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Grace (Grainne) Marlowe

**Grace Marlowe,** known as **Grainne** in her home of Glenscar, is the younger child and only daughter of Edwin and Anthea Marlowe, and sister to John Marlowe.

## Biography

### Early Years

Grace grew up in Scardale House alongside her brother. Her power of fire calling was evident when she was quite young, though only Katie could help her control it.

### A Widow In Waiting

She is first shown in the novel under Sean's care, quite literally burning with fever, and being transported home to Glenscar to find a cure. The cause of her illness seems to be bound up with Thunder, the tempestuous king of the Warbirds, a Traveler clan.

She attended the same young ladies' school as Isabel de Maine, and through Isabel, she and Eleanor (Langley) de Maine's friendship blossomed - as did her brother's romance with the Widow in Waiting. As for Thunder...well, he's another story...

## Vital Statistics

### Powers

Grace's power is fire calling. She is fairly well practiced at least as early as eight years old, though during "The Christmas Cat", she is told to be careful with her powers as Katie, her fellow fire caller (and, presumably, tutor) isn't there to help.

### Other Names

Her call-name amongst the Warbirds is "Ember".
Mocne Volanna

Lord **Mocne Volanna** is the head of the Volanna family and the master of Ravendale Manor. He is the husband of Lady Beryki, and the father of Tyle.

He is a noted musician and historian, a man of letters.

Lord Volanna's sister is Lady Lipri. Lady Lipri, her husband Lord Dytre Teca, and their children Branne and Enati were forced from their home and taken in, reluctantly, by the Volannas.
Mikala Kenneth Xiao

Mikala Kenneth Xiao, (known as Kenneth Xiao or, more usually, as Suncrest) is the standard human mate of Duskdance, queen of Free Sky. He was the favoured student of Drs. Zachary and Olga Kolesar, the hated rival of their son Doctor Anton Kolesar, and mentor/adopted brother of Elspeth Kolesar.

Loved by many of his adopted people, the Aelur, he is feared by some - they worry that he fits the prophecy of one they should beware. Suncrest finally wins their loyalty, however, after proving that their enemy is Anton, not him.
John (Sean) Marlowe

**John Francis Marlowe,** known as **Sean** in his home of Glenscar, is the elder child and only son of Edwin and Anthea Marlowe, and brother to Grace Marlowe.

## Biography

### Early Years

Sean grew up in Scardale House, the son and heir of the landlords of Glenscar. He was christened John Francis Marlowe, and his godparents were Colin and Katie McKinnon, newly wedded themselves.

When Sean was young, he took fortepiano lessons alongside Finn O'Grady and Stiofan Connolly. At the age of eleven years old, he dropped a whole slice of toast, covered in jam, into the workings of the family fortepiano. Luckily the fortepiano survived, though Sean almost didn't.

At the age of twelve, he raised his godmother's ire by deciding Katie's best skillet was the perfect shape for a shield, to play knights on Crusade.

He was noted as a true dreamer early on, by the only other true dreamer in Glenscar, Margaret Connolly, though his power didn't truly awaken until he was eighteen years old.

### A Widow In Waiting

Ever since his power awakened, he has dreamt of Eleanor Langley, later Eleanor de Maine, Lady Farnton, He fell in love with the woman of his dreams quite literally and when the opportunity came for them to meet, was overjoyed to find his "Noreen" returned his affections the moment she was free to do so.

## Vital Statistics

### Physical Appearance

Eleanor notes his strong-boned features and brown hair in the portrait of the Marlowe family he's drawn for her. He has warm blue eyes, and a slight cleft in his chin.

### Powers

His power is true dreaming, and he has watched Eleanor in his dreams since his powers first awakened.

### Other Names

His call-name amongst the Warbirds, to hide his identity, is "Farsight".
The Firelord

**The Firelord** was made directly by the Creator. Married to the Earth Mother, father of the Dawn Maid and the Dark Friend.

Patron of all fire mages and all who must rule, especially those who do not want to do so. Generally pictured as a neque.

## Invocations and rituals

"O Flame of Life, burn ever higher within me. Grant your passion and your change to all that I do. So let it be." - one of the most ancient invocations to the Firelord, spoken by Stefane Sommela

Cat...traced the Firelord's flame on her forehead in blessing...

Incense is used in the worship of the Firelord.
The Sea-Bride

Richard Laverty (Narrator, Part One and Part Three)

Maeve (Narrator, Part Two)

Alexander Laverty

Ellen O'Grady

Daniel Laverty

Daniel Laverty's father - Son of Muirenn the Fair One.

Daniel Laverty's grandfather - Husband of Muirenn the Fair One.

Muirenn the Fair One

Maeve's Sisters - Unnamed and unnumbered, though she has at least two.

Richard and Maeve's children - Four children, the eldest a daughter.

Council of the Land Beyond the Waves

Maeve's cousins - She has at least two young cousins.
Timeline (Tales of Anosir)

Nor Earth Sustain

A Little Knowledge

If Wishes Were Dragons

Make New Friends

Sweet One

The Newcomers

- Y50 - Malak born

- Y20 - Malak takes the throne in challenge-combat with the previous King of Anosir, and so becomes King himself.

- 18 - Avani of Shroca born. A prophecy reaches the King that seems to state she is his promised bride.

- 17 - Avani of Shroca, fifteen months old, is taken from her cradle by the Volannas.

