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Imryne, of House Melrae: Stone Sky Dramatis Personae
The third book of Imryne, of House Melrae is called Stone Sky. This is the cast of characters. I'll post a link to it at the top of every story; readers are likely going to need it.
Dramatis Personae and Reference
1. Time
Day: not to be confused with a surface day, a below-day (or ilit) is 27 hours long, divided into three nine-hour periods.
Strand: ten ilit, with the first day reserved for public ceremonies and rest for all but the lowest of slaves.
Skein: Ten strands, with the first day of the strand being a feast and high ceremony day.
Cycle: Five skeins, with the largest of the ceremonies occurring on the first day and again at the midpoint of the cycle. A cycle is about 1.5 surface years. (I note all ages in surface years. Imryne, for example, is 102 cycles and about 154 years old.)
Grand Cycle: five hundred cycles, marked by a ritual progression. The end of a Grand Cycle is marked with an entire skein of fasting and ritual, and is considered a very portentous and dangerous time.
Drow natural lifespans are about a grand cycle for a male, and 700 cycles for a female.
2. Houses
The city of Fanaedar is run by twelve houses that serve on a council; supposedly, common affairs are decided by voting. In reality, the top three houses control the voting of the council, and the other nine scrabble for what crumbs of power are left over. As of the beginning of Imryne's story, there are fifty-one houses; I will only list those of interest.
House 1 Xalyth
Matron Mother: Jhalass
Representative: Greyanna
House 2 Kilsek
Matron Mother: Chadra
Representative: Elerra
House 3 Vandree
Matron Mother: Imrae
Representative: Larynda
House 4 Noquar
Matron Mother: Miz'ri
Representative: Phyrra
House 5 Claddath
Matron Mother: Cazna
Representative: Thirza
House 6 Jenn'Yxir
Matron Mother: Qilue
Representative: Olorae
House 7 Despana
Matron Mother: Briza
Representative: Aunrae
House 8 Mylyl
Matron Mother: Sabrae
Representative: Zilvra
House 9 Melrae
Matron Mother: Triel
Representative: Imryne
House 10 Naerth
Matron Mother: Xune
Representative: Akordia
House 11 T'sarran
Matron Mother: Gaussra
Representative: Jhulae
House 12 Tlabbar
Matron Mother: Amalica
First husband and weaponsmaster: Elendar
Representative: Jezzara
3. House Melrae
All ages in years
Triel Matron mother
Jaelryn First daughter, Age 248; nine children; matron mother of Shobalar
Rauva second daughter, age 201; dead
Z'ress First daughter, age 34; dead
Phaere Second daughter, age 20
Pharaun First son; dead
Quave Second son; dead
Zyn Third son; former weaponsmaster, officially dead
Imryne Third daughter, age 154
Challay first daughter, age 25; mage training
Lesrak first son age 7
Tarithra (called Tar) female lover, last of House Hune. Priestess of Ellistraee.
Faeryl Tar's daughter by Ilfryn, age 17.
Maya Tar's daughter by Jevan, age 2
Ilfryn: male lover, master mage. From House T'sarran. Dead.
Jevan: male lover, elven with drow blood, formerly of House Shobalar. Weaponsmaster for House Melrae
Gaussiara fourth daughter
Nizana fifth daughter
Mizzrym sixth daughter
Veldrin fourth son; dead, killed by Rauva and Greyanna
Omareth fifth son; in the army
Laele seventh daughter
Nendra eighth daughter
Sorn sixth son; husband to Xalyth Greyanna. Dead.
Nimruil seventh son
Urlryn formerly first daughter of House Millithor. Melrae's spymaster.
Talabrina youngest daughter of Xalyth Greyanna, sheltering in House Melrae
Ulitree daughter of House Noquar, kidnapped and turned into an outcast, sheltering in House Melrae
4. Destroyed Houses
Nurbonnis, Faen-Tlabbar, Millithor, Freth, Telenna, Arabani (fled), Phaundal, Kenafin.
5. Lower Houses
Red: known enemies
Green: known allies
6. References
Matron mother: leader of a noble house
Drider: half-drow, half giant spider, considered both sacred vessels of Lloth's might and wretched monsters
Ellistraee: The Dark Maiden, goddess of love, beauty, night. Considered a bridge between the surface and the stone. The Dark Maiden, rituals tend to involve group orgies. Group marriages are encouraged, and considered permanent.
