Children of the Wastes (The Aionach Saga Book 2) (66 page)

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Appendix: Dramatis Personae

THE GLAIVE FAMILY

WEILAN and NEOMA GLAIVE, deceased,

LYLE and PRIELLA GLAIVE, their son and his wife,
deceased,

JEREVISH GLAIVE, their son, died in infancy,

DAXIN GLAIVE, their son, deceased,

his wife, VICTARIA GLAIVE, missing,

SAVANNAH GLAIVE, their daughter,

their household and retainers:

JERICHAI, HAMISH, and GARLIN, hired hands,

TOLER GLAIVE, their son, a shepherd of Vantanible, Inc.

 

VANTANIBLE, INC.

NICHEL VANTANIBLE, its Chairman,

his daughter, REYLENN VANTANIBLE, a cripple.

 

DECYLUM

An underground facility commissioned by the National
Ministry of the Inner East in the years preceding the Great Heat for the
purposes of performing classified scientific research and development.

 

RAITHUR ENTRADI, Head Councilor of Decylum,

his sister, PETRA DENT,

her children:

MELURIA DENT, oldest daughter of Laagon and Petra Dent,

TAVISH DENT, second-oldest son of Laagon and Petra Dent,

COLENY DENT, called LENY, youngest son of Laagon and
Petra Dent.

his councilors:

LOREN HORNER,

RODGE LEONARD, cousin to Derrow Leonard,

WARDEL SLAKE,

LAAGON DENT, husband to Petra Dent,

HASTLE BEIGE, grandfather to Rostand Beige, believed
deceased,

his wife, IMOGEN BEIGE,

JEELA BEIGE, their second-oldest daughter,

KRAW JOSEPH,

JIREN OLIVER,

SEBASTIAN RICE, brother to Hewell Rice,

DAYLAN ALBRECHT,

CORD FALEIR,

his traveling companions:

DERROW LEONARD, a hunter,

MERCER TERBLANCHE, a hunter,

BRENCE MAISAL, a hunter,

THEODAR URIAL, an apothecary and healer,

ROSTAND BEIGE, a hunter,

SOMBIT QUENTIN, a structural engineer,

EDRIE THRONSON, an architect,

ERNOST BILSCHKIN, a historian,

PEPERIL CRIBBS, a botanist,

HAYDEN CAZALET, a research specialist,

TOBAS BAERN, a nutritionist,

GREGAR HOLDSAARD, a mechanic,

BORAIN GUAIDIR, a Salt Nomad from a shamed household,

the people of Decylum:

VIGDEN ENTRADI, Raithur’s uncle, deceased,

ERACH DENT, brother to Laagon Dent,

FRASIER DENT, his son, deceased,

EZEQUIMUS ALBRECHT, father to Daylan, believed deceased,

HEWELL RICE, believed deceased,

CRAGG WALSASH, smith, believed deceased,

BON MENERY, hydroponic farmer, grandson to Kraw Joseph,
believed deceased,

STALEY GILCRAFT, navigator, believed deceased,

ALIMAN TORPOR, navigator, grandson to Kraw Joseph,
believed deceased,

RIKKERT WEIBER, mechanic, believed deceased,

HENIARD LIMSHIRE, believed deceased,

OWAN CARBIDE, deceased,

TARE HALLOWAY, deceased,

SARL SANDONNE, herdsman, believed deceased.

 

THE SCARRED COMRADES

A militant organization tasked with the rule and
protection of the northern half of the City of Belmond.

 

PILOT WAX, Commissar of the Scarred Comrades,

SHELDER DEPLIADES, his chief advisor,

CATH, his assistant,

NORA FREEMINSTER, his surrogate,

her friend, KAYLEIGH,

his captains:

NEVILLE ROBLING, Captain of the Sentries,

his subordinates:

ALGUS, a lieutenant,

LADIPHAR, a sergeant,

SEATON JAMERTON, a corporal,

KELLER HENDERTHWAITE, a soldier,

ANATTON BUCKWALD, called NATTER, Captain of Mobile
Operations,

ALDIE, his assistant,

his subordinates:

SAMMIL LARABEE, a lieutenant,

TYM JUNIPER, a sergeant,

ADMISON KUGH, a soldier,

COKER REED, a soldier,

JETTLE TRIMBOLD, a soldier,

FEARGUS BRANNON, Captain of the Engineering Division,

IBRAHIM NEWHOOK, Captain of the Signal Corps,

DIETMAR WOHRMAN, Captain of the Artillery Division,

FELIX MAZLAN, Captain of the Armory Division,

 

THE GRAY REVENANTS

Vigilantes of South Belmond who traffick in slave
trade, drug enforcement, archaeological discovery, and the curation of
technological artifacts. Maintain a loose alliance with the Salt Nomads.

 

Leader of Unknown Identity,

the Revenants:

PEYMER,

MELLOBAR,

BUCYRUS,

KULRYON,

SWYDIGER PORTER,

CLUSPITH PORTER, his brother,

ELDRIDGE PORTER, his first cousin,

RHETTON,

JINKS,

OBAN,

ARBAL, a medic,

SILER, a messenger.

 

THE HEALER AND HIS FOLLOWERS

Merrick Bouchard, an exile of the Scarred Comrades and
petitioner to the Gray Revenants, gifted with the powers of a blackhand and the
ability to heal the sick, under certain constraints.