Y0 - **Homecoming**

Y1 - Frosty Wind Made Moan - Darknight after Homecoming

**Snowball**
Killdeer (character)

(Note: This page has spoilers for the events of *Killdeer,* and will cover events that follow the main novel, such as the Christmas short stories set in this 'verse)

Killdeer, formerly known as Elspeth Kolesar, is the beloved of Nightsinger and the owner of the *Wild Rover.* She is the adopted sister of Suncrest and his mate Duskdance, queen of the Free Sky rovers.
Lonan Doyle

Member of the anthrofelinoid human race known as the Aelur, and a member of the clan Fire Valley, Nightsinger is the brother of Heartbud. As part of the research of Anton Kolesar, Elspeth's computer identified him as "Subject M18413". His true name is Lonan Doyle. His father is Mr. Doyle, and his mother's name is Slaine.
Lancaster Area Renaissance Festival

The setting, so far, of at least three of Anne's tales.

"Hyper-Lynx", told in *Cat Tales,* is the story of some characters who ought to be *very* familiar to ardent readers of Anne's Dangerverse series - though different at the same time. This story is about the Festival's resident musicians, "Westward Ho", on a rather early morning before it is time to perform - woken by the hyper Lynx, otherwise known as Jenny Black.

"Simple Gifts" - it's Christmas time at the Lancaster Area Renaissance Festival, and the members of Westward Ho, plus the rest of their family and friends, are present to help young Lady Crystal find her Christmas spirit - along with proper gifts for *her* family and friends. Included in *Christmastime Is Here 2013*, a combination of 2012's *Sing We Now Of Christmas,* and *In The Bleak Midwinter*, 2013's Christmas collection, as the sole tale not in either of the previous books.

"What Did I Ever Do To You?" from *Week In Review* - it's the Crossing Timestreams weekend at the Lancaster Area Renaissance Festival, and several young people enjoy dressing up as characters from the *Harry Potter* universe. But are all of them merely dressing up, or have the Legendbreakers returned...?

Locations:

Main food court stage - where Westward Ho perform

Garden - transformed into a winter wonderland during the holiday season

Madame Phoebe Moon's tent - "Past, Present and Future Revealed"

Nobili-Tea - sells loose-leaf teas "for the discerning palate", infusers, and teapots, as well as naturally flavored sugars

Noveau Monde Woodcarvers - next to Nobili-Tea, sells rosewood earrings amongst its products

Two potters

Glassblower - two furnaces, one named "Glory Hole", beside a canvas stall piled high with vases, goblets, boxes, candlesticks, and other glassware

Cottage-facade small stage by the glassblowers' stall

Colors of the Sun - next to Madame Moon's tent, sells stained glass, "in every shade and shape imaginable, from ornaments to suncatchers"

Dragon's Breath Forge - blacksmith

Archery range - near the blacksmith's

Three weapons sellers

Art stalls
Moira Darragh

**Moira Darragh** was the older sister of Adam Darragh, headman of Glenscar. She was the mother of Aidan, also called Aniri or Thunder, and Nadia, called Shadow.

## Biography

### Early Years

At the tender age of ten, she used her fledgling powers to shield Glenscar from the Great Frost during the Year of Slaughter, saving their crops.

### The Midnight Well

Ten years after the Year of Slaughter, Moira met the king of the Warbirds, Martyn Yastruba, also known as Midnight, first king of the Traveler clan, and went off with him. The folk of Glenscar thought she had been stolen away, but in truth she loved him, and went willingly with Midnight. She became his wife, and received the call-name of Storm.

### A Widow In Waiting

Thirty-five years after the events of her 'abduction', Moira Darragh has been deceased for an unspecified amount of time. She would be about fifty-five, were she still living. Though she is deceased*,* her story is central to the tale; the song of the Midnight Well, as it's told amongst both the Warbirds and the residents of Glenscar, is central to moving the events that associate her son Thunder with Grace Marlowe for the first time.

## Vital Statistics

### Other Names

Shadow referred to her, many years after her death, as "Mariya Yakivovna." It is uncertain if this is a name she took for herself, or if it is part of Shadow's "Countess Nadia" persona.
Anthea Franklin

Orphaned young, Anthea was raised by her uncle William and aunt Jane, alongside her cousins Henrietta "Hetty" and Eudora Franklin. The wife of Edwin Marlowe, mother of his children John (Sean) and Grace (Grianne). She has no powers of her own, though her children both do. Lady of Scardale House in Glenscar.
Moving (power)

**Moving** is a power held by some in the *Chronicles of Glenscar* universe, most notably Eleanor de Maine. It is, quite simply, the ability to cause things to move - or *not* to move - just by willing it so. The widowed Lady Eleanor demonstrates this power to her sister-in-law, Isabel de Maine, using a handkerchief.
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AnneBWalsh Wikia

## Welcome to the AnneBWalsh Wikia

The original world(s) of Anne B. Walsh, author of the Harry Potter fanfic "Dangerverse" and of many original 'verses.

## Original works

1/10
**Novels**

* Chronicles of Glenscar
	+ A Widow In Waiting
	+ Playing With Fire
	+ Shadow's Dancing
	+ The Highwayman's Apprentice
* Tales of Anosir
	+ Homecoming
	+ Snowball
* Killdeer

**Short Stories**

* Cat Tales
	+ Hope Deferred
	+ Star Light, Star Bright
	+ Warrior Queen
	+ The Wisdom To Know The Difference
	+ The Truth Will Set You Free (But First...)
	+ Qui Sola Ambulat
	+ Wreathed About With Peace
	+ Music Hath Charms
	+ Hyper-Lynx
* Week In Review
	+ Spacebound Saturdays - the greater galaxy of Killdeer (NEW for Week in Review 2!)
	+ Fairy Tale Fridays - all things once-upon-a-time
	+ Thunder Thursdays - A Widow in Waiting and more
	+ Worldview Wednesdays - life, lightly fictionalized
	+ Trycanta Tuesdays - from the world of Homecoming
	+ Madcap Mondays - silliness in story shape

