ALAIN—Morgan’s alias at Saint Torin’s.

ALARIC Anthony Morgan, Duke of Corwyn—see MORGAN.

ALYCE de Corwyn de Morgan, Lady—full Deryni mother of Alaric and Bronwyn Morgan.

ANDREW—helmsman aboard Morgan’s ship Rhafallia; induced to take slow poison before attempting to assassinate Morgan.

ARILAN, Bishop Denis—Auxiliary Bishop of Rhemuth.

BALMORIC, Brother—monk of Saint Torin’s.

BANNER, John—Derry’s alias at the Jack Dog Tavern in Fathane.

BETHANE—a “cunning woman” in the Culdi hills.

BRADENE, Bishop—scholarly Bishop of Grecotha.

BRAN Coris, Lord—Earl of Marley.

BRION Donal Cinhil Urien Haldane, King—late King of Gwynedd and father of Prince Kelson; reigned .

BRONWYN de Morgan, Lady—sister of Morgan, betrothed of Lord Kevin McLain.

CAMBER of Culdi, Saint—full Deryni patron of Deryni magic, called Defensor Hominum, or Defender of Humankind; responsible for the Haldane Restoration of.

CARDIEL, Bishop Thomas—Bishop of Dhassa, age forty-one; leader (with Arilan) of the schism that arose over the Curia’s decree of Interdict.

CARSTEN, Bishop—Bishop of Meara, originally siding with Loris over the decree of Interdict.

CHARISSA, Lady—late Duchess of Tolan and soi-disant Deryni claimant to the throne of Gwynedd.

CIRALA, Duke—anagram for Alaric, in an anti-Deryni ballad sung by the troubadour Gwydion.

CORRIGAN, Archbishop Patrick—Archbishop of Rhemuth and leader, with Loris, of the anti-Morgan faction of the Gwynedd clergy.

CREODA, Bishop—Bishop of Carbury, initially siding with Loris in the Interdict schism.

DARRELL—late husband of the witch-woman Bethane.

DE LACEY, Bishop—one of the bishops who originally sided with Loris in the Interdict schism.

DERRY, Lord Sean—aide to Morgan, and his vassal; appointed to the Gwynedd Crown Council after the death of Lord Ralson.

DERVERGUILLE, Lady—woman of legend associated with a ballad bearing her name, which was composed by the Lord Llewelyn; slain by the cruel Lord Gerent in the ninth century.

DE VALI, the Sieur—vassal of Morgan who was burned out by Warin’s raiders.

DEVERIL, Lord—seneschal to Jared McLain Duke of Cassan.

DICKON Kirby—eight-year-old son of Captain Henry Kirby, master of Morgan’s ship Rhafallia.

DOMINIC, Duke—first Duke of Corwyn and ancestor of Morgan.

DONAL Blaine Aidan Cinhil Haldane, King—father of King Brion, reigned.

DUNCAN Howard McLain, Father (Monsignor)—priest-cousin of Morgan, confessor to Prince Kelson; secretly Deryni.

ELAINE, Duchess—first wife of Duke Jared, and mother of Kevin.

ETHELBURGA, Saint—patroness of a shrine at the holy city of Dhassa.

EVANS, Father—secretary to Bishop Cardiel.

EWAN, Lord—Duke of Claibourne and hereditary Marshal of the Gwynedd Crown Council.

FERGUS, Lord—a vassal of Duke Jared.

FITZWILLIAM, Baron Fulk—a lord of the Kheldish Riding, father of Richard.

FITZWILLIAM, Richard—a squire to Kelson, age seventeen; killed while warding off an assassination attempt against Morgan aboard the Rhafallia.

GARISH de Brey—Torenthi agent killed by Derry in Fathane.

GERENT, Lord—despotic baron of Interregnum times, responsible for the death of Mathurin and Derverguille.

GILBERT, Bishop—one of twelve itinerant bishops with no fixed see, who sided with Cardiel and Arilan in the Interdict schism.

GORONY, Father (Monsignor) Lawrence—aide to Archbishops Loris and Corrigan; aided Warin in the capture of Morgan at Saint Torin’s.

GWYDION ap Plenneth—renowned troubadour sometimes resident at Morgan’s court.

HAMILTON, Lord—seneschal of Morgan’s castle at Coroth. HILLARY, Lord—commander (castellan) of Morgan’s castle at Coroth.

