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Amal'othala

The **Amal'othala** is the othas’ala of Amalo, of the highest-ranking prelate in Amalo. He has ultimate jurisdiction over all religious matters in that city, regardless of which god is being worshiped.

## Details

The Amal'othala of Amalo during Thara Celehar's residence there always wore "bullion-stiff robes of his office" . . . and his elaborately dressed and jewelry hair was almost certainly a wig."

The Amal'othala often speaks with the local prince. The Amal'othala also has the authority to assign a prelate to a benefice, and potentially to assign witnesses to assignments.

The Amal'othala has the ability to declare punishments and trials for prelates to go through, such as a trial of ordeal, and what that trial may be. Traditionally, the ordeal is ingesting a concoction of asteliär, which could be survived in small doses, but also involved days of vomiting. Larger doses could be deadly. An alternative ordeal used by the current Amal'othala was a pilgrimage to the top of the Hill of Werewolves, and to remain there until dawn.

Lower-ranked prelates refer to the Amal'othala as "Holiness".

The Amal'othala also performs devotions in his private chapel.

The Amal'othala is meant (or at least hoped) to support his prelates, and intercede when the public harasses them.

The current Amal'othala keeps a liveried carriage.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Addison, Katherine. *The Witness for the Dead*, First ed., Tor, 2021.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Addison, Katherine. *The Grief of Stones*, First ed., Tor, 2022.
Honibar

**Honibar** worked at a bakery in Tenemora in Amalo with Arnekesh and Vulathmened.

## Appearance

Honibar was “a part-goblin man in his late middle age, his thick black hair streaked with iron gray, and the wrinkles around his eyes deepening from lines into folds.”

## Life

Honibar, Arnekesh, and Vulathmened worked in a bakery together until Vulathmened's death. Honibar and Arnekesh would ask how Vulathmened made his scones, and although Vulathmened promised to tell them, he never did. After Vulathmened's death, Arnekesh made his version of the scones, which customers were polite about, but not as into, and the missing scones threatened their business. Honibar went to Thara Celehar to Witness for Vulathmened in the hopes that it could help.

Thara and his apprentice Velhiro Tomasaran went with Vulathmened to the bakery, where Vulathmened's ashes were kept. Thara Witnessed for Vulathmened and found the word "nutmeg". He then investigated the place where the nutmeg was stored, and discovered a recipe hidden inside the box. Honibar was ecstatic.

## References

1. ↑ Addison, Katherine. *The Grief of Stones*, First ed., Tor, 2022.
Choharo

**Choharo** is a city in Thu-Istandaär.

## Appears in

*The Goblin Emperor*

*The Witness for the Dead*

## Description

Many people die in the factories of Choharo every year, as part of general horrible conditions for workers in the west of the Ethuveraz.

The *Wisdom of Choharo* was named for Choharo, and is a central part of the plot for *The Goblin Emperor.*

At least some of the residents are mixed race, as Erlenar is half-goblin.

## Trivia

* Aizheveth, Pelar, and Sevesar served as Witnesses for the *Wisdom of Choharo*.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Addison, Katherine. “A Listing of Persons, Places, Things, and Gods.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
2. ↑ Addison, Katherine. “32. Shulevar, Bralchenar, and Narchanezhen.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
3. ↑ Addison, Katherine. *The Witness for the Dead*, First ed., Tor, 2021.
Almanac of Marklight

An ancient tome published 250 years ago, describing the family tree and lands of the Eliot family, an ancient but middling family of Vortish nobility who historically ruled territories in central and southern Vortigern, including their ancestral seat in the village of Marklight, and the town of Old Wending.

The tome is notable for claiming that Old Wending was still under the rule of House Eliot during the reign of Basarab IX, a fact that is known to be untrue, as the town passed to the Cragg family following the death of the 27th Earl of Marklight. According to the Almanac, the male line of the House of Elliot did not die with the 27th Earl, who was succeeded by a bastard but legitimised son, who was the rightful ruler of all the family's lands, including Old Wending. The book ends with the 28th Earl's succession, which seems to have never actually happened.

The Book is sealed with the ancient but verificable seals of the College of the White Horse, the Vortish body that collates records of the various Vortish noble families, and would be considered reliable by any scholar familiar with the field of study.
Malhanar

**Mer Malhanar** runs Elsanesmee, a hotel in Tanvero where caravan masters stayed.

## Personality

Malhanar was polite but a bit nervous to Thara Celehar.

## Life

After Thara dealt with the ghoul in Tanvero, Vera took Thara to Elsanesmee to rest before heading back to Amalo. Malhanar provided Thara with a room and bed for the night.

## References

1. ↑ Addison, Katherine. *The Witness for the Dead*, First ed., Tor, 2021.
Drachano Michezaran

**Drachano Michezaran** married Broset Sheveldar, and was one of his murder victims.

## Personality

"She was shy and clearly very much in love."

## Life

Around five years before the events of *The Witness for the Dead*, Drachano met and married Broset while he was living under the name Segevis Michezar. They moved to Aishan's Grove, and immediately visited Mer Chelavar to set up Drachano's will. She requested to be buried under Ploraneisei rites, and left all her money to Broset. She didn't live in the area long enough to make friends. About a week later, after a short and violent illness in reaction to calonvar poisoning, she died. She was treated by Cleric Temet Golharad, who couldn't identify the cause of her illness. She was buried in Aishan's Grove, with only Chelavar attending her funeral. Broset arranged for as quick and cheap a funeral as he could, and then vanished.

