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Blade barrier

**Spell level:** cleric 6

**Innate level:** 6

**School:** evocation

**Components:** verbal, somatic

**Range:** medium (20 meters)

**Area of effect:** wall 30 feet long

**Duration:** 1 round / level

**Save:** reflex 1/2

**Spell resistance:** yes

**Description:** *Blade barrier* brings into being a 30-foot long and 3-foot wide wall of stabbing blades. All those passing through the wall take 1d6 points of slashing damage per caster level.

## Notes

* Damage is also applied each round to targets in the affected area (not just upon entering the area).
* Damage from this spell is capped at 20d6. Caster levels above 20 will increase the duration of this spell, but not the damage.
* This spell is often used by caster type clerics as a finishing blow as damage is dealt with the initial cast on the target.
* A useful tactic in PvM is laying down many overlapping blade barriers, then luring monsters across them.

### Previous versions

* Prior to version 1.69, this spell ignored evasion and improved evasion.

## Custom content notes

* *impact script:* `NW_S0_BladeBar`
* *OnEnter script:* `NW_S0_BladeBarA`
* *OnHearbeat script:* `NW_S0_BladeBarC`
Ball lightning

**Spell level:** sorcerer/wizard 5

**Innate level:** 5

**School:** evocation

**Descriptor:** electricity

**Components:** verbal, somatic

**Range:** medium (20 meters)

**Area of effect:** ~~single~~ *gargantuan (8.33 meter radius)*

**Duration:** instantaneous

**Save:** reflex 1/2

**Spell resistance:** yes

**Description:** You create a ball of lightning that strikes your target. The electrical damage of the ball is 1d6 per level to a maximum of 15d6.

## Notes

* Requires Hordes of the Underdark.
* Instead of a single ball doing up to 15d6 damage, this spell actually creates up to 15 balls that can strike different targets, each doing 1d6 damage.
	+ This makes *ball lightning* rather ineffective against creatures with any amount of electrical damage resistance.
	+ The target selection of this spell is that of the missile storms (except this spell cannot target a location). The lightning balls will be distributed evenly among the potential targets in a gargantuan area, with any excess balls directed at the first target.

### Previous versions

* Prior to version 1.69, the saving throw was made against fire instead of electricity.
* Prior to version 1.65, there was no saving throw.
Bestow curse

**Spell level:** bard 3; cleric 3; sorcerer/wizard 4

**Innate level:** 3

**School:** transmutation

**Components:** verbal, somatic

**Range:** touch

**Area of effect:** single

**Duration:** permanent

**Save:** will negates

**Spell resistance:** yes

**Additional counterspells:** remove curse

**Description:** Lowers all of the target creature's ability scores by 2.

## Notes

* The curse is a supernatural effect.
* While the curse itself is not negated by the ability decrease immunity (such as from negative energy protection spell), the ability penalties are.
* The label for the cast spell item property has the wrong number for the caster level. It reads "Bestow Curse (11)" when the caster level is really 5.
Dispel magic

**Spell level:** bard 3; cleric 3; druid 4; paladin 3; sorcerer/wizard 3

**Innate level:** 3

**School:** abjuration

**Components:** verbal, somatic

**Range:** medium (20 meters)

**Area of effect:** colossal (10 meter radius), or single creature

**Duration:** instant

**Save:** none

**Spell resistance:** *no*

**Description:** This spell attempts to strip all magical effects from a single target. It can also target a group of creatures, attempting to remove the most powerful spell effect from each creature. To remove an effect, the caster makes a dispel check of 1d20 +1 per caster level (to a maximum of +10) against a DC of  *12* + the spell effect's caster level.

## Notes

* The area of effect is large; the spell description incorrectly lists it as colossal.
* The in-game description of this spell erroneously reports that it is affected by spell resistance; *dispel magic* does not check spell resistance.
* The DC is incorrectly reported in-game; it is actually 12 + caster level, with some vagaries in the determination of the effective caster level. See dispel for details.
* If used as an area of effect, this spell will also attempt to dispel any area of effect spells centered in affected area.
* Most of the spells of a level 19 caster are immune to *dispel magic*, as the dispeller's best possible roll is 30 (20+10), while the DC is 31 (12+19).
Dominate monster

**Spell level:** sorcerer/wizard 9

**Innate level:** 9

**School:** enchantment

**Descriptor:** mind-affecting

**Components:** verbal, somatic

**Range:** medium (20 meters)

**Area of effect:** single

**Duration:** 3 turns + 1 / *2* levels

**Save:** will negates

**Spell resistance:** yes

**Description:** The target monster temporarily becomes a faithful and loyal servant of the caster.

## Notes

* The duration of this spell increases only every other caster level, even though the description says there is an increase each level.
* When cast against a player character or a PC's associate, this spell causes a dazed effect instead.
	+ The duration of the daze effect, if at least 4 rounds and the target is a PC, is halved under the normal game difficulty setting, and quartered under easier settings.
* This is one of the few spells that can still be effective in PvP against high level fighter-types whose fortitude is too high to be vulnerable to "save or die" spells.
* Merchants under the influence of this spell will suffer a -20 penalty to their opposed appraise check (if they make one) when opening their store. This usually means that prices are adjusted 20% (of the item's value) in the PC's favor.
* Dominated creatures are associates and increase the party size penalty for experience points.
Cure moderate wounds

**Spell level:** bard 2; cleric 2; druid 3; paladin 3; ranger 3

**Innate level:** 2

**School:** conjuration

**Components:** verbal, somatic

**Range:** touch

**Area of effect:** single

**Duration:** instant

**Save:** ~~will 1/2~~

**Spell resistance:** yes

**Additional counterspells:** ghoul touch

**Description:** The target creature is healed for 2d8 points of damage, +1 point per caster level (to a maximum of +10). Healing spells have a reverse effect on undead, harming instead of healing them. A successful touch attack must first be made when this spell is used against undead.

