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Minn

A nethermancer and Person of the Pocket. Her full given name is Minnimer.

Minn grew up in Gallador, where the rest of her family still lives. When she was fifteen, she became pregnant. Her father was of the opinion that the rest of her time should thenceforth be devoted to producing his grandchildren, and kept her confined and under threat of disowning if she didn't keep the child. She already knew something of the nether, however, and had no need for someone else's help. When her father found out, she was thrown out. She ended up in Voss working as a nethermancer for hire before being invited to Pocket Cove. She met Raxa there at one point, though Raxa was using the name Saya at the time. Minn spent more than ten years in Pocket Cove before the events of *The Black Star* and Blays's second arrival. She allowed Blays into the Pocket when he was running from Dante, despite the general rules otherwise and proceeded to put her standing in the Pocket on the line to teach him the nether.

Despite the Pocket's rules, Minn maintained contact with her brother throughout her time there. Some time after taking Blays to Ko-o to find a kellevurt and being bitten by a shark, which left her with a limp in her left leg that even Ro couldn't repair completely, Minn learned from her brother that their cousin Cal had been kidnapped. After Blays offered to help, the two of them left Pocket Cove ostensibly for another training excursion and headed for Wending and the home of Minn's uncle, Dennever Stotts. After several days of searching and learning how to track people through the nether with their blood through Blays's descriptions, Minn, her uncle, Blays, and a handful of men-at-arms tracked down Cal and rescued him. In the process, Minn fought and bested Tallivand, a Gaskan nethermancer from the Endless Pillars. After learning of King Moddegan's plans to acquire the Black Star, Minn agreed to help Blays do what they could to stop it. Their journey took them to Setteven and the Endless Pillars, and from there to the Norren Territories to head off another party of Gaskan sorcerers headed into the Territories after a deepstone statue, and from there they headed north, stopping briefly in Narashtovik before continuing on into the Wodun Mountains to keep Cellen out of Dante's hands.

After that adventure left Cellen in the Minister's possession, Minn revealed what she knew of Narashtovik's history with the Council before returning to the Pocket with Blays to convince Ro to help Narashtovik. After helping carve the tunnel through the Woduns into Spiren, Minn returned to the Pocket with the People, where she remained until Blays returned and proposed an arrangement wherein the two of them split time between the Pocket and Narashtovik. After securing Ro's approval, Minn and Blays were married and traveled between their homes for the next three years, until the next massive crisis.

Minn was trained as a combative nethermancer in the Pocket, where she also learned shadowalking and earthmoving. With Blays's help, she learned bloodhunting while searching for her cousin.
Niles Ardner

A sailor that later became rixaka in Kandak. He sailed with Larsin before they joined the Kandeans. He killed Larsin after his friend refused to send a message to Dante to beg his help in the campaign against the Tauren who were gradually taking over the entire Islands, and later impersonated Larsin to get Dante's help. When Dante discovered that Niles had actually killed Larsin, he killed Niles himself.
Collen

Capital of the Collen Basin, in Mallon. Built on the top of a plateau in the middle of the Basin, home to the Reborn Shrine.

## Dueling

If someone in Collen has tarnished your honor, you have the opportunity to duel them. To start, pick up a pinch of dirt and toss it at the offender's feet declaring the duel. Either party may use an Arm, which is a person hired to fight for you. If both chose to use Arms, then the offended's Arm choses the weapon. If one elects not to use an Arm, then they pick the weapon. Nether is allowed. The winner of the first duel is whoever knocks the other down first. The winner is granted a boon from the loser. The only boon known is 3 months of service. The loser can refuse in which case there is a second duel, this time, to the death.

The purpose of the duels is to determine who is in the right and who is in the wrong so an official must be present before a duel can begin.
Ronone

"The Damnation" in Taurish. The ronone is the disease the gives the Plagued Islands their name, known as the Black Creep to most sailors. One contracts the ronone by staying too long in the Islands- as little as two weeks. The first symptoms begin to appear after about a week without shaden- the nether-filled snails so particular to the Islands- or treatment with the ether. Two weeks without and the ronone is fatal. The first signs of the ronone are dark specks suspended in the gut, visible to a nether- or ethermancer's sight. They can't be affected at all by the nether. As the week progresses, red streaks begin to appear on the body, eventually darkening to a black remarkably similar to netherburn. The streaks are accompanied by the smell of burned cinnamon and a gradually increasing dull pain, exhaustion, and physical weakness. In the last few days, there's a sleep that can't be broken with a few last minutes of clarity upon waking before the black streaks expand and claim your life. Even with shaden or ethereal treatment, the ronone leaves a lingering weariness that is nearly unnoticeable, particularly if it's something you've grown up with. Its absence is immediately apparent when the ronone is lifted. This can only be accomplished by the fruit of the Star Tree, knowledge which was nearly entirely lost in the Islands until the events of *The Red Sea.*
The Endless Pillars

Gask's center for training nethermancers and ethermancers, situated in a valley hidden in the hills just outside of Setteven.