 

MERRICK BOUCHARD, a blackhand and healer,

BOKE, his assistant,

THE KILNHURST KLICK, a gang of South Belmond,

PERALUU ZALVA, its leader,

JOAM,

GWEINA,

THE TRIBE, a gang of South Belmond,

TRUCHO, its leader,

MIRD,

The ROWDIES, a gang of South Belmond,

FREZWICK,

HUROL.

 

THE MURRHODS

A race of rat-like humanoids who inhabit the Aionach’s
below-world in great number.

 

THE MARAUDERS, a gang of the Rime Caves,

SNIVERLIK, its leader and brood-father,

ROTABAK, his captain,

ODJA, a marauder,

FLIKZ, a marauder,

VAXIS, a marauder.

 

TANLEY, a border-town near the metropolis of
Bolck-Azock,

HALAK, a mulligraw farmer,

his wife, KYRIA,

their children:

LIZNETH, an albino,

her jackal, RYN,

DEEQUOL, a marauder,

NAWK, a marauder,

VIKKISH, a marauder,

RITIN, a marauder,

CRAIK, a marauder,

RAIAL, a nestling,

THRIN, a nestling,

KRITZ, a nestling,

MALAK, a nestling,

HASQUOL, a nestling,

KROY, a grist miller,

SKRIKKIT, a mushroom farmer,

GAZHAKK, a spice merchant,

GOWGIN, a tanner,

ADRIGA, a seamstress,

NURNIK and SKEE, goatherds,

RHI and TAZNIK, adoptive parents of Sniverlik,

BRUCK, a peddler.

CHITT and WYRDA, sons of Tanley’s tavern-keeper.

 

MOLEHIND, a border-town near the metropolis of
Bolck-Azock,

ENZAK, a miner,

his wife, POMKA,

his employees:

STEVRIN,

BARLYZA,

KRINICA,

KOLKI, a medicine-woman.

 

THE SALT NOMADS

A racial subset of the Aionach’s aboriginal people
group, who call themselves the
calgoarethi
and who inhabit territory
throughout the Inner East and Calgareth. Fierce and warlike, they speak the standard
dialect of Calgoàric, their native language.

 

TYCHO MONTARI, Master-king of the Salt Nomads, Lord of
Sai Calgoar,

his warleaders:

NEACAL GRIOGAN,

DIARMID KAILENDI,

LETHARI PROKIN,

his wife, FRAYLA PROKIN,

their household and retainers:

OISEN, their head steward,

CAIRMAG CHARANI, his smith,

AMHAZIEL BILMADI, a seer and fortune-teller,

CEALLACH GOLANDI, a shaman,

LUCHLAIS HAREDIN, a tracker,

EOGHAN TELERI, his herdsman,

JOARIM BEISAR, his treasurer,

KOIRAS and FRATHAIR, his bodyguards,

his captains:

SIGREDE BALBARESSI,

SHONNIE BALBARESSI, his wife,

HARLAIS BALBARESSI, their son,

CEAN ELDRENI,

DYOVAN ANGEIDES.

 

THE ORDER OF THE MOST HIGH INFERNAL MOUTH

A religious group with tendencies toward cult behavior,
cloistered within the high walls of the Basilica of South Belmond. Maintains
sole proprietorship over the remaining stockpile of medical technology known as
the NewOrgan, a collection of highly adaptive synthetic organs and the cranial
implant which serves as both control center and regulator of systemic function.

 

The Most Highly Esteemed:

BROTHER LIERO,

SISTER GALLICA,

SISTER DOMINIQUE,

BROTHER FRODERIC, deceased,

The Greatly Esteemed:

BROTHER REYNARD, a doctor,

SISTER USARA, head gardener,

The Esteemed:

SISTER DENIAU, head chef,

BROTHER LAMBRET, assistant to Sister Gallica,

BROTHER JAQUAR, head artificer,

SISTER BASTILLE, a surgeon,

BROTHER BELGARD, a clerk,

The Priests:

BROTHER CHAIMON, master spinner,

BROTHER EPHAMAR, a librarian,

SISTER LARUE, a personnel manager,

SISTER ROUSSEAU, a nurse,

BROTHER SARTIERE, a nurse,

SISTER MAREAU, a nurse,

SISTER VOCLAIN, a cook,

The Acolytes:

BROTHER EUSTIS,

SISTER HELLIOT, a librarian,

SISTER SEVERIN,

BROTHER TRAVERS, a farstrander,

SISTER MARCHAND,

BROTHER COURNIER.

 

THE FINK GANG

HANNIGAN FINK, its founder and leader,

his posse:

PORTIA LEMEIRE, called PRETTY PORTIA, a gunslinger,

GUY ULRICH, a sharpshooter,

THE WEASLER, an animal-keeper,

KEETON DUNN, a money-man,

LALLY MCNALLY, a strongarm,

FRECKLES HINDERSON,

DOCKEREL TRELK.

 

OTHER NOTABLES

JALLIKA WEAVER, a sandcipher and a Calsaire of the
Guild,

her companion, WILLIS LOKES, a deadeye gifted with the
fiendsight,

his horse, GISH,

her former companion, KANE HARROD, a Calsaire of the
Guild,

her horse, MELDI.

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