## Notes

* On the "normal" difficulty setting and easier, curative spells cast on a player character are automatically maximized, or double the constant part (+1 per caster level) if already maximized.
* This spell inflicts positive energy damage on a targeted undead, unless the creature is friendly to the caster.
* Contrary to the in-game description, there is no saving throw.
Erai (KoD)

**Erai** is a male Red Chrome who was introduced in *Kingdom of Deceit*. He was an Ashi of Samaris before being killed by Black warriors in the Red hideout in the Orange/Yellow Mountains.

## Affiliations

### Appeared in

*Kingdom of Deceit*,
*Rise of the Harlequin*,
*A New Dawn*

## Appearance

Erai wears a silver mask and clothing in shades of red. He has a distinct haughty voice.

## History

### *Kingdom of Deceit*

Erai first appeared at the Feast of the Candles, flirting with Cestia. Cestia later pushed him away and the princess opted to dance with "Chtomio". Erai then attacked "Chtomio" and accused him of being a Janis. "Chtomio" and Erai fight until Oris broke the fight up.

### *Rise of the Harlequin*

Erai appears when Cestia and Asheva try to find allies in the Red, who are hiding in the Orange/Yellow Mountains, to overthrow the Blacks. He accuses Cestia of being a traitor (alongside the other Reds), before the Red heir rides off with Asheva to the Orange and Yellow Territories. Soon after, the Blacks found the Red hideout in the mountains, and killed all the Reds in the hideout before moving onto Doryca and Crodya.

### *A New Dawn*

Erai's corpse was seen in the Red hideout among other dead Ashis, as Asheva wanted the surviving Ashis to join his army.
Siege of Samaris

The Siege of Samaris is an event shown in *Kingdom of Deceit*. It was carried out by Oris and the Black Chromes.

## History

### *Of Masks and Chromes*

After the war against the Red, the Black Chromes give twenty ounces of gold to the Reds to pay for the dead of their enemies. It is mentioned at the end of the novel by Chtomio that the Blacks will pay for a new war with the so-called Red gold.

### *Kingdom of Deceit*

After Asheva is forced out of Samaris by Chtomio, Asheva takes Tiara with him to the Violet Lands. As they leave the city, Black siege towers measure the height of Samaris' walls before throwing catapults at the city.

### *A New Dawn*

The ruins of Samaris are seen when Asheva's army visit Samaris on their way to Papylia. The Janis still live at the outskirts of the cities.

## Trivia

* This event in the series marked the war against the Blacks.
Traffic in the Fugue

This book is dedicated to Jergal, The Lord of the End of Everything. Each being has an eternal resting place that is chosen for him or her at the moment of creation.

All deaths are to be properly recorded by the seneschal of the Lord of the Dead. This accounting is performed for souls, petitioners, enter the Fugue Plane upon the time of their death. This is a very delicate balance. When too many souls flood the Crystal Spire, this causes an exhaustive backlog. When too few make their way before the Lord of the Dead, that indicates that something is dreadfully wrong.

Make no mistake, Jergal will reap what he is owed. Kelemvor will judge all who enter his Court. Proper protocol will be observed. Let this be a warning to others. Preventing souls from journeying to their proper resting place, is punishable by a fate worse than death.

The elegant signature of Quintin Bloodgood, Scrivener of Doom, appears at the end of this book.

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The Monarch

**The Monarch** was a male Violet Chrome who was introduced in *The Seer*. He was the Magnificent Monarch of the Violet before Danaid succeeded him.

## Trivia

* Monarch's name is reference to a "monarch", the head state of a monarchy; and the monarch butterfly, a well-known species of butterfly found globally (except for the Arctic and Antarctic).

## References

1. ↑ Monarch - Wikipedia
2. ↑ Monarch (butterfly) - Wikipedia
Bigby's interposing hand

**Spell level:** sorcerer/wizard 5

**Innate level:** 5

**School:** evocation

**Components:** verbal, somatic

**Range:** long (40 meters)

**Area of effect:** single

**Duration:** 1 round / level

**Save:** none

**Spell resistance:** yes

**Description:** A giant hand appears over the target, making it difficult for him to attack. He receives a -10 penalty to all attack rolls for the duration of the spell.

## Notes

* Added in the expansion packs.
* Attack penalties (hence also this spell) can be removed with *lesser restoration*.
Asheva's Father

**Asheva's Father** was a male Black Chrome who was introduced in *Of Masks and Chromes*. He was the father of Asheva and the husband of Valia before he was killed in the war against the Reds.

## Affiliations

### Current

member of the Black Nation's First Army
resident of Axyum

## Description

When he took his son to the death of a Harlequin, Asheva's father wore a white mask with black lips and eyes and a black cloak.

## History

### *Of Masks and Chromes*

Asheva's father takes Asheva to the execution of a Harlequin at the beginning of the book.

