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The alpha wolf and leader of the Katahdin territory; husband and mate of Sophie; father of Joshua; eldest brother of Luc and Elen; son of Merin.

ELEN (AD 331–)

The healer of the Katahdin territory; sister of Dylan and Luc; daughter of Merin; cannot shift into a wolf but can manipulate nature.

ENID

Mother of Sulwen and Lydia; housekeeper of Rhuddin Hall; taught Dylan how to care for Luc, who was born in wolf form.

FRANCINE

Mother of Sophie; human.

GICI NIWASKW; GREAT SPIRIT

The deity of the Abanaki people, the natives of the Katahdin region.

GWARCHODWYR; GUARDIAN

Descendants of Original Guardians who follow the command of the Council of Ceridwen.

GWARCHODWYR UNFED; GUARDIAN, FIRST IN ORDER; THE ORIGINALS

An Original Celtic warrior appointed by Ceridwen to protect her son Taliesin; taught how to draw energy from the earth to transform into wolves; served Taliesin as a child; age at a very slow rate. The oldest surviving Original Guardian was born 95 BC. There were forty-eight Original Guardians; only twelve remain to form the Council of Ceridwen.

HEN WAS; OLD SERVANT

Slaves to the Original Guardians and the Council; Guardian descendants born without the ability to transform into a wolf; age at the same slow rate of an Original Guardian.

ISABEAU

Leader of the forest region of Minnesota; family was tortured and killed in the house of Rhun while serving the Original Guardians.

JOSHUA (AD 1995–)

Son of Dylan and Sophie; the first shifter born in over 300 years.

KALEM

Leader of Alaskan territory; views the Original Guardians with disdain.

KOKO (AD 1868–AD 1946)

Luc’s deceased wife and mate of choice; her works of art are displayed throughout Rhuddin Hall.

LLARA

One of four leaders who occupy the territories of Russia; views the Original Guardians with disdain.

LUC (AD 342–)

Youngest brother of Dylan and Elen; son of Merin; husband of the late Koko; banished at birth by his mother for being born in wolf form; raised by Dylan; known as the Beast of Merin.

LYDIA

Daughter of Enid; sister of Sulwen; works in the kitchen of Rhuddin Hall; cannot transform into a wolf.

THE MABINOGION

Also referred to as The Mabinogi ; a collection of Celtic folklore from medieval Welsh manuscripts, including The White Book of Rhydderch and The Red Book of Hergest . The first translation of The Mabinogion into English was by Lady Charlotte Guest in the mid-nineteenth century.