While investigating similar poisonings to Inshiran Urmenezhen's under a petition for Thara Celehar, Csenaia Ulzhavar heard the story of Drachano from Temet, and together, Csenaia and Thara went to Aishan's Grove. There, they exhumed Drachano's corpse with the help of the local prelate, Othala Bonshenar, and confirmed that Drachano had indeed been killed with calonvar.

Broset was ultimately found guilty of her murder, and executed for it.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Addison, Katherine. *The Witness for the Dead*, First ed., Tor, 2021.
2. ↑ Addison, Katherine. *The Grief of Stones*, First ed., Tor, 2022.
Akhalarna

**Akhalarna** was a god who fell to earth at Valno.

## Details

Followers of Akhalarna could pray to them in the Mich’othasmeire in the Othasmeire as Akhalarna did not have a chapel specifically devoted to them there.

Divines of Akhalarna bear ritual scars.

## Trivia

* In the glossary of *The Goblin Emperor*, Akhalarna's name is spelled "Akhalar**a**na", but since the other three times Akhalarna is referenced without the extra "a", this page uses the first spelling.

## References

1. ↑ Addison, Katherine. “34. Building Bridges.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English eBook ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014, p. 486.
2. ↑ Addison, Katherine. “A Listing of Persons, Places, Things, and Gods.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
Loyalty of Lohaiso

The ***Loyalty of Lohaiso*** is an airship.

## Details

After Paru Tethimin and her two unmarried sisters were given into the custody of Orchenis Clunethar, he took them back to Amalo on the *Loyalty of Lohaiso.*

The ship is named for the city of Lohaiso, a city in Thu-Evresar.

## References

1. ↑ Addison, Katherine. “34. Building Bridges.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
2. ↑ Addison, Katherine. “A Listing of Persons, Places, Things, and Gods.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
Erimada

The **Erimada** are a noble house of the Ethuveraz.

## Details

Supposedly, the Erimada planned to present a daughter to be Maia Drazhar's empress. The Corazhas ultimately chose Csethiro Ceredin, instead.

Lord Erimar is a Judiciar in Amalo, who oversees criminal cases. He oversaw the cases of Broset Sheveldar and Esmeän Tativin.

## References

1. ↑ Addison, Katherine. “A Listing of Persons, Places, Things, and Gods.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
2. ↑ Addison, Katherine. “13. Bargaining.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Addison, Katherine. *The Witness for the Dead*, First ed., Tor, 2021.
4. ↑ Addison, Katherine. *The Grief of Stones*, First ed., Tor, 2022.
Edrevechelar XVI

**Edrevechelar XVI**, or Edrevechelar Zhas, was the 203rd Emperor of the Elflands.

## Life

Edrevechelar XVI had at least two sons: Varenechibel I, and a second unnamed son from whom Cora Drazhar later descended.

Edrevechelar XVI's son, Varenechibel I, signaled the rejection of his father's policies “by refusing the imperial prefix that every emperor since Edrevenivar the Conqueror had used, choosing to become Varenechibel the first of that name instead of the ninth Edrenechibel.” Since Edrevechelar XVI favored the Tethimada and the then-Duke Tethimel, Varenechibel I favored the Tethimada's enemies, leading to a long-standing grudge and powerlust in the Tethimada.

## References

1. ↑ Addison, Katherine. “A Listing of Persons, Places, Things, and Gods.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
2. ↑ Addison, Katherine. “21. Mer Celehar Goes North.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
3. ↑ Addison, Katherine. “3. The Alcethmeret.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
4. ↑ Addison, Katherine. “15. The Problem of Setheris.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
Amal-Athamareise Airship Company

The **Amal-Athamareise Airship Company** constructs airships in Amalo.

## Description

In Amalo the company has the Amal-Athamareise Airship Works, which is near General Taravar street.

The company also has the Amal-Athamareise Ashenavo Trinciva in Amalo, known as A3 to the airmen. There was an explosion there during *The Witness for the Dead*, when someone "had been careless or clumsy or horsing around" while "floating" the *Excellence of Umvino* (a process performed before an airship is launched), igniting eisonar, which triggered the explosion and started three fires.

There is an A3 Trinciva teahouse called the Red Ruby Fox.

The company does not treat its workers particularly well.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Addison, Katherine. *The Witness for the Dead*, First ed., Tor, 2021.
2. ↑ Addison, Katherine. “28. A Letter from Mer Celehar.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
Kelmaru

**Kelmaru** is a goblin foundling living in Amalo.

## Personality

Kelmaru was shy when being questioned, and likely scared of Pavalo Temin and her cronies.

## Life

Kelmaru lived as a foundling at Pavalo's Cemchelarna School for Foundling Girls under the blackmail system Pavalo and her cronies had set up. Kelmaru was friends with Tedoro, and one of the few girls willing to admit to the friendship when asked by Thara Celehar and Velhiro Tomasaran. Kelmaru was seemingly too afraid to say more than admit that Tedoro hated it at the school.

When the school was disbanded and the girls were sent around Amalo to new homes and lives, Kelmaru presumably was one of them.

