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Vore

Five Duchies

*Further information: Kamaklavan, The Narasi Conquest, and The Fall of Late Magocracy*

## History

Vore is one of the Duchies that was created for King Kamaklavan sons after the Narasi conquered the late Magocracy.

The southern part of it was originally part of the Mage lands of the Late magocracy and was given to one of his older sons to rule as Duke.

## Overview

The Duchy of Vore is one of the two Duchies who refused to join King Rard's new Kingdom of Castalshar.
The Duke of Vore owes the Duke of Merwyn a great deal of money so does whatever he wants. By all accounts the Vore Duke is incompetent and more interested in his own pleasures than in being a good duke. The Censorate still controls the use of magic in Vore as well as in Merwyn.
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Shadowplay (Spellmonger: Legacy and Secrets Book 1)

* ebook
* Audio

## POV Information

**Gender**
**Char Name**

Female
Gatina

## Backcover summary

Born into a mysterious family, Gatina always knew there was something special about those around her. But when the Duke and Duchess of Alshar—close friends of her family—are brutally assassinated, her idyllic countryside life is upended by secrets emerging from the shadows.

The family she knew proved to be more than mere Alshari Coastlords and occasional magi, as she once believed. For centuries, her ancient and distinguished House has been secretly both Shadowmagi and highly skilled thieves. With a devious Count seeking to capitalize on the assassination, the future stability and peace of Alshar hinges on Gatina learning both arts.

Slavery and piracy loom malevolently in the distance as the Count allies himself with a merciless criminal organization to seize power.

Gatina’s House has vowed to stand against the rising tide of wickedness—no matter how hopeless the task may seem. Working in secret beneath the tutelage of an enigmatic and mysterious master, Gatina finds herself disguised as a street orphan. She runs the filthy gutters of Falas as she puts her training into practice amid the dismal reality of its most destitute neighborhoods.

Brutal thugs, violent riots, cunning soldiers, and the constant threat of discovery by the Count and his allies, all put Gatina’s life at risk as she struggles in secret against the rising tyrant.

For as the blessed Darkness conceals her movements by night, she and the Brotherhood engage in a clandestine struggle, something much more deadly than mere…

*SHADOWPLAY!*
Tribals

## Origins

Like the Kasari, many of these tribes ancestors were probably people that were cut off from Perwyn at the time of The Inundation and they did what they could to survive.

## Tribes

Across the Five Duchies there are many small and sometimes isolated tribes of people, often these groups have various cultural traits that differ from the mainstream culture of the Narasi.

### **Alshar**

Court Wizard has references to various northern tribes

Karsari
See Kasari for detailed information.
Piar

Calrom

Coutu

Crinroc
from the west side of an area in the far north both the Crinroc and the Fallad tribe live in an area that is an arid hilly region between the mountains and they spend most of their time fighting and raid each other, both claiming to be the rulers of the area. The only real difference between them is their appearances. The Crinroc are Short, thick with Shaggy brown hair. *See also: Crinroc*

Fallad
from the same area as the Crinroc but from the East side of the area. They are short and skinny with black hair.
Pearwoods
in *Northern Alshar lives the Pearwoods Clans, after Timberwatch *Wenek* is knighted and becomes the Baron (Magelord) of the Pearwoods. Some of their customs and traditions are not considered civilized by their Narasi neighbors, including the taking of multiple wives or raiding their neighbors for goods and supplies.*

### **Castal**

Ilnarthi
tribes of the peninsula were savage warriors, and their script is reflective of their delight in brutality.

*For more sub cultures, see Humani.*
## References

1. ↑ Mancour, Terry. Spellmonger: Book One Of The Spellmonger Series (p. 487). Kindle Edition.
Sigodnos

## **Overview**

A god that is worshipped by Isily, revealed by Briga during Enchanter,

>  *Sigodnos was an old Wenshari god of night and shadows, I recalled, popular in the late Magocracy, during Wenshar’s period of urbanization during the decline of the empire.*
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### **References**

1. ↑ Mancour, Terry, Enchanter Book Seven of the Spellmonger Series, Loc 12612

### Glossary

See ***Gods of Callidore*** for pantheons.
Salik Tower

Pele Towers around the Penumbra

*Further information: The Pele Towers and Alshar*

## Overview

Located about 60 miles south and east of Rognar's Tower, through once was the most densely populated area of the Wilderlands, the next to the last tower was built in a region once known as Salik domain.

The original keep had been slighted a generation ago when the Lord of Salik annoyed his baron, but the first two floors were still intact and the curtain wall along with the towers were still in good shape.

This tower becomes Carmella’s and is ultimately granted to her by the Duke along with the surrounding area for her domain.

## Summary

### Journeymage

Carmella tore into the restoration of the keep and building a four story tower on top of the existing two stories unlike the way she had at the previous towers. The existing baily encompassed 15 acres of land with rivers on two sides. The nearby villages and forests held a large number of refugees scratching an existence out.

With the supplies for Gareth to work with became increasingly sparse and more refugees arriving, Minalan finally had to go shopping not only for supplies for Gareth's magic kettles but supplies for the children. They needed boots that with the proper supplies the Kasari children would teach them how to make, they needed cloths, blanks, knives etc.