The Endless Pillars are hilly and difficult to reach by off-road travelers. A complex of stone buildings sit in the middle of the valley, encircled by white pillars ranging from two feet to tall to over thirty, each of them a good three or four feet across. In the center of the compound is a round, 60-foot high tower. The tower is heavy on classical Gaskan architecture, with an abundance of arches. The Pillars are known for being a self-contained village, with the sorcerers who live and train there largely kept out of sight and mind until the King wants something flashy done. The non-magical staff work in two week shifts- they spend two weeks in the Pillars and two back home. The staff are recruited based on their loyalty, obedience, and tight lips. Newcomers have to spend three months in a barracks with other recruits before even being allowed into the Pillars.
The Keeper

The current Keeper of the Reborn Shrine in Collen. She is a powerful ethermancer. She broke the oaths of the Pastkeepers to leave the basements of the Shrine during Gladdic's attack on the city and fought with the defenders when they finally drove the Mallish out. She knew Cally when he was fighting with the Colleners during the Third Scour, and entered the Shrine after the deaths of all her brothers and to ensure that Cally wouldn't stay in the city and get himself killed picking a fight with Mallish soldiers. She's kept the knowledge of the archives under the Shrine for many years.
Eric the Draconat

Son of Van and eater of dragon hearts. His sword, Anzode, was said to have been made in the flames of 108 dragon hearts. it was he that Carvahal gave the stolen fire to. When Carvahal rebelled against Tiam, Eric was by his side.

He beat the (maybe) god, Daris in a duel allowing the army to reach Tiam. During his fight with Tiam, Eric strikes a blow and thanks to his sword, it injures Tiam. A piece of knuckle bone falls to the earth and creates Bardon, the White Tree. For reasons not explained, this fight leaves Eric unconscious. As Tiam retreats because of his injuries, Carvahal does as well taking Eric with him through the hole in the sky made by Mallius' bow.
Ten Divine Gods

"The Ten Divine Gods" is the group title for the 10 most powerful Divine
Level cultivators of the Tong Tian Continent. It is also known as "The Ten Gods".

Most on the list are at the peak 7 star Divine level
, with the exception of two who are 5 and 6 star Divine level. Practitioners are usually in the top ten, but mages have been known to make it on the list too. These ten people are unanimously recognized as the
strongest among all Divine level cultivators. Supposedly, below the Sacred level there is no one who is their
opponent.

## How The Ten Divine Gods Are Ranked

The Cang Alliance
 gathers information from all over the higher realm, including data of individual cultivators. The rankings of all the strongest practitioners in Tong Tian Continent is done by estimating their total strength then giving a ranking. This includes fighting records, opponents, skills, and performance.

When someone of The Ten Divine Gods advances to Sacred level, they are removed from the ranking.

According to chapter 470, disciples from the Cang Alliance are not allowed to be ranked for The Ten Divine Gods. They are ranked on the Tong Tian Rankings - a list of the strongest experts in the realm, including Sacred level.

## The Gods

Dao
Zu - Thief God, rumored number two expert - later removed after advancing to Sacred level 1 star

You
AnTai - Iron Blood God, peak 7 star Divine level

Old
Eagle

Ling Xiao - defeated two practitioners in the ranking and became #1 - later removed after discovered to be Sacred level

A practitioner from the GuMa Tribe of DongZhou, who person attended Wei Bai's
party

A mage from the Mage Guild, who attended Wei Bai's
party
The Spear of Stars

## Publisher Summary

The White Lich has conquered Tanar Atain.

Soon, he means to take the entire world. Dante suspects his next target will be Bressel, where the Tanarians have established their court in exile. The only chance to stop the lich will be to forge a fragile alliance between the bitter enemies of three different lands: Tanar Atain, Mallon, and Narashtovik.

The city stands on the brink of rebellion. Yet even if Dante, Blays, and Gladdic can unite it, they still might not have the strength to stand against the army of the lich.

One last hope may stop the coming destruction: the legendary Spear of Stars. But the weapon was lost long ago. To find it again, they may have to travel further than they've ever known.
Beckonridge

A duchy east of Setteven.

Beckonridge is the ancestral home of Cassinder of Beckonridge. It sits in a valley in the middle of a pine forest with a deep silver mine within its borders. In Cassinder's time, the mine was worked by norren slaves, particularly those of the Green Lake. The estate consists of an L-shaped manor house that is four stories tall at base with some towers that rise another three, the mines, and a scattering of other small houses and buildings throughout the valley. It's largely self-sufficient. Beckonridge was razed to its foundations by the Nine Pines in the lead-up to the Chainbreakers' War. The family's heraldic colors were pine green.
Clan of the Golden Field

A norren clan living in Tantonnen. In the early stages of the Chainbreakers' War, they were conducting raids against the people of Tantonnen. After Mourn challenged their chieftain, Waill, to a sollunat and won, the clan ceased their raids on Tantonnen and redirected their efforts towards Gaskans passing through their land.
The Mists

The second part of the three-part afterlife, following the Pastlands and followed by the Worldsea. The Mists are made of ether and seem to be divided according to physical geography in the living world. People can build and live as they wish in the Mists, often for many years. The souls of some of the original Dresh have lingered in the Mists for centuries. The reality of the Mists is heavily influenced by the will and imagination of the souls that live there. There are certain places in the Mists that will allow passage into the Realm of Nine Kings, but it's not easy to access even for skilled sorcerers.
Lew