*More coming soon...*

## References

1. ↑  *Of Masks and Chromes*, page 8
2. ↑  *Of Masks and Chromes*, page 9
Crodya

**Crodya** is a city that was introduced in *Rise of the Harlequin*. It is the capital of the Orange Chromes.

## Crodya

### Appeared in

*Rise of the Harlequin*,
*A New Dawn*,
*The Seer*

## Description

Crodya is a city that looks identical to its sister city, Doryca. However, Crodya sports a copper dome on top of one of its buildings to distinguish itself.

It is located on one side of the Yara River, across from Doryca.

## History

### Pre-Series

Some time after the war which divided the world, Crodya was built alongside Doryca. However, because the leaders of the ancient mountain tribe could not decide who was fit to the be leader, Crodya was then decided to be strictly inhabited by females while Doryca was strictly inhabited by males.

### *Rise of the Harlequin*

Crodya was the location where Asheva and Cestia pleaded with the Orange Chromes to help them defeat the Blacks. It was also the site where the Battle of the Twin Cities took place.

### *The Seer*

Sybilla, Cestia's mother, hails from Crodya.

## Gallery

Doryca and Crodya on the back cover of *Rise of the Harlequin*.
Tiara

**Tiara** is a Red Chrome who was introduced in *Kingdom of Deceit*. She is a child from the Janis caste before she was killed during the Siege by Black warriors.

## Status

### Cause of death

killed by Black soliders during the Siege

## Personality

Tiara believed what other adults told her. She is also naïve, as she is a child, but is very brave.

## History

### *Kingdom of Deceit*

Tiara is the first Janis Asheva interacts with in Samaris. He accidentally insults her and then feeds her a piece of bread during the *Ferya*. Tiara runs off after Asheva asks her about her parents. When Asheva goes into the Janis village, Tiara is shown defending her family's mud hut from a stranger. She runs off when Asheva threatens the stranger.

After Asheva wakes from from a long nap in Tiara's family's hut, the child and the teen introduce themselves and Tiara tells Asheva about the gods of the Red Kingdom.

She was killed in the Siege of Samaris by Black warriors after helping Asheva reenter Samaris and get the Janis away from the Red city. Tiara was given a small funeral by Asheva by giving her Valia's medallion and sending her out into the ocean.

## Trivia

* Daeryc thinks that Tiara's mother is from the Janis caste and that her father is from the Ashi caste.
Black Chromes

The **Black Chromes** are Chromes that reside in the Black Nation. They live in Axyum and their society is built upon war and conquest.

All Black Chromes in the series can be seen here.

## Description

The Black Chromes are the most isolated Chromes in the Territories. They strictly live in Axyum and do not leave unless they go to war. They are commonly seen wearing black clothes.

The Black Chromes are ruled by Elders, a council of people who make decisions for the Black Chromes. As of *The Seer*, the current Eldest is Nomius.

The Black army is divided into the First Army (experienced soldiers), Second Army (decent soldiers), and Third Army (training soldiers). Their uniforms are wolfskin mantles, black clothes, silver or bronze masks, swords, and a bronze shield.

## Gods

The known gods of the Black are Lapis, Jaries, Hora.

## Masks

The masks of Black Chromes are usually silver or bronze. If a celebration is held or an Elder dies, they wear black masks. Purple is color of mourning for them and their death masks consist of black, white, and red colors. Elders wear black masks with gold ornament in them.

## History

### Pre-Series

The Black Chromes were founded after a massive war forged Chrome society.

### *The Red Harlequin*

The Black Chromes are Asheva's tribe and believed that they are the supreme Chromes. Throughout the series, they brutally destroy the other Chromes for dominion over the Territories.

## Trivia

* There have been no Black merchants seen in the series.
* They are stereotyped as aggressive, which is primarily true. However, they are actually power-hungry.
* They are the first Chromes seen in the series.
* Their enemies are the Reds.
* They believe that Lapis, their main God, gave the first Eldest his black-gold mask.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 *Of Masks and Chromes*, Chapter 2: "The Black Nation"
2. ↑ *Of Masks and Chromes*, Chapter 1: "Death of a Harlequin"
The Eldest (character)

**The Eldest** is a male Black Chrome who was introduced in *Of Masks and Chromes*. He was the Eldest before Nomius, as he was stabbed by Asheva to defend his mother.

## Appearance

The Eldest has autumn leaf-colored hair, pale skin, and pale blue eyes. Before his death, he wore the traditional black-gold mask of the Eldests. He was also mentioned to be "a Chrome in his prime".

## History

### *Of Masks and Chromes*

The Eldest first appears gathering the Blacks for war against the Reds.

*More coming soon...*

## References

1. ↑ *A New Dawn*
2. ↑ *Of Masks and Chromes*, Chapter 4: "The Eastern Gates"
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 *Of Masks and Chromes*, Chapter 3: "The Eldest"
4. ↑ *Of Masks and Chromes*, Chapter 2: "The Black Nation"
Nara

Disambiguation page for NaraThe following is a list of links to pages that might share the same title.Please follow one of the disambiguation links below or search to find the page you were looking for if it is not listed. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
**Nara** can refer to several characters...

* Nara, the alleged founder of the Orange Chromes?
* Nara, the title of the leader of the Orange Chromes?
* Nara, the current leader of the Orange Chromes?
* Nara, the leader of the Orange during *The Seer*?
Lapis

**Lapis** is the Black god who was introduced in *Of Masks and Chromes*. He is the shepherd god and the protector of the Black Nation.

