper of the inn in Belsairath, heir to the local chieftain

Droshrad – shaman of the Red Bulls

ELARA [Temple name, ‘Larrnebiru’] – of Ahtarrath; second eldest of the acolytes, also an initiate of Caratra, betrothed to Lanath