Rise of a Merchant Prince. Raymond E. Feist

– mercenary hired by Miranda in the Hall of Worlds

      Borric – King of the Isles, twin brother of Prince Erland, brother of Prince Nicholas, father of Prince Patrick

      Calin – elf heir to the throne of Elvandar, half brother of Calis, son of Aglaranna and King Aidan

      Calis – ‘The Eagle of Krondor,’ special agent of the Prince of Krondor, Duke of the Court, son of Aglaranna and Tomas, half brother of Calin

      Carline – Dowager Duchess of Salador, aunt of the King

      Chalmes – ruling magician at Stardock

      Crowley, Brandon – trader at Barret’s Coffee House

      De Loungville, Robert ‘Bobby’ – sergeant major of Calis’s crimson Eagles

      De Savona, Luis – former soldier, assistant to Roo

      Dunstan, Brian – the Sagacious Man, leader of the Mockers, used to be known as Lysle Rigger

      Ellien – town girl in Ravensburg

      Erland – brother of the King and Prince Nicholas, uncle of Prince Patrick

      Esterbrook, Jacob – wealthy merchant of Krondor, father of Sylvia

      Esterbrook, Sylvia – Jacob’s daughter

      Fadawah – general leading the Emerald Queen’s army

      Freida – Erik’s mother

      Galain – elf in Elvandar

      Gamina – adopted daughter of Pug, sister of William, wife of James, mother of Arutha

      Gapi – general in the Emerald Queen’s army

      Gaston – wagon dealer in Ravensburg

      Gordon – corporal at Krondor

      Graves, Katherine ‘Kitty’ – girl thief in Krondor

      Greylock, Owen – captain in the Prince’s service

      Grindle, Helmut – merchant, father of Karli, partner of Roo

      Grindle, Karli – daughter of Helmut, later wife of Roo Avery, mother of Abigail and Helmut

      Gunther – Nathan’s apprentice

      Gwen – town girl in Ravensburg

      Hoen, John – manager of Barret’s

      Hume, Stanley – trader at Barret’s

      Jacoby, Frederick – founder of Jacoby and Sons, traders

      Jacoby, Helen – wife of Randolph

      Jacoby, Randolph – son of Frederick, brother of Timothy, husband of Helen

      Jacoby, Timothy – son of Frederick, brother of Randolph

      James – Duke of Krondor, father of Arutha, grandfather of James and Dash

      Jameson, Arutha – Lord Vencar, Baron of the Prince’s Court, son of Duke James

      Jameson, Dashel ‘Dash’ – younger son of Arutha, grandson of James

      Jameson, James ‘Jimmy’ – elder son of Arutha, grandson of James

      Jamila – madam at the White Wing

      Jason – waiter at Barret’s, later accountant for Avery and Son and the Bitter Sea Company

      Jeffrey – wagon driver for Jacoby and Sons

      Kalied – ruling magician at Stardock

      Kurt – bullying waiter at Barret’s

      Lender, Sebastian – litigator/solicitor at Barret’s Coffee House

      McKeller – head waiter at Barret’s

      Milo – innkeeper in Ravensburg, father of Rosalyn

      Miranda – magician and ally of Calis and Pug

      Nakor the Isalani – gambler, magic user, friend of Calis

      Patrick – Prince of Krondor, son of Prince Erland, nephew of the King and Prince Nicholas

      Pug – magician, Duke of Stardock, cousin of the King, father of Gamina

      Rivers, Alistair – innkeeper of the Happy Jumper

      Rosalyn – Milo’s daughter, wife of Rudolph, mother of Gerd

      Rudolph – baker in Ravensburg

      Shati, Jadow – corporal in Calis’s company

      Tannerson, Sam – thief in Krondor

      Tomas – Warleader of Elvandar, husband of Aglaranna, father of Calis

      Vinci, John – merchant in Sarth

      von Darkmoor, Erik – soldier in Calis’s Crimson Eagles

      von Darkmoor, Manfred – Baron of Darkmoor, half brother of Erik

      von Darkmoor, Mathilda – Baroness of Darkmoor, mother of Manfred

      William-Knight-Marshal of Krondor, Pug’s son, Gamina’s adopted brother, uncle of Jimmy and Dash

       Book Two Roo’s Tale

      Wealth, howsoever got, in England makes

      Lords of mechanics, gentlemen of rakes;

      Antiquity and birth are needless here;

      ‘Tis Impudence and money makes a peer.

      – Daniel Defoe

      The True-born Englishman, Pt. 1

       • Prologue • Demonia

      The soul screamed.

      The demon turned, and as its gaping maw was set in a permanent grin, the only hint of its increased delight was a slight widening of its eyes, black orbs resembling those of a shark: flat and lifeless. It studied the jar it held for a moment, its only possession.

      This soul was especially active and the demon had been fortunate to find it and keep it. Placing the jar under its chin, the demon closed its eyes and felt the energy flow into it from the jar. The creature’s emotional makeup knew nothing that could be called happiness, only lessened states of fear or anger, but the surge of feeling within was as close to happiness as the creature could know. Each time the soul within the jar struggled, the energy created filled the little demon’s mind with new ideas.

      As if suddenly concerned its toy would be taken from it by one of its more powerful brethren, the demon glanced around. The hall was one of many in the grand palace of Cibul, capital of the now destroyed Saaur race.

      Then the demon remembered: destroyed save those who had fled through a magic gate. It felt its anger return, and then the emotion quickly fled. As a minor demon, it was not intelligent, only