## References

1. ↑ Addison, Katherine. *The Grief of Stones*, First ed., Tor, 2022.
Haru

**Haru** was a groundskeeper at Edonomee during the relegation of Maia Drazhar and Setheris Nelar.

## Personality

Haru was honest, thoughtful, and seemingly a little awkward when talking.

## Life

Haru did all the outside work at Edonomee. He sometimes pinned marsh vipers.

It's possible that Haru no longer works at Edonomee, as the household was disbanded after Maia and Setheris went to the Untheileneise Court for Maia to be crowned emperor.

## Relationships

#### Maia Drazhar

Haru seemed to be polite but distant to Maia, and rarely spoke to him. Maia learned curse words from him.

#### Setheris Nelar

The staff would play dumb when dealing with Setheris, and it's possible Haru was one of those who did.

## Quotations

* “I hope Your Lordship never finds yourself out in the marshes, but if you do, you test every step before you take it. Don’t trust it just because it looks all right, or because it was all right the last time you stepped on it. Because it won’t be the same. And because the Edonara takes its own sacrifices”

## Trivia

* Haru slept like the dead.
* One of Haru's helpers seemed to experience epileptic fits.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Addison, Katherine. “11. The Funeral and the Wake.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Addison, Katherine. “1. News Comes to Edonomee.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
3. ↑ Addison, Katherine. “9. The Report of the Witnesses for the Wisdom of Choharo.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
4. ↑ Addison, Katherine. “12. The Princess and the Witness.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
5. ↑ Addison, Katherine. “23. The Opposition of the Court.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
Chevarimai

**Chevarimai** is "a god whose cult was suppressed."

## Details

After Chevarimai's cult was suppressed, few emperors of the Ethuveraz were publicly observant.

## References

1. ↑ Addison, Katherine. “A Listing of Persons, Places, Things, and Gods.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
2. ↑ Addison, Katherine. “34. Building Bridges.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
Livano Sheveldaran

**Livano Sheveldaran** married Broset Sheveldar, and was possibly his first murder victim.

## Life

Livano was a manufactory worker, and married Broset. She was very much in love with him. Over time, he seemingly poisoned her with calonvar. Livano went to see Othalo Aisharan Darnevin, who couldn't identify what the issue was, and failed to treat it. Livano's symptoms included vomiting, purging, and cramps, brief recoveries, and a return of the sickness. Livano was scared and miserably ill.

Livano turned 17 years old a week before she finally died. Broset arranged her funeral, saw her buried, and disappeared.

Broset was ultimately found guilty of her murder, and executed for it.

## Relationships

#### Broset Sheveldar

Livano loved Broset, and accepted that he wasn't upset about her being deathly ill.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Addison, Katherine. *The Witness for the Dead*, First ed., Tor, 2021.
2. ↑ Addison, Katherine. *The Grief of Stones*, First ed., Tor, 2022.
Cinnabar Cat

The **Cinnabar Cat** is a Procurer's Guild brothel in Amalo. During Thara Celehar's investigation into Pavalo Temin's photography hoard of Anvina Renthanalar's photographs, Mer Nathomar took him to the Cinnabar Cat to speak with Erthalo, one of Anvina's blackmail victims, to convince Thara to avoid Anvina.

## Details

The Cinnabar Cat is run by an elven Guild master who wore, “an ornately embroidered turquoise half-jacket over a very simple but beautifully tailored dress in a deeper turquoise . . . Her hair was dressed with lacquered combs and a strand of turquoise glass beads. She wore her Guild insignia as a locket at her throat.”

The inside of the Cinnabar Cat is “in cool, tasteful blues and greens, including the gowns worn by the prostitutes. It was a clever choice, for those colors brought out the elven women’s eyes and provided a striking contrast with the goblin women’s coloring.”

One of the rooms is called the Pearl Room and is decorated probably illegally entirely in white, for imperial fantasies.

## Employees

* Erthalo (Guild prostitute)
* Tanata (bouncer)

## Trivia

* Nathomar seemingly frequented the brothel.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Addison, Katherine. *The Grief of Stones*, First ed., Tor, 2022.
Bechevaran

**Bechevaran** was an elven clerk who worked in the Amalo Municipal Tramline Authority in the Prince Zhaicava Building.

## Appearance

Bechevaran was a young woman, and younger than her coworker, Min Talenin, who was middle-aged.

## Personality

Bechevaran was polite and helpful to Thara Celehar. She “preferred clerk’s work to remarriage.”

## Life

Bechevaran was married at a young age, but her partner passed away. At some point she became a clerk in the Amalo Municipal Tramline Authority.

Thara would sometimes ask for Bechevaran's help when he needed to find directions to different locations. He asked her and her coworker, Talenin, for help with the death of Inshiran Urmenezhen. During his investigation into the death of Arveneän Shelsin, Thara showed them a picture of her, and Talenin identified her as an opera singer at the Vermilion Opera. Bechevaran brought Thara a map to the opera house, as well as a picture of the building.

When Thara proposed finding housing for Velhiro Tomasaran in Cemchelarna, Thara took her to the Authority, and Bechevaran showed her a map.

## Skills

Bechevaran was good at giving directions.