HORT of Orsal—ruler of Orsalia to the east, and an ally of Morgan.

HUGH de Berry, Father—priest and former secretary to Archbishop Corrigan; longtime friend and colleague of Duncan McLain.

HURD de Blake, Sir—vassal of Morgan whose lands were burned out by Morgan’s men.

IFOR, Bishop—one of the bishops originally siding with Loris and Corrigan in the Interdict schism.

JAMES the Blacksmith—blacksmith at Castle Coroth.

JAMES, Brother—a clerk in Archbishop Corrigan’s chancery.

JARED McLain, Lord—Duke of Cassan and father of Duncan and Kevin.

JEHANA, Queen—mother of Kelson, widow of King Brion; a Deryni in denial.

KELSON Cinhil Rhys Anthony Haldane, King—son and heir of King Brion and Queen Jehana, became king at age fourteen, with Deryni-like powers.

KEVIN McLain, Lord—Earl of Kierney, half brother of Duncan, betrothed of Morgan’s sister Bronwyn.

KIRBY, Captain Henry—master of Morgan’s ship Rhafallia, father of Dickon.

LLEWELYN, Lord—fabled troubadour of the ninth century who composed the “Ballad of Mathurin and Derverguille.”

LORIS, Archbishop Edmund—Archbishop of Valoret and Primate of All Gwynedd; leader, with Corrigan, of the anti-Morgan faction of the Gwynedd clergy.

LYLE, Edmund—a Torenthi agent killed by Derry in Fathane.

MARGARET, Duchess—third wife of Jared McLain Duke of Cassan; stepmother to Kevin and Duncan.

MARTHA, Lady—a lady-in-waiting to Bronwyn.

MARTHAM, Harold—a vassal of Morgan, fined for allowing his animals to graze on another’s lands.

MARTIN—a Warin man healed by Warin at the Royal Tabard Inn in Kingslake.

MARY Elizabeth, Lady—a lady-in-waiting to Bronwyn.

MATHURIN, Lord—legendary lord associated with the “Ballad of Mathurin and Derverguille,” composed by the troubadour Llewelyn; slain by the cruel Lord Gerent in the ninth century.

MILES the Falconer—mute falconer to Duke Alaric Morgan at Coroth Castle.

MORGAN, Duke Alaric Anthony—Deryni Duke of Corwyn, King’s Champion to Kelson; cousin to Duncan McLain and brother of Bronwyn.

NIGEL Cluim Gwydion Rhys Haldane, Prince—younger brother of King Brion, and Duke of Carthmoor, age thirty-four; uncle of King Kelson, and his heir presumptive.

PAUL de Gendas—a Warin lieutenant.

PAYNE, Prince—Prince Nigel’s youngest son, age six, serving as a royal page.

RANDOLPH, Master—Morgan’s physician at Castle Coroth.

RATHER de Corbie, Lord—emissary of the Hort of Orsal and a longtime friend of Morgan.

RATHOLD, Lord—master of the wardrobe to Duke Alaric Morgan.

RIMMELL, Master—court architect to Jared Duke of Cassan, executed at Culdi for his part in the deaths of Bronwyn and Kevin.

ROBERT of Tendal, Lord—chancellor to Alaric Morgan Duke of Corwyn.

ROGAN, Prince—second son (and third child) of the Hort of Orsal, age eleven; sent to Morgan’s court as a squire.

ROS—a Warin man, leader of the band that burned out the Sieur de Vali.

SIWARD, Bishop—one of the twelve itinerant bishops of Gwynedd with no fixed see; sided with Loris and Cardiel in the Interdict schism.

TOLLIVER, Bishop Ralf—Bishop of Coroth and Morgan’s prelate, age fifty.

TORIN, Saint—patron of a shrine at the holy city of Dhassa, associated with forests.

VERA, Duchess—second wife of Jared McLain Duke of Cassan, and mother of Duncan; secretly the twin sister to Morgan’s mother Alyce, and full Deryni.

WARIN de Grey—self-appointed messiah who believes himself divinely designated to destroy all Deryni.

WENCIT of Torenth, King—sorcerer-king of Torenth, threatening war with Gwynedd.

WILLIAM—reeve of the ducal estates at Donneral, which are to be part of Bronwyn’s dowry.

WOLFRAM de Blanet, Bishop—leader of the twelve itinerant bishops of Gwynedd; sides with Cardiel and Arilan in the Interdict schism.