**Holidays with Anne**

* Sing We Now Of Christmas
	+ Laeti Triumphantes
	+ Glorious Song Of Old
	+ The Angel and the Rose
* In The Bleak Midwinter
	+ Frosty Wind Made Moan
	+ Nor Earth Sustain
	+ Enough
	+ With A Kiss
	+ What Can I Give Him?
* Christmastime Is Here 2013
	+ Simple Gifts
* Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day
	+ The Tenth Lady
	+ Wherever You May Be
	+ Not That Hat
* Masters In This Hall
	+ Sun and Moon and Stars of Light
	+ The Christmas Cat
	+ The Twelve Signs of Christmas
* I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day
	+ Carol of the Bells
	+ Ding Dong! Merrily On High
	+ Silver Bells
* Star of Wonder (Holidays with Anne special, free ebook)
	+ Glorious Song of Old
	+ Enough
	+ The Tenth Lady
	+ Sun and Moon and Stars of Light

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Adam Darragh

**Adam Darragh** is the headman of Glenscar, in his early fifties, and a close friend of Edwin Marlowe. His late wife's name was Brigid. Their daughter's name is Saibh, and their orphaned niece - the daughter of Brigid's twin sister and her husband - is Liadan McKinnon. He has the power of persuasion.

Seamus Darragh, presumably Adam's father, was the former headman of Glenscar, and Adam had an older sister, Moira Darragh, who vanished from Glenscar thirty-five years before the events of *A Widow in Waiting.*
The Tenth Lady

**The Tenth Lady** is a story set in the Killdeer-verse, from *Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day*, Anne's third holiday collection. It is the story of Starsong, preparing for the Christmas performance along with Sundance and eight other Aelur girls (as well as ten boys). Starsong ends up having to make her way alone toward the performance grounds in the end, only to be confronted by one obstacle after another, and to miss the dance entirely. But has she ruined the dance, a gift for the baby Jesus...?
Anosir

In the kingdom of **Anosir**, lyrror and mazor are known both to exist and to be equivalent to humans (nequor) in their capability for thought and emotion. Still, they remain marginalized by the mainstream of human society, which exists on a roughly medieval level (though with magic).

Anosir is ruled by Kings; it seems women are marginalized in Anosirian high society, and a ruling Queen would never be seriously considered.

## Kings of Anosir

Previous King - lost his throne to Malak in challenge-combat some twenty years before the main events of *Homecoming* take place.

King Malak - fifty years of age during the main events of *Homecoming.* Avani of Shroca is said to be his prophecied bride.
Gorebyss

**Gorebyss** labeled the **Abyss Siren** is a female contestant placed in the Victini Venturers.

## Database

Full Name: Lady Gorebyss Lovedisk

LV: 40

Age: 22

Nature: Relaxed

Ability: Swift Swim

Birthplace: Sootopolis City, Hoenn

Particular Signs: sexy and dainty

Fears: lack of water.

## Personality

Gorebyss is a gorgeous spoiled tropical eel that lives venerated as a goodness diva all her life until now. She's always seen carried in a luxurious bowl by Vanillite, served and admired like a queen, eating expensive food, enjoying naps and beauty sessions, and swimming in the richness. Gorebyss is very lazy and uses her appeal and grace to get all she wants, revealing to have a shady and slinky attitude. Or simply when she's bored and wants to find some entertain...

When it comes to swim and dive Gorebyss acts like a professionist but always show offs her beautiful skills and scales in front of the audience, enjoying the compliments from the males and the envy looks from the females. She plays the perfect role of the femme-fatal , attractive yet unattainable, beautiful yet dangerous, and many are and will be the hearts she'll hit the arrow at. Like a siren.
Longmind

**Longmind** is the son of Fleetfoot and Lady Summerstrong of Fire Valley. His sister, Lady Roselaugh, was the mother of Duskdance; his own wife was Lady Flame-eye, a younger princess of Bending Reeds, and their daughter, Sweetsong, is the current princess of Fire Valley.

Longmind has a grey-furred face and blue eyes.
Silver Bells

**Silver Bells** is the third tale from "I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day", Anne's latest (2016) Christmas anthology.

King Darius and Bran the Fool, friends as well as master and servant, prepare for the Yuletide festivities of Misrule, when nothing is as it seems to be. But what will happen when Darius discovers that Bran has begun the celebration early?
Prancer

**Prancer** is one of the Aelur, a man of Free Sky. His wife Heartbud is the sister of Nightsinger. They have four children, first mentioned in *The Tenth Lady:*

Robin - four-year-old daughter

Thrush - four-year-old son

Finch and Sparrow - two-year-old son and daughter (which is which isn't clear)

The four may be two pairs of fraternal twins, or simply born closely together.
Spacebound Saturdays

**Spacebound Saturdays** is a new section, as of *Week In Review 2*, of the *Week In Review* collections. It features tales from Anne's *Killdeer* universe. So far, there have been two stories featured, one a prequel to *Sun and Moon and Stars of Light,* the other apparently a homework assignment written by Stefan Xiao.

- But, My Darling, When I Think Of Thee

 - Stefan's Answer
Beryki Volanna

**Lady Beryki Volanna** is the wife of Mocne Volanna, and the lady of Ravendale. She is the mother of Tyle Volanna, and aunt to Branne and Enati Teca..

Beryki walks with the aid of a curiously twisted stick. Unlike her husband and sister-in-law, she does not play an instrument, as her joints pain her too badly to allow for that.
Classe de distance

Revenir vers: Classes

 Éclaireur (Classe débutante - Niveau d'expérience 0-10)

Les classes de distance n'ont qu'une seule classe débutante disponible entre le niveau 0 et 10.

