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The named figures of Cadwallon. Peers, Duke, antagonists, lieutenants, free leaguers, and the dead-but-relevant.

The Duchy

The Eleven Peers (current)

Fief Peer
Soma Vanho Soma
The Automaton Xär-Lilith & Yalin Aoue (alternating)
The Rampart Camelia Orrkrk
Kraken Bismuth von Kraken of Odazzur
Ogrokh Kurn Khaurik Argam
Trophy Gwan Standing-wind
Gamehead Krenald the Howler (cloistered; deputy Hadrax)
Ghieronburg Bernadil Ghiéron
Den Azhir Duke Den Azhir (ducal enclave)
Drakaër Albanne Drakaër
Var-Nokkt Torguir IV Var-Nokkt

Ducal Inner Circle

Active Antagonists

  • Sophet Drahas — the King of Ashes; cursed to remain in Cadwallon; primary shadow nemesis
  • Feyd Mantis — Acheronian lord who cursed Drahas; off-stage, the long shadow
  • Dazomet — Kurn's goblin godfather; engineered the Ogrokh regency (stub pending)
  • Baron Mardi — 41 years on the Ghieronburg scene; siphons Ghiéron dreams (stub pending)

Soma Family & Network

  • Vanho Soma — Peer
  • Isabeau Soma — niece; senior Guild of Blades; hunting Drahas
  • Aghovar Soma — deceased; previous Grand Master of Guild of Thieves; killed by Drahas
  • Anon Soma — deceased; previous family head; killed by Usurer assassins (stub pending)
  • Sayuri Soma — half-elf; runs Cameon Mansion magic school (stub pending)
  • Alizarine — tarot reader at the Last Dance (Soma-owned); unaligned

Var-Nokkt Family Network

  • Torguir IV Var-Nokkt — Peer
  • Arkan Var-Nokkt — vanished brother; hidden in Tir-Nâ-Bor; holds the dossier
  • Senex — Hildra's mother; Tir-Nâ-Bor royal; the woman at the center of the marriage
  • Master Ôdril Haarken — Goldsmith who asked the dangerous question; currently missing
  • Hildra Var-Nokkt — wife; judiciary; recently told (stub pending)
  • Torguir V Var-Nokkt — heir (stub pending)
  • Lyfha, Ryankha, Krondnir, Ardhun — extended family (stubs pending)

Khaurik Argam Family

Drakaër Family

  • Albanne Drakaër — Peer
  • Silnus Drakaër — uncle; shadow rival to Albanne (stub pending)
  • Eric Drakaër — younger brother; swing vote (stub pending)
  • Argos Brisandre — bard; courier of Scriptorium leaks (stub pending)

Ghiéron Family

  • Bernadil Ghiéron — Peer
  • Gowayn, Isabess, Martolbe, Thismee, Ombeline, Adalban — extended family (stubs pending)

Cynwäll Presence

  • Dyrsin — Cynwäll ambassador in the Tower; watcher of the buried city
  • Elhan — long-dead founder of the Cynwäll exile

Underground Figures

  • Ss'Alish — undead Ophidian beneath Buoyancy Bay; lich-priestess
  • S'ylice — living Ophidian beneath the Walled Library; the only living source on Vortiris
  • Yelmor — Steel Hearts dwarf; vanished 857, returned 1003 (146-year time-loss)

Other Significant NPCs

  • Vladar the Arrogant — canon weapon-bearer; free-leaguer voice
  • Brehnan of Alahan — Alahan ambassador at Whitehaven (30+ years) (stub pending)

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