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Dark Empire of Granbretan

**The Dark Empire of Granbretan** is a sprawling empire ruled by King Huon from his Throne Globe in Londra.

In twenty years It has conquered most of Europe in the World of the Dark Empire. Within thirty it expected conquer all Arabia and the countries that surround it, within fifty, it seeks have strength for attacking Asiacommunista. Even it knows there are many places the Runestaff is said to be, in Amarehk.

Their entertainment is to debase all humanity. There is something unnatural about every line of the architecture, every choice of color and carving.

### Köln

Granbretan took the province of Köln in the recent past and hold prisoner the Lord Dorian Hawkmoon. Their conquests spread like a plague. A healthy enough plague. They establish political orden in their conquests, but scarcely spiritual or moral. Their cruelty is without precedent. They are insane.

In Köln their sport was to crucify every girlchild in the city, make eunuchs of the boys, and have all adults who would save their lives perform lewd displays in the streets. And yet, there is also a sense of great strength, of purpose and intelligence. It is so hard to fathom the psycology of these people, when so much of them is paradox.
Horn of Fate

**The Horn of Fate**, also known as **Olifant**, is an Object of Power capable of ushering in the end or beginning of worlds.

## History

Long ago, the Captain of the Iron Galleon, a Melnibonéan outcast named Dyvim Ka'aand, acquired the Horn of Fate. Lady Myshella sent Earl Aubec of Malador on a quest to the Iron Galleon to take it from him. With the help of Jhary-a-Conel and Whiskers, he succeeded. He then gave it to Myshella, who safely hid it away in the future.

It became the olifant of Roland, Champion of the Holy Roman Emperor, Charlemagne the Frank. Legend has it that he blew the horn with his final breath and died on the battlefield. The horn was entombed with him, and his people hoped that one day, Roland would rise again to fight for them once more. And indeed, when Elric traveled there from the past to collect the horn, Roland rose from his grave to fight him for it, but Elric rendered him slain once more.

Elric returned to his world with the horn and blew it thrice. The first roused the Phoorn from their slumber for the final fight against the forces of Chaos. The second summoned the Lords of Law to fight the Chaos Lords. The third summoned an image of the Cosmic Balance to usher in a new age upon the world.

Later, during the events of Michael Moorcock's Multiverse, Duke Elric blew the horn, "Enabling the mathematics of the heart to reduce the ultimate equation to a single elegiac note—creating an unrepeatable moment of absolute harmony—a single chance of redemption for the entire multiverse—and all living creatures throughout the endless glory of existence."

During the events of Elric: The Balance Lost, Elric took the horn from the Machinoix and blew it to open a portal between worlds. He carried it with him throughout the rest of the story until he and his fellow Eternal Champions attempted to use it to repair the Grand Balance.

The yellow war-horn of Ymryl, granted to him by Lord Arioch, is said to be "brother to the Horn of Fate."
Limbo

**Limbo** is the endless void that lies outside the Multiverse. It is a dark place of eternal cold and timeless undeath.

The threat of being swallowed into Limbo is one of the most feared things in the Multiverse. Losing the Game of Time can land one's soul in Limbo. The war between Law and Chaos is a serious threat to the stability of the Multiverse, and will, if not checked by the Jugadores and the Eternal Champion, plunge all of reality and all consciousness into Limbo forever.

The Fhoi Myore are sometimes called the Gods of Limbo, and are theorized to be the entropy-consumed corpses of Chaos Lords consigned to Limbo.
Dragon Helm

**Dragon Helms** are baroque, highly detailed helms worn by the Dragon Princes of Melniboné. They are made of black metal with an exquisitely sculpted dragon perched on the crown.

Elric of Melniboné is famous for his iconic Dragon Helm, and Yyrkoon wears one as well, though it is less magnificent than Elric's. The emperors of Melniboné also traditionally wear a lighter, ceremonial version of the Dragon Helm as a crown of authority. This lighter helm is made of a dark greenish alloy as opposed to black steel.