## Relationships

#### Velhiro Tomasaran

Bechevaran was immediately sympathetic to Velhiro's plight, as a fellow widow. Velhiro seemed to like her.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Addison, Katherine. *The Grief of Stones*, First ed., Tor, 2022.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Addison, Katherine. *The Witness for the Dead*, First ed., Tor, 2021.
Esdravee

**Esdravee** is seemingly a prison in Amalo.

## Description

After their involvement in the blackmail and photography conspiracy and murder, Subpraeceptor Azhanharad sent Min Orbelin and the Renthalar brothers to Esdravee, with their time their resting on the decisions of Prince Orchenis Clunethar.

## Residents

* Anvina Renthalar (presumed prisoner)
* Horthena Renthalar (presumed prisoner)
* Min Orbelin (presumed prisoner)

## References

1. ↑ Addison, Katherine. *The Grief of Stones*, First ed., Tor, 2022.
Clerical Witness

A **clerical Witness** is a member of the prelacy who typically performs investigations into different matters.

## Details

There are two classes of Witnesses: the clerical and the judicial. At least by the end of Varenechibel IV's reign, it became unfashionable to call on clerical Witnesses for investigations, as it was also "unfashionable to believe that the gods might grant extraordinary powers to" clerical Witnesses.

Clerical Witnesses can be (but aren't always) Witnesses for the Dead, who have the power to commune with the deceased. Most clerical Witnesses are **not** Witnesses *vel ama*, but some, such as those who are also Witnesses for the Dead, are. Witnesses *vel ama* are a voice for the voiceless, or speak for the speechless. Witnesses *vel ama* serve as advocates for their charges, representing their interests. They tend to take part in investigations of accidents or crimes, like airship explosions, attempted murder, or treason.

Clerical Witnesses can come from non-clerical backgrounds (e.g., Velhiro Tomasaran was not a member of the prelacy prior to becoming a Witness for the Dead).

## Characters (culture, habits)

Clerical Witnesses *must* be petitioned, possibly unlike judicial Witnesses, who can seemingly investigate as they please, even without an assignment. “Ordinarily, clerical Witnesses for the Dead have a benefice and speak to the dead as their services are called for.”

"Witnesses *vel ama* are notoriously poor."

## Known clerical Witnesses

* Othala Pelovar (possibly)
* Thara Celehar (potentially former)
* Velhiro Tomasaran

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Addison, Katherine. “9. The Report of the Witnesses for the Wisdom of Choharo.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Addison, Katherine. *The Grief of Stones*, First ed., Tor, 2022.
3. ↑ Addison, Katherine. *The Witness for the Dead*, First ed., Tor, 2021.
Forms of Address

Children under thirteen are addressed as *michen*, "little."

Commoner men are all *Mer* Lastname. Unmarried women are *Min* Lastname; married women are *Merrem* Lastname. The plural is merrai for a group of men and minnoi for a group of women; "merrai and minnoi" for a mixed-gender group. Older women are sometimes called *Dachenmaro*, which seems to indicate some form of motherhood.

Noblemen are *Osmer*. Unmarried noblewomen are *osmin*; married noblewomen are *osmerrem*.

High-ranking noblemen (marquis and above) are *dach'osmer* (*dach* is a short form of *dachen* or "greater"). Unmarried high-ranking noblewomen are *dach'osmin*; married high-ranking noblewomen are *dach'osmerrem*.

*Othala* is a term of respect for a prelate, though considered old-fashioned in the Court.

Skilled artisans or those with high rank in their guilds may be called *dachensol*.

Mages are called *maza*; a high-ranking or more powerful mage is *dachenmaza*.

The Emperor is always "Serenity." His wife is *zhasan* if he is alive and *zhasanai* if she is widowed.
Ashedro

**Ashedro** is a city in Thu-Athamar.

## Details

Ashedro is the seat of the University of Ashedro.

## Residents

* Marquess Lanthevel (former)
* Nemriän Imaran (possibly former)
* Marquess Imel (possibly)

## References

1. ↑ Addison, Katherine. “A Listing of Persons, Places, Things, and Gods.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
Bakhoree

**Bakhoree** is a manor in northern Thu-Cethor, far from the nearest town and mostly self-sufficient.

## Description

Bakhoree is one of the many Drazhada-owned residences in the Ethuveraz. It is located in the mountains, and is very close to the monastery dedicated to Cstheio Caireizhasan that Sheveän Drazharan and Uleris Chavar planned to exile Maia Drazhar to. Varenechibel IV relegated so many nobles to Bakhoree during his reign that the people of the manor are used to them. The house itself is old.

Sheveän was relegated here after her failed coup against Maia. She took Stano Bazhevin with her.

## Residents

* Sheveän Drazharan
* Stano Bazhevin

## References

1. ↑ Addison, Katherine. “34. Building Bridges.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
Cemeteries and Burial Customs

**Cemeteries** are places where corpses are buried.

## Details

Cemeteries can be municipal, collective (bourgeois or town gentry), or family-only. Municipal is bargain-basement burial and very much not preferred. Collectives typically contract with a single stoneworker. Municipal cemetery prelates are unbeneficed. Female prelates often become cemetery prelates and marry sextons. A family crypt would sometimes have a long, flat stone that could be used either as an altar or as a place to keep the body until it could be cremated or buried.

Sometimes cemeteries are haunted; there may not be proper ghosts, but “things move themselves....there are graves where the dirt is always disturbed no matter how many times you rake it smooth.”