### Compétences possibles:

* Armes de distance: 0-60%
* Tactiques: 0-60%
* Anatomie: 0-60%
* Résistances: 0-60%
* Guérison: 0-60%
* Armure maximale: Cuir

## Aventurier (Classe intermédiaire - Niveau d'expérience 10-20)

Les classes de distance n'ont qu'une seule classe intermédiaire disponible entre le niveau 10 et 20.

### Compétences possibles:

* Armes de distance: 0-80%
* Tactiques: 0-80%
* Anatomie: 0-80%
* Résistances: 0-80%
* Guérison: 0-60%
* Nouvelles compétences:
	+ Pistage: 0-60%
* Armure maximale: Cuir

 Rôdeur (Classe supérieure - Niveau d'expérience 20-40)

Le rôdeur est l'une des quatre classes supérieures disponibles entre le niveau 20 et 40.

### Compétences possibles:

* Armes de distance: 0-120%
* Tactiques: 0-120%
* Anatomie: 0-120%
* Résistances: 0-80%
* Guérison: 0-80%
* Pistage: 0-120%
* Nouvelles compétences:
	+ Infiltration: 0-60%
	+ Pièges: 0-120%
* Armure maximale: Cuir clouté

## Barde (Classe supérieure - Niveau d'expérience 20-40)

Le barde est l'une des quatre classes supérieures disponibles entre le niveau 20 et 40.

### Compétences possibles:

* Armes de distance: 0-80%
* Tactiques: 0-80%
* Anatomie: 0-80%
* Résistances: 0-80%
* Guérison: 0-80%
* Pistage: 0-60%
* Nouvelles compétences:
	+ Musique: 0-120%
	+ Réconciliation: 0-120%
	+ Discorde: 0-120%
	+ Dressage: 0-120%
* Espaces pour familiers: 3-9
* Armure maximale: Cuir clouté
Imogene Silver

First Responder **Imogene Silver** is a recurring character in the *Killdeer-*verse. She first appeared in "Enough", investigating the case of Carol Fuhrman's disappearance. She returned in "Sun and Moon and Stars of Light", aiding Miss Amanda Prince - or rather, Mrs. Amanda *Evans -* in finding out what had happened to her beloved. She has become a staunch ally to the Aelur of the *Wild Rover,* and considers Lady Duskdance and her children good friends.
Carol Fuhrman

Orphaned by her parents' death at a young age, Carol was unwillingly adopted by her mother's much older half-brother and his wife. She was raised along with her similarly-aged cousin Layna, who made Carol's life nothing but unpleasant. Layna and her friends were collectively, privately, called the Layn Gang by Carol.

Carol's unhappiness continued in this way until a strange ship called the *Wild Rover* docked at her homeworld of Moria. She tagged along with her cousin and the Layn Gang to view a species of "anthrofelinoids" called Lurans aboard this ship. One of the young Lurans, a female about Carol's age, appeared enough like her to be her twin sister.
Buonarroti

****Buonarroti**** is a planet in the greater galaxy of the Killdeer universe. Its people, or at least its royal family, seem to speak Italian as well as Vershal, the common tongue of the greater galaxy. The making of fresh pasta is a major tourist draw.

The royal family of Buonarroti, a constitutional monarchy, consists of, at least in part:

King Carlo of Buonarroti (a handsome singer, presumed deceased) and Queen Mother Albina

* King Giovanni and Queen Maria Ginevra
	+ Princess Gabriela and Princess Elena - Elena, the elder twin, resembles her mother, and Gabriela, the younger, looks like her father and Nonna Albina.
	+ Prince Niccolo - Prince Niccolo, as yet unseen, resembles Elena and their mother.

Whether the princesses have any more siblings, or any more extended family is unknown.
Frank Ghavouri

**Frank Ghavouri**, of Moria, is the husband of Taisha and the father of Layna Ghavouri. He had a younger half-sister, Mrs. Fuhrman, who was born when he was about 10 years old; they shared a mother, but had different fathers. He strongly disapproved of her and her husband. When they died, he found himself the grudging guardian of his four and a half year old niece, Carol Fuhrman. His own daughter was five and a half at the time.

In sharp contrast to his dislike of his niece, Mr. Ghavouri is a doting father to his daughter Layna, and will never believe she could be anything but a little angel.

When Carol went missing, he put out an alert as a matter of form, but when the *Wild Rover* was located, Mr. Ghavouri was all too quick to declare Carol dead to him, as the ship, so full of 'disruptive' elements - including music - was beyond what he could bear.
Chronicles of Glenscar

"Welcome to a world where magic lives in the
quiet moments of the everyday, and where rich and poor, settled and wanderers, might have more in common than they dream. Welcome to the Chronicles of Glenscar."

## Volume I: *A Widow in Waiting*

Who killed Alfred de Maine, Lord Farnton? His pretty widow Eleanor knows the truth, but she also knows the value of a secret...

Will patience, love, and Eleanor's magic of moving win her the man she wants? Or is she doomed to live and die *a Widow in Waiting*?

## Volume II: *Playing with Fire*

(in progress now!)
Thunder, king of the traveling clan called the Warbirds, has rid dozens of girls of the magic which terrified them. Why should lovely Grainne be different?

But instead of fearing what she can do, Grainne has learned to use it. She's flattered by Thunder's attentions, but isn't about to let him steal her power.

