Characters
Rulers, soldiers, and schemers. Every one of them belongs to a guild, and every one of them turns up somewhere in the history.
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Mara Venn Apocalypse Horde The witness who stopped asking -
Iven Marr Arcanum Arcanorum The cataloguer who would not hand over the copy -
Master Corven Gilded Coven The lender who asked only for influence -
Talren Gilded Coven The secretary who asked what it would cost -
Lord Marcellin Auric Gilded Coven The man who drew the line with a brass ruler -
Lord Cassovar Merent Gilded Coven The lord who kept the ledgers until there were none to keep -
Lady Sarethe Vey Gilded Coven The one who said they had pushed too far -
Odran Pell Gilded Coven The heir who mistook applause for agreement -
Lord Emmeran Vos Gilded Coven The man who never once said it out loud -
Velisse Arquen Gilded Coven The treasurer who could price everything except the outcome -
Lord Marshal Caedmon Vale Justicar's Legion The marshal who declared it a success -
Tovan Rheel Neon Synapse The chief engineer who kept the record -
Sela Venn Neon Synapse The engineer who made them count it -
Sythren Vaal Shadow Weavers The Weaver who made compromise fail -
Eryndra Sylvan Sanctuary The envoy who would not give them their war -
Vaelor Thane Sylvan Sanctuary Warden of the Thornwake, who waited too long -
Varyon Veinwright Veinwrights The last king to sit the black throne -
Queen-Regent Ysara Veinwrights The regent who said the dead do not rebel -
High Mortarch Selkos Veinwrights The priest who raised what the king forbade -
Lady Elianor Vale Veinwrights The minister neither side came to trust -
Chancellor Merovan Veinwrights The man who prevented a collapse -
General Tharos Veinwrights The last commander of the royal host -
Commander Avel Teren Veinwrights The commander who ordered the first thirty-seven -
Darien Rusk The man who raised the broken crown -
Jarek Voss The captain who wanted his people home -
Balif The man who stayed for the daughter -
Davin The student who did very little studying -
Leni The baker who smelled of flour and said so -
Mira Saren The friend Zarina helped, and lost by helping -
Nalia The attendant who kept saying she did not know -
Oren The roofer who taught a princess to play cards -
Rike The musician who fixed things -
Tessa The one who moved a chair aside -
Zarina The Golden Daughter