An Arawnite monk from Narashtovik, assigned to Dante both to get more experience (and confidence, it was hoped) for himself and to keep an eye on Dante for Olivander during the events of *The Black Star*. Eager to help and bored during their second visit to Corl, Lew left to wander the city and located the Spire of the Earths. Unfortunately, he was found and captured by the Minister's men. While imprisoned in the tree-city's open-air cells, he passed what he'd learned on to Dante through Dante's undead mouse before the Minister executed him by throwing him from the loren. He had a sibling-like relationship with Cee and a small cat charm that he wore for awhile, until the chain broke. He was in his early 20s.
Raxa Dosse

A nethermancer and the recently promoted leader of the Order of the Alley, a gang in Narashtovik. She spent some time in Pocket Cove under the name Saya, where she learned how to shadowalk. She eventually learned how to shadowalk through stone, the only one besides Blays confirmed to be able to. Her heist of the Citadel, wherein she took both Dante's bone sword and the original *Cycle of Arawn*, sparked a street war against the Little Knives, after some agitation from the Black Star. She's currently running around with the monk Sorrowen at Dante's direction after coming to some semblance of a truce with the Citadel. She has a number of street kids she's adopted and placed with families she mostly trusts and gives the families money regularly.
The Cycle of Arawn Trilogy

The Cycle of Arawn is a fantasy series by Edward W Robertson. It is followed by the Cycle of Galand, an ongoing series, and preceded by the Cycle of the Scour (also ongoing) in the timeline of the world. The Cycle of Arawn was published first, though the Cycle of Galand can be read first without losing the experience, per reader preference.

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Bek Olan

A Knight of Odo Sein who trained under Bel Ara at the Silent Spires. He was saved from the Blighted in Aris Osis and went along with Blays and Gladdic when they went to save Dante during *The Light of Life*. He died when Dante broke the Odo Sein's control and beheaded him with the nether before they could delich Dante.
Daris

Possibly one of the gods from the Belt of the Celeset. It's not exactly stated if he is or isn't.

He is described to have scales on his back and wings and has command over drakes.

During Carvahal's rebellion after being removed from the Belt, Daris dueled Eric the Draconat and loses allowing he rebels to reach Tiam.

Tiam later kills Daris. Possibly to create confusion during battle or punishment for his failure. This action causes his drake army to side with the rebels.
Larsin Galand

Dante's father, formerly of Mallon. He was a sailor and helped renew some trade with the Plagued Islands, as well as helping the Kandeans drive the Tauren back in their last wave of attempted conquest with his friend Niles. He had two daughters in the Islands, Riddi by blood and Winden by adoption. He died fighting the Tauren, with some help from Niles after refusing to send a message to Dante to ask for his help in the Islands.
The Reborn Shrine

A shrine located in Collen that is 80 feet tall and bell shaped. The body of the building is basalt, limestone, sandstone, and 3 different types of granite. The dome is colored in yellows, whites, and grays with flecks of silver. It is such a hodge podge of materials because every time it is destroyed by the Mallish, it is rebuilt using a different material so the restorations are noticeable and each layers is a representation of a god from the Belt of Celeset. It is believed that if the Mallish destroy the shrine 12 times, Arawin will return and smite Collen's enemies. When Date sees it, the shrine has been rebuilt 10 times and when he accidently destroys it, the Keeper claims it is the 12th in a ploy to rally her people and use Dante.

## The Keeper (Job)

A position that has been with the shrine since the start of the Mallon conflict. The duty of the Keeper is to collect and know Collen Basin's past that is deemed too dangerous for the common man to know for fear what the Mallish will do. Once the Keeper is assigned, they live under the shrine and are forbidden from ever leaving the building again. No one is supposed to know who the Keeper is. The current one and the following one were both female so it's possible the role is women only.
What Lies Beyond

## Publisher Summary

The White Lich has conquered Mallon and smashed all resistance to him. Now, he marches on the north. Within weeks, Narashtovik will fall to his armies. Gask will follow.

And after that, there can be no stopping him.

Dante and Blays have a single hope of victory: the Spear of Stars, the long-lost weapon that may be capable of killing the lich. There's just one problem. Though they've learned the spear is real, they've also learned the nine parts of the weapon are guarded by the gods themselves. And they have no intention of handing over their prize.

Alone in a strange realm, with no friends or allies, and a growing list of enemies, Dante and Blays' task looks doomed.

Yet they're the last line standing between the lich and the destruction of their whole world.
TianXin Sect

The **Tian Xin Sect** (天心派, Tiānxīn pài) is a cultivational sect based in Long Xiang Continent. The current leader is Zhou Peng.

## Background

TianXin sect is the largest sect in Long Xiang continent, numbering in the tens of thousands.

Under Grandmaster Tang Fan's leadership,TianXin sect has prospered and become more like a first-class sect. It is regarded as the one most likely to become the leading sect in the South of Long Xiao continent.

TianXin sect is divided into two main divisions - the Warrior division, which are martial artists, and the Mage division.

The two divisions have few interactions with each other and live and train in their own separate area on TianXin grounds

Warriors live in the Wushuang Mountains (see History) which is a distance away from the Mages.

The sect has very stringent requirements for their disciples, especially for mages. Mages start out as probationary disciples who are subject to a test. If they are unable to produce the required product half a year later, they will have to leave the Sect.

TianXin also has an additional trading division, which specialises in making money for TianXin sect.