Lloth: The Spider Queen, the Conquering Darkness. Has great affection for spiders, demands perfection of her worshipers, credo is that only the strong survive. Rituals involve purification by blood and pain. Males are considered a biological necessity only. Group marriages encouraged, but the head of the marriage can choose to kill her spouses when she tires of them without reprisal.
Indran: god of those who use magic, very rigid. Monogamous marriages the only valid form of relationship; adultery is a capital offense. Love considered unneccessary.
Corellian: one of the gods of the surface elves. Notorious for his dislike of drow. Monogamous marriages considered standard, divorce a very occasional and regretted necessity.
Throat-band: males and females of certian statuses wear throat-bands as a marker of rank. Master mages wear white throat-bands, weaponsmasters dark purple, craftsmen various shades of luminescent green. Noble females never wear throat-bands.
Cherith: a small denomination of coin, made of a blend of copper and nickel. Often found either clipped or divided into halves, quarters, and eighths.
Gethmil: larger coin, worth about two hundred and seventy-five cherith. Made of an alloy of gold, platinum, and other metals often called white gold on the surface. Value fluctuates according to the economic status of the city. A loose alliance of moneychangers sets the value according to a complicated formula only known in full by them. Gethmil, by custom, are considered almost worthless if they are clipped or divided in any way. A few enterprising souls make a living by finding and selling clipped gethmil back to the moneychangers for the value of the alloy.
Dramatis Personae and Reference
1. Time
Day: not to be confused with a surface day, a below-day (or ilit) is 27 hours long, divided into three nine-hour periods.
Strand: ten ilit, with the first day reserved for public ceremonies and rest for all but the lowest of slaves.
Skein: Ten strands, with the first day of the strand being a feast and high ceremony day.
Cycle: Five skeins, with the largest of the ceremonies occurring on the first day and again at the midpoint of the cycle. A cycle is about 1.5 surface years. (I note all ages in surface years. Imryne, for example, is 102 cycles and about 154 years old.)
Grand Cycle: five hundred cycles, marked by a ritual progression. The end of a Grand Cycle is marked with an entire skein of fasting and ritual, and is considered a very portentous and dangerous time.
Drow natural lifespans are about a grand cycle for a male, and 700 cycles for a female.
2. Houses
The city of Fanaedar is run by twelve houses that serve on a council; supposedly, common affairs are decided by voting. In reality, the top three houses control the voting of the council, and the other nine scrabble for what crumbs of power are left over. As of the beginning of Imryne's story, there are fifty-one houses; I will only list those of interest.
House 1 Xalyth
Matron Mother: Jhalass
Representative: Greyanna
House 2 Kilsek
Matron Mother: Chadra
Representative: Elerra
House 3 Vandree
Matron Mother: Imrae
Representative: Larynda
House 4 Noquar
Matron Mother: Miz'ri
Representative: Phyrra
House 5 Claddath
Matron Mother: Cazna
Representative: Thirza
House 6 Jenn'Yxir
Matron Mother: Qilue
Representative: Olorae
House 7 Despana
Matron Mother: Briza
Representative: Aunrae
House 8 Mylyl
Matron Mother: Sabrae
Representative: Zilvra
House 9 Melrae
Matron Mother: Triel
Representative: Imryne
House 10 Naerth
Matron Mother: Xune
Representative: Akordia
House 11 T'sarran
Matron Mother: Gaussra
Representative: Jhulae
House 12 Tlabbar
Matron Mother: Amalica
First husband and weaponsmaster: Elendar
Representative: Jezzara
3. House Melrae
All ages in years
Triel Matron mother
Jaelryn First daughter, Age 248; nine children; matron mother of Shobalar
Rauva second daughter, age 201; dead
Z'ress First daughter, age 34; dead
Phaere Second daughter, age 20
Pharaun First son; dead
Quave Second son; dead
Zyn Third son; former weaponsmaster, officially dead
Imryne Third daughter, age 154
Challay first daughter, age 25; mage training
Lesrak first son age 7
Tarithra (called Tar) female lover, last of House Hune. Priestess of Ellistraee.