#### Midsummer

While here Minalan realized that it was time for Midsummer celebration so he arranged one to mark celebration and brought Alya to the tower to meet the children and to see what he had been up to. During the early part of the celebration, Brother Amus, Duke Anguin's advisor contacted Minalan through the mirror that he had made for the Duke. Brother Amus was concerned about the Anguin's state of mind and was afraid he would do something rash, so Minalan taking Pentandra and others transported on a visit to the Duke. Anquin was feeling petulant and worthless, so between Minalan and Pentandra they shored him and transported him to the Minsummer party at Salik Tower where he met his subjects and came away with the resolution to follow Minalan's plan to regain his Duchy.
Sevendor/Southridge

At the beginning of Magelord

At the beginning of Magelord

One of the original yeomanry of Sevendor Vale.

## Southridge

Southridge is where most of the domains cattle and sheep graze.

## Summary

### Magelord

Yeoman Ylvine was close to the West Fleria rule and at Yule when he was to swear fidelity to Minalan, he objected and rebelled. He was dismissed from service and evicted from Sevendor. Guris of Boval Vale was named temporarily as Yeoman.

### High Mage

Sagal is made Yeoman of Southridge Hold in between Magelord and High Mage and absorbed much of the land where Genly use to be.
The Iron Ring

* ebook
* Audio

* Fan Art
* The Road to Sevendor

## POV Information

**Gender**
**Char Name**

Male

## A Spellmonger Short Story.

### Takes place after *High Mage**.* It is found in *The Road To Sevendor: A Spellmonger Anthology*

The Iron Band is a conscripted Military Order created to form an "Iron Ring" around the *gurvani* and the *Penumbra* lands, created just before the coronation of King Rard in *Magelord*.

The conscripts are mainly made up of commoners convicted of crimes ranging from murder to simply owing debts to their manor. It is also made up of some nobles, convicted of political crimes against the Kingdom. Once a man completes their sentence in the Iron Ring he is freed of all debts and convictions against his name.

In this fast action addition to the Spellmonger Series, follow a group of Iron Band soldiers as they face off against the enemies of all humanity, they will probably all be dead within a week...

## Developments

After the Dragon attack on Vorone during *Shadowmage,* King Rard makes further commitments to Duke Anguin II, to strengthen the Iron Ring with more men from the Kingdom.
Shadowheist (Spellmonger: Legacy and Secrets Book 2)

* ebook
* Audio

## POV Information

**Gender**
**Char Name**

Female
Gatina

## Backcover summary

Having discovered her true heritage, young Gatina is embracing her evolving role as an apprentice shadowthief. It turns out procuring things that don’t actually belong to you can be rather exciting. But the first thing a good thief must learn is how to not get caught. If the evil usurper Count Vichetral snares Gatina or her beloved family, a truly unpleasant fate awaits.

So her defiant father has deposited Gatina and her brother in the last place Vichetral’s men would think to look for them: stately Palomar Abbey. Under the alias of Maid Avorrita of Dentran—a purposely dull, bucktoothed maiden studying to be a novitiate—Gatina quickly comes to enjoy her new life among the elite. And then the trouble truly begins . . .

When Gatina’s father takes her along with him to Inmar to meet a fence who can handle their stolen goods, they discover a new threat to their Shadow Council: the checkered-cloaked Royal Censorate of Magic, dedicated to the ruthless enforcement of centuries-old laws pertaining to the use of magic. Later, Gatina’s dormant rajira unexpectedly emerges at the abbey, and she’s secretly tutored in shadowmagic by the mysterious Lady Silva.

## The Palomar Temple

What Gatina doesn’t realize is that very soon she’ll need every trick in her secret book. For a sinister new threat has arisen, one that will doom any who oppose its growing power. While Minalan the Spellmonger toils in distant lands to save humanity, Gatina must prove her skills in steel, sorcery, and the stars in order to save herself, her family, even freedom itself, by pulling off the ultimate SHADOWHEIST!

*The Spellmonger: Legacy and Secrets trilogy introduces a younger Gatina, Kitten of the Night, as she comes into her own as a shadowmage.*
The Fall of Late Magocracy

## **Overview**

The Late Magocracy is the time of human development on *Callidore* from the time of the Fall of Perwyn (0 A.P) until the time of the Narasi invasion (approx. 600 A.P.) The Late Magocracy fell some 600 years after the Fall of Perwyn. The Narasi, led by King Kamaklavan and his five sons.

During the time of the Late Magocracy, the Magelords (mages who held land) bickered and fought. Without the central power of Perwyn to keep them in check, they attacked one another frequently, for nearly 200 years, in an attempt to grab power from one another. To accomplish this goal, they used *irionite* (Witchstones), these battles were called *Mage Wars.*

In an effort to curtail the civil strife in the empire that was known as the Late Magocracy, the Archmage, Sinfineer, put together a coalition and confiscate all irionite. He took from friend and foe alike. He then took the bulk of that irionite and dumped it into the sea where Perwyn sank. 400 years later, with little irionite to protect them, the empire fell to the Narasi invaders.

*See also: The Narasi Conquest*
Rustallo

### Additional Desc.

Though Rustallo is far from the smartest of the High Magi, he is a decent war mage and very loyal. In dire situations, he tends to crack jokes to break the tension. He is a good traveling companion, and almost always jovial! Despite his relative inexperience (and somewhat annoying habit of voicing the obvious,) Rusty occasionally has moments where his observations and insights are incredibly useful to the team.

## Family Members

### Father

His father is Lord of a small domain, Wood’s End, in Southern Ramere.

### Additions

Rustallo is the only son of a Country Knight from Ramere. His father gave up the idea that Rusty would inherit their familial lands after his talent emerged— until Minalin overturned the bans on magic.

