The world
Glossary
Amadea: Coastal and pastoral kingdom – feudal society
Angustonian: A follower of the teachings of Anguston, High Priest of Verus
Ares: One of the elder gods – the god of war – one of many worshipped by Pyriens
Asara (singular), Askari (plural): Warrior class in Pyrie
Iolia: Province of Amadea
Optimati: High-born families in Amadea
Porpleza (singular), porplezi (plural): Practitioners of magic in Pyrie
Prophet: The intermediary between the god Verus and Amadeans
Pyrie: Kingdom in the mountains – predominantly nomadic society
Stonebridge Abbey: The oldest and most sacred place of worship in Amadea
Verus: One of the younger gods and the only god worshipped by Amadeans
Main characters
Axl: Stonebridge monk, Sabine’s younger brother
Dashelle: Provincial overlord of Iolia – married to Ferugo
Ferugo: Provincial overlord of Iolia – married to Dashelle
Sabine: Young woman from the Southlands province
Rhys: Warrior of Iolia and Tristan’s cousin
Torvus: Warrior of Augustmount, right-hand to King Felix
Tristan: Warrior of Iolia, Rhys’s cousin
Ty: Tristan’s cousin
Other characters
Abbot of Stonebridge: Leader of Stonebridge Abbey, second only to the temple at Augustmount as the most sacred place in Amadea
Adward: Iolian warrior
Anguston: High Priest of Verus, Augustmount
Darius: Sabine’s father
Gael: Stonebridge monk, accompanying Axl on pilgrimage
Olidus: Sabine’s uncle
Pellus: Augustmount warrior favoured by the Thirteenth Prophet
Marsanne: A fuller and heretic
Quintus: High Priest of Verus, Nominatia
Sabella: Sabine’s mother
Tenth Prophet: Condemned as a heretic 200 years ago
Thirteenth Prophet: The current prophet
Amadean kings of note
Felix: Newly crowned king
Tertius: Recently deceased (father of Felix)
Tertullian: King 200 years ago at the time of the Harvest Day massacre and first Pyrien invasion.
Amadean provinces
- Augustmount
- Bloodstone
- Iolia
- Paramore
- Southlands
Pyrien clans (and traditional roles)
Goat: Herdspeople
Raven: Wise ones (porplezi)
Tapir: Growers
Weaver finch: Makers, spinners, people of trades
Wolf: Protectors (askari)