Now the two are tangled in a web of magic, from which neither can be freed alone. Will it be their doom, or their salvation, that they tried *Playing with Fire*?
Bast

**Bast** is the homeworld of the Bast Colony Corporation. The Bast Colony Project has seen Bast populated by humans from Earth in several domed communities, or city-states. The five founding city-states are:

Cheshire Dome: appears to be the central and main city-state - grain and vegetable crops

Garfield Dome: southeast of Cheshire - grain and vegetable crops

Thomas Dome: southwest of Cheshire - fruit cultivation

Felix Dome: "further north" of Cheshire - spice cultivation

Maneki Dome: "further north" of Cheshire - spice cultivation
Sweet One

**Sweet One** is a Tale of Anosir, narrated by Emeli, a lyqui. Emeli's father is a lyrro and her mother, presumably, is a nequi. Emeli speaks of the differences between the city and her home in the countryside. She tells of the differences of worshiping the Twelve, who are celebrated as one big family by the country folk, while each has their own temple in the city. This city goes unnamed, but may be Nassus.
So Shall Ye Reap

**So Shall Ye Reap** is a Chronicle of Glenscar and a prequel to *A Widow In Waiting,* set during Anthea Franklin and Edwin Marlowe's courtship. Anthea, having been forbidden to see her young man, has taken to stealing moments alone in the middle of the night...but eventually she gets caught, not by her uncle William, aunt Jane, or prickly cousin Eudora, but Henrietta Franklin. Will Hetty reveal her cousin Anthea's secret to her parents? And what will come of Hetty's choice?
The Twelve Signs of Christmas

**The Twelve Signs of Christmas** is the third tale of *Masters In This Hall;* real life, lightly fictionalized. It features the Arcara family, presumably based on Anne's own family.

## The Twelve Signs of Christmas

##### The Twelfth Sign of Christmas

Twelve Bible verses (plus a couple extra)...

## Characters

### Arcara family

Anthony Arcara - Married to Catherine, father of Helen and Peter.

Catherine Arcara - Married to Anthony, mother of Helen and Peter.

Helen Arcara - Eight years old during *The Twelve Signs of Christmas.*

Peter Arcara - Helen's baby brother.

Barkley - dog, eats 63 pecan tassies

Frisky and Fluffy - kittens, chewed through the wrapping on a stick of butter and chewed it to pieces

### Uncle Johnny's family

Uncle Johnny

Aunt Martha

Kelly

Jacob

### Other family

Maternal grandmother

Maternal grandfather

Paternal grandmother

Paternal grandfather

Five other sets of aunts and uncles

Godparents

### Other characters

Mr. Fish - choir director

Santa Claus
Lord Philip de Maine's children

**Lord Philip de Maine's children** are the grandchildren of the Marquis and Marchioness of Calverton. Their father is Lord Calverton's second son; their mother's name, according to Word of Anne, is Amelia Manning.

Because of their uncle Alfred's death, the four children are now in line to inherit the Marquisate of Calverton after their father. Their ages so far are unknown.

* Matthew de Maine - now second in line to inherit the Marquisate, after his own father.
* Theodore de Maine - His brother's heir, should anything happen to Matthew. (It is likely, though not certain, that the succession to the Marquisate ends here. If daughters may inherit in their own right, Harriet would be next, followed by Elizabeth and finally their aunt Isabel.)
* Harriet de Maine
* Elizabeth de Maine
Earth (planet)

**Earth** is the most commonly used name for the third planet of the star known as Sol. It has one natural satellite, commonly known as Luna (which, if Anne is to be believed, is inhabited by Moon-Polishers). It is the homeworld of the human race as we know it, though in Killdeer and the Tales of Anosir, humans have voyaged to the stars and colonized many other planets.

Earth has several landmasses, but the majority of its surface area is covered by water. The majority of this is saline oceans and seas. The land and seas flourish with a variety of life forms besides humans (including fish of all kinds), as Earth lies within Sol's habitable zone. It is probable, however, that with wars, pollution, famine and other difficulties, the life on the planet might very well need to look to the stars, and far-off worlds in the future to survive.

The Chronicles of Glenscar take place on Earth, a few centuries prior to our present day.
Martha Yastruba

**Martha Yastruba**, or Starsight, is the half-sister of Martyn Yastruba, Midnight, king of the Warbirds. She is a gifted Seer, or true-dreamer, and uses her skill as a prophetess to tell others their fortunes. She appears in Cat Tales to teach Anthea Franklin (later Anthea Marlowe) about "The Way of the Cat", and is referenced later during In The Bleak Midwinters "With A Kiss", among other stories.

## Biography

### Prophecies

When her nephew and niece were children she foretold their futures.

*"But I shall speak to you in riddles, for what good is a future which is too well known?* *And so first to you, my little fire. Fire I named you, and fire is your destiny, but your own choices shall decide if that fire warms you or burns you alive. Your servant the fire will never consent to be, and your master you will never allow the fire to be -- so will the fire join as partner in the work of your life, or will the fire instead destroy you, and then starve for lack of fuel?"*

*"And you, my princess of peace, for your future I give you three signs, as you have for yourself three names. Three times shall the man worthy of your heart's love name you, and three times shall he name you true; for the first of your names shall appear from his own names, and the second of your names shall flow between you with a kiss, and the third of your names shall you give one another by your lives. And should any of these signs fail you, then will you know that this man is not worthy, and you will do better to live out your years without him..."*

## Vital Statistics

### Powers

Starsight is a true dreamer. Unlike a sight twister, she cannot show her visions to others, so she requires the aid of her relations and friends to manipulate her visions, and to do convincing tricks with water (as only a water sculptor could do).
Christmastime Is Here 2013

Combined Edition: **Christmastime Is Here 2013**

 If you're new to the Anne B. Walsh fandom and would prefer all your holiday fun in one neat package, here's the book for you! The stories from Sing We Now of Christmas and In the Bleak Midwinter share a single cover (and price), with a bonus story added: "Simple Gifts", from the universe of the Legendbreakers, based on an idea from a reader who won Anne's holiday story drawing.
Human language

In the various works written by Anne B. Walsh, humans speak widely varying languages. Languages such as English, Irish Gaelic, Spanish, Latin, Greek, and Italian have been used (whether as a primary language, or in nomenclature), mostly in Earth-based stories, or in sci-fi where the main characters are humans from Earth.