## Affiliations

### Current

Black shepherd god and the alleged founder of the Black

## Trivia

* Lapis' name may refer to "lapis lazuli", a type of blue metamorphic stone.
* The Black believe that Lapis gave the the Eldest his mask, which is made out of black gold.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1  *Of Masks and Chromes*, page 16
2. ↑  *Of Masks and Chromes*, page 19
3. ↑ Lapis lazuli - Wikipedia
Samaris

**Samaris** the main home of the Red Chromes, located in the Red Kingdom. It is divided into three castes: Ashis, Sayis, and Janis.

## Samaris

### Appeared in

*Kingdom of Deceit*,
*A New Dawn*,
*The Seer*

## Description

Samaris' three castes divide the city - the Ashis and Sayis live inside the city, while the Janis live outside the city's walls.

## Castes

### Ashis

The Ashis are the ruling class of Samaris.

#### *Parabathai*

The *Parabathai* warriors are the guardians of the Red royalty family.

### Sayis

The Sayis are the merchants, craftsmen, and the soldiers of Samaris.

### Janis

The Janis are the beggars and outcasts who live outside Samaris.

## History

### Pre-Series

Samaris was formed after a war, which started Chrome history.

### *Of Masks and Chromes*

Samaris is mentioned in the Chrome guide at the end of the novel in the paperback version of it.

### *Kingdom of Deceit*

Chtomio mentions to Asheva not to find him in Samaris at the beginning of the novel. Asheva later visits it as a "Violet Chrome" while searching for Chtomio. He meets his future Harlequins and partner in the city. Samaris is the site of the Siege at the end of the novel.

### *Rise of the Harlequin*

Asheva mentions that his friends came from Samaris.

### *A New Dawn*

Cestia visits the city to see her father's grave and to tell the remaining Janis living at the city that she will dismantle the caste system.

### *The Seer*

Samaris was shown at the beginning of the book (in the flashbacks), and was where the Red Ashis were trained.

## Gallery

Samaris on the new cover of *Kingdom of Deceit*.
Valia

**Valia** was a female Black Chrome who was introduced in *Of Masks and Chromes*. She was the mother of Asheva and the wife of his father before she was presumably executed for defending him after he left Axyum (although her true fate is unknown).

## Status

### Status

Deceased (hinted in *Rise of the Harlequin*)

### Cause of death

Executed for defending her son after he fled Axyum (hinted in *Rise of the Harlequin*)

## Relatives

### Mentioned in

*Kingdom of Deceit*,
*Rise of the Harlequin*

## Description

Valia has a soothing voice, and wore a purple mourning mask after her husband died.

## History

### Pre-Series

Valia was born to an unknown female Black Chrome in Axyum. At an unknown time, she met a male Black Chrome, married him, and had Asheva.

### *Of Masks and Chromes*

Valia gives Asheva his black onyx mask on a day where the Eldest speaks to the Black Nation and declares war on the Red.

A month after the war starts, Valia and Asheva visit the Elder's Palace to receive the news that Asheva's father has died in the war. For the duration of the rest of the war, Valia wears a mourning mask.

On the day that the war ends, Valia speaks out against the Eldest's law of giving twenty ounces of gold to the Red. The next morning, the Eldest visits Asheva's household and then begins to rape Valia. Asheva, in his rage, then stabs the Eldest to dead. Valia then prepares Asheva to escape Axyum as she realizes that the Elders will use her son as a distraction from the recently lost war.

### *Kingdom of Deceit*

Asheva whines about going back to Axyum for Valia to Chtomio in the Violet Nation. Later, in the Red Kingdom, Asheva gives Tiara a little funeral during the Siege of Samaris by giving her Valia's medallion and sending her out into the ocean.

### *Rise of the Harlequin*

Andahar mentions to Asheva during the Battle of the Twin Cities that Valia "got what she deserved", hinting that she was executed although it is unknown what her true fate is.

## References

1. ↑  *Of Masks and Chromes*, page 15
2. ↑  *Of Masks and Chromes*, page 32
Sybilla

**Sybilla** was a female Orange Chrome and one of the two protagonists of *The Seer*. She was the Orange Seer after Liliuna prior to meeting Chtomio. She is also the mother of Cestia and her brother, and was the Queen of the Reds prior to her death.

## Affiliations

### Former

Orange Seer
resident of Crodya

## Appearance

Sybilla has honey-colored hair and brown eyes. She wore orange clothing, and wore a copper mask before becoming the Seer. Before running off with Chtomio, she wore the mask of the Seer, a spessartine mask with a sapphire on the forehead.

## History

### Pre-Series

Sybilla was born to an unknown mother in Crodya. Because all the Orange are female (and all Yellow are male), and no one knows whose related to who, Sybilla has a large amount of half-siblings. She was also the least liked Orange, as she was known for her rhyme-like talking.

### *The Seer*

Sybilla is led away from Crodya into the Orange Mountains to become the Seer. She later makes the Orange Temple her home after arriving there.

*More coming soon...*

## Trivia

* Sybilla's Red Kingdom name was "Ceicnei".
* Sybilla intentionally chose to become the Seer to avoid the *Pygma*, as she was afraid of men raping her.
* Chtomio visited the Orange Temple after Sybilla died to honor her, which confused a young Cestia until explained years later.