As a very large sect, yearly expenses are huge. Although Mages can earn money from the selling of magic pills. the burn rate is still high. The trading division serves as the last resort for many probationary disciples who fail to attract the attention of the inner courtyard. If they can be apprenticed under an elder of the trading division, they need not leave the Sect.
Third Scour

According to the followers to Tiam, Arawn ordered serfs to murder non-Arawn believers because he's blood thirsty and craves death.

Arawnites in Collen violently revolted and were slain by a counter army. This in turn caused more to group together and attack. They were also killed.

Because of this, all temples and books dedicated to Arawn were burned and the priests were either beheaded if they renounced their faith or quartered if the didn't. The severed heads are displayed on the Fellgate.

**Dante's Theory**

After their god was blamed for the serfs' actions, the Arawnites protested and were later killed to silence them. Out raged by this, a group formed and attacked in retaliation. They too were killed. The story was twisted to reflect badly on Arawn and his followers.

According to Larrimore, Cally fought during the Third Scour at around the age of 95.
Yin Ge

Yin Ge is a student of DaoXin Academy.

His trademark silver hair makes him easily recognisable throughout the academy.

He is also ranked number one.

He and Zhan YuXuan are friends and entered the academy at the same time.

He has a half demon beast bloodline of the snake type.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 366: *"Zhan YuXuan and he entered into the Academy at the same time and it’s rumored that they were already good friends before this."*
2. ↑ Chapter 366
Dog's Paw

A city in the Collen Basin. Home to the Twill family.

## Bloodlake

Located nearby, it was the place of victory for the Collen Basin people over the Mallish about 200 years ago. A group of Mallish soldiers, on their way to Dog's Paw, are blocked by a rockslide. They tried to go around it, but were ambushed by people from Tanner, Kaline, and Darstow. The Mallish made a last stand at Snake Rock. The area is called 'Bloodlake' because it was said there was so much Mallish blood, you could fish in it.
Gladdic

A former ordon of Taim behind Mallish support of the Tauren in the Plagued Islands and the most recent Mallish assault on the Collen Basin. He knows how to create and control Andrac, and is both a skilled ethermancer and nethermancer. He massacred hundreds of people in the caves under Collen and used their traces to create a massive Andrac that nearly flattened the city. After fleeing Collen he ended up in Tanar Atain, working with the Righteous Monsoon to in theory release the White Lich and immediately kill or reseal him. This did not go at all as planned. Afterwards, Gladdic joined Blays and Dante to help defeat the Lich. In their efforts, they made it to the Realm of Nine Kings in pursuit of Adaine to stop the opening of the Lich's portals through the Mists. Gladdic died fighting the Lich in the depths of the caverns of Talassa.
Gigantic Firebird

Besides the transport circle within the Hei Yin Village, there is also another means of transportation, the Gigantic Firebird.

It’s a type of bird whose speed is way faster than any level 7 beast. It is a common mean of transportation in the North. An adult Firebird can be up to a hundred meters long (328ft) As there weren’t a lot of the birds, combined with their rest time, the birds were only dispatched every three days. On every third day, five birds were dispatched, able to carry approximately a hundred people each.

Even though it is not as quick as a transport circle and few birds are dispatched each time, it still remains popular as it is relatively cheaper.

The location of the birds' pen was in the Northeast; right next to the second transportation zone.

The Gigantic Firebird is somewhat comparable with our Earth's aeroplanes.

There are seats on teh back of the bird, graded from high, mid to low class. The high class was a box room type, costing 30,000 gold coins. The mid class was only seat, requiring 10,000 gold coins, and the low-class seat only required 5,000 gold coins.

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“ a grown Firebird could reach heights of up to hundreds of meters, like a huge wall of flesh. On its back was a building, not unlike an airplane cabin: a ‘fantasy’ version of an airplane, in fact.

Due to the quickly approaching departure time, crowds of ticket-holders started to board the Firebird. There were two aisles to this process; as ticket-holders of box rooms, they alone could enjoy one of the aisles. Compared to the other more supported one, this aisle was clearly more spacious.

Walking through the door that was wide open, You XiaoMo could see the interior design of the cabin.

Perhaps, in consideration of the Firebird’s limits, the cabin was solely built out of light redwood. Various pretty trinkets and expensive jewelry were hung about the room, easily transforming the space into an alluring one.

The big cabin was split into two parts, and the first-class box rooms were situated beneath the Firebird’s neck. There were ten box rooms available; the mid-to-lower-class rooms were spread out from the middle to tail of the Firebird, lower prices owing to the less ideal view.”
The Celeset

The 'river of stars' in Mallish, the Celeset (sometimes the Belt of the Celeset) refers to the pantheon of twelve gods worshipped across Gask, Mallon, and Weslee.

## Gods

The gods of the Celeset are acknowledged and respected to different degrees depending on your location. They include:

* Arawn

* Taim

* Barrod

* Lia

* Carvahal

* Silidus

* Gashen

* Mennok

* Simm

* Urt

* Phannon

* Jorus

## Regional Differences

While extremely similar in their presentations of the lesser gods, the Mallish- specifically Taim's priesthood based in Mallon- vilify Arawn and anything relating to him, including the nether, denouncing them as profane or outright evil. Depending on the century, nethermancers and followers of Arawn have been driven out or murdered. The Second and Third Scours were both holy wars in part (the other part was Mallish imperialism). While Gask's version of creation and the gift of fire would place Arawn at the head of the Celeset, Mallon instead venerates Taim foremost, as the Father of Time and Judgement. Per the *Cycle of Arawn*, Arawn guarded the polefire at the north star and handed the fire off to his half-brother Carvahal, who in turn gave it to Eric the Draconat, but not before walling Arawn up behind the stars in order to steal the credit. Mallon's hostility towards all things Arawn or nether related has driven many north to Gask, among them two of the most in/famous nethermancer of the last century, Callimandicus and Dante Galand.