On the world of Trycanta, in the Tales of Anosir, humans speak Anyis.

In the Killdeer universe, the common tongue is Vershal.
Free Sky

**Free Sky** is one of the three clans of Aelur. Known as the Free Sky rovers, they "go here and go there and do not stay".

Members of the Free Sky clan include:

Lady Stormcloud - former queen

* Deepnight - only son of Stormcloud
	+ Duskdance - current queen of Free Sky
	+ Suncrest - human consort of Duskdance
		- Sundance - princess of Free Sky
		- Starsong - adopted twin to Sundance, princess of Free Sky
		- Shadowcrest - prince of Free Sky
	+ Deerswift - cousin of Duskdance
	+ Raincaller - older woman of the clan
	+ Broadoak - one of the older men of the clan
	+ Tallcloud - a younger man of the clan
	+ Wintergrass - an older woman of the clan

Children of Free Sky

* Morningsong - three years old in *Killdeer*
* Swanfur - one of the oldest girls in *Killdeer*
* Thornclaw - about ten years old in *Killdeer*
* Earthsong and Firedance - girl and boy twins, seven in *Killdeer*
* Windleaper - Swanfur's closest friend
* Springbreeze - Tallcloud's baby daughter
Hunt-leader (title)

Hunt-leader is the title of the lead male among the lyrror of Trycanta. The equivalent title among the mazor is Grandmother, for their leader is the oldest female. In "The Newcomers", part of "Week in Review", the hunt-leader's fur is described as "creamy", the same color as the milk the lyrror and mazor shared at their council.
Music Hath Charms

**Music Hath Charms** is the first movement of *Killdeer.* It was published as a short story in the collection Cat Tales as well, before *Killdeer's* publication.

The story introduces the siblings Elspeth and Anton Kolesar and gives their establishing characteristics - the first as a young woman bored by her brother's droning lectures, the second as a young man full of his own self-importance and interest in "cultural studies of the quasi-human creatures of the galaxy".

We find that Anton is Elspeth's last living relative, and that he finds her as irritating as she finds him, though she does all the shipboard maintenance on the starship that is their home, the *Cicatrix,* where they have lived for the last five years, Elspeth never going planet-side, since their parents' deaths when she was thirteen. This tells us, then, that Elspeth is eighteen years old.

The deaths of Elspeth's parents are related next, and that the First Responders called Anton from their Headquarters, ordering him to take custody of his thirteen-year-old sister.
Glossary of Terms (Killdeer)

**General Terms**

Aelur (AY-loor) A race of human beings with certain feline features, including slit-pupiled eyes, tall and pointed ears with a wide range of motion, retractile claws, a short coat of soft fur covering most of the body, and a semi-prehensile tail, though this last is kept concealed beneath clothing. Also this race's native language. Derived from Greek *aeluros,* "feline, cat-like".

First Responders: Often shortened to "Responders". The police of the greater galaxy.

Shiftspace: A dimension parallel to normalspace, but in which distance is compressed. A modern starship and skip through shiftspace like a rock across the surface of the water, with each skip lasting twenty-four hours for the personnel on board but only the three hours in which the ship touches the interface between the two spaces passing for the universe at large. A single skip can change a ship's position in normalspace by as little as one hundredth of a light-year or as much as one hundred light-years, depending on the amount of power used. Interstellar journeys are measured by the number of skips required to complete them.

Tripad: a small personal computing device, equivalent to a smartphone or tablet.

Trison: A three-horned, bad-tempered species of hoofed mammal, bred from standard cattle and American bison, useful as draft animals, milk producers, and sources of meat, hide, and fur.

Vershal (VER-shull): The common language of the greater galaxy.

Womanstone: a mineral found on Avyla, the Aelur homeworld, which is sensitive to certain chemical and thermal changes. Carved pieces of womanstone are worn as pendants by adult Aelur women, both to display their status and to aid them in managing their reproductive cycles.

**Aelur Phrases:**

"Is the door open?/The door is open," : Greeting and response, equivalent to "Hello"

"Run as you please," : Equivalent to "Goodbye", said to the one who is departing

"Keep the key,": Equivalent to "Goodbye", said to the one staying behind

"Lock it/Sisters kill it": Profane exclamations, the first mild, the second more severe

**Aelur Words:**

*agda*

*avyla*

*anthoras*

*beyquin*

*bhanallan*

*bhanfrina*

*chailka*

*derfurag*

*fos*

*ishea*

*nakvir*

*ucuish*

*uscuit*

*hayn, doa, trey, cahair, quig, shay, shacht*
Eamon Cavanaugh

**Eamon Cavanaugh** was a human scientist, and the creator of the race (anthrofelinoid in appearance) of humans known as the Aelur. He lived nearly six hundred years before the events of *Killdeer.* Suncrest describes him as "both brilliant and mad," with great skill in the manipulation of DNA.

His manipulation of feline DNA, blending it with human, eventually resulted in seven successful female subjects, followed by several others, both male and female. He also bred the trison, a sort of thick-pelted, three-horned cattle.
Warbirds

The **Warbirds** are a clan of Travelers in the Chronicles of Glenscar, with close ties to the village of Glenscar.