## Gallery

Sybilla on the cover of *The Seer*.Wallpaper of Sybilla by Pascal Demure.
## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *The Seer*, Chapter 3: "The Seer"
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 *The Seer*, Chapter 12: "A Dance of Colors"
Combust

**Spell level:** sorcerer/wizard 2

**Innate level:** 2

**School:** evocation

**Descriptor:** fire

**Components:** verbal, somatic

**Range:** touch

**Area of effect:** single

**Duration:** instantaneous

**Save:** reflex partial

**Spell resistance:** yes

**Description:** This spell makes a creature burst into flame. The initial eruption of flame causes 2d6 fire damage +1 point per caster level (maximum +10) with no saving throw. Further, the creature must make a reflex save or catch fire taking a further 1d6 points of damage. This will continue until the reflex save is made.

## Notes

* Requires Hordes of the Underdark.
* The caster level (up to 10) is also added to the damage inflicted each round that the save is failed.
* There is an undocumented, artificial limit of 10 + caster level rounds on this spell to guarantee that it will end at some point.
* A creature still subject to an earlier *combust* or *inferno* will not catch fire; the initial damage is applied, but there will be no subsequent damage.
The Eldest

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**The Eldest** can refer to two things...

* The Eldest, a character who appeared in *Of Masks and Chromes*?
* The Eldest, the title of the Black Nation's ruler?
Ewy

**Ewy** is a female Orange Chrome who was introduced in *Rise of the Harlequin*. She is the youngest member of the Sisterhood.

## Affiliations

### Appeared in

*Rise of the Harlequin*,
*A New Dawn*,
*The Seer*

## History

### *Rise of the Harlequin*

Ewy, albeit unnamed, appeared when Cestia and Asheva met with the Sisterhood to add the Orange to their army.

### *A New Dawn*

Ewy is formally named in this book.

She is present at its ending when Asheva wonders why Cestia has been spending so much time with the Orange. She then beckons Asheva to see Cestia, who then reveals that she is pregnant with his child.

### *The Seer*

Ewy crows about the Pygma, the Orange-Yellow mating rite, when Cestia tells Asheva that she is pregnant. Asheva then tells Ewy to go to bed.
Daeryc

**Daeryc** was a male Red Chrome who was introduced in *Kingdom of Deceit*. He is a Janis from Samaris, Enyac's twin brother, and was one of Asheva's closest friends before being killed in Ayas.

He was in a relationship with Shaina.

## Affiliations

### Former

Janis of Samaris
fisherman

## Relatives

### Appeared in

*Kingdom of Deceit*,
*Rise of the Harlequin*,
*A New Dawn*

## Description

Daeryc wore a red cloth mask prior to escaping Samaris. Both he and his brother have pale skin and brown hair; the only difference being that Daeryc has blue eyes, while Enyac has grey eyes.

## History

### Pre-Series

Daeryc and Enyac were born to two Janis parents outside Samaris. Their mother died during childbirth and their father was killed during a peasant uprising.

## Trivia

* Prior to being killed in Ayas, Daeryc confessed to Asheva that he was in love with Shaina and wished to live in Crodya with her.
Andahar

**Andahar** is a male Black Chrome that was introduced in *Of Masks and Chromes*. He was Asheva's best friend until the latter fled Axyum after he killed the Eldest.

## Affiliations

### Current

resident of Axyum
soldier of the Black Nation

## Relatives

### Appeared in

*Of Masks and Chromes*,
*Rise of the Harlequin*,
*A New Dawn*

## Appearance

Andahar has blonde hair, a rare trait among the Black Nation, that curls around his mask in unruly tufts. When he attended a Harlequin's execution, he wore a purple mask inlaid with ebony wood marquetery that has old-fashioned square slits and was too large for his face. He wears a black cloak.

## Personality

In his initial appearance, Andahar was a jokester and didn't take things seriously. After the Rite of Initiation, he became bloodthirsty and power-hungry like all Black Chromes.

## History

### *Of Masks and Chromes*

Andahar is present at the exception of a Harlequin alongside Asheva.

*More coming soon...*

### *Rise of the Harlequin*

Andahar is present at the Battle of the Twin Cities, trying to kill Asheva after announcing the Asheva is not The Red Harlequin. After the battle, Asheva hopes that Andahar was not killed and does not find him accounted for in the wreckage.

### *A New Dawn*

Andahar drags himself to Asheva's camp, pleading with him to help the oppresed Black under Nomius.

### *The Seer*

Asheva drunkenly mentions Andahar when Danaid gives him a drink to get information out of him so he can infiltrate Axyum.

## References

1. ↑  *Of Masks and Chromes*, page 9
2. ↑ Andahar by Pascal Demure - Pinterest
Ferya

The ***Ferya*** is a Red rite performed in Samaris.

## Description

The rite heralds the Red Monarch and their heir(s) to the Janis. Afterwards, bread is also served to the lower caste.

## History

### *Kingdom of Deceit*

The Ferya is performed when Asheva enters Samaris. It is here that he gets a glimpse of Cestia, meets Tiara, and informally meets his future friends.
Rayclast Styxx - Studying the Relics - Chapter Four

**Studying the Relics - Chapter Three**

Styxx gazed down at the note for a longer moment. It was only then when she claimed it and folded it up to tuck it away. The book closed and set aside as she pondered long and hard. Hastily, rather suddenly, she would reclaim the note and open it up. The note laid down upon the table and a quill procured with some ink. Dabbing the tip of it within the ink itself she then goes about writing within the note.

