Appendix A
Character Glossary

Aristides - The commander of the Zephyrian First Legion, he is a friend and confidant to King Solon.
Aristoboulos - The tribune commanding the cohort of the Third Legion garrisoned at Babophos.
Asom - One of Dabidos' elder brothers and a fellow member of the Hawks of Maranthe.
Auguston - A priest who serves as Lord Xenomachos' confessor.
Balios - The nephew of Solon and a vocal opponent of the Darklands campaign.
Caligo - An ancient vampire who was once a disgraced general from the fallen Kingdom of Euros, he serves the Dominion as the dreaded Knight of Chaos.
Carolus - A descendant of the last Knight Champion of Notos, he founded the Promethean Alliance to overthrow the Zephyrian rule of Notos.
Carpos - The son of Solon and Xanthe and the Crown Prince of Zephyr, he has betrayed his parents in a bid to claim the throne for himself.
Corona - A White Dragon exiled and cursed to live in human form for opposing the Dragon King Xorgoth, she travels to Notos to break the curse and continue her resistance.
Cronos - The governor-general of the Protectorate of Notos and commander of the Zephyrian Third Legion, he is renowned as the Genius of the Nanoi Campaigns.
Cytheros - Commander of the Third Legion's battlemages
Dabidos - A childhood friend of Ionathas and the second-in-command of the Hawks of Maranthe.
Daphne - The daughter of King Solon and Queen Xanthe, she acts as regent in her parents' absence.
Democles - The tribune commanding the cohort of the Third Legion garrisoned at Kordai.
Diogenes - A cataphract who fought alongside Xenomachos during the Nanoi Campaigns.
Dionysios - The legate of the newly formed Zephyrian Fourth Legion.
Doulos - A relic of old Euros, a powerful Talos revived by the Dark Eternal to guard the Black Keep.
Einaras - A young Xotikan spearman who is part of the levy from Goldleaf.
El-Naia - The Xotikan mother goddess who is believed to have created the Xotika and founded their society.
Euricledes - An infantry centurion in the Third Legion promoted to tribune during the Darklands campaign.
Eusebios - The urban prefect of Hesperia.
Eustathios - The tribune commanding the cohort of the Third Legion garrisoned at Maximilion.
Gamaliel - The 17th pontifex of the Church of Holy Light, he is a longtime opponent of King Solon with a dangerous agenda.
Harana - The Queen of Goldleaf before Xanthe.
Haranel - The brother of Queen Harana and a respected sage among the people of Goldleaf.
Hector - One of the Royal Bodyguards charged with protecting Daphne.
Heraclios - A priest in the Church of Holy Light who serves as the Archbishop's chamberlain.
Hilarion - The tribune commanding the cohort of the Third Legion garrisoned at Girondin.
Ieremias - The successor of Mikaelos as pontifex of the Church of Holy Light. A friend of King Solon, he was devoted to furthering the King's reform efforts.
Ionathas - A Notian free knight trained in Zephyr who leads a band of freelances called the Hawks of Maranthe.
Loukios - Lord Menelaos' replacement as prefect of the Royal Guard.
Memnos - The former governor-general of the Protectorate of Notos.
Menelaos - The prefect of the Royal Guard.
Mikaelos - The 15th pontifex of the Church of Holy Light, he was a strict enforcer of orthodoxy which put him at odds with King Solon in the early years of his reign.
Nicephoros - A tribune in the Zephyrian Second Legion and the son of Xenomachos' old companion Sir Diogenes.
Nikolaios - A centurion of the archers of the Zephyrian Third Legion.
Octavian - A cohort tribune of the Zephyrian Fourth Legion charged with the excavation of the Delate Mountains.
Photios - The founder of the Church of Holy Light.
Pollux - The last King of Euros, resurrected by the power of the Monarch Lich.
Polycarpos - The First Eparch, who is governor of the northern province of Zephyr and chief magistrate of the capital, he is second only to the King in terms of authority.
Polynikes - The fleet prefect of the Royal Zephyrian Navy.
Ptolemaios - The grandmaster of the Royal Mages' Circle.
Raddai - One of Dabidos' elder brothers and a fellow member of the Hawks of Maranthe.
Relinia - The Xotikan name of Xanthe.
Rowland - The leader of the Promethean Alliance and the direct descendant of Notos' last Knight Champion.
Samaos - One of Dabidos' elder brothers and a fellow member of the Hawks of Maranthe.
Scipio - A mage who left the ascetic community of the Montan Tower to join the Promethean Alliance.
Sidarazel - The Chief Law-speaker of Goldleaf and an opponent of Xanthe's alliance with Zephyr.
Simona - A Black Xotika who has served Rowland's family since she was captured in the previous Darklander invasion of Notos.
Solon VI - The 66th King of Zephyr, he has dedicated his life to bring about a new age of progress and social justice.
Stephanos - A former tribune in the First Legion chosen to serve as legate of the Army of Light.
Telemachos - Cronos' personal bodyguard and the Third Legion's Master of the Sword.
The Grand Logothete - The chief administrative official of the Kingdom of Zephyr, primarily tasked with the treasury.
The Guardian of the Forest - The captain of the Goldleaf Queendom's army.
The High Chamberlain - The head of the Castle Zephyr's household servants.
The High Priestess - The highest religious authority in Goldleaf.
The Master of the Assembly - The official charged with the orderly conduct of the Xotikan assembly.
The Monarch Lich - The ruler of the Chaos Dominion, who seeks to spread the curse of the Darklands to Zephyr and beyond.
Uriel - A wandering treasure hunter seeking the riches of the Vione and Delate Mountains, he becomes a guest of the palace after saving Princess Daphne from an assassin.
Xanthe - The Queen of the Xotika of Goldleaf, she married Solon not only to unite their two nations but also their two races.
Xenomachos - The commander of the Zephyrian Second Legion, known as Xenomachos the Iron Wall.
Zephyr - The Olympian god of the west wind, said to be the founder of the Kingdom of Zephyr and its first king.