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Lanwes Gwyn Lynn I (Queen) — [F] Queen who called back Sulis during the French Occupation.

Leodhild Gwyn Lynn (Princess) — [F] Sulevia Leoth (Sulevia of the Song), one of the three aspects of Sulis. Full figure, sarcastic, scientist, early forties. Three children.

Luc Gwyn Lynn (Prince) — [M] Eldest child of Leodhild Gwyn Lynn.

Lydia Bermondsley — [F] Curator of Divinities and God-touched Collection at Museum of Prytennia. Expert Deologist.

Lyle Blair — [M] Alban attaché to Prince Gustav.

Lynsey Blair — [F] Teacher hired as fencing instructor for upcoming school. Sister to Lyle. Albion Unionist.

Matthiel Shrimton-Wye — [M] Lord Fennington’s factotum.

Mennia Gwyn Lynn II (Queen) — [F] Mother of Tanwen and Leodhild.

Mi Jiang (Prince) — [M] A Prince of Yue (sometimes incorrectly referred to as Prince Mi). Father of Celestine and lover of Tanwen. Saw Princess Tanwen (before she became one of the Suleviae) when Prytennia’s first round-the-world airship flight passed by Yue’s veil, and, years later, had himself presented to her as a gift. After a number of years she accepted him as her lover.

Monsieur Doré — [-] A mannequin adapted into an automaton.

Msrah (Lord) — [M] Nomarch of Southern Prytennia. His name means ‘sixth born’.

Nedani Tyse (Keeper) — [F] Keeper of Banebury Grove, coafor for Thede Tyse.

Neferure — [F] Daughter of Hatshepsu and Thutmose II. First ‘sub-Pharoah’. Amon-Re line vampire.

Ngoyo — [F] A Zanzaran painter.

Patmahset — [M] Nesweth of Egypt, and an Amon-Re vampire.

Raya — [M] Title of ruler of the Karnata Empire.

Redick Chelwith — [M] Grandson of Warden of Lamhythe.

Reswen Chelwith — [F] Warden of Lamhythe.

Tanwen Gwyn Lynn II (Queen) — [F] Queen of Prytennia. Sulevia Seolfor (Sulevia of the Silver Light). Strict, brave, inspirational. Name means white fire.

Tethané (Tete) Gwyn Lynn (Princess) — [F] Youngest child of Leodhild Gwyn Lynn.

Thede Tyse — [M] Dryw of Banebury Grove. Married to Nedani Tyse.

IN WORLD GEOGRAPHY

Alba — The northern portion of Albion. A Swedish Protectorate, it has no territorial allegiance, meaning that its people must strive for personal allegiance, or risk their souls fading after death.

Aquae Sulis — Location of the Sacred Spring of Sulis and original capital of Prytennia.[1]

Argynion — Alban University

Black Pyramid — One of London’s three major pyramids.

Cadell Forest — Located in Powys. Arianne’s parents had their studio here.

Caerlleon — Home city of the Tennings. Name means “fortress-city of the legions”. Walled city.[2]

Craigneith — A town in southern Alba.

Cymru — A Prytennian city located where Cardiff is sited in our world. Cymru was the name the Cymry (Celts of the area) gave to their land, but as the Trifold ‘cult’ expanded from Aqua Sulis into the region of the first dragonate, Prytennians began to use Cymru to refer to the city instead of the country.

Dacia Traiana — Roman province where Romania is. Traiana is for the Roman who conquered the pre-existing Dacia.

Danuin — The “Isle of Clouds” to the west of Prytennia. Completely surrounded by mist. Can only be entered with the assistance of a Tuatha Dé guide or by flying over the top of the clouds. Ruled by a High King of Tuatha Dé Danaan. Was completely inaccessible for nearly five hundred years, but started sending out trade boats two hundred years ago. It is rumoured, though denied by the Tuatha Dé, that the wall of mist used to shield the country from invasion has taken on a will of its own.

Deep Grove — One entrance to the Deep Grove is in Lamhythe, London, but the Deep Grove is essentially in the Great Forest, which is everywhere, and yet nowhere.

Deer Run/Outer Crescent — Fenced parkland surrounding Gwyn Lynn Lake.

Demar House — An administrative building in London where births, deaths, marriages and vampires are registered.

Din Eidyn — Capital of Alba. This was formerly situated further south, but when the third Prytennian dragonate roused, the former capital became part of Prytennia.

Djeser-Djeseru — Hatshepsu’s template on the western bank of the Nile at Thebes.

Forest House — Located in London, south of the river, and just north of the Great Barrows, Forest House is the entrance to the Deep Grove. It is protected by a ring of warehouses.

Great Barrows — Three almond shaped barrows arranged in the form of a triquetra. The northernmost barrow is Seolfor Barrow. The western is Sceadu Barrow and the eastern is Leoth Barrow. Sulevia Leoth summons the triskelion here to sing each solstice (and also visits a different town or city for a second singing on the same day).

Great Forest — The Great Forest is an Otherworld that covers most of the world, but is shared by many gods.

Green Pyramid — One of London’s three major pyramids.

Gwyn Lynn Lake — Surrounds Gwyn Lynn Palace.

Gwyn Lynn Palace — Current residence of the Suleviae.

Huaxia Kingdoms — Huaxia (roughly meaning ‘grand and illustrious’, and signifying civilised society) was mistakenly thought to be the proper name for the people of Yue. This has spread into use for all people of the area which in our world is Eastern China (and is sometimes incorrectly used to refer to all Asian people). The Huaxia Kingdoms are centred around Yue.

Hurlstone — A name given by humans to the town that stood south of the river where London now sits. Remnants of this town can be found in the Great Forest, at the Deep Grove entrance. The town was not created by humans, but ‘children of the forest’, now extinct.

Judah — Centred around Jerusalem, this is one of the kingdoms vampires (or any aspect of any power not Yahweh) cannot enter.

Karnata Empire — A Hindu empire covering most of southern India. Capital is Vijaya Nagar.

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In our world known as Bath.

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In our world called Chester.