The black helm, like the other pieces of his battle armour, was forged by sorcery and able to withstand the strongest blows, even those from the Black Swords, Stormbringer and Mournblade. It is also equipped with a visor that can be lowered to protect the face, which Elric did during his invasion of Dhoz-Kam so that he could avoid having to look directly into the Mirror of Memory.

Dyvim Slorm wore a Dragon Helm during the final battle between Law and Chaos at the end of the Elric series. It had scales of red, green, and silver.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Michael Moorcock, *Elric of Melniboné*
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Michael Moorcock, *Stormbringer* (Book 3, "Sad Giant's Shield")
Earth

**The Earth** is a planet which exists in near infinite numbers of forms thoughout the Multiverse. Most tales of the Eternal Champion take place on some version of Earth. The continents may or may not be in the same position, and the names and histories of nations are often very different.

## Aspects of the Earth

Known aspects of the Earth include:

* Elric's World
* World of the Dark Empire
* Raped Planet
* Chronarch's World
* End of Time
* Fifteen Planes
Captain Quelch

**Captain Horace "Horatio" Quelch** is a captain of a Singularity ship, and a Lord of Law. He appears in the Second Ether series and is most often seen in human form. Occasionally his true form is glimpsed and it is described as asymmetrical, crystalline, and insect-like. Quelch is one of the few examples of an evil Lord of Law. He worships Law as the Original Insect, and seeks to destroy Chaos forever and damn the Multiverse to a state of dead stasis.

Quelch may or may not be the same being as Kwll of the Lost Gods. Evidence of this is Quelch's "true" form, described as crystaline, insectoid, with a huge grin and six fingers on each hand.

## Gallery

A possible look at Quelch in his true form
Von Bek

**The von Beks**, also known as the v**an Beeks**, the **Beks**, the **Beggs** and the **Becks**, are an ancient, extended family who are important players of the Game of Time. The von Bek family, possibly due to their origin and fact that many members are Eternals, have spread through the Multiverse, and they exist in many realities.

## Multiversal Origin

The von Bek's are referred to as "The oldest blood in Germany"

Due to the mysterious interdimensional origin of the family as scions of Elric of Melniboné, the von Beks carry royal Melnibonéan blood mingled with their human blood. Therefore, there is a hereditary tendency for male members of the family to be born with albinism.

Many members of the family are incarnations of the Eternal Champion, and variations of the name Ulrich are traditional names in the family. The name bears many phonetic similarities to Elric, Urlik, and even to some degree, Erekosë. This is possibly in honour of their legendary Albino founder. Several (if not all) albino members of the family are literal avatars of Elric on his many dream-quests.

## Lucifer and the Grail

The von Beks are the ancient guardians of the Holy Grail, charged to keep it until such a time as Lucifer is reconciled with God. This can only happen when Lucifer and the von Beks are able to cure the World's Pain. For this reason, their ancient family motto is *"Do you the Devil's work."*

## The Black Sword

Members of the von Bek family are traditionally bearers of the Black Sword in the form of Ravenbrand, which has been passed down through the family as an heirloom since ancient times.

## Members

Members of the extended, multiversal von Bek family include:

* Graf Ulrich Von Bek (17th century)
* Manfred Von Bek (18th century)
* Ulrich Von Bek (20th century)
* Ulric Von Bek (20th century, avatar of Elric)
* Count Ulrich Rudric Renark Otto von Bek-Krasny (aka Count Zenith the Albino, avatar of Elric)
* Renark Von Bek (far future)
* The Rose Von Bek (related via marriage to Edwin Begg)
* Sir Seaton Begg
* Edwin Begg the Clapham Antichrist
* Minos Von Bek
* Tommy Beck
* Eric Beck (21st century, avatar of Elric)
* Oona Von Bek (related via marriage to Ulric Von Bek)
John Daker

**John Daker**, known as **John D-** and possibly **Jack d'Acre**, is the only aspect of the Eternal Champion who has memories of all his other incarnations. John existed in a world very much like or identical to our own Earth in the 20th century, until he was called to re-inhabit the form of a deceased aspect of one of his previous/future selves, Lord Erekosë.