It is customary to keep vigil over bodies prior to cremation. Sometimes this occurs in shifts. Cremation is considered barbaric in the capital, but is the best deterrent against ghouls. In Amalo, about half of the citizens choose cremation, largely those wealthy enough to afford it. A dead emperor’s nohecharei are at least sometimes cremated.

Most sects have very strict customs regarding how the dead should be handled and interred, and people will take great offense if these rites are not followed correctly. In Amalo, most people are buried initially in cemeteries, and then their bones are moved to crypts after the bodies have decayed.

In areas where ghouls are common and cremation isn't practiced, a headstone with the person's name, and a well-tended gravesite, will typically prevent the dead body from rising as a ghoul.

Murderers and victims must be buried as far apart as possible so they will not haunt the cemetery.

Pregnant people have “to be buried with particular care to be sure the dead child did not rise and go in search of its father.”

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Addison, Katherine. *The Witness for the Dead*, First ed., Tor, 2021.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Addison, Katherine. *The Grief of Stones*, First ed., Tor, 2022.
3. ↑ Addison, Katherine. *Min Zemerin's Plan*. 2022.
4. ↑ Addison, Katherine. “10. The Witness for the Dead.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
Elithar

**Osmer Elithar** was a patron of Arveneän Shelsin.

## Appearance

When Thara Celehar first saw Elithar, Elithar was "a fashionably dressed young elven man". When Thara later found him at a gambling house, Elithar's "eyes were bloodshot and his hands restless", and was very distracted while talking.

## Personality

He was nervous when he spoke to Thara, like he was under a lot of pressure.

## Life

Arveneän supposedly just about ruined Elithar, financially, though he tried to hide it by dressing well in public. Elithar spent a lot of time gambling, trying to make his money back. When Thara later questioned him, and learned that Elithar only had positive things to say about Arveneän, Thara wondered if it was actually Arveneän or Elithar's own extravagance that had led to his downfall.

## Relationships

#### Arveneän Shelsin

Elithar thought she was beautiful and charming.

## References

1. ↑ Addison, Katherine. *The Witness for the Dead*, First ed., Tor, 2021.
Danivar

**Osmer Danivar** was the former head of the Danivada, the husband of Aro Danivaran, and father of Thiriän Danivin and the current head of the Danivada.

## Life

Danivar "was Drazhadeise through his mother’s line”, and Varenechibel IV acknowledged their family as cousins of the Drazhada. Aro chaperoned Maia Drazhar during Maia's mother's funeral.

The Danivada were "ruinously poor", but Varenechibel IV "gifted them with a small estate on the birth of their first grandson, some five years” prior to the start of *The Goblin Emperor*. Danivar died two years prior to the story start, and his son succeeded him as head of their house, though Aro maintained the family presence at court.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Addison, Katherine. “16. News from Barizhan.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
2. ↑ Addison, Katherine. “4. The Funeral at the Ulimeire.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
Edrehasivar VI

**Edrehasivar VI**, or Edrehasivar Zhas, was the 182nd Emperor of the Elflands.

## Appearance

Edrehasivar IV's signet was “of a cat seated with its tail curled about its paws, looking solemnly outward.”

## Life

Edrehasivar VI “had a long, peaceful, and prosperous reign some five hundred years” prior to *The Goblin Emperor*.

Edrehasivar VI had his signet made by Dachensol Habrobar.

Edrevechelar XVI's son, Varenechibel I, signaled the rejection of his father's policies “by refusing the imperial prefix that every emperor since Edrevenivar the Conqueror had used, choosing to become Varenechibel the first of that name instead of the ninth Edrenechibel.” Thus began the Varedeise dynasty. Varedeise emperors “were noted for their isolationist policies, their favoring of the wealthy eastern landowners, and their apparent inability to see anything wrong with bribery, nepotism, and corruption.” Maia Drazhar, Varenechibel I's great-great-grandson, took the name Edrehasivar VII, rejecting Varedeise traditions and hoping for good omens by following Edrehasivar VI.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Addison, Katherine. “13. Bargaining.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Addison, Katherine. “3. The Alcethmeret.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
Danavo Tozharharad

**Danavo Tozharharad** was a goblin woman who lived in Amalo. She was the sister of Molinis Tozharharad and Mandara Tozharharad.

## Appearance

When Thara Celehar first met her, Danavo “was a young goblin woman, black-skinned with vividly orange eyes”. She seemingly wore manufactory worker clothing.

## Personality

Danavo was upset but pragmatic, and set on seeing justice done for Molinis.

## Life

Danavo was one of nine children. Danavo's mother loved Mandara best of all her children, while Danavo's father loved Molinis best, and Danavo and her remaining siblings made due with what scraps of affection they could get. The Tozharharad family followed a Barizheise cult that allowed for the funerals of suicides. Danavo possibly worked in a manufactory.

Danavo's mother died five years prior to *The Grief of Stones.*

After Mandara murdered Molinis, Mandara claimed he didn't kill Molinis, and the Vigilant Brotherhood wouldn't arrest Mandara without proof. Danavo's father simply drank, and wouldn't listen to her. Two days after the murder, on the day of Molinis' funeral, Danavo petitioned Thara for help. Thara turned to Velhiro Tomasaran, as Thara was burned out, and asked if she would accept the petition. Velhiro agreed, and the three went to the Tozharharad home in Penchelivor.

