| King Roland of Kevland | |
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Roland is the new King of Kevland, chosen by the True God following the death of his second cousin Queen Almida. He is unmarried, and has declared that he will marry within a year. |
| Princess Cecile of Kevland | |
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Princess Cecile is the second cousin of King Roland. She was Queen Almida's closest living relative, but was not declared her heir or given permission to marry. King Roland has declared that until he is married and has a child, Cecile is his heir. She is unmarried. |
| Lady Bramonde Barleigh | |
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Bramonde was the King's bodyguard vassal and bodyguard when he was the Duke of Dunharrow, and accompanied him for nine months of the year. She travelled to Selentium for the Jubilee on his behalf, as he was refused permission by the King to leave Teran. Bramonde is unmarried. |
| Sir Marlow Orlamond | |
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Marlow is Baroness Irene's third son and a knight in the King's Guard. He is unmarried. |
| Eleanor the Lady Chancellor | |
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The Lady Chancellor is second in precedence among the Great Councillors of Kevland, with responsibility for the management of the royal chancellery. Eleanor is unmarried. |
| Sir Darnell Enfield | |
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Sir Darnell is a vassal of the Lady Chancellor's grandmother, Lady Thirby. He was investigating Gebhard's murder for some reason. Darnell is divorced. |
| Terence Dorion, Count of Legnano | |
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Terence was the husband of Queen Almida Fultofaude of Kevland. He took the cross in 1398 AUC and spent two years away on crusade, and returned to Kevland after his wife's death. Terence is a widower, and a very close personal friend of Princess Rowena. |
| Princess Rowena of Teran | |
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Rowena is the second child of King Hugh VI of Teran. She took the cross in 1398 AUC and spent spent two years away on crusade before returning with Terence Dorion after his wife's death. Rowena is unmarried, and a very close personal friend of Terence Dorion. |
| Geffrai Sigar | |
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Geffrai is the Count of Leganon's steward. He arranged for Gebhard to find and kill the Prince of Moneghetti's spy, and for Gebhard's murder to "tidy up loose ends". Geffrai is married. |
| Jehan Sigar | |
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Jehan is Geffrai's son. He wrote the note to Gebhard that led him to meet with his murderers. Jehan is married. |
| Sir Helton Darvel | |
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Sir Helton is one of Geffrai Sigar's household knights. Gebhard was murdered while meeting with him. Helton is unmarried. |
| Ralph (the wagoner) | |
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Ralph is a wagoner in the service of the Count of Legnano. He is unmarried. |
| Baroness Irene Orlamond | |
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Irene is the Baroness of Orlamond in eastern Kevland. She sent Hermione to Master Federigo to serve as a bodyguard for the apprentice wearing the Thousand League Boots. Irene is widowed. |
| Lord Camden Orlamond | |
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Camden is Irene's first son and heir. He is married to Francisca Castellammare. |
| Francisca Castellammare | |
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Francisca is from a noble Peronnian family. She is married to Camden. |
| Lord Harley Orlamond | |
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Harley is Irene's second son and steward. He is unmarried. |
| Sir Marlow Orlamond | |
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Marlow is Irene's third son and a knight in the King's Guard. He is unmarried. |
| Lord Wesley Orlamond (Hermione's fiance) | |
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Wesley is Irene's fourth son. He has been studying the Kingstones of the pagan nations south and west of the Nenian Mountains for several years. Wesley first met Hermione in Duneld Across the Water while trying to study the Dunnstone in 1395 AUC, and subsequently travelled with her for four years through Old Duneld, Menarland, and the Petkenaks. Wesley is Master Eddas' apprentice in the Tirynian Circle. He is engaged to Hermione. |
| Armand of Fere (Wesley's bodyguard) | |
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Armand is Wesley's manservant and bodyguard. He replaced Hermione as Wesleys' bodyguard after she left for Peronnia at Irene's insistence. He is married. |
| Preston Orlamond | |
