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Authors: Katherine Kurtz
ROCAIL
âGrand Master of the Knights of the Anvil at Djellarda.
ROTHANA
, Ladyânovice nun at St. Brigid's; Deryni; daughter of Emir Nur Hallaj and related to Richenda by marriage.
SAER
de Traherneâsee
TRAHERNE
.
SICARD
MacArdry, Lordâyounger brother of Caulay, Dhugal's uncle, and husband to Caitrin, the Pretender of Meara.
SIDAN
A, Princessâdaughter of Caitrin and Sicard, age fourteen; briefly, wife of Kelson; killed on her wedding day by her brother Llewell.
SIWARD
, Bishopâformer itinerant bishop, now in charge of the new See of Cardosa.
SOFIANA
âDeryni; sovereign Princess of Andelon, and Richenda's aunt; member of the Camberian Council.
SULIEN
âa R'Kassan Adept.
TEGAN
O Daireâa border chieftain and brigand won over to Caitrin's support; all but outlawed in Brion's day.
THORNE
HagenâDeryni, in his early fifties; former member of the Camberian Council.
TIBALD
MacErskineâa border chieftain and brigand won over to Caitrin; all but outlawed in Brion's day.
TIERCEL
de ClaronâDeryni, in his mid-twenties; youngest member of the Camberian Council.
TOLLIVER
, Bishop RalfâBishop of Coroth, age fifty-two.
TRAHERNE
, Saer deâEarl of Rhenndall and brother of Meraude, Nigel's duchess.
VIVIENNE
, LadyâDeryni; elderly co-adjutor of the Camberian Council.
WARIN
de Greyâself-appointed messiah who formerly believed himself divinely designated to destroy all Deryni; has healing power that does not seem to come from Deryni sources.
WENCIT
of Torenth, KingâDeryni sorcerer-King of Torenth and scion of the Festillic claim to the Gwynedd throne; slain by Kelson at Llyndruth Meadows in 1121.
WILLIAM
du Chantalâa neighbor baron of Brice of Trurill; gone over to Caitrin.
Appendix II
THE KING'S JUSTICE
Index of Place Names
ABBEYFORD
âsite of a wool market.
ARJENOL
âduchy east of Torenth; held, since the death of Lionel, by his brother Mahael.
BALLYMAR
ânewly created coastal see in northern Cassan, seat of Bishop Lachlan de Quarles.
CANDOR RHEA
âfield outside Rhemuth where King Brion was slain; also site of a sacred well.
CARBURY
ânorth of Valoret, the former episcopal see of Bishop Creoda, now transferred to Culdi.
CARTHMOOR
âduchy of Prince Nigel, bordering Corwyn and the Royal Honor of Haldane.
CASHIEN
ânewly created see on the Gwynedd-Connait border, seat of Bishop Belden of Erne.
CASSAN
âduchy of Duncan McLain since the death of his father, encompassing the Earldom of Kierney and bordering the Mearan Protectorate.
CORWYN
âduchy of Alaric Morgan.
CÃILTEINE
âmarcher holding south of Droghera.
CULDI
âsite of the synod to elect a new Bishop of Meara, and see of Bishop Creoda, now Bishop of Culdi.
DANOC
âa Gwynedd earldom.
DHASSA
âfree holy city and seat of the Bishop of Dhassa, now Bishop Denis Arilan; known for its woodcraft and the shrines of its patron saints, Torin and Ethelburga, that guard its approaches south and north.
DORNA
âplain where Duncan finally found Sicard's army.
DROGHERA
âmarcher holding on the Meara-Gwynedd border, south of Culdi.
EASTMARCH
âformer earldom of Ian Howell; ceded to the Crown on his death and subsequently given to Burchard de Varian to reward his loyalty in the Torenth War.
ELEVEN KINGDOMS
âancient name for the entire area including and surrounding Gwynedd.
FIANNA
âwine-growing county across the Southern Sea.
FORCINN BUFFER STATES
âgroup of independent principalities south of Torenth.
GRECOTHA
âuniversity city, former site of the Varnarite School; seat of Bishop Wolfram de Blanet.
GWYNEDD
âcentral and largest of the Eleven Kingdoms, held by the Haldanes of Gwynedd since 645.
HALDANE
âcrown duchy comprising the central portion of Gwynedd and traditionally held directly by the king.
JENAS
âa Gwynedd earldom.