Weslee's version of the Celeset far more closely resembles the Gaskan variant. The largest difference is their addition of a thirteenth god, Jeren, Arawn's daughter. Weslean religion refers to their gods as the Thirteen Lords of the Broken Circle, and use the *Cycle of Jeren* instead of the *Cycle of Arawn*. The two books are similar, but there are many sections of *Jeren* that aren't included in *Arawn* and vice versa. The Divergence of the two *Cycles* dates to about 1000 years pre-series, with the last use of Cellen and the raising of the Wodun Mountains.
Przypływ adrenaliny

Szkoła: Mentalistyka

Poziom zaklęcia: 4

Czas rzucania: 1

Czas trwania: 5 tur

Koszt: 10

## Opis działania

Mentalista sprawia, że cel zaklęcia przez pewien czas funkcjonuje w stanie podwyższonych możliwości, uzyskując premię +2 do testów na kondycję i koordynację, oraz +1 do wszystkich innych.

Po zakończeniu działania zaklęcia cel otrzyma karę -1 do wszystkich testów, utrzymującą się aż do odpocznynku.

## Wzmocnienie

Z każdym punktem talentu magicznego powyżej minimum maksymalny czas trwania czaru wydłuża się dwukrotnie.
Taim

A god of the Celeset. Often called the Father of the Gods, Taim is considered foremost among the gods in Mallon and in direct opposition to Arawn (often serving as figureheads to ether-nether ideological conflict). The *Ban Naden* is the holy book of his priesthood, based in Bressel. His domain includes the ether, the afterlife, time, and judgement. His temples often have bells that ring the hour, especially in larger towns and cities. One of his most prominent symbols is a blue hourglass.
Setteven

The capital of Gask, bisected by the Rommen River.

Setteven is one of the oldest Gaskan cities, and hasn't had hostile forces inside its walls in centuries. The city is an architectural patchwork- modern and classical architecture appear side-by-side, wooden structures are built onto old stone foundations. Women in Setteven aren't supposed to meet strangers alone, and so often have chaperones while out and about. It's not uncommon for these chaperones to be armed men. Dunvern Street is a center of popular culture in the city, in a neighborhood full of parks and other greenspace. Outside of the city, built into a hill to the southeast, is the Sorren amphitheater. It's currently half in ruins, but was cleaned out with the intent of renovation before the expenses of the Chainbreakers' War began to pile up. The palace, currently home to King Moddegan, is very showy in appearance, but is also very defensible if you know what to look for. The palace boasts a donkey-powered elevator to access the highest reaches of the building, twelve stories tall at the highest point. In the hills behind the palace lie the Endless Pillars, the Gaskan sorcerers' school. Setteven is also famous for its bacon.
Fu ZiLin

**Affiliations** | TianXin Sect

Fu ZiLin is You XiaoMo's second brother in the TianXin sect. Fu is said to have a 'don't get close to me' demeanour.

Fu ZiLin is described as being very handsome young man with strongly etched features and a strong nose. He dresses in black and gives the impression of being 'cold as ice'. This carries over into his speech as he is said to have a cold and firm voice

Despite his aloof and matured bearing he is younger than Elder brother Fang ChenLe by two years.

Dead Soul Beast at Demon Peak as instructed by Ling Xiao, bonded with Fu ZiLin
Cellen

Not to be confused with *The Black Star*, the third book of the Cycle of Arawn Trilogy, or the Black Star, the underground organization in Narashtovik.

The word "Cellen" itself is Gaskan for "black star", and is the name given by the Cycle of Arawn to a powerful artifact that appears once every thousand years to grant a wish.

## History

There is a brief reference to Cellen in the Cycle of Arawn. The content amounts to 'and cellen went that way, notably black when most normal stars are white' and little else. Cellen was also mentioned in works dating to the High Dwardic Period, about 400 years pre-series, largely as a metaphor for abstract and unattainable things.

The last three uses of Cellen survive in current records. The most recent, occurring during the events of *The Black Star*, was Blays's resurrection in Corl. A thousand years previously, the Black Star was used by the earthmovers of Narashtovik to raise the Wodun hills into mountains as a defense against the Elsen invaders. Another thousand years earlier, it was used by Yona to end a drought in the Norren Territories.
People of the Pocket

The inhabitants of Pocket Cove, largely women, all of them nethermancers who are earthmovers and/or shadowalkers or training to acquire those skills. Currently led by Ro. They recruit new members from fledgling talents among girls whose disappearance society won't notice- orphan kids, drifters, young women working as nethermancers for hire- and train them. They are largely isolated from the rest of the world, though they do conduct some trade primarily with the people of the Carlon Islands.
Black Star

Not to be confused with *The Black Star*, the third book of the Cycle of Arawn Trilogy, or Cellen, the mythical Black Star and magical artifact.