"Who threatens the Queen of the North?" Is all she wrote within. The note closed shortly after and soon she tried to open it again to peer within.

### **The Response**

Clever kitsune - the Lady's pristine features broke into a hint of a smile as she slipped her response through the ether.

*My Child,*

*We cannot say for certain. Even thinking of its name may bring dire consequences.*

*The south has faltered. You are this land's hope to bring them together.*

*Her Lady's Grace*

### **Conclusion**

Once more did Styxx open the note to write upon it. Her form a lot more tense then usual as she considers what to write with much consideration. But after all that thought there was just one simple fact and it went as follows:

"The Gardener wavers and so does the South. Everything remains in shards, for now.

Furthermore there will now be a choice. A choice, done by the factions. THEY will choose their Guardians. Forcing entities a certain way, can work, but this time, let us break that cycle. Let a new era dawn where the Chosen are those choosed by the Factions themselves.

Unity is a choice we all make. And it should be a choice from those that choose it."

The little note finds itself in possession of Starianna now.
Masks

**Masks** are the trademark of *The Red Harlequin*.

## Black Chromes

The Black usually wear silver or bronze masks. Purple is associated with mourning and death masks are varied. Black masks are worn for celebrations, Elder deaths, and war declarations.

## Blue Chromes

The Blue wear blue masks with white accents. They also wear silver masks.

## Green Chromes

The Green usually wear no masks in Everdia. Outside of Everdia, Greens wear wooden masks with symbols representing nature on it.

## Orange Chromes

The Orange wear amber and copper masks. The Seer's masks is made of spessartine and has a sapphire on it to symbolize her third eye and her foresight.

## Red Chromes

The Red wear red masks with white accents. They also wear silver masks. The Janis wear masks made out of straw, cloths, and other materials found in nature.

## Violet Chromes

The Violet wear violet masks with white as an accenting color.

## Trivia

* The masks and the colors address the real-world problem of racism in a different light.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1  *Of Masks and Chromes*, page 16
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1  *Of Masks and Chromes*, page 9
3. ↑  *Of Masks and Chromes*, page 32
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1  *Of Masks and Chromes*, page 10
The Mark

**The Mark** is a Red Kingdom rite where Ashis are branding an 'A' on their left shoulder. It was dismantled by Chtomio as he considers it "abusive", as it is no longer practiced in modern times.

## Description

Male Ashis were branded an 'A' on their left shoulder with hot iron. Male Ashis were brindled during the Rite in order to prevent screaming/showing weakness. Female Ashis gain their 'A's with permanent squid ink.

## History

### *The Seer*

Chtomio, Keiran, and the rest of the male Ashis are forced to undergo The Rite to become real Ashis at the beginning of the book.
Papylia

**Papylia** is the main city of the Violet Chromes.

## Descripiton

Papylia is surrounded by five small islands called "Pupas". The middle island is called "Papylia", which is where the city gets its name from.

The buildings of Papylia are connected to each other with strong silk threads that allow Violets to travel rapidly in the city.

## History

### *A New Dawn*

Papylia is the site where Asheva asks the Violets to help him defeat the Blacks.

## Trivia

* Papylia's name might come from the Latin word for butterfly, "papilio".
* The city has boats, but the Violets don't use boats in the city to travel as the silk threads are easier to use and faster to travel on.
Axyum

**Axyum** is a city that was introduced in *Of Masks and Chromes*. It is the capital of the Black Nation, and thus the origin city of Black Chromes.

## Axyum

### Eastern Gates

The Eastern Gates are the only way into the city.

### Elder's Palace

The Elder's Palace is the place where the Elders of the Black Chromes reside. It is also the home of the Eldest, the leader of the Blacks. It has marble stairs, and there is a mast in front of it that flies the Nation's flag.

### Seminary

The Seminary is where young Black Chromes train to become adults. The classes taken there are worshiping gods, how to obey without question, and studying the Collective Laws.

### Square

The square of Axyum is the place where Harlequins are executed. There is a simple pulpit erected at one end of it where dignitary from the other tribes can witness the execution as well.

## History

### *Of Masks and Chromes*

Axyum is the main location of the beginning of the novel as it is Asheva's home before he escapes it.

### *Kingdom of Deceit*

Axyum is mentioned by Asheva as he long to go back to see his mother.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1  *Of Masks and Chromes*, page 9
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1  *Of Masks and Chromes*, page 18
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1  *Of Masks and Chromes*, page 16
4. ↑  *Of Masks and Chromes*, page 26
5. ↑  *Of Masks and Chromes*, page 10
Territories

The **Territories** is the main continent of *The Red Harlequin*. They are divided by colors.

## Black Nation

The Black Nation is the home of the Black Chromes. It's territory is dominated by forests.

## Red Kingdom

The Red Kingdom is the home of the Red Chromes. It's territory is dominated by marshes and mountains.

## Green Nation

The Green Nation is the home of the Green Chromes. It's territory is dominate by swamps.

## Blue Nation

The Blue Nation is the home of the Blue Chromes. It's territory is dominated by plains turned into farmland.

## Orange Nation

The Orange Nation is the home of the Orange Chromes. It's territory is dominated by mountains.

## Yellow Nation

The Yellow Nation is the home of the Yellow Chromes. It's territory is dominated by mountains.

