Ancestors of Avalon. Marion Zimmer Bradley

– of Ahtarrath; a Blue Robe priestess and healer

      Linnet – daughter of Nettle, of the marsh folk

      Malaera – a lesser Blue Robe priestess

      Metia – senior saji woman, nursemaid to Domara

      Mudlark – son of Nettle, of the marsh folk

      Nettle – wife of Heron, headman of the marsh folk

      Otter – son of the headman, Heron

      Reidel – of Ahtarrath; son of Sarhedran, captain of the Crimson Serpent; later, a priest of the Sixth Order

      Redfern – a woman of the marsh folk

      Rendano – of Akil, a lesser priest in the Temple of Light and a sensitive

      Selast – of Cosarrath, one of the acolytes

      Taret – wisewoman of the marsh folk at the Tor

      Teiron – an Alkonian sailor assigned to the Crimson Serpent

      Teviri – one of the saji women, attendant to Alyssa

      TIRIKI [Temple name, ‘Eilantha’] – of Ahtarrath, a Guardian in the Temple of Light, wife of Micail; she will become the Morgan of Avalon

      Virja – one of the saji women, attendant to Alyssa

      PEOPLE AT BELSAIRATH AND AZAN

      Aderanthis – of Tapallan; midlevel priestess from the Temple at Ahtarrath

      Anet – daughter of the high priestess Ayo and King Khattar of the Ai-Zir

      Antar – bodyguard to Prince Tjalan

      ARDRAL [Temple name, ‘Ardravanant,’ meaning Knower of the Brightest] – of Atalan; an Adept, Seventh Vested Guardian of the Temple of Light at Ahtarrath, custodian of the library

      Ayo – Sacred Sister for the Ai-Zan, high priestess at Carn Ava

      Baradel – Tjalan’s older son, seven years old at the time of the Sinking

      Bennurajos – of Cosarrath, a singer from the Temple of Light on Ahtarrath, expert on plants and animals

      Chaithala – Princess of Alkonath, wife of Tjalan

      Cleta – of Tarisseda Ruta; an acolyte, herbalist, betrothed to Vialmar, fifteen years old at the time of the Sinking

      Cyrena – Princess of Tarisseda, betrothed to Baradel, nine years old at the time of the Sinking

      Dan – one of the three swordsmen known as Prince Tjalan’s Companions

      Dantu – captain of the Royal Emerald, Tjalan’s flagship

      Delengirol – of Tarisseda; a singer from the Temple in Ahtarra

      Domazo – keeper of the inn in Belsairath, heir to the local chieftain

      Droshrad – shaman of the Red Bulls

      ELARA [Temple name, ‘Larrnebiru’] – of Ahtarrath; second eldest of the acolytes, also an initiate of Caratra, betrothed to Lanath

      Galara – half-sister to Tiriki, daughter of Deoris and Reio-ta, a junior scribe

      Greha – Ai-Zir warrior, bodyguard to Heshoth

      Haladris – of Atalan; First Vested Guardian in the Temple of Light on Alkonath, formerly an archpriest in the Ancient Land

      Heshoth – a native trader

      Jiritaren – of Tapallan; priest of Light, astronomer

      Karagon – of Mormallor; a chela to Valadur

      Khattar – chief of the Red Bulls, high king of the Ai-Zir

      Khayan-e-Durr – sister of Khattar, queen of the Red Bull tribe

      Khensu – Khattar’s nephew and heir

      Kyrrdis – of Ahtarrath; singer and priestess of Light

      Lanath – of Tarisseda Ruta; an acolyte, former apprentice to Kanar, betrothed to Elara

      Li’ija – of Alkonath; a chela, Ocathrel’s eldest daughter, nineteen years old at the time of the Sinking

      Lirini – of Alkonath; a chela in the Scribes’ School, middle daughter of Ocathrel, seventeen years old at the time of the Sinking

      Lodreimi – of Alkonath; a Blue Robe priestess in Timul’s Temple

      Mahadalku – of Tarisseda Ruta; First Vested Guardian of the Tarissedan Temple of Light

      Marona – of Ahtarrath; a Blue Robe priestess and healer

      Metanor – of Ahtarrath; Fifth Vested Guardian in the Temple of Light

      MICAIL – Prince of Ahtarrath; First Vested Guardian in the Temple of Light

      Naranshada [Temple name, ‘Ansha’] – of Ahtarrath; Fourth Vested Guardian in the Temple of Light, an engineer

      Ocathrel – of Alkonath; Fifth Vested Guardian in the Temple of Light

      Osinarmen – Micail’s Temple name

      Ot – one of the three swordsmen known as Prince Tjalan’s Companions

      Reualen – of Alkonath; Priest of Light, husband of Sahurusartha

      Sadhisebo and Saiyano – saji priestesses in Timul’s Temple, skilled in herblore

      Sahurusartha – of Alkonath; priestess of Light, singer, wife of Reualen

      Stathalkha – of Tarisseda Ruta; Third Guardian of the Tarissedan Temple, a powerful sensitive

      Timul – of Alkonath; second to the high priestess of the Temple of Ni-Terat in Alkonath, head of the Blue Robes in Belsairath

      TJALAN – Prince of Alkonath; leader of the colony in Belsairath, cousin of Micail

      Valadur – of Mormallor; a Grey Adept

      Valorin – of Tapallan; priest of Light in the Temple at Alkonath, a naturalist

      Vialmar – of Arhurabath; an acolyte, betrothed to Cleta

      HEAVENLY POWERS

      Banur – the four-faced god, destroyer-preserver; ruler of winter

      The Blood Star – Mars

      Caratra – daughter or nurturing aspect of Ni-Terat, the Great Mother; Venus is her star

      Dyaus – the Sleeper, also known as the ‘Man with Crossed Hands,’ the force of chaos that brings change; sometimes referred to as ‘That One’

      Manoah – the Great Maker, Lord of the Day, identified with the sun; ruler of Summer, and with Orion (‘The Hunter of Destiny’)

      Nar-Inabi – ‘Star Shaper,’ god of the night, the stars, and the sea; ruler of harvest time

      [A note on Atlantean astrology: Four millennia ago, the sky was different in many ways. Due to the precession of the equinoxes, for instance, the solstices fell in early January and July, and the equinoxes in early April and October. The signs of the zodiac were also different, so that the winter solstice occurred when the sun entered Aquarius, and the spring equinox when it entered Taurus. The constellation names, in the Sea Kingdoms and the ancient civilizations around them, were different as well.]

      Ni-Terat