The Black Star is an underground organization in Narashtovik. They work for the Citadel and act as a counterpoint to the various gangs in the city, like the Little Knives and the Order of the Alley. The group is run by Cee, who also goes by the title of the Black Star. Following Raxa's high-profile theft from the Citadel itself, Cee and her people attempted to instigate a street war between the Little Knives and the Order to get them to destroy each other.
Remnants

The ethereal part of your soul that is unique to you. Unlike traces, remnants don't regenerate over time, nor do they remain on the earth after death. If your remnant is taken from you, you become one of the Blighted or a lesser lich. Remnants, like traces, are immune to the Odo Sein's control, and expending all of it will kill you.
Riddi

A nethermancer from Kandak in the Plagued Islands. Larsin's daughter, making Dante her half-brother. She left the Islands with five others to track down Dante and get him to go to the Islands. She was the last survivor, and barely made it to Gallador to deliver a letter to Dante before the ronone caught up to her and killed her.
The Dresh

The native people to the Plague Islands. They were believed to have been wiped out by the Mallon 500-ish years ago. However, a group managed to escape to Spearkpoint Rock where they lived in isolation ever since. They had the only Star Tree until their harvester died and with no one able to care for it, the tree did as well. They are currently governed by Sando and his wife, Aladi. These dresh speak a form of Tauren that is similar to the one Winden speaks. Their form is most likely the original language or close to it.
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Rollen

The estate of Lady Carraday, a day's carriage ride from Setteven.

The estate was built on rich iron mines, and were a keystone of Old Gask's imperial expansion. Though the mines aren't quite as bottomless as they once were, Carraday's family is still making massive amounts of money off of them. Rollen is still a major pillar of the Gaskan economy, despite the family's not-quite-friendly relationship with King Moddegan. Rollen itself leans far more fort than palace, with just a few frills added on for form's sake to a very functional castle.
The Twelve Plagues

## Publisher Summary

The White Lich has fallen. The remnants of his army have fled into the forests. It should be a time of celebration. But as Dante regroups his people, the Angel of Taim arrives with a message.

They may have defeated the lich—but Taim is still going to destroy the mortal world of Rale.

Facing starvation in the dead of winter, Dante leads his people toward the abundant fields of Gallador Rift. Along the way, though, a horrifying illness breaks out among the travelers. As earthquakes rattle the land and volcanoes black out the sky, it becomes clear the plague was only the first attack launched against Rale.

Their only hope is to travel back to the Realm of the gods and try to bargain with them—and if that fails, to wage war on them. But the only known doorway to the Realm is hundreds of miles away. With the world in the throes of collapse, and flooded with monsters from hell's darkest depths, all of the world might be torn apart before Dante and Blays have the chance to start fighting back.
Ling Xiao/History

Ling Xiao is the perfect amalgation of the bloodlines of the Four Ancient Beast Clans. The Four Clans looking highly upon the purity of their blood he lived a life of a paria.

His birth was orchestrasted by his father when he heard of prophecy. The prophecy was about how the ancient war would repeat itself and only a being with 1/4 of each Ancient Beast Clan would be able to prevent a catastophe. His father then made a deal with his mother who longed for freedom. He was carried to term by Uncle Gu.
Vermillion Blood Clan/Members

You Zhentian - clan head

Uncle Cheng - came to capture You XiaoMo

You Ming - Divine Level

You QingShan - third son of the current head of the Vermilion Blood Clan

MuShen - sent to DaoXin Academy

You AnTai - Iron Blood God, deceased

You QingYun - second grandson, most powerful of younger generation

You QingShan - younger brother to You QingYun, grandson

You QiBei - son, God of War

You Yong - granddaughter, Ninth Young Lady, killed after gambling

You Tian Nan, he was the underling of the third son - Yu WenNan / NanShen - sent to the DaoXin Academy

Chen QingEr - female mage sent to DaoXin academy

Yu Xian City / practitioners - right or left of Vermillion Blood Clan

Duan Hu Yin - heir to Yu Xian City, deceased

Uncle Hu Lu - guard for Duan Hu Yin, deceased

Hu KangNing - underling approaches You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao in tavern

Hu Feng - young master from auction, belongs to YuXian City

Tang Hao - young master from auction, belongs to Yin Yang Valley

Jiang Liu, meets again

Tang He is with Jiang Liu, attacks You XiaoMo in hotel

Tang ZhongHua the old man
The Cycle of Galand

The Cycle of Galand is an ongoing fantasy series by Edward W Robertson. It's preceded by both the Cycle of Arawn and the Cycle of the Scour in the timeline of the world. By publication order, it's a sequel to the Cycle of Arawn, but it can be read first without any losses according to reader preference.
Bei Dong

Bei Dong is the most famous uncivilized territory of the TongTian continent, as well was the most chaotic place.

## Description

Bei Dong is a well-known wasteland on the Tong Tian Continent, mainly for outcasts and wanderers. By now, they had grown massive enough to become ten different forces; each distinct from one another causing small conflicts.

However, the area of Bei Dong was vast and even if it was controlled by the ten forces, there were still areas that had smaller forces surviving. Even if Bei Dong was just part of the Tong Tian Continent, compared to the Long Xiang Continent, the difference was tenfold.