Velhiro Witnessed for Molinis, and confirmed that Mandara killed him. Velhiro agreed to go with Danavo to the Vigilant Brotherhood. When Velhiro, Danavo, and Thara went upstairs to confront Mandara, he would not respond to them and his door was locked. Danavo fetched the key, and they discovered that Mandara had hung himself. When Danavo didn't know what to do, Thara advised her to bury the brothers as far apart as possible, to avoid a haunting. Danavo wept.

## Relationships

#### Danavo's father

Danavo's father didn't heed her, as she was his daughter.

## References

1. ↑ Addison, Katherine. *The Grief of Stones*, First ed., Tor, 2022.
Ishilar

**Corporal Ishilar** is a member of the Untheileneise Guard.

## Life

When Maia Drazhar went to the Nevennamire to see the Curneisei implicated in the Tethimadeise Conspiracy, Ishilar was the duty officer at the Nevennamire. Ishilar kept his head and cooperated with Maia, but “refused to allow Maia past the guardroom into the prison itself, but he had no hesitation in rearranging the guardroom into an impromptu audience chamber”. Ishilar refused to allow more than one prisoner near Maia at a time. When Atho Narchanezhen spat at Maia, Ishilar cuffed her. Ishilar and an officer from Amalo later dragged her out. Ishilar later brought in Evrenis Bralchenar, and then Aina Shulivar. Afterward, Maia thanked Ishilar, making him blush.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Addison, Katherine. “32. Shulivar, Bralchenar, and Narchanezhen.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
Cambeshada

The **Cambeshada** are a noble house in the Ethuveraz.

## Details

The Cambeshada appear to be a well-off family, as all named members live in wealth and sometimes close to power, like Dinan Cambeshin, a potentially former playmate of Ino Drazhin, and who had a parent close with the Sheveän Drazharan. Dach'osmer Cambeshar owned a flat in part of the old Brenenada compound in Amalo and patronized many singers. Cretheno Cambesharan lived in an expensive apartment nearby.

They have a family crest.

## Members

* Dach'osmer Cambeshar
* Cretheno Cambesharan
* Dinan Cambeshin

## References

1. ↑ Addison, Katherine. “A Listing of Persons, Places, Things, and Gods.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
2. ↑ Addison, Katherine. “30. The Nineteenth Birthday of Edrehasivar VII and the Winternight Ball.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
3. ↑ Addison, Katherine. *The Witness for the Dead*, First ed., Tor, 2021.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Addison, Katherine. *The Grief of Stones*, First ed., Tor, 2022.
Beloris Tashinar

**Beloris Tashinar** is a resident of Amalo and companion of Dothora Kelberened.

## Life

Beloris was one of Dothora's friends with whom he regularly spent half the day playing pakh'palar.

Beloris was was with Dothora and Mecet Pulnaharad playing pakh'palar in the House Spider when Vineän Brenhazin and Thara Celehar came to see Dothora about Lora Selezh. When Dothora pointed out that Cataro Selezhen had lied about Lora's father to Dothora, Beloris asked why she would lie about such a thing, to which Vineän responded that Cataro hadn't wanted to marry Dothora.

## Relationships

#### Mecet Pulnaharad

Mecet is likely also a friend of Beloris.

#### Vineän Brenhazin

It's possible that Vineän knew Beloris, as she knew Beloris' full name before interacting with them in the story.

## References

1. ↑ Addison, Katherine. *Lora Selezh*. 2021.
Beniro

**Beniro** was the sister of Vinsu Nadaran and niece of Rhadeän Nadin. Her husband's beliefs led her to keep having children until she died in the birth of her 11th child.

## Personality

Beniro was always biddable, and never went against her husband.

## Life

Beniro possibly married into the Ceverada, and gave birth to 10 children. The women of the Ceverada told her to see a cleric, but Beniro's husband's beliefs stopped her for some reason. She died in childbirth with the 11th child. No one in the Ceverada would speak to her husband afterward. Her eldest daughter was able to take care of the younger children, who stayed in touch with Rhadeän.

## References

1. ↑ Addison, Katherine. *The Grief of Stones*, First ed., Tor, 2022.
Alchenada

The **Alchenada** are a noble house of the Ethuveraz.

## Details

The Alchenada are notable for Doru Alchenin being proposed as the potential empress of Maia Drazhar. Maia decided against her, as she was too near the end of her child-bearing years.

## Trivia

* The Alch**i**nada are a possibly wealthy and/or noble house, seemingly with representatives in Amalo, but it's unclear if the houses are the same and one is spelled incorrectly, or if they're completely different houses.

## References

1. ↑ Addison, Katherine. “A Listing of Persons, Places, Things, and Gods.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
2. ↑ Addison, Katherine. “16. News from Barizhan.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
3. ↑ Addison, Katherine. *The Witness for the Dead*, First ed., Tor, 2021.
Isheian

**Isheian** is a servant in the Alcethmeret.

## Appearance

She had “close-cropped, goblin-black hair”. She had a very shy, barely there smile around Maia, and spoke very softly.

## Life

Isheian worked in the Alcethmeret under Echelo Esaran during the reign of Varenechibel IV. After Varenechibel IV's death, she continued to work there under the reign of Maia Drazhar. Maia was kind to her.