They are:

## Warbirds

### Yastruba Family

Thunder: King of the Warbird clan, late twenties, weather working.

Shadow: His sister. Mid-twenties, sight twisting.

Midnight: Their father, first King of the Warbirds. Sight twisting. Deceased

Storm: Their mother, wife of Midnight. Weather working. Deceased.

Starsight: Midnight's half-sister. True dreams.

Ember: Thunder's wife, late teens, fire calling.

### Sylna family

Darkeye: girl in her midteens, sleep sending. Zora Sylna

Brighteye: Her brother. Early twenties, true dreams, Liam Sylna

Quickhand: Their father, moving

Minnow: Their mother, water sculpting

Suntop: Quickhand and Minnow's foster son, preteen, knowing animals

### Reap family

Cob: A boy in his late teens, knowing animals, Michael Reap

Jade: His mother, moving, so named for her unusual pale green eyes

### Silence's family

Silence: A man in his mid-twenties, sound bending

Echo: His wife, sound bending

Trouble: Their one-year-old son, power unknown

### Leaper's family

Joy: seven-year-old girl, raising spirits

Trimmer: four-year-old boy, tending plants

Leaper: their father, knowing animals

Blossom: their mother, tending plants

### Stud's family

Sergeant: nine-year-old boy, persuasion

Stray: three-year-old girl, fire calling - has a tendency to wander off

Silvertongue: their mother, persuasion, usually called Silver

Stud: their father, knowing animals

### Marlowes

Farsight: call-name given to John Marlowe

Nightfall: call-name given to Eleanor de Maine
Marlowe family

**The Marlowe family** are the landowners of Glenscar. They live at Scardale House outside the village. John and Grace use their English names at home and in the world, Irish in the village.

Edwin - father

Anthea - mother

John/Sean - son, mid-twenties, true dreams

Grace/Grianne - daughter, late teens, fire calling

**Friends and associates of the Marlowe family:**

Ned and George Peterson - English brothers who own a fishing boat and will take passengers to Ireland

Robert Burns - emerging Scottish poet; correspondent of Edwin Marlowe

Seamus Kelly - Local horse breeder

Susan - Seamus' wife

Mary Kate - their daughter

Tony Farabaugh - her betrothed

Father Mark - Glenscar's priest
Masters In This Hall

**Masters In This Hall** is the Christmas 2015 anthology.

'Tis the season for stories by the fireside, and who better to tell them than Anne B. Walsh? Get into the holiday mood with her fourth collection of Christmas and winter-themed tales, featuring:

* Sun and Moon and Stars of Light - Amanda Evans believes she escaped her homeworld six months ago, married to her beloved Dai. Her grandparents say Dai was killed in an explosion eight months ago. Who knows the truth? Only the Aelur players of the starship *Wild Rover,* and their answer will leave everyone wondering where story ends and reality begins...
* The Christmas Cat - Edwin and Anthea Marlowe tell their children a tale about a little cat who did not know what to give the baby Jesus, but ended up giving the best gifts of all.
* The Twelve Signs of Christmas - A series of vignettes depicting moments from the author's childhood Christmases. And yes, everything in them really did happen. More or less.

The former prospective lineup was:

* Gaudete - Fairy tale standalone
* *Sun and Moon and Stars of Light (*prospective title) - Killdeer story (confirmed)
* Unnamed third tale (possibly "Do Not Rip the Fish") - became "The Twelve Signs of Christmas"
Moria

The homeworld of Carol Fuhrman. It does not tilt on its axis, and therefore only has one season, constantly hot and dry. Moria is a mining planet, with underground tunnels and cave-cities. Its culture prohibits music, even down to *knowledge* of music, though illicit recordings slip through the cracks anyway. Poetry is not illegal on Moria, though it is highly restricted.

Moria's capital, where Carol lives with her aunt, uncle, and cousin, is known as Refinery, which is regulated by the Commissioner.

There are at least two Reformatories on Moria.

**Morian Culture:**

Morian culture is very dull and practical. Anything that encourages imagination or dreaming is either prohibited or severely restricted. Morians do tell stories, but they are about how "Reliable Jack" and "Clever Jill" get ahead in life because they worked hard. The planetwide motto is "get it done, get it right, get it now." Emotions are not to be displayed in public; nor are signs of weakness, such as fatigue.

Morians keep very much to themselves and do not care for anything that disrupts the status quo, including exploring space beyond their world. However, they do have at least one starship that has left Morian orbit, called *Balrog.* Many ships do remain within Morian orbit, however, mostly automated drones, shuttles, and small flyers.

Orbital Control officers are necessary for watching those ships that are within Morian orbit, and checking registrations to be sure any ships that come from elsewhere to dock within Morian space remain in compliance with their laws. Morian orbital control officers are held to even more stringent standards than the general public; extraneous noise and movement are strongly discouraged, and yawning is a sign of fatigue, which is "dangerous" and could get an officer relieved of duty for the day if noticed - or perhaps forever. Orbital Control officers include Layna Ghavouri, and Ms. Marina Rushfeld, her supervisor.