The climate of Bei Dong is somewhat strange, with only summer and winter. During the summer, it was so hot you would be sweating buckets, while the winter was so cold that the ice could freeze up to three feet. However, most Practitioners that visit are not concerned about the climate.

Most people that live in Bei Dong were not rich. For normal people, a few hundreds spirit gems were enough for them to get by for a few years.

## Places in Bei Dong

### Red Shoal

Named after the vast amount of red sand in the area.

## Trivia

* Bei (北) in Bei Dong means North, which means it is the northern side of the Tong Tian Continent. Bei Dong (北动) means Northern Movement
* The veil between the realms is the weakest in the Bei Dong, Tong Tian Continent. So, a trans-dimensional tunnel to the higher realm tends to lead to Bei Dong.
* Due to the conditions of the region, most people in Bei Dong are practitioners.
Second Scour

Originally dubbed the "Two-Part War', it took place 400 years before the events of The White Tree.

The Mallon empire, led by King Sarl the 1st, tried to drive out the Arawn worshippers of Gaskan, but failed miserably when they tried to cross over the mountains. The Mallish soldiers were not use to the harsh winter conditions and ran out of food. The Mallon empire was repelled forcing King Sarl the 1st to sign a treaty allowing Arawn to be worshipped freely in all of Mallon. This only lasted 8 years.
Gask

"Gask" generally refers to all regions that until recently comprised the Gaskan Empire, located north of Mallon and west of the Wodun Mountains. This includes:

* Old Gask
* Narashtovik
* Gallador Rift
* The Norren Territories
* Tantonnen
* Pocket Cove
* The Houkalli Islands

Gask as a region is unified by a common language, Gaskan, and until the time of the books by Gaskan rule, centered in Setteven. Unlike in Mallon, Gaskan law, religion, and culture don't consider practice of the nether or worship of the god Arawn taboo.
Star Tree

A very important tree on the Plague Island. It is the only one that produces the fruit that cures ronone. The Dresh at Spearpoint Peak were the only people to have one after the first Mallon invasion. However, it later died from lack of a harvester's care. The tree Dante and Winden are able to grow is pale with some kind of rainbow hue while the one at Spearpoint was gray-ish. This could be due to the fact Spearkpoint's is dead or the color darkens as it ages. The tree is possibly some kind of tree shell hybrid as both the tree and the seed have similarities to the shaden and are difficult to keep alive even for a harvester.

The outside of the seed is a rounded, flat pit with a five point star visible on one side. One of the star points is not closed. The inside has 12, spiral chambers with 11 of them filled with nether and the 12th, located in the center, is empty and about the size of an orange pith. This chamber must be filled with ether for the seed to grow.

As the tree grows, small white flowers bloom followed by a white berry that is the size of a lemon with lightly pebbled skin. The skin cannot be peeled and must be cut with a knife. The inside smells like the sea and tastes a bit salty, but mostly sweet.
You XiaoMo/Abilities

You XiaoMo

## Abilities & Weapons

Pill-making - as a mage he has the ability to create magic pills which he sells to earn gold coins/ crystal coins / points

**Soul Power**

He has incredible soul power.

Dimension - He has a pocket dimension that has a large lake full of magic water. You Xiao Mo first discovered it when he was taking a bath and saw a blue teardrop shape on his chest. When he touched it he entered the pocket dimension.

Transfiguration - He first learned about Transfiguration from Ling Xiao who taught him how to change Lan Qiu into a pair of grey wings so that he could fly on his own. He later entered the Xiao Yao Institution in the higher realm to learn more Transfiguration techniques.

**Cooking**

You XiaoMo can cook very well. He learnt to cook in his previous life when he still lived with his family. His food is said to be on par with a 5 star chef.

**Architecture**

You is able to build simple structures from scratch with whatever raw materials are at hand in his immediate environment.

Soul Force
Kon the White-Haired

A powerful nethermancer and elected despot of the Collen Basin at the time of the Second Scour. After successfully driving out the Mallish and keeping them out for seventeen years, Mallon attacked again led by the Franric the Eldor and his ethermancers. In the siege of Collen itself, the Andrac appeared. Kon disappeared soon after their appearance, believing that he had found a way to defeat them. He was never seen again. It's possible he went to the Shade, to fight the Andrac there.
Tong Tian Continent

Tong Tian Continent is the name of the Higher Realm. It is usually referred to as Tong Tian Continent instead of the Higher Realm, unless one was from the Middle or Lower Realms.

## The Higher Realm consists of:

### **Bei Dong**

Northern part of the continent. Was a well-known wasteland on the Tong Tian Continent, mainly for outcasts and wanderers . It has a famous place called the Red Shoal, where the sand there is red. It's largest city is Tian Xiang .

### **Zhong Tian**

Middle part of the continent. It's Central City is where Xiao Yao Academy, The Mage Guild, Beast Transfiguration Guild and Tong Tian Palace are based.

### **Nan Lu**

Southern part of Tong Tian continent.

It is the main gathering place of humans, most of the human forces are there too, like the Vermilion Blood Clan and Cang Alliance

### **Dong Zhou**

Eastern part of the Continent. “was a region in the Tong Tian Continent which had yet to be civilized”. Its people were the original inhabitants of Tong Tian Continent, “They were considered to be a group blessed by the heavens, but they clung very strongly to their ideologies and with more and more people coming from other realms, it developed to the indigenous citizens migrating to Dong Zhou in the end . Thus, it was labeled as ‘uncivilized”. Ancient tribes and beasts reside here

### **Xi Jing**

Western Part of the continent. Demon beasts Homebase.