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Preston is Irene's fifth and youngest son. He is studying medicine at the University of Navyn. Preston is unmarried, and a very close personal friend of Duygu of Gatima. |
| Duygu of Gatima | |
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Duygu is studying medicine at the University of Navyn. She is unmarried, and a very close personal friend of Preston Orlamond. |
| Baron Cecil Renford | |
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Cecil is the Baron of Renford in eastern Kevland. He was one of the barons directed to become a vassal of the Count of Legnano by Queen Almida, and is now once again the direct vassal of the King. Cecil is married. |
| Lady Ostara Hurste (Zeno's romantic interest) | |
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Lady Ostara holds a fief in Kevland from Baron Renford. She was on crusade with the Count of Legnano until she received word of her father's death and returned to Kevland for his funeral. Lady Ostara is unmarried, and seems interested in Zeno. |
| Gebhard (Lady Ostara's squire) | |
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Gebhard is Lady Ostara's squire. He killed Otho Crossback and Giorgos of Elea while searching for Prince Petros Murall's spy aboard The Faithful Lady, and was murdered by Lady Newbury on Geffrai Sigar's orders. Gebhard was widowed and had recently remarried. |
| Sir Meredith Carbeck | |
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Sir Meredith holds a fief in Kevland from Baron Renford. She is married. |
| Baron Willis Sherbrooke | |
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Willis is the Baron of Sherbrooke in eastern Kevland. Barthel used a hand of glory to steal an exotic northern poison from the Baron's tent during the tournament at Orlamond. Willis is married. |
| Sir Berlasco Kennewell | |
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Sir Berlasco is one of Baron Sherbrooke's household knights. |
| Sir Lambert Chelmsford | |
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Sir Lambert is one of Baron Sherbrooke's household knights. |
| Baroness Margaret Sommer | |
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Margaret is the Baroness of Sommer in northern Kevland. Like most of the northern barons, she is distantly related to Prince Petros Murall of Moneghetti. Margaret is unmarried. |
| Sir Melrose Lynnfield | |
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Sir Melrose holds a fief in Kevland from Baroness Sommer. He is married. |
| Lord Orman Newbury | |
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Lord Orman holds an allodial fief near the city of Asti in Kevland. He is married to Lady Bailey. |
| Lady Bailey Newbury | |
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Lady Bailey is an assassin who murdered Gebhard on the orders of Geffrai Sigar. She is married to Lord Orman. |
| Sir Beatrice Adsett | |
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Sir Beatrice is a Knight-Bachelor in the Order of the Rose. Sir Beatrice is unmarried. |
| Brother Bretwald | |
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Bretwald is a monk from the Monastery of Amalfi in southern Kevland. Guided by a holy vision, he travelled to eastern Elmet to recover a holy chalice from the ruins of Lathiule Monastery. Bretwald is unmarried. |
| Bishop Eleanor of Asti | |
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Eleanor is the bishop of Asti. She is married. |
| Dux Glykas Kamateros | |
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Glykas is the Ranimian ambassador to Kevland. He is married. |
| Brother Harlow (the suspected spy) | |
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Harlow is a monk from the Monastery of Lorinne in Teran. Guided by a holy vision, he travelled to Crescentium on a pilgrimage. Harlow is suspected to be a spy for Prince Petros Murall of Moneghetti. He is unmarried. |
| Magister Lucile | |
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Lucile is a Magister in the Tirynian Circle. She is a necromancer. |
| Brother Peregrinus | |
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Peregrinus is a monk from the Monastery of Amalfi in southern Kevland. He is the greatest living member of the Order of the Rose, elected Master at the age of 23 in 1374 before resigning in 1380 to allow others to hold high office in the Order. Peregrinus turned from warfare to the monastic life in 1383, and is divorced. |
| Petros Murall, Prince of Moneghetti (the exiled prince) | |
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Petros is the ruler of one of the principalities of the Crusades. He is the Murall claimant to the throne of Kevland. Petros is married. |
| Renaldo of Elea | |
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Renaldo is Zeno and Martina's uncle and a senior member of the Company of Elea. He is married. |