This is the beginning of a stream of unbroken consciousness where the identity of John Daker is fully aware of shifting into his other aspects on other worlds. He remembers his true nature in nightmares and visions that plague him at night. However, John Daker has full conscious memory of assuming the forms of Erekosë, Urlik Skarsol, Clen of Clen-Gar, and Prince Flamadin. He would eventually destroy the Cosmic Balance itself to free his soul.
Whiskers

**Whiskers** is a small, black, winged cat owned by Jhary-a-Conel. Whiskers is highly intelligent, and will follow orders given by Jhary. When not flying around, Whiskers usually sleeps in a bag carried by Jhary.

## Post-Jhary

After Jhary joined the many statues in Tanelorn at the end of The Quest for Tanelorn, Orland Fank gave Whiskers to Hawkmoon's daughter Yarmilla. In Elric: The Balance Lost, Whiskers informed her of the resurgence of the Order of the Fly. She related this to Hawkmoon, prompting him and Huilliam D'Averc to travel to Narleen to stop them, which they only achieved by aiding their fellow Eternal Champions and Companions in restoring the Cosmic Balance. After they did so, Whiskers watched Elric return Hawkmoon to his family before departing on the Moonbeam Roads.

## Possible Appearances

A small, black and white cat (albeit without wings) shows up in many other novels, notably in Gloriana and the Cornelius Quartet. This cat is very possibly Whiskers, since it bears the exact same description, lacking only wings. The cat is very often seen in the company of Una Persson.
Runestaff

***The Runestaff*** is a manifestation of the Holy Grail and an Object of Power.

It is a short staff carved with mysterious runes, similar to those adorning the Black Sword. Duke Dorian Hawkmoon's great quests and campaigns were largely centered on gaining control of the Runestaff in order to defeat the Dark Empire of Granbretan.

## History

*"Those who dare swear by the Runestaff must then benefit or suffer from the consequences of the fixed pattern of destiny they have set in motion.*

*Several such oaths have been sworn... but none with such vast and terrible results as the mighty oath of vengeance sworn by Baron Maliadus... sworn in that year before Dorian Hawkmoon, that aspect of the Eternal Champion, entered into this ancient narrative".*

## References

* *The Jewel in the Skull. Michael Moorcock (1967).*
* *Michael Moorcock. Hawkmoon: The Jewel in the Skull #1 (1986). First Comics.*
Brigand-Engineers

The **Brigand-Engineers** are an uncertain group mentioned only briefly. Led by Loheb Bakra, they were involved in a battle against the Knights of Tumbru. Rackhir took part in this battle and survived, though it is not clear which side he fought for.

## References

1. ↑ Michael Moorcock, *The Bane of the Black Sword* (epilogue, "To Rescue Tanelorn...")
Waldenstein

**Waldenstein** is a principality in Europe located where Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic meet. Waldenstein is traditionally ruled by the Von Bek family. The nation was founded by Elric of Melniboné when he traveled to Europe during his second Dream of a Thousand Years. Mirenburg is the capitol of Waldenstein.
Tanelorn

**Tanelorn**, also known as **Tan-al-Oorn**, **Shanalorm**, **the Eternal City** and **the City of Rest**, is a city of Neutrality, supporting neither Law nor Chaos, which exists in some form in each and every world of the Multiverse.

Tanelorn essentially exists at the pseudo-centre of the Multiverse, and may be a physical manifestation of the Grey Fees. Due to its importance in the Multiverse, many manifestations of Tanelorn have been battlegrounds for cosmic forces. Kwll was sealed away in an aspect of Tanelorn of Corum's World, while an unknown, possibly archetypal version of Tanelorn was the site of Agak and Gagak's attempt to devour the Multiverse. The Blind Captain of the Dark Ship told Elric that it was "nothing but a broken dream of Tanelorn."

## Trivia

* Tanelorn is referenced in the songs *Tanelorn (Into the Void)* and *The Quest for Tanelorn* by German Power Metal band Blind Guardian.
* Tanelorn is referenced in the song *The Cold Sword* by American epic heavy metal band Eternal Champion.