## Prominent Factions of Tong Tian

### **Vermilion Blood Clan**

Prominent clan in the southern part of Tong Tian

Members: You ChenTian - head. You QingShan, You QingTian - favoured grandson. You Ming, You AnTai ( Iron Blood God, one of the Ten gods of Tong Tian Continent), You TianNan (one of the great battle gods of VBC)

### **Cang Alliance**

Located all over the continent, sells information and holds auctions of highly valued items.

Members: Fu ChangQiong - head. Zuo Yan - 1st disciple, second-in-command. Wei Bai - 2nd disciple, favoured disciple, 2nd Shi-xiong of YXM, Du QiTian's 2nd disciple. Fang ChiYao - 3rd disciple Xiong Xiao, Yu Bu

### **Beast Transfiguration Guild**

Has dealings with demon beasts

Members: Qiao WuShuang, Huang FuLi

### **Mage Guild**

Members: Hu Xiao, Qi Hang,

###

## Smaller Clans of Tong Tian

### **Powerful Bandit Group from Nan Lu**

Members: Nan Zhan aka Vicious Wolf (leader)

## **Four Divine Emperors Beasts**

### **Qiling Clan**

Head of the Four Divine Emperors.

Ling Xiao's father, Lin Ming is from the Qiling Clan

### **Demon Phoenix Clan**

Ling Xiao's mother (Ju SuXin) is from the Demon Phoenix Clan. She is the Holy Maiden and the daughter of the Valley Master

You XiaoMo's contract beast, Ji NingYu, is the Young Master of the Phoenix Clan

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 379: *"The Tong Tian Continent was the name of the Higher Realm. Usually one referred to this place as Tong Tian Continent instead of the Higher Realm, unless one was from a Middle or Low Realm."*
2. ↑ Chapter 380: *"Bei Dong was a well-known wasteland on the Tong Tian Continent, mainly for outcasts and wanderers."*
3. ↑ Chapter 379
Emerald Court

“a store with exquisitely detailed masks for sale, ”

“Emerald Court occupied an unusually large surface area: about twice the size of normal stores. The exterior was equally as grand with not a trace of tastelessness.

This so-called Emerald Court was a rather famous place in its surrounding area. It welcomes an endless flow of customers every day, most of whom were women.”

“The decoration inside the store was even more of an exquisite luxury than the outside, and it was very spacious also. It had only one floor, so the inside was divided into smaller blocks, and each block displayed many beautiful fine jewelries. Since they wanted to buy a mask, they went over to the third block on the right.”

“Various types of exquisite masks were hanging on the shelves, under the light, they were magnificently lit up and very dream-like. ”

“Emerald Court was a large mall-like building, there were lots of shops inside of it. All the basic daily necessities can be found here.”

Excerpt From: Yin Ya. “The Legendary Master's Wife - Book 3.” iBooks.
Ling Xiao

**Also Known As** | Boss
Lin Xiao - 林肖
Elder Brother Lin
Brother Xiao
Brother Ling
Ling
Ling Mo
Ling XiaoMo
 **Family** | You XiaoMo (Husband)
You XiaoMo's parents ( Earth, and current father) and his older brothers ( in-laws)
Lin Ming (Qilin Father)
Lin Gu (Surrogate parent / "Uncle")
 **Affiliations** | Tiangou
TianXin Sect
DaoXin Academy

## Overview

Ling Xiao was first mentioned in passing at the start of the novel, but quickly became a major character as the story progresses.

A Martial Arts Practitioner, Ling Xiao is the Elder Brother of TianXin Sect warrior division, and is said to be a prodigy.

He is also the direct disciple of Grandmaster Tang, the leader of the sect. When we first see him, he has a somewhat cold demeanor and comes across as quite a mysterious figure.

He is often seen at the side of You XiaoMo, the main lead.

## Appearance

Ling Xiao is described as having a handsome appearance with chiseled features, giving off a look of maturity, stability and confidence at a glance.

He is fond of wearing luxurious and elegant clothes and shows preference for white brocade that has special defences built in to protect the wearer. This brocade is both water-proof and fire-proof and is made from the silk of a Ninth Hell Silkworm

### Original Appearance

This man, no wonder even when his identity was revealed, he still didn’t bring his true face to light. Turned out it was too bewitching. His appearance was exceedingly outstanding and handsome, so enchanting and sexy but it didn’t lose the masculinity. Like a god descending to the mundane world. His gentle smile was dazzling and warm like the sun, even those sparkling stars could not compete with him. - Ch 209

### Personality

Ling Xiao is depicted and shown as someone who's usually calm, arrogant, having high self esteem, superiority complex, straightforward ( but not usually to You XiaoMo) as he enjoys deliberately talking in riddles, as seeing his beloved "wife" racking his brains to try understand, is amusing to him. Which makes him look especially mischievous, who doesn't care about consequences that he can easily deal with. He has a ability to really infuriate his enemies too much by saying very arrogant statements.Despite all such characteristics, he is very caring and protective of his loved ones ( especially his "Wife"), showing up almost everytime and on many severe occasions where he's needed.