## Book Appearances

### Books

Spellmonger, Warmage, Magelord, High Mage, Necromancer, Thaumaturge

## Personality and Characteristics

A little cocky and a little boyish, but very, very loyal.

## Early years

Originally the only son of a country knight of the fife Woodsend in Remere.

> *"...But when I left for the Academy he basically gave up on the idea of leaving his property to me, because of the Bans, and letting it revert back to his baron upon his death. You mean . . . you mean I could inherit Woodsend from my father? Keep it in the family?” he asked excitedly..."*
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## Summary

### Spellmonger

One of the original warmage that came Boval and was given a piece Irionite to become a High Mage.

### Warmage

While preparing for the battle at Timberwatch he came up with the idea of making up big batches of cats eye stones that would allow anyone holding it to see like a cat

After *The Battle at Timberwatch* he was knighted and granted the fief of Grimly Wood

## References

1. ↑ Mancour, Terry. Warmage: Book Two Of The Spellmonger Series (p. 478). Kindle Edition.
Hawklady (Cliff Notes)

Hawklady: A Spellmonger Cadet Novel

Dara starts her reading and magic lessons.

Minalan calls his Banners for the Relief of Gilmora

Preparations for War

Minalan and Lady Varen tell Dara about the thoughtful
knife.

Dara practices with the thoughtful knife, slaughtering
rotten pumpkins and splashing her fellow apprentices.

Dara’s father is unhappy and insists that the Westwoods men
will be the guards for the Magical Corps.

Pentandra teaches Dara some useful spells for war and
protection and Dara is armored up.

The troops are transported via the Alka Alon Ways from
Sevendor to Gilmora.

Dara and Frightful scout out the area around Castle Cambrian
and is in her first battle.  She then
takes the thoughtful knife out.  She
rescues Sir Festaran and slays hundreds of Guavani with the knife.

Minalan calls upon Dara to use the thoughtful knife to help
slay the Dragon.

Dara arrives in Borrowbell to discover that she is
considered one of the Great Heroes of the battle and that people are fighting
over hosting her in their homes.

Pentandra has selected a young noble woman, Lady Amara of
Siviline House to host Dara. Thus, begins Darra’s lessons on influencing
nobility to further the aims of the Arcane orders.

While being feted by Gilmora society, Dara uncovers a plot
to kill Minalan and assassinate the King.
With the help of Amara, Gareth and Sir Festaran the plot is reveled.
Magelords Astyral and Mavone, with Lady Pentandra take over rounding up the
rest of the traitors and securing the prisoners.

Minalan arrives in Borrowbell and the town goes wild, Dara
and Sir Cei are presented with the Dragon Teeth.

The King arrives and ennobles Dara.
Terrihall

## History

Originally, the land that makes up Terrihall was granted to Territh the Bandit as ransom for the Duke's youngest daughter soon after the original Goblin Wars.

*"I bring this up because when we rode to the frontiers of the Territhine lands, the harsh-looking red banner bearing the black skull reminded me that once again lechery and greed had taken this land from those who would have defended it with chivalry and ethics."*

## Overview

While investigating Terrihall, Minalan, Terleman, Taren and Cormoran among others, discovered the Soulless for the first time. They also rescued Jannik the Jolly who ended up by being a great source of information concerning what was happening in the region.

## Summary

### Spellmonger

When Minalan along with a small band of other High Magi first scouted out the Penumbra, they heard that there was a mage at Terrihall and went to investigate if it was someone that needed help to retreat. Instead they found Garkesku lording it over as a Magelord with his own piece of Irionite given to him by Shereul.

## References

1. ↑ Mancour, Terry. Warmage: Book Two Of The Spellmonger Series (p. 354). Kindle Edition.
Yltedene

Medieval Smelting

From Arcanist Map 1

Located just a few miles north of Vandor

## Magelaw

The new Yltedene was where Master Suhi of the Dradrien set up his foundry.  It took him several pours working with local Magi to get their assistance before he got the steel that he was looking for.  All of the ingots prior to that were eagerly received by the local smiths and the iron was quickly made into the many metal tools and items that a growing town needed.

In one of his trials, he poured 30 new anvils for the growing industry.

When he finally succeeded in getting the recipe just right, he ended up with 18 tons of steel ingots.
The Iris

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## History

A secretive criminal order. Not much is known about their operations other than they have existed since before The Inundation.

> "...Iris. That’s the criminal organization that runs everything east of Remere, as far as we can tell. And a good deal in southern Castal and Farise."
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## References

1. ↑ Mancour, Terry. Court Wizard: Book Eight Of The Spellmonger Series. Kindle Edition. Loc 18020
Professions of the Magi

## Overview

A mage's profession depends on many factors; whether the mage is noble or common, where in the *Five Duchies* the mage is living; what is their level of *rajira*, do they have a ***Sport*** talent; has the mage specialised their discipline and finally, what training or qualifications has the mage received.

Magi who wish to practice their skills legally are either enrolled in a magical school such as the Inarion Academy, or apprenticed to a credentialed Spellmonger or Practical Adept until they pass their exams and receive their journeyman's papers. At that point, they are known as a Journeymage.