KHELDISH RIDING
ânortheastern portion of the old Kingdom of Kheldour, held directly by the King of Gwynedd; famous for its weavers.
KIERNEY
âearldom and secondary holding of the Dukes of Cassan, now held by Duncan McLain.
LAAS
âancient capital of independent Meara and periodic center of separatist uprisings in Meara.
LLYNDRUTH MEADOWS
âgrasslands at the foot of the Cardosa Defile; site of the final confrontation between Kelson and Wencit of Torenth.
MARBURY
âseat of Ifor, Bishop of Marbury, in Marley.
MARLEY
âformer earldom of Bran Coris, now held by his son Brendan, under the regency of Richenda and Morgan.
MEARA
âformerly a sovereign principality, now a possession of the Crown of Gwynedd, west of Gwynedd.
PURPLE MARCH
, Theâmeadowlands north of Rhemuth; one of the Lordships of the Crown of Gwynedd.
RAMOS
âsite of the infamous Council of 917, which ruled stringent measures forbidding Deryni to enter the priesthood, hold office, own property, etc.
RATHARKIN
ânew capital of Meara after the union of Meara and Gwynedd in 1025, and seat of the Bishop of Meara.
RHEMUTH
âcapital city of Gwynedd, called “the beautiful.”
RHENNDALL
âmountainous earldom in the southern portion of old Kheldour, famous for the blueness of is lakes; held by Saer de Traherne, brother of Duchess Meraude.
R'KASSI
âdesert kingdom south and east of the Hort of Orsal, famous for its blooded horses.
SAINT GEORGE
'
S CATHEDRAL
âseat of the Archbishop of Rhemuth, now Thomas Cardiel.
SAINT GILES
'
ABBEY
âconvent in the lake region of Shannis Meer, near the Eastmarch border, where Jehana went into retreat before Kelson's birth and after his coronation.
SAINT HILARY
'
S BASILICA
âancient royal basilica within the walls of Rhemuth Castle, of which Duncan is rector.
SAINT URIEL AND ALL ANGELS
'
CATHEDRAL
âseat of the Bishop of Meara, in Ratharkin.
SHANNIS MEER
âlake region site of the Abbey of Saint Giles, where Jehana went into retreat before Kelson's birth and after his coronation.
TALACARA
âtown where Ithel of Meara was captured by Kelson.
TOLAN
âduchy in Torenth, formerly held by Charissa.
TORENTH
âmajor kingdom east of Gwynedd, now ruled by regents for the boy King Liam, nephew of the late King Wencit.
TRANSHA
âseat of Dhugal MacArdry, Earl of Transha, in the border marches between Kierney and the Purple March.
TRURILL
âancient border barony between Gwynedd and Meara, west of Culdi; held by Brice of Trurill.
VALORET
âold capital of Gwynedd during the Interregnum, and seat of the Archbishop of Valoret (and Primate of Gwynedd), Bradene.
About the Author
Katherine Kurtz was born in Coral Gables, Florida, during a hurricane. She received a four-year science scholarship to the University of Miami and graduated with a bachelor of science degree in chemistry. Medical school followed, but after a year she decided she would rather write about medicine than practice it. A vivid dream inspired Kurtz's Deryni novels, and she sold the first three books in the series on her first submission attempt. She soon defined and established her own sub-genre of “historical fantasy” set in close parallels to our own medieval period featuring “magic” that much resembles extrasensory perception.
While working on the Deryni series, Kurtz further utilized her historical training to develop another sub-genre she calls “crypto-history,” in which the “history behind the history” intertwines with the “official” histories of such diverse periods as the Battle of Britain (
Lammas Night
), the American War for Independence (
Two Crowns for America
), contemporary Scotland (The Adept Series, with coauthor Deborah Turner Harris), and the Knights Templar (also with Harris).
In 1983, Kurtz married the dashing Scott MacMillan; they have a son, Cameron. Until 2007, they made their home in Ireland, in Holybrooke Hall, a mildly haunted gothic revival house, They have recently returned to the United States and taken up residence in a historic house in Virginia, with their five Irish cats and one silly dog. (The ghosts of Holybrooke appear to have remained behind.)
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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, events, and incidents either are the product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, businesses, companies, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
Copyright © 1985 by Katherine Kurtz
Map by Shelly Shapiro
Cover design by Michel Vrana
ISBN: 978-1-5040-3123-3
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