The morning of Maia's 19th birthday, Isheian worked with Csevet Aisava, Echelo, and two other servants to try and sort Maia's presents before he woke up, without telling him. When Maia was confused what the presents were for and from whom, Isheian explained to him that they were his birthday presents, from everyone.

## Skills

She often brought Maia his food and cleaned up after him.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Addison, Katherine. “3. The Alcethmeret.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
2. ↑ Addison, Katherine. “17. Dinner with the Goblin Ambassador.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Addison, Katherine. “30. The Nineteenth Birthday of Edrehasivar VII and the Winternight Ball.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Addison, Katherine. “7. The Tomb of the Empress Chenelo.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
5. ↑ Addison, Katherine. “24. The Revethvoran of Dazhis Athmaza.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
Upazhera

The **Upazhera** is a tributary of the Cethora.

## Details

The Cethora meets the Istandaärtha at Zhaö. The **Upazhera** is a tributary of the Cethora. The Cethora, like the other great rivers of the Ethuveraz - the Evresartha, the Athamara, the Tetara, and the Istandaärtha - is part of the emperor's property, but “the waterways in each principate were considered the property of the prince.”

The Upazhera was involved in a water rights dispute between the nearby town of Nelozho, the House Dorashada, and the Prince of Thu-Cethor. Maia Drazhar ordered the township of Nelozho and the Dorashada to cooperate in building a bridge over the Upazhera, which would be subject to a toll, with the funds to go first to the bridge maintenance, and then to the poor of Nelozho. During the dispute, the Upazhera was represented by the Witness for the Upazhera.

## References

1. ↑ Addison, Katherine. “A Listing of Persons, Places, Things, and Gods.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Addison, Katherine. “22. The Bridge over the Upazhera.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
Athris

**Athris** was a server at one of the bars in the Zheimela district in Amalo.

## Appearance

Athris was “a delicately pretty elven boy with wide violet eyes.”

## Life

The spring before *The Witness for the Dead*, Athris saw Arveneän Shelsin in *Thormedo* at the Vermilion Opera.

The night Arveneän died, she visited the bar Athris worked at, and was propositioned by at least a few men, but turned them down, and told Athris she was waiting, and later left at half past eleven. Athris recognized her.

When Thara Celehar was exploring the Zheimela district bars looking to identify Arveneän's corpse, he ended up in the bar Athris worked at. The half-goblin bartender recognized her, and recalled that Athris said she was an opera singer, and called Athris over to talk to Thara. Athris told Thara she was Arveneän Shelsin and worked as the senior mid-soprano at the Vermilion Opera.

## References

1. ↑ Addison, Katherine. *The Witness for the Dead*, First ed., Tor, 2021.
Esmeän Tativin

**Esmeän Tativin** was the elven secretary, cousin, and murderer of the late Tomilo Ulzhavel.

## Appearance

When Thara Celehar first met her, Esmeän "was a middle-aged elven lady, tall, thin, and ferret-faced; she was wearing onyx mourning beads in her hair and hanging from her ears."

## Personality

Esmeän was terrified and mostly just lied constantly to cover up the murder she committed.

## Life

After Esmeän's father died, she was destitute and desperate, and so she posed for incriminating photographs by Anvina Renthelar. She later became her cousin Tomilo's secretary.

Three months and three days before *The Grief of Stones*, someone gave the photographs to Tomilo. Esmeän explained the situation, and Tomilo said she'd have to think about her response. But after three days, Esmeän was certain Tomilo would fire her and tell others about why. Esmeän hoped that by silencing her before she could speak that at least she could find another position. So she used hezhelta to poison Tomilo, making it look like a natural death. As Esmeän was Tomilo's family and had nowhere to go, the Marquess Ulzhavel told her that she could stay at the Ulzhavada estate until she gained a new position.

Around three months later, Ulzhavel discovered evidence that Tomilo had been murdered, and requested that Thara investigate Tomilo's death as a murder, and later suggested that Thara speak to Esmeän, as Esmeän knew what Tomilo's life was like and who might have been her enemy. Esmeän professed her disbelief that Tomilo had been murdered, but after much cajoling, suggested Thara speak with Vobora Bazhevar.

Esmeän was helping to sort Tomilo's papers when Thara later came to visit her, telling her that he knew she killed Tomilo, but asking if she wrote the note, and why she did it. The marquess appeared and repeated the question of why. Distressed, Esmeän said she had to, and showed him the photographs and explained her reasoning. She apologized and wept. The marquess called for the Vigilant Brotherhood to take her away.

Esmeän was sentenced to execution.

## Relationships

#### Anvina Renthelar

Esmeän was a former model of Anvina's, and he took incriminating photographs of her.

#### Tomilo Ulzhavel

Esmeän was terrified that Tomilo would take away her job.

#### Marquess Ulzhavel

Ulzhavel appeared friendly with Esmeän, and was terribly betrayed and horrified by her actions.

## Trivia

* It's unclear what relation Esmeän had to Aizheän Tativin, the friend of Vedero Drazhin. Esmeän is referred to as "Osmin Tativin" 32 times in *The Grief of Stones*, but is referred to as "Min Tativin" 3 times. Given she appears to be part of the noble house Tativada, and is a distant relation of the Ulzhavada, it's possible the uses of "Min" were just typos, and "Osmin" is the more accurate title.