## Violet Nation

The Violet Nation is the home of the Violet Chromes. It's territory is dominated by lavender fields and islands.
Chromes

"**Chromes**" is the term used for the humans in *The Red Harlequin*. They are divided into Black, Blue, Green, Violet, Red, Orange, and Yellow Chromes, with each tribe having its own culture and traditions.

## Overview

Each tribe in *The Red Harlequin* is based on a specific color. They all worship gods, have different politics, and wear masks.

### Masks

Masks are the trademark of *The Red Harlequin* world. Each tribe has a set of colors for their masks, which are usually their tribal color with white as an accent. They supposedly wear them to "protect their ugliness from others". However, they are really used as a tool for oppressing others.

### Gods

All Chromes worship the gods associated with their color. There is pantheon of them for each tribe. As Asheva finds out at the end of book one, the gods are lies to instill fear into people.

## Politics

These are the various politics in *The Red Harlequin* series.

### Castes

Castes are unique to the Reds that divide Samaris, and, ultimately, the kingdom. They are the Ashis, Sayis, and Janis. The Ashis rule Samaris. The Sayis are the merchants, workers, and soldiers of the kingdom. The Janis are the castout and beggars.

### Barons

Barons are the rulers of various trades in Ayas.

### Elders

Elders are the rulers of the Blacks. They reside in a palace in Axyum.

### The Sisterhood

The Sisterhood are the rulers of the Orange. They are usually a council and reside in a palace in Crodya.

### The Brotherhood

The Brotherhood are the rulers of the Yellow. They reside in a palace is Doryca.

### Monarch

The Monarch is the ruler of the Violets. They reside in Papylia, the center island of Papylia.

### Priest

The Priest or Priestess is the ruler of the Green. They reside in Everdia.

## Harlequins

Harlequins are Chromes who do not conform to Chrome societies.
Paecto

**Paecto** was a male Black Chrome who was introduced in *Of Masks and Chromes*.

## Appearance

Paecto is tall and skinny, with a frowning brow and bulging eyes that made him seen demonic. He wears a black mask with mother-of-pearl ornaments above his eyes that make him seem permanently displeased. He speaks with a solemn voice.

## Personality

Paecto believes in hard work and exposing his student's weaknesses.

## History

### *Of Masks and Chromes*

Paecto was the leader for Asheva's group in the Black Seminary.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2  *Of Masks and Chromes*, page 25
2. ↑  *Of Masks and Chromes*, page 28
Cure minor wounds

**Spell level:** bard 0; cleric 0; druid 0

**Innate level:** 0

**School:** conjuration

**Components:** verbal, somatic

**Range:** touch

**Area of effect:** single

**Duration:** instant

**Save:** none

**Spell resistance:** yes

**Additional counterspells:** ghoul touch

**Description:** The target creature is healed for 4 points of damage. Healing spells have a reverse effect on undead, harming instead of healing them. A successful touch attack must first be made when this spell is used against undead.

## Notes

* This spell inflicts positive energy damage on a targeted undead, unless the creature is friendly to the caster.
Rite of Initiation

The **Rite of Initiation** is a coming-of-age ceremony for Black fourteen-year-olds.

## History

### *Of Masks and Chromes*

Asheva and his friends spend half of the book preparing for the Rite prior to his escape from Axyum.

### *Kingdom of Deceit*

Asheva mentions the Rite in a song while posing as a Green named "Fulgor". Zimdie and Jhute tell him after the song that there is no rite in becoming a real adult.

### *Rise of the Harlequin*

Asheva realizes that Andahar underwent the Rite when he meets his former friend in battle.
The Plane of Shadow

The most striking and immediate impression a visitor to the Plane of Shadow experienced was the lack of color and light; no sun, moon, or stars adorned the vault of the inky black sky, and all things looked as if the color had leached out, leaving nothing but black and white, which in the dimness is more like "dark black" and "light black". A light source only illuminated half the distance it normally would, flames and fires put out less heat, and spells that deal with light or fire are less predictable and prone to failure, whereas shadow spells are enhanced. On the other hand, although it would not illuminate as far, any light source on the plane can be spotted at a distance of up to ten times its normal range of illumination, such was the contrast to the constant gloom, similar to a star in the night sky.

Throughout the entire realm, it is a dark echo of the material plane lakes, cities and forests are roughly in the same area, that is where the similarities end. The Shadow plane is a cruel twisted mirror, and as such trees are twisted, water is a black ooze and  buildings are warped into evil looking structures. The Realm is ever changing, there are frequent shadow quakes and buildings as well as landmarks are known to disappear or twist into a new look often.

Some areas within the Shadow plane possess an affinity with the negative energy plane. These "darklands" had a minor negative trait and unprotected visitors immediately feel the life force being sucked from their bodies—unless they exited the darkland quickly, all that was left of them was a pile of ash. Someone with protection from negative energy could stop and admire the utter desolation in an otherwise forlorn landscape, and perhaps make the acquaintance of the truly inimical undead. Sadly, no natural vortices opened into darklands regions, preventing the unwary from stepping through into almost certain death, and even worse keeping the creatures that thrived there from having easy access to other planes. Material Plane locations such as desecrated burial mounds, and haunted battlefields frequently had a “darkland” echo on the Shadowfell.

The signature of Lady Sun appears at the end of this book.
Shaina

**Shaina** was a female Orange Chrome who was introduced in *Rise of the Harlequin*. She was a member of the Sisterhood and was in a relationship with Daeryc before being killed in Ayas.