*See also: Magical Disciplines*

## Credentialed Professions

Thaumaturge or Scholary Magi
teachers, instructors and researchers for the most part, but few magi can devote all of their time to research without working in another field, such as teaching. (*See Academic Magic and Thaumaturges*)
Alchemy
No mention has been made of Alchemists working in the medical profession or as anything other then warmagi.
Beastmastery
Is a discipline some Beastmasters do make a living as Beastmasters, but many of them use their skills with animals in other professions or on the side.
Censorate, Censor General
Enforce the bands on magic across the former Royal (now Ducal) lands
Construction
(*See Construction Magi*)'
Court Wizards
(*See Court Wizards*)
Dioramacists
Lanse of Bune and others who specialize in true-to-life dioramas and continuous scrying to portray a hyper-detailed representation of a battle.
Enchanters
(*See Enchanters*)
Mirror Array Attendants
(*See Entropomants and Mirror Array*)
Green magi
is both a discipline and a Profession. Some are employed as greenwardens. (*See Green Magi*)
Medical
(*See Medical Magi*)
Practical Adepts / Spellmongers
Practical Adepts, Practicing Adepts, Resident Adepts and Spellmongers are all about the same. (*See Practical Adepts and Spellmongers*)
Seamagi
Seamagi is both a discipline and a profession. They have very specialized knowledge and spells to assist them with sailing and weather.
Spellwardens
New with the advent of overturning the bans Spellwardens monitor all magi that enter a domain, usually charging a small fee if they plan on practicing.
Warmagi
Warmagi is both a discipline and a profession
## Uncredentialed

Hedgemagi
usually called either Hedgewitch or Hedgewizard
Footwizards
Both male and female are called Footwizards as they travel around, rarely staying in one spot for more then a season.
## Either

Field Wizards
Can be either Credentialed or Uncredentialed. Started in the Barony of Vandor.

## References

1. ↑ Mancour, Terry. Magelord: Book Three Of The Spellmonger Series (p. 249). Kindle Edition.
Snowflake of Sevendor

## Overview

The Snowflake of Sevendor is a 4' wide, 6 sided Crystalline Snowflake that Minalan created from his feverish dreams in *Journeymage*.

Located in a vesicle of the Snowstone Mountain, Minalan is turning into a fortress, it was created from crystals of unknown properties.

## Summary

### Journeymage

When Minalan overdid waypoint travel and collapsed during Journeymage his subcounscious combined with his Rajira produced the Snowflacke.

> *From within the column of flame I could see an object.  The construct of my unstructured desire, made manifest by the depths of my subconscious. Finally, when the energies I was working with built to a pitch, Briga quietly laid her arm on my shoulder, and I felt a wave of divine magic wash through me.*
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Minalan speaking to Briga in his dreams:

> *“It’s the fulcrum I was speaking of,” I explained.  “And no, I don’t know anything beyond that.  I have a feeling I’m going to be studying it in-depth, however.”*
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Just as the other vesicles produced wonders like the pocketstones and the Alaran Stone, there is no telling what crystals were here before the Snowflake was forged.  Whatever they were, they are now incorporated into the constantly-shifting crystalline matrix.

### Enchanter

In *Enchanter* Minalan introduced the *Bouleuterion* of Sevendor to the Snowflake; working with the wizards, *Guri**, Azhguri* and *Onranion*; they explore the true nature of the Snowflake and how it could be utilised. Guri warns Minalan that if he doesn't learn how to protect his creation someone will try to take it from him.

It was discovered that the power being produced by the Snowflake was too great for a humani or an Alkan mind to control; so an intercessory enneagram would be needed to start taking advantage of the unique creation.

At the same time *Ruderal* was exploring the *Grain of Pors* to support the Bouleuterion in selecting the right enneagrams for their various enchantments. Contained within the piece of Ghost Rock he discovered a powerful and benevolent enneagram from Callidore's ancient past, he called it the *Celestial Mother**.*

Minalan along with *Gareth**, Taren, Ulin, Guri* and *Onranion* risk Min's life by casting the imbuing enchantment which fortunately succeeds.

## Uses

Using a *Sympathy Stone* in his staff, Blizzard, Minalan uses the power of the Snowflake in the following events:

* *Greenflower Mage War*
* *The Dragon Attack at Vorone*
* During *The Spellmonger's Yule* when Min reaches the Elf's Gate.

## References

1. ↑ Mancour, Terry. Journeymage: Book Six Of The Spellmonger Series. Kindle Edition. Loc 7400
2. ↑ Mancour, Terry. Journeymage: Book Six Of The Spellmonger Series. Kindle Edition. Loc 7422
3. ↑ Mancour, Terry. Enchanter: Book Seven Of The Spellmonger Series . Kindle Edition. 24%
Zolim

Originally an Alka Alan, his shade fled his body in a bid for immortality and was imprisoned along with Kobol by the Alka Alan centuries before Humani came to Calidore.

## Summary

### Thaumaturge

Rules the Guavani sacred vale in the Umbra (around Boval?)

## References

1. ↑ Mancour, Terry. Thaumaturge: Book Eleven of the Spellmonger Series. Chapter 26. Kindle Edition.
Telos

Stated aim or objective of an enchantment

OR

enchanter’s summation of his ultimate purpose in performing the enchantment

(Note: this has 2 definitions in the book)

## Reference List

1. ↑ Mancour, Terry. Enchanter: Book Seven Of The Spellmonger Series . Unknown. Kindle Edition. Apendix A. Loc 12901
2. ↑ Mancour, Terry. Enchanter: Book Seven Of The Spellmonger Series . Unknown. Kindle Edition. Apendix A. Loc 12899
Traveler’s Tower

Pele Towers around the Penumbra

## Overview

> *At noon on the third day out from Lotanz, Tyndal’s troop discovered the site of our next pele tower. It had been a manor farm, once, and perhaps prosperous in its way. The hall’s roof was half caved in, but it was large enough, and there was a dike and ditch around the place. The hall itself was at the crest of a wide hill, and had a narrow stone tower for protection at one end. The tower had been toppled at the second story, leaving a shell that didn’t even reach the peak of the roof. The yard inside the dike was overgrown with three years’ worth of untended foliage, and there were bones scattered around where the dogs had done their work.*
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A Hesian warmage named Aori was left in charge of the magical defenses.