Faeryl Tar's daughter by Ilfryn, age 17.
Maya Tar's daughter by Jevan, age 2
Ilfryn: male lover, master mage. From House T'sarran. Dead.
Jevan: male lover, elven with drow blood, formerly of House Shobalar. Weaponsmaster for House Melrae
Gaussiara fourth daughter
Nizana fifth daughter
Mizzrym sixth daughter
Veldrin fourth son; dead, killed by Rauva and Greyanna
Omareth fifth son; in the army
Laele seventh daughter
Nendra eighth daughter
Sorn sixth son; husband to Xalyth Greyanna. Dead.
Nimruil seventh son
Urlryn formerly first daughter of House Millithor. Melrae's spymaster.
Talabrina youngest daughter of Xalyth Greyanna, sheltering in House Melrae
Ulitree daughter of House Noquar, kidnapped and turned into an outcast, sheltering in House Melrae
4. Destroyed Houses
Nurbonnis, Faen-Tlabbar, Millithor, Freth, Telenna, Arabani (fled), Phaundal, Kenafin.
5. Lower Houses
Red: known enemies
Green: known allies
| DeVir | 13 |
| Argith | 14 |
| Aleval | 15 |
| Eilservs | 16 |
| Melarn | 17 |
| Druu'giir | 18 |
| Yauthlo | 19 |
| Nanitarim | 20 |
| Horlbar | 21 |
| Oblodra matron mother Pellanistra | 22 |
| Ousstyl | 23 |
| Agrach Dyrr | 24 |
| Shobalar (matron mother Jaelryn of Melrae) | 25 |
| Khalazza | 26 |
| Srune'lett | 27 |
| Arkhenneld | 28 |
| Xorlarrin | 28 |
| Drezz'Lynur | 29 |
| Mezrylornyl | 30 |
| Yauntyrr | 31 |
| Jusztiirn | 32 |
| Rilynt'tar | 33 |
| Symrivvin | 34 |
| Aleanrahel | 35 |
| Maerret | 36 |
| Sshurlynder | 37 |
| Teken'duis | 38 |
| Auvryndar | 39 |
| Tuin'Tarl | 40 |
| Barrison Del'Armigo | 41 |
| Q'Xorlarrin | 42 |
6. References
Matron mother: leader of a noble house
Drider: half-drow, half giant spider, considered both sacred vessels of Lloth's might and wretched monsters
Ellistraee: The Dark Maiden, goddess of love, beauty, night. Considered a bridge between the surface and the stone. The Dark Maiden, rituals tend to involve group orgies. Group marriages are encouraged, and considered permanent.
Lloth: The Spider Queen, the Conquering Darkness. Has great affection for spiders, demands perfection of her worshipers, credo is that only the strong survive. Rituals involve purification by blood and pain. Males are considered a biological necessity only. Group marriages encouraged, but the head of the marriage can choose to kill her spouses when she tires of them without reprisal.
Indran: god of those who use magic, very rigid. Monogamous marriages the only valid form of relationship; adultery is a capital offense. Love considered unneccessary.
Corellian: one of the gods of the surface elves. Notorious for his dislike of drow. Monogamous marriages considered standard, divorce a very occasional and regretted necessity.
Throat-band: males and females of certian statuses wear throat-bands as a marker of rank. Master mages wear white throat-bands, weaponsmasters dark purple, craftsmen various shades of luminescent green. Noble females never wear throat-bands.
Cherith: a small denomination of coin, made of a blend of copper and nickel. Often found either clipped or divided into halves, quarters, and eighths.
Gethmil: larger coin, worth about two hundred and seventy-five cherith. Made of an alloy of gold, platinum, and other metals often called white gold on the surface. Value fluctuates according to the economic status of the city. A loose alliance of moneychangers sets the value according to a complicated formula only known in full by them. Gethmil, by custom, are considered almost worthless if they are clipped or divided in any way. A few enterprising souls make a living by finding and selling clipped gethmil back to the moneychangers for the value of the alloy.
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Ilfryn is no longer the father of all children with Maya's birth.
Jevan is not listed as Maya's father in his little bit (unlike Ilfryn's mention of children).
Sorn is not listed as dead. :)
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