Ryff

* Portrait
* Ryff and Fal
* Shield

## Overview

Sire Ryff of Hosendor first appears in *High Mage.* He is a tenant lord of a couple of estates in Hosendor, one of the estates contains a small outcropping of snowstone.

## Personality and Characteristics

He is a typical Country Knight that would rather linger in the Castle of his overlord than supervise the planting and harvesting that he is a tenant lord to. He finds more value in sword work than in reading and writing.

## High Mage

Sire Ryff becomes enamored of Lady Fallawen, one of the Alka Alon Emissaries to Sevendor that has taken a humani form and courts her during High Mage. At the end of the book Sire Ryff saves the life of Lord Aeratas of Anthatiel, Lady Fallawen's father during the battle of Red Ice and as a result Lord Aeratas asks what he can do for him in return. Sire Ryff asks for the hand of his daughter in marriage. Lady Fallawen is stunned and unsure but her father does give his permission, leaving the final decision up to her.

Minalan states that he will deed those estates to Sire Ryff upon their marriage and that Lord Aeratas is welcome to live there and use the snowstone to build a place for the Tera Alon.

## Necromancer

The wedding of Sire Ryff of Hosendor and Lady Fallawen of the Tera Alon is planned to take place during the Prince's visit to Sevendor. A wedding between different races is scandalous in certain circles, however Minalan counters any challenge.
To everyone's surprise, before the ceremony starts seven disparate divinities manifest to add their blessings to the union.

Trygg
“*Neither wholly human, nor wholly Alkan, the union of the Tera Alon and humankind will produce great heroes,*” pronounced Trygg Allmother.  “*The kind of men and women we will need to contend against the coming storm.  Let their line be blessed with fecundity,*” she said, holding her graceful hands up in the air.
Ishi
“*Let them enjoy the passions and sorrows of both their kinds,*” Ishi invoked, making her sacred sign in the air with both hands.
Briga
“*Let their line be wise, bold, cunning, and inspired,*” Briga said, with a burst of harmless flame flashing about her hem for effect.
Herus
“*Let it be blessed with good fortune and pleasant journeys!*” Herus announced, expansively.
Couther
“*Let it be blessed with abundance, fellowship, and mirth,*” Couther called in a clear tenor voice.  “*Let their halls be legendary for their entertainments and hospitality!*”
Slagur
“*Let it be blessed with fascination, intellect, cleverness, and guile,*” Slagur offered, though he didn’t make a sign.
Sisu
“*Let it be blessed with determination, perseverance, endurance, and commitment!*” grunted Sisu.
After the deities depart, many dignitaries both Alkan and Humani add their blessings and boons to the soon to be happy couple.

Prince Almasarvala of the Alka Alon
“*Here I thought this would be a boring affair!  To lend hope to the new couple, I grant them – probationary standing as a House of the Alka Alon.  In token of that,” he proposed, “I name them the House of Rokearyff,*” he decided.
Prince Tavard
“*I . . . on behalf of my father, King Rard of Castalshar,*” he began, and then the words just began tumbling out of his mouth.  “*I hereby recognize this new house . . . Rokearyff?  And declare them specially protected by the Royal household,*” he said, struggling for just how to respond.  “*Any sons born of this line shall be invited to join the Royal Court to be squired, and any daughters shall be presented at court at their maturity,*” he decided.
Minalan
“*Sire Ryff and Lady Fallawen already stand high in my counsels,*” I began.  “*But proximity to snowstone and the unique nature of this union may well produce magi, as well as warriors, in the line.  “Should any of their children have sufficient rajira, then they will be apprenticed or enrolled in the study of arcane science, at the barony’s expense.*”  It wasn’t much – but with the blessings of the gods, the elevation to the councils of princes, and the lavish gifts they’d received, free tuition for any Talented kids was about the best I could do.
## Wizards of Sevendor

Fallawen lets Iyugi know that her marriage to Sire Ryff is very happy, Iyugi tells Fallawen that she is pregnant, with twins.

## References

1. ↑ Mancour, Terry. Necromancer: Book Ten Of The Spellmonger Series . Kindle Edition.