## References

1. ↑ Addison, Katherine. *The Grief of Stones*, First ed., Tor, 2022.
2. ↑ Addison, Katherine. “34. Building Bridges.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English eBook ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014, p. 476.
Leshan Drazharan

**Empress Leshan Drazharan** was the second wife and empress of Varenechibel IV. She had two children: Nemolis Drazhar and Nemriän Imaran.

## Life

Leshan married Varenechibel IV and bore him two children.

She died before her 30th birthday. Varenechibel IV remarried three times after her death. Leshan was entombed in the Untheileneis'meire, along with other Drazhada.

It's unclear if Nemolis married before Leshan's death, but Nemriän was married long afterward. Leshan never met her grandchildren via Nemolis.

## Trivia

* Leshan did not reside in the Alcethmeret while she was empress.

## References

1. ↑ Addison, Katherine. “7. The Tomb of the Empress Chenelo.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
2. ↑ Addison, Katherine. “5. The Emperor's Household.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
3. ↑ Addison, Katherine. “23. The Opposition of the Court.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
Celehada

The **Celehada** are a noble house of the Ethuveraz.

## Details

The Celehada "were a family of wealth and rank."

The Celehada are most notable for Csoru Drazharan's marriage to Varenechibel IV, and her being the last of Varenechibel IV's empresses, as well as, at least in Csoru's case, for being the only remaining kin of Thara Celehar willing to recognize him in any capacity.

The Celehada are close with the Ceredada, as the Marquess Ceredel was fostered into the household of Csoru's grandfather, and became heart-brothers with Count Celehel. Both men wished for an alliance between their houses, though Celehel and his wife only had the one child (Csoru), and Celehel did not remarry after his wife's death, and Ceredel only had five daughters (Ceredel even named his daughter, Csethiro Ceredin, after Celehel's wife). Instead, they decided their daughters should become heart-sisters, and insisted on having the girls interact. Csethiro Ceredin immediately did not get along with Csoru, though Ceredel insisted she reconcile with Csoru after Csoru became betrothed to Varenechibel IV.

The Celehada have some connection to the Velverada, as Thara had a Velveradeise grandmother and a Celehadeise grandmother, and his mother was from the Velverada. The Celehada disowned Thara sometime after he took up his calling, and the only person who defied Thara's Celehadeise grandmother's edict was Csoru, mostly "as a way of showing that no one commanded the empress." Since Thara is disowned, he technically has no right to the title of "osmer".

## Members

* Count Celehel
* Csoru Drazharan (former)
* Thara Celehar (disowned)

## References

1. ↑ Addison, Katherine. “A Listing of Persons, Places, Things, and Gods.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Addison, Katherine. *The Grief of Stones*, First ed., Tor, 2022.
3. ↑ Addison, Katherine. “29. A Ball and a Death-Bed.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Addison, Katherine. *The Witness for the Dead*, First ed., Tor, 2021.
Anmur'theileian

The **Anmur'theileian** is a fortress built by the elves in the Evressai Steppes, unfortunately on top of a mountain sacred to the Nazhmorhathveras. The Nazhmorhathveras called it Memory of Death and Carrion-Bones.

## Appears in

*The Goblin Emperor (referenced)*

*The Grief of Stones (referenced)*

## Description

The name “Carrion-Bones” is because it was where the Nazhmorhathveras would expose their dead to the elements and predators.

The old Nazhmorhathveras rite of passage into adulthood was to spend three days and three nights atop the rock with the dead.

The Anmur'theilian has been under siege since before it was built. The fortress was "built on a great outcropping of rock" that provides "both vantage and defense", which are otherwise hard to come by in the area. Verer Orthema has no confirmation but suspects that the builders may have even known about the religious importance of the site to the Nazhmorhathveras when the elves were building the fortress, and likely didn't care if they did know.

There is debate in the Untheileneise Court about returning the site to the Nazhmorhathveras due to the belief that it would concede defeat, and that concession might endanger the towns of the badlands.

## Trivia

* Ulthora Csathamar wrote a thesis on the building of the Anmur'theileian, which made him eligible for the next round of thesis-writing.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Addison, Katherine. “23. The Opposition of the Court.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
2. ↑ Addison, Katherine. *The Grief of Stones*, First ed., Tor, 2022.
Civulano

***Civulano*** is a comic opera possibly written by Ebrezhanar.

## Details

The plot of *Civulano* involves a prelate sexually assaulting his female servant (the lead). The prelate later kicks the servant out for being pregnant. The servant ultimately commits suicide.

Although Iäna Pel-Thenhior considers *Civulano* to be a brilliant opera, “no one ever performs it because the lead is a servant girl.” Many people object quite strongly to the opera.

## Trivia

* Iäna considered putting on *Civulano* at the Vermilion Opera in the year after the events of *The Grief of Stones.*
* Prelates employing ingenues is a common trope in comic operas.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Addison, Katherine. *The Grief of Stones*, First ed., Tor, 2022.
Corat' Arhos

The ***Corat' Arhos*** or 'Cruelty of Water' is a sea serpent and the device of the Great Avar of Barizhan, Maru Sevraseched, which he uses on his war banners.

## Details

It possibly has a twining tail. Dachensol Habrobar designed Chenelo Drazharan's signet on it.

## References

1. ↑ Addison, Katherine. “13. Bargaining.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.