See more locations in ***Alshar and The Pele Towers***

## References

1. ↑ Mancour, Terry. Journeymage: Book Six Of The Spellmonger Series . Unknown. Kindle Edition.
Prophecy/ Gurvani

Centuries ago, a great gurvani shaman, Ula-telec, made a prophesy:

> Ula-telec prophesied that we [the gavani] would lose the Valley to the unclean, and that all of my people would be in danger.  The time was called the Exile, and it came to pass.
> Ula-telec also prophesied that the Great War would come, and for four generations all would be in chaos.
> All is doomed, he said, until the One gurvan who sees the Cave first after the Exile leads his people through the war and into a greater Peace.
> - Sheruel to Minalan at Boval Castle
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> The Dead God was to be the savior of his people, because he would be the first gurvan to see the cave. Only he hadn’t been.  Gurkarl had been.  And he didn’t know that.  That had to be significant, somehow. - Minalan narrative
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1. ↑ Mancour, Terry. Spellmonger: Book One Of The Spellmonger Series (p. 435). Kindle Edition.
2. ↑ Mancour, Terry. Spellmonger: Book One Of The Spellmonger Series (p. 435). Kindle Edition.
Sevendor/Sevendor Vale

## Sevendor Vale

### Caolan's Pass

The back entrance into Sevendor over the North ridge from Sashtalia. Yeoman Carkan was in charge, there are few cottages dotted along the ridge. During the war with West Fleria Carkan was injured and asked to retire. Caolan's pass was granted to the Westwood men to guard and protect the way into Sevendor. A big complex with towers and guard posts will later be built to defend Sevendor.

### Farant's Hold / Hollyburrow

Located under Matten's Helm (the large mountain that separates the two Vales), and a ridge of smaller mountains. It was originally Farant's Hold, Farant ran an illegal distillery and treated his people ill, he was dismissed and Sagal was tasked with putting the Hold back in order. A density of marsh lands made farming difficult and so Sagal was given Southridge Hold instead. Olmeg the Green was made Yeoman and turned part of the area into his plant nursery. When Olmeg invited the Tal Alon to Sevendor, he granted them part of the hold for their new community. Eventually Olmeg named it Hollyburrow in honor of the Tal's burrow like homes and the many holly bushes found in the area.

### Genly

Tiny hamlet of villeins with no yeoman or headman, it was given to the Headman of Sevendor Village, Railan the Steady. Genly is absorbed by both Sevendor town and some of the fields by Southridge Hold. It later becomes the site of industry and is the base of the Genly Glass Works.

### Gurisham

One of the original yeomanry of the Sevendor Vale. It is a bonded Community with Headman Brandine at the beginning of Magelord, later there are other Headmen. Headman Brandine perished at *The Siege of Castle Cambrian**.*

### Jurlor's Hold

A farming community, well tended and guarded. As Sevendor Town grew the edges butted up to Jurlor's land and he prospered along with the rest of Sevendor.

### Southridge Hold

Yeoman Ylvine was close to the West Fleria rule and at Yule when he was to swear fidelity to Minalan, he objected and rebelled. He was dismissed from service and evicted from Sevendor. Guris of Boval Vale was named temporarily as Yeoman then later in *Magelord* Sagal is made Yeoman of Southridge Hold.

### Westwood

Kaman is the Yeoman of the Westwood, it's an area of land separated from the rest of the vale by a deep ravine. The Westwoodmen have a long and proud history, it's also the setting for the first three *Young Adult Cadet Novels**.*

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Tolindir Village

Peasant village

## Overview

One of three tiny little villages on the Eastern Plateau below the Anvil.

The nearest village to Antimei's croft under The Anvil and the village that Alurra comes from.

## Summary

### Court Wizard

*In Tolindir village, the largest in the sparse domain, the gurvani burned a third of the cots, enslaved more than sixty of the freemen, and torched the manor house when some poor folk tried to take refuge there.*

## References

1. ↑ Mancour, Terry. Court Wizard: Book Eight Of The Spellmonger Series . Kindle Edition.
Martin Fitzgerald Andrews

Perhaps 10 to 12 centuries before Spellmonger, Martin Fitzgerald Andrews was a Lieutenant Colonel of the Callidore Colonial Exploration Corp who did much of the early exploration of the continent across the bay from Perwyn just after human colonization began.

## Personality and Characteristics

A military man with orderly thoughts, Andrews was well-versed in a "dizzying array of technical subjects."  He had spent three of the first years of the colony as an active member of the Colonial Exploration Corp, the "point of the spear" for the colonial effort.

> "He’d been part of the initial contact team that had met the odd humanoid aliens, the fishy aliens, the tree aliens, and the others, and negotiated terms with their council to permit the colony. He’d been the first human being to go and explore it on behalf of the colony …"
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## Relationships

Andrews was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Colonial Exploration Authority. He transferred to Inspections and Investigations when his wife came out of suspension (hibernation).