## Shaina

### Age

around the same age as Asheva (presumably 16-years)

## Affiliations

### Former

member of the Sisterhood
resident of Crodya

## Relatives

### Appeared in

*Rise of the Harlequin*,
*A New Dawn*

## Description

Shaina had kitten-like hazel eyes, blonde hair, and wore an amber mask.

## History

### Pre-Series

Before the start of the series, Shaina was promoted to the Orange Council, the Sisterhood, at an unknown time.

## Gallery

Shaina as depicted in the Colors of *The Red Harlequin* trailer for the books.
Collective Laws

The **Collective Laws** are the laws that all Chromes abide by.

## Known Laws

1. Chromes must wear masks at all times during the day.
2. Chromes of other colors must not attack the cities of other Chromes of differing colors.

## Times Broken

### Law 1

Harlequins are notorious for breaking this law. The other times when this law was broken are when Chromes forget to put their masks on.

### Law 2

Law 2 was broken when the Black attacked Samaris in book 2.
Violet Chromes

**Violet Chromes** are the tribe in *The Red Harlequin*. Their main city is Papylia and specialize in silks and trading.

All Violet Chromes in the series can be found here.

## Masks

The Violets wear purple masks and silver masks.

## Trivia

* The Violets use poisonous butterflies and various plants as weapons.
* Yit mentioned that Violets are great midwifes.
Of Masks and Chromes

***Of Masks and Chromes*** is the first book of *The Red Harlequin*.

It precedes *Kingdom of Deceit*, and the main protagonist is Asheva.

In a world where everyone wears masks and superstitions abound, the color of your chrome determines who you are and where you will live.

And if you will live.

### General

*“Before you can break out of prison, you must first realize you’re locked up.”*

In an ancient world divided by colors, where everyone wears masks, superstitions abound, and mysterious creatures called the Harlequins exist…

Here, a clever teen of the Black Chromes named Asheva loses everything he’s ever known and embarks on a treacherous and exciting journey that takes him through the wild forests of the Black Nation to the vast plains of Ayas, a Blue Chrome city of astounding beauty, where further danger lies.

But the journey will also result in an astonishing truth, when Asheva ultimately discovers that beneath the masks all Chromes wear, nothing is what it seems.

## Plot

### Chapter 1: Death of a Harlequin

Asheva and his father walk towards the squared of Axyum to witness the execution of a Harlequin. Andahar, Asheva's friend, is also present for the execution alongside all Black Chromes of Axyum.

*Coming soon...*

## Trivia

* In the paperback version of the book, there is a Chrome Guide at the back of it.
Doryca

**Dorya** is a city that was introduced in *Rise of the Harlequin*. It is the capital of the Yellow Chromes.

## Doryca

### Appeared in

*Rise of the Harlequin*,
*A New Dawn*

## Description

Doryca is a city that looks identical to its sister city, Crodya. However, Doryca sports a gold dome on top of one of its buildings to distinguish itself.

It is located on one side of the Yara River, across from Crodya.

## History

### Pre-Series

Some time after the war which divided the world, Doryca was built alongside Crodya. However, because the leaders of the ancient mountain tribe could not decide who was fit to the be leader, Doryca was then decided to be strictly inhabited by males while Crodya was strictly inhabited by females.

### *Rise of the Harlequin*

Doryca was the location where Asheva pleaded with the Yellow Chromes to help them defeat the Blacks. It was also the site where the Battle of the Twin Cities took place.

## Gallery

Doryca and Crodya on the back cover of *Rise of the Harlequin*.
Red Chromes

The **Red Chromes** are a tribe in *The Red Harlequin*, residing in the Red Kingdom. Their main city is Samaris, which is divided, and they specialized in harvesting salt from the sea.

All Red Chromes in the series can be found here.

## Masks

The Red wear red or silver masks, with white as an accenting color.

## Gods

The Red worship their main gods Adio and Adia. There are also minor gods, such as Erai.

## Rites

### The Mark

The Mark is the rite is which male Ashis are permanently branded with hot iron. Chtomio wanted to dismantle the rite as he considers it abuse.

### *Ferya*

*Ferya* is the rite where the royal family is hailed to the commoners.

## Trivia

* The Reds are the enemies of the Blacks.
Oris

**Oris** was a male Red Chrome who was introduced in *Kingdom of Deceit*. He was the Ashi Royal Minister of the Red Kingdom before he was killed by Asheva in revenge for Chtomio.

## Status

### Cause of death

killed by Asheva in revenge for Chtomio's murder

## Affiliations

### Current

Minster of the Red Kingdom
Ashi of Samaris

### Appeared in

*Kingdom of Deceit*,
*The Seer*

## Description

Oris wore a silver mask with ruby eyebrows.

## History

### *Kingdom of Deceit*

Oris is first seen during the *Ferya* ceremony in the middle of the book. When Asheva infiltrates Samaris as "Chtomio", Oris breaks up the fight between him and Erai.

### *Rise of the Harlequin*

Cestia mentions that she hated Oris after Asheva tells her about Chtomio.

## Trivia

* Oris was lobbied to become the minster on the behalf of Ashis who thought that Chtomio was going to be a weak ruler.
Harlequins

**Harlequins** are Chromes who do not conform with their tribe. They are usually seen as a danger to the stability of Chrome society. Their leader is the Red Harlequin.

All Harlequins in the series can be found here.

## Gods

Harlequins do not worship the Chrome gods.

## Trivia

* A harlequin is a jester in medieval society.