## Gallery

Tanelorn besieged by the forces of ChaosTanelorn threatened by The Singularity
Shade Gate

The **Shade Gate** is a dimensional portal that was opened by Yyrkoon through the use of sorcery in order to obtain the two Black Swords, Stormbringer and Mournblade, that were located in the dark netherworld beyond the gate. Elric followed Yyrkoon through the gate in order to stop him.

## References

1. ↑ Michael Moorcock (1972), *Elric of Melniboné*
Zarozinia

**Zarozinia** is Elric of Melniboné's second great love and his wife. Zarozinia, just as her predecessor Cymoril, is an incarnation of the Eternal Consort. She was warped into a larva-like shape by exposure to raw Chaos. Elric slew her with Stormbringer to end her suffering, before vowing revenge against Jagreen Lern for her horrible fate.

## Gallery

Zarozinia and ElricZarozinia transformed into a hell-shape by Chaos
Scarlet Fjord

**The Scarlet Fjord** is an ancient city carved into the walls of a great cliff surrounding a natural harbour. It was built by the Silver Warriors before they abandoned it, and has since been populated by Humans. Many holes drilled into the cliffsides open into perpetually burning firepits, which provide light and warmth to the people in the eternal cold and darkness of the Chronarch's World.
Sojan the Swordsman

**Sojan the Swordsman** also known as **Sojan Shieldbearer**, is an aspect of the Eternal Champion. He fights with a sword and a pneumatic gun similar in function to the Needle Gun used by Jerry Cornelius. He used to be a human named Sir John until John was killed in combat on Earth and resurrected on Zylor with a new name, a new identity, and no memory of his past.

Sojan is distinguished by his use of a shield, an armament unheard of on planet Zylor. Other warriors often mock Sojan as a coward for his use of a shield, until it's effectiveness in defense coupled with Sojan's skill in combat silences them.

Sojan was one of Moorcock's first literary creations. His first appearance in published fiction even predates Elric's.
Yu

**Yu** is a nation in the southern Young Kingdoms and the twin nation of Oin, both sharing the coastal city of Dhoz-Kam as their common capital and the Ar River as a common border. The Yurit and Oinish people have a reputation in neighboring countries as uneducated and superstitious peasants with no fighting skills. Despite this, when the Melnibonéan renegade Yyrkoon conquered the twin nations he conscripted their people into his army as part of his thwarted goal of invading Melniboné.

## References

1. ↑ Michael Moorcock (1972), *Elric of Melniboné*.
Sea Maze

The **Sea Maze** is a great labyrinth excavated inside the towering cliff that stands guard between the ocean and the inland harbour of Imrryr, providing the city with protection against attackers from the sea. It has five entrances and only one exit, and there is only one correct route through the maze.

Along the walls of the maze are hidden alcoves, each large enough to conceal a battle barge and specifically constructed to allow the barges to ambush invading ships from the Young Kingdoms. Merchant ships from the Young Kingdoms that wish to trade with Imrryr must have their crews blindfolded as the ships are led through the maze by specially trained pilots. Any ship that fails to follow the instructions of the pilot will find itself crashed against the rock wall of the maze, and any surviving crewmen from the wreck will be taken as slaves. Those who desire to trade with the Dreaming City are aware of the risks.

The maze was designed thousands of years before the reign of Elric by the wizard-architect Monshanjik.

Elric ultimately guided a fleet of human sea-reavers through the maze, which proceeded to sack Imrryr.

## Gallery

One of the five entrances to the mazeYoung Kingdoms ships ambushed by Battle BargesThe ships of the Young Kingdoms decimated in the Sea Maze
## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Michael Moorcock (1972), *Elric of Melniboné*.
Dharland

**Dharland** is a collection of islands situated to the northeast of Halmsalf. Dharland is often regarded as a horrifying place to live because of the many serpus and evil creatures that call the region home. Dharland is also the only place on the Helm where people's skin begins to turn dark-grey after living there. This ailment is known as Umbrinius.