Martin Andrews was married to Angela, a biologist with excellent organizational skills who worked at the Colonial Science Foundation.

> "Technically they had been married since before they had left Terra, but only just before. They were still newlyweds when they both went into suspension for the voyage."
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Minalan encountered the life experience and memories of LTC Andrews during his interrogation by Szal the Yith.   As such, Andrews is now one of nine personalities incorporated into Minalan's psyche.  Minalan's other hosts include Tuaa Folauga, Saram, Michael Anthony Palgrave,  Mel Thenreyal, Prince Maralathus, Raer Rinthon, Umank, and Aza'methet.

## Summary

### Footwizard

Martin Andrews and his wife, Angela, flew from Perwyn to Merwyn Station.  Enroute, they encountered a large leviathan, at least a mile long and rose hundreds of feet above the surface of the ocean.  Clippermen swam around it, and a few whales from Terra. Martin was pleased that some aquatic species from his home world seemed to get along with the Vundel. Angela estimated the leviathan to be a hundred and fifty thousand years old.  Martin mentioned they could live at least half a million years in the southern hemisphere.

## References

1. ↑ Mancour, Terry. Footwizard: Book 13 Of The Spellmonger Series. Ch. 40. Kindle Edition.
2. ↑ Mancour, Terry. Footwizard: Book 13 Of The Spellmonger Series. Ch. 40. Kindle Edition.
3. ↑ Mancour, Terry. Footwizard: Book 13 Of The Spellmonger Series. Ch. 40. Kindle Edition.
Railan the Steady

## Introduction

Railan the Steady was the initial Reeve for Sevendor Village and Genly. He appears in *Magelord* and briefly in *Hawkmaiden*.

## Personality and Characteristics

Liked power and the appearance of power but was very narrow minded and didn't want anything to change in Sevendor. Even though Minalan improved his lot in life he saw all of the improvements to the domain and lessening his power and it did. In the long run he was just too hide bound to be able to accept the changes so in the end he betrayed his sworn word and honor.

## Summary

### Magelord

He was a steadying influence on Sir Erantal and did much to protect the villagers and the Sevendori from him, but in the long run really didn't do anything to improve their lot.

Even though he prospered and had the a proper long house he was resistant to the new Bovali residents and suspicious of magic. He along with the rest of the native Savendori that was in the village were moved to Genly. He was often bribed to gain his cooperation. When *Olmeg the Green* proposed different types of grains and vegetables to grow he along with the rest of Genly resisted the new varieties in favor of tradition. Because of sticking with tradition and being unable to change he and Genly did not prosper as much as the rest of the people in the two Vales.

Later that summer, when Sire Gimbal attacked *Sevendor,* Railan and his Genlymen that were guarding Coalan's Pass allowed the attackers through and thus betrayed Minalan. As a result he was captured and imprisoned until Minalan returned home and won the war. He was executed and most of the Genlymen were sent to *The Iron Ring.* The remaining Genlymen, mostly wives and children were moved to Brestal Village and Genly was disbanded.

## References

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Yrentia

* Yrentia 1
* Yrentia 2

**Yrentia** - The imperial Goddess of Magic and Science.

## **Overview**

She is credited with give three great gifts of Perwyn to the first Archmage.

> *The first was the Periodic Table of the Lesser Elements (the Perada, in Old Perwynese); the second was the Twenty Principals of Magic and the Physical World (the Perinsi); and the third was the basic symbolic system for shaping and channeling magic, which are still in use to this very day (the Padu, for those taking notes).*
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## Origins

In The Spellmonger's Yule Lilastien tells Minalan that the lore associated with her wasn't true. That she was a human and after the inundation she inscribe rocks with vital scientific and magical information so it would not be lost to humans. She more then likely did inscribe the information from the lore, but she wasn't the originator of that information.

> *“She manifested enough to write a bunch of vital stuff on rocks in Merwyn, among other great feats. Wouldn’t she know?” “That was during her mortal phase, from what I understand, something her human seed did before she ascended to divinity.”*
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As a Goddess she has many children that was associated with a specific aspect of either science or magic.

> Arkameeds, Nuton, Keplar, Planc, Bor, Haking.
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## See Also

See ***Gods of Callidore*** for pantheons.

## References

1. ↑ Mancour, Terry. Spellmonger: Book One Of The Spellmonger Series. Kindle Edition.
2. ↑ Mancour, Terry. The Spellmonger's Yule: A Spellmonger Series Short Story . Kindle Edition. 7%
Viscozen

Originally an Alka Alan, his shade fled his body in a bid for immortality and was imprisoned along with Kobol by the Alka Alan centuries before Humani came to Calidore.

## Summary

### Arcanist

He contends against Count Marcadine in the Wilderlaw. At the end of the War of Spring, Azar along with many troops go to Marcadine's aid and Azar finally defeats Viscozen buy slaying him.

(It isn't mentioned at this time if Azar has a new sword out of the alloyed steel that will destroy the enneagram)
The Pele Towers

* Map
* Tower

## Participants

Minalan and his Staff
Malkas Alon and the Hesian Order

The Kasari Children
The Orphans of Northern Alshar

## Overview

At the end of High Mage, Tavard III made a peace treaty with the Gurvani and King Rard I ordered Minalan to cease all hostilities across Northern Alshar. At the same time Captain Arborn of the Kasari approaches Minalan to seek his aid in the relocation of 2000 Kasari children from Bransei, North of the Penumbralands across the Ducal border to Kasar in the Castali Wilderlands.

