CAST OF CHARACTERS

Ahnek—o’rant street urchin, about ten years old

Captain Anton—leader of the guard Sir Dar sends with Bardon

Ardeo—white and gray minor dragon, glows in the dark

Bardon—o’rant and emerlindian, squire to Sir Dar, in training to Paladin since age six

Bim and Toa—young twins, sons of cook at inn in Ianna

Blosker—marione rider, works for Hoddack

Bortenmiffgaten—tumanhofer jailer in Ianna

Bromptotterpindosset—tumanhofer adventurer and mapmaker, owns shop in Ianna

Wizard Burner Stox—evil female wizard, married to Crim Cropper

Cadden Glas—doneel explorer of the Northern Reach

Wizard Cam Ayronn—lake wizard from Trese

Cise—o’rant kindia breaker working for Hoddack

Corduff—owner of a mine near Ianna

Wizard Crim Cropper—evil male wizard, dabbles in genetics, married to Burner Stox

Sir Dar—doneel diplomat and statesman

Dibl—yellow and orange minor dragon, reveals humor in situations, lightens the hearts of his companions

Lo D’mon—not mentioned by name in text, last guard sent with Bardon

Grand Dost—grand emerlindian in charge of Bardon’s spiritual education during Bardon’s time as squire at Dar’s castle

Faye—lady’s maid in Dar’s castle

Wizard Fenworth—Bog wizard from Wynd

Filia—pink minor dragon, enthusiastic about all things, collects knowledge, some of it quite trivial

Gallatennodken—dealer in antiquities in Ianna

Gilda—meech dragon once a cohort of Risto, now lives in a bottle to keep from dissipating because of a spell Risto put on her

Gledupkonstepper—sociology professor at The Hall

Greer—Bardon’s dragon, purple with cobalt wings, former rider a knight who was killed in battle

Gregger—investigator working for Harbormaster Mayfil

Grupnotbaggentogg—driver of horse-drawn carriage in Ianna

Gymn—green minor dragon, heals

Dame Hoddack—wife of Hoddack, her father was original owner of (the rich) farm

Hoddack—wealthy marione farm owner and kindia trader

Holt Hoddack—young marione son of kindia trader

Ilex—o’rant worker on Hoddack’s kindia farm

Magistrate Inkleen—magistrate in Ianna

Sir Jilles—N’Rae’s father

Sir Joffa—Sir Jilles’s older twin brother

Sir Jofil—N’Rae’s grandfather

Jue Seeno—minneken from the Isle of Kye serving as N’Rae’s protector

Kale Allerion—o’rant wizard and Dragon Keeper, former village slave, eighteen years old, has gift of finding dragon eggs

Granny Kye—old emerlindian, artist, and N’Rae’s grandmother

Harbormaster Mayfil—important official in Ianna

Librettowit—tumanhofer librarian to Wizard Fenworth

Lo Mees—one of the guard sent with Bardon

Metta—purple minor dragon, sings

Mistress Moorp—housekeeper at Ornopy Halls

Scribe Moran—Bardon’s Tome mentor at Castle Pelacce

Innkeeper Nald—owner of inn in Norst

N’Rae—emerlindian girl who was raised by ropma and is searching for her father

Lo Oh—one of the guard sent by Sir Dar

Master Onit—marione tavern owner in Norst

Master Ornopy—o’rant landowner in upper Wynd

Pat—chubby brown minor dragon, fixes things

Lo Pont—one of guard sent with Bardon

Regidor—meech dragon, in search of a colony of lost meech dragons, likes fancy things, carries an enchanted meech dragon in a bottle with him

Wizard Risto—evil wizard killed by Fenworth

Saramaralindan—Bromptotterpindosset’s daughter

Seagram—Pont’s dragon

Sittiponder—blind tumanhofer orphan and seer

Taylaminkadot—tumanhofer housekeeper in Fenworth’s castle

Toopka—doneel child, under guardianship of Kale and Sir Dar

Trum Aspect—courtier and merchant representative at Sir Dar’s court