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The First Ones

The Black God (god of darkness)

The Blue Goddess (goddess of animals)

The Bronze God (god of minds)

The Brown Goddess (goddess of the earth)

The Ghost God (god of nothing)

The Gray Goddess (goddess of death)

The Green Goddess (goddess of life)

The Prism Goddess (goddess of all things)

The Red God (god of fire)

The Violet God (god of time)

The White Goddess ( goddess of music)

The Yellow God (god of light)

Calendar

Spring (the year begins)

Month of the Yellow God

Month of the Brown Goddess

Month of the Green Goddess

Summer

Month of the Blue Goddess

Month of the White Goddess

Month of the Prism Goddess

Autumn

Month of the Bronze God

Month of the Red God

Month of the Violet God

Winter (Gods’ Fall / Winter Dark / Soul’s Rest)

Month of the Black God

Month of the Gray Goddess

Month of the Ghost God

Places

Aeronan Empire— the occupied territories on the mainland, north of the peninsula

Altari Forest— a great forest in the southeast of the peninsula, a point of contention between Skaanda and Daeros

Bone City— a city on the bank of the Sea of Bones, in Daeros

Daeros— country in the north of the peninsula, bordered by mountains and the great Saadone River

Garran City— the capital city of Daeros, just outside of Tenebris

Iljaria— country in the east of the peninsula, bordered by the sea and a magical barrier the Iljaria erected

Saadone City— a city built on the banks of the great Saadone River, on the Skaandan side

Saadone River— the massive river that borders Skaanda and Daeros

Sea of Bones— a massive glacier valley in Daeros

Skaanda— country in the west of the peninsula, bordered by the Saadone River and the sea

Skógur City— walled city around an ancient forest said to be grown by the Green Goddess

Staltoria City— capital city of Skaanda, location of the royal palace

Tenebris— the mountain palace where Kallias rules Daeros; originally built by the Iljaria

Characters

Aerona

Aelia Cloelia Naeus— imperial Aeronan princess

Talan— Aeronan ambassador

Daeros

Kallias Vallin— king of Daeros

Kallias’s Wives

Elpis Vallin— Daerosian wife of Kallias

Gulla Vallin— Iljaria wife of Kallias

Pelagia Vallin— Daerosian wife of Kallias

Unnur Vallin— Skaandan wife of Kallias

Kallias’s Children

Ballast Heron Vallin— son of Kallias and Iljaria wife, Gulla

Charis Vallin— newborn daughter of Kallias and Pelagia

Lysandra Vallin— daughter of Kallias and Daerosian wife Elpis

Rhode Vallin— daughter of Kallias and Daerosian wife Pelagia

Theron and Alcaeus Vallin— twin sons of Kallias and Daerosian wife Elpis

Xenia Vallin— daughter of Kallias and Daerosian wife Pelagia

Zopyros Vallin— son of Kallias and Skaandan wife, Unnur

Other Daerosians

Basileious— Kallias’s engineer

Eirenaios— Kallias’s general

Lady Eudocia— governor of the Bone City

Lady Thais— head arborist of Skógur City

Lord Damianus— overseer of the mines

Lord Phaedrus— overseer of the greenhouses

Nicanor— Kallias’s steward

Children in the Collection

Brynja Sindri— a Skaandan acrobat

Corinna— a Daerosian painter

Dagmar— an Iljaria boy who has fire magic

Edda a harpsichordist

Iljaria

Brandr Eldingar— the Prism Master

Drengur— Brandr’s steward

Gróa— Brandr’s scribe

Hinrik Eldingar— the former Prism Master

Skaanda

Aasgier & Valdis Stjornu— king and queen of Skaanda, Saga and Vil’s parents

Hilf— Saga’s former bodyguard and boyfriend

Indridi— Saga’s handmaiden

Leifur— Skaandan commander

Njala— Saga’s double, killed in battle

Pala— Skaandan soldier

Saga Stjornu— crown princess of Skaanda

Vilhjalmur Stjornu— prince of Skaanda, Saga’s brother