The break in the war was an opportunity for Minalan to kill two birds with one stone, he would be able to aid The Great March of children across the two Duchies, while at the same time shore up defenses in Northern Alshar.

## Locations

The Pele Tower construction was a combination of Karshak and Malkas Alon ingenuity, 2000 Kasari Children's labor and the efforts of many Magi and magical enchantments.

* Lotanz Tower
* Traveler’s Tower
* Baerlon Tower
* Rognar Tower
* Salik Tower
* Anguin Tower

Later a seventh tower is added and first mentioned in Arcanist.

* Eastguard Tower - Located South West of Anguin's Tower, located East of the Ford at Yellin (see Map image)

### References

1. ↑ Mancour, Terry. Journeymage: Book Six Of The Spellmonger Series . Kindle Edition.
Sandoval

* Sandy
* Andra

## Biography

### Personality and Characteristics

In early books, Sandoval plays a peripheral -though well-regarded- role in the war and in magical research. Later in the series, however, Sandy begins to act as a counterbalance to Minalin’s sometimes chaotic methods. He’s admirably stubborn, realistic (bordering on pessimistic,) and not afraid to challenge The Spellmonger when he feels it’s necessary.

He is changed greatly by the events in Olum Seheri, which makes him both cautious and more methodical than in his impetuous youth. His thorough approach to war and military training becomes incredibly important to the defense of the Wilderlands— and his counsel, though not always entirely welcome, is essential to the governance of the Magelaw.

### Family and Relationships

Born the younger son of a nobleman from the Eastern Duchies; he is described as Tall and Lean, and a good solider.

## Summary

### Spellmonger

Sandoval is a *Warmage*, *High Mage,* and good friend of Minalan's. Arrives with *Pentandra* at *the Siege of Boval Castle*.

### Warmage

At the end he was knighted along with the rest of the magi and he stayed in the service of the Duke's army as a High Warmage after the Timberwatch campaign.

### Magelord

He makes an appearance in Magelord, with a visit to Minalan and the Mageland of Sevendor.

### High Mage

In High Mage, he is stationed at Tudry under Astyral.

### Necromancer

He rescues a lady that he once knew, Andra anna Corseen, from the lair at Olum Seheri.

### Thaumaturge

Minalan hired him to be the Magelaw's troubleshooter with a title of Marshall and tasked with building an army.

After the War of Winter is over and during the celebration he and Andra marry.
Pramm

## Overview

Pramm the Blessed, God of the Still is one of the gods of the Valley People. He is the patron of distillation and a notoriously raunchy divinity, known for periodic wild orgies and drunken rites in his honor. The religion's practices include: polygamy, and festivals at each full moon.

With the exception of his worship by the Pearwoods Hill Clans, the religion is despised by the civilized Riverlands folk in the south as a twisted cult and is was tolerated by the rugged Wilderlands lords as the butt of a thousand dirty jokes.

See ***Gods of Callidore*** for pantheons.
The Founding of Castalshar

Original Graphics for the Spellmonger Wiki only!

## Participants

Rard and Grendine, their New Court and the People of Castabriel

Minalan, Penny, the Arcane Orders and the Alka Alon contingent

Guests from Castal, Remere, and Northern Alshar
The Dukes of Merwyn and Vore and their retinues

## **Overview**

The founding of Castalshar was an important event that shaped human politics on Callidore. For over 300 years, humans on Callidore had lived under the *Five Duchies*, established by King Kamaklavan I.

It was suspected by many that Duke Rard was quietly maneuvering to place a crown on his head, but it was the dire situation in Alshar that presented the opportunity. When Minalan the Spellmonger approached Duke Rard with information on the goblin threat, he also promised to deliver a relief on the bans of magic, so that magi could once again employ irionite (Witchstones). Irionite had been banned by the Censorate. Minalan's demand to relax the Bans plus the threat of invasion which could not be countered without *irionite* was enough of an impetus to call the Coronet Council.

During the Coronet Council, Minalan's impassioned plea to meet the threat of Shereul once again proved essential to showing the need for a king to relax the bans on magic. At the end of the Council, all 5 Dukes recognized the threat, but only three of them agreed to be united under a king. The Duke of Alshar (now Anguin, son of the late Duke Lenguin), The Duke of Castal, and Duke Clofalin of Remere all agreed to name Rard the king.

## **Coronation**

After the coronation of Duke Rard I and Queen Grendine, the tree folk appeared out of thin are, bearing gifts.

> *“I am Prince Almasarvala, of the House of Felarsamas, representing the Alka Alon who support the effort against the Abomination.  Do you, Rard of House Bimin, swear to defend this land against it until your dying breath?” he asked, in perfect Narasi.*
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He brought gifts to aid the Magi in their war, among the gifts is the Thoughtful Knife and the Covenstone as well as 21 powerful irionite spheres that came to be known as The Spellmonger Seven, Horka's Seven and Hesia's Seven and given to those orders to be distributed. Minalan kept his seven to be given to his most trusted agents.

## **Summary**

The founding of Castalshar resulted in a few notable items. First, the new Duke of Castal would be Rard's son, Tavard, who did not value magic and frequently finds himself at odds with *Minalan the Spellmonger*. Secondly, the High Magi (Magi with Witchstones) gained great political power and became recognized as the official arbiters of all things magical in the new realm. Minalan was also granted a seat at the table of the now Royal Council to advise Rard whenever needed.