**Prohibition of Music:**

The prohibition of music on Moria was due to the meddling of an unscrupulous politician in the early days of Morian colonization, who became planetary president. He was skilled in sonic manipulation, and used music to deliver messages to his people. At first it had all been relatively tame things, meant to keep spirits high and keep the peace. Eventually his power went to his head, and he began using music for subliminal messages to praise him and keep him in power forever. A tone-deaf staffer in his government realized what the President was up to, convinced others, and they had sought him out. The President's term ended abruptly and he was never heard from again. Subsequently, music was banned in order to reassure the people that nothing like that could ever happen again.
Cicatrix

The name of the ship belonging to Doctor Anton Kolesar, where he conducted his experiments on "quasi-humans" throughout the greater galaxy. After he was commanded to take custody of his minor-child sister, Elspeth Kolesar, he was forced to conduct his experiments planetside, and no longer keep his subjects aboard ship.
Lecomte family

The **Lecomte family** are a family of gentle-mages in the Angelverse. Their Harry Potter equivalent, adapted from the Returnverse, is the Malfoy family.

Barnabas Lecomte - Leader of the Middle Knights. Seen as the best hope for mage-kind by many gentle-mages.

Mariana Lecomte - Wife of Barnabas, mother of Matt. A ceramic artist.

Matthias Barnabas Lecomte - Known as "Matt" to his friends. Heir to the leadership of the Middle Knights, he has always been expected to follow his father's ideals.
A Little Knowledge

**A Little Knowledge** is a Tale of Anosir, set a few weeks after the first grain harvest by human settlers on the world of Trycanta. Jetta reappears, this time baking bread, and conversing with a strange voice in her head that gives her knowledge she might not otherwise have. Just who might that strange voice belong to...?
Star Light, Star Bright

**Star Light, Star Bright** is the second of the *Cat Tales.* Set in the *Fifteen* verse, it tells the story of Maria Asteria Kimball, who also narrates the tale (sort of). She is just a small child at the time, only three years old.

She has favourable impressions of Mr. James and Ms. Shan (Mr. James' mommy) as well as Brownie and Chipper (Mr. James' kittycats). Maria's Mommy gets scared a lot, which is something to do with the Bad Man. Mrs. Hannah helps Maria learn to help her Mommy, and Mr. Dom (Mr. James' daddy) is a frequent visitor as well.
The Mountain Master

**The Mountain Master** was made directly by the Creator, the only one of the younger gods of whom this is true. Fostered by the Windlady and the Water Father. Foster brother to the Sea Dancer, married to the Bountiful Huntress. Patron of all those who live and work in mountainous areas, and of stoneworkers. Generally pictured as a neque.
Eleanor Langley

Eleanor Langley, Lady Farnton, widow of Alfred de Maine, Lord Farnton, is in her mid-twenties. The titular Widow in Waiting, she possesses the power of moving. Annie Donovan, her childhood nurse, taught her how to use her powers when she was very young.

## Biography

### Early Years

Eleanor was born the elder child of Andrew and Catherine Langley. Her power of moving manifested very early, and caused quite a stir amongst those who knew of it - a child of the gentry being born with powers was nearly unheard of.

She has a younger brother, Nicholas Langley, called Nicky. He has no powers.

Her mother, Catherine Mary Langley, nee Leary, died when the children were young.

## Vital Statistics

### Other Names

Eleanor is called "Miss Eleanor" by the servants of Langley Hall and by Sir Ashleigh Eltenham (though he calls her 'Lady Farnton' afterward), "Nora" by her father, and "Noreen" by Annie, as well as the folk of Glenscar. She also takes the Traveller name "Nightfall."
Nadia Yastruba

**Countess Nadia Irina Yastruba** is the younger sister of Count Aniri Yastruba. Their parents were Count Martyn Yastruba and his wife Mariya Yakivovna. She is better known as **Shadow**.

She is a main character in The Chronicles of Glenscar. Besides being present in *A Widow in Waiting,* she features in *With A Kiss,* from *In The Bleak Midwinter,* where she encounters Kieran Massey on New Year's Eve, 1786.
Amanda Prince

**Amanda Prince,** later **Evans,** is the heir to Princes Shipping in the city of Mersey, on the world of Liverpool, in the greater galaxy of the Killdeer-verse.

Her parents died before she turned eighteen, and so her guardianship was entrusted to her grandfather George Prince, and to her grandmother, Julia, until she reached legal adulthood at twenty-one.

## Biography

### Early Years

Amanda was born on the planet of Liverpool, the only grandchild of George and Julia Prince. But as her father was their younger son, they interfered very little in her childhood. She was raised away from them, out in the country, and fell in love with a neighbour boy, Dafydd "Dai" Evans. The two made plans to marry, and her parents had no objection.

### Everything Changes

However, before Amanda was quite eighteen, her parents died in an unspecified manner. Her uncle, the heir to Princes Shipping, died as well. Amanda still had just over three years to go until reaching her majority, so she found herself her grandparents' ward. They disapproved of Dai, and spread lies about him so that no one on Liverpool would hire Dai - except Yankee Clipper Shipping. The head of the line, Captain Adam Burgess, was intended (by the Princes) as Amanda's fiance.

## Vital Statistics

### Physical appearance

Amanda has pale green eyes, and long, dark hair. She is fair-skinned.
Princess Gabriela

**Gabriela** is one of the twin princesses of the planet Buonarroti. Her twin sister's name is Elena. They are seven years old during the events of "Glorious Song Of Old".

Gabriela has glossy brunette curls, and deep brown eyes. She seems to be less excitable than Elena; her composure is remarked upon in contrast to Elena's surprise at learning of "the twin princesses" of the Aelur.
Nequor

**Nequo** is the word for "human" in the Trycantan language of Linmyra. Nequor, the only non-native of the dominant races on Trycanta, are nevertheless perfectly interfertile with both of the others - greatcats, or lyrror, and dragons, or mazor. The child of a nequo and a mazo is known as a maquo, and the child of a nequo and a lyrro is known as a lyquo. Humans have the gift of Speech, or silently communicating with others.