## References

1. ↑ Mancour, Terry. Magelord: Book Three Of The Spellmonger Series (p. 528). Kindle Edition.
Surbural

## Personality and Characteristics

Manipulative, it was his idea to challenge Minalan for the lost Bestal Vale and he goaded Ganulan into it.

### Magelord

Sir Surbural is a newly belted knight by Sire Gimbal of West Fleria's. He accompanied Sir Ganulan to Dike Tower in order to challenge Minalan to a duel.

Surbural lost a duel to Tyndal and became a prisoner to be ransomed but was paroled by Minalan to report the result of the duels and ransom demands to Gimbal. He failed in this task and his fate is unknown at this time.
Terry Mancour

## About the Author

* **Pen Names**: T.L. Mancour
* **Genres**: Science Fiction, Epic Fantasy, Erotica
* **Writing Style**: Detailed World building
* **Books:** Terry's Books

### Biography

Terry Mancour is a science fiction and fantasy writer, author of more than 32 books and innumerable articles under various pseudonyms, including the New York Times Best Selling Star Trek Novel "Spartacus", the sequels to H. Beam Piper's Space Viking, and his original epic fantasy series The Spellmonger Series.

Terry Mancour lives in Durham, North Carolina with his beautiful wife, three precocious children, and his vivid imagination. He is rapidly running out of dream jobs.

## Series

### Spellmonger series

* Genre: High Fantasy / Epic Fantasy
* Theme: former warmage and village spellmonger is driven to defend all humanity, joined by friends and allies they fight to save more than their lives on the world of Callidore.
* Books in Series:
	1. Spellmonger
	2. Warmage
	3. Magelord
	4. Knights Magi
	5. High Mage
	6. Journeymage
	7. Enchanter
	8. Court Wizard
	9. Shadowmage
	10. Necromancer
	11. Thaumaturge
	12. Arcanist
	13. Footwizard
	14. Hedgewitch
	15. Marshal Arcane
	16. Preceptor
	17. Practical Adept

Includes many short stories and novellas.

* Terry's AMA 05/12/2019
* Terry's AMA 6/18/2020

**Everything Spellmonger with Terry**

### Spellmonger Cadet Series

* Genre: Children's / Young Adult / High Fantasy
* Theme: ignorant backwoods girl dares to dream more for herself and realizes those dreams.
* Books in Trilogy:
	1. Hawkmaiden (2015)
	2. Hawklady (2017)
	3. Sky Rider (2018)

### Spellmonger Legacy and Secrets Series

* Genre: Children's / Young Adult / High Fantasy
* Theme: from a family of professional thieves a girl discovers a storied and shadowy family legacy; she learns the skills and powers she will need for the challenges ahead.
* Books in Trilogy:
	1. Shadowplay (2021)
	2. Shdaowheist (2022)
	3. Shadowblade (2023)

**Q&A with Terry Mancour & Emily Burch Harris**

### Tanith

* Genre: Science Fiction
* Theme: Soon to be father, Prince Lucas, the leader of a motely band of unlikely allies, must contend with all manor of challenges the galaxy is preparing to throw against him. Will he ever be able to realize his dream of growing old in peace on Tanith?
* Continuation of "Space Vikings" by H. Beam Piper
	1. Prince of Tanith (2011)
	2. Princess Valerie's War (2011)
	3. Trask’s Odyssey (TBA)

### Casanova's Butterfly

* Genre: Erotica / Time Traveling
* Theme: openly pornographic. Sexually explicit. A man in the future is sent back in time to insert certain genetic corrections into the human genomes
* Books in Trilogy:
	1. Bad Penny (2017)

## Other Works

### Stand Alone Novels

* Spartacus (Star Trek: The Next Generation Book 20)
	+ as T. L. Mancour

### Charity Anthology

* When Swords Fall Silent. “An assassination anthology.”
	+ Bryce O'Connor put together a great group of fantasy writers to contribute stories featuring the topic of assassination. Featuring, Mission of Mercy by Terry Mancour. Listen Now
Valley People

## **Overview**

The Valley People, unlike the Kasari, are highly reclusive and downright xenophobic.  It is said that no living man has ever traveled to their secret valley and returned.  But the Valley People do occasionally leave their home and live among us.  They tend to be absolutely perfect specimens of humanity, the men well-muscled and the women beautiful and perfectly proportioned.  But little was known about that mysterious realm or the culture of its beautiful people.  In truth we probably knew more about the Alka Alon than the Valley People.

Some of the Valley People are rumored to be located in a valley between northern Alshar and Vore.

> "It Could be that the Dead God wants to attack the hill clans and try to penetrate into the dutchys that way. Away from the big castles, but i just cant see that. Even they would get bogged down in those glens. More likely he will bring that force into the great valley and try to attack Vore from the East, which is preposterous, but that's all I can imagine. They'd have to go through the Valley People, the petty kingdoms, and a dozen robber's nests and savage tribes. And Vore is hardly a prize worth the trouble."
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### **Notable Valley Folk**

Lord Darvios was at Carneduin when Minalan and Penny presented the Alkan Council with the ornate Way Stones. He was polite to Minalan but left the impression he didn’t want to associate with any none Valley Folk.

### **References**

1. ↑ Mancour, Terry. Book Five of the Spellmonger Series. High Mage, Chapter Four
2. ↑ Mancour, Terry. Book Two of the Spellmonger Series. Warmage, Chapter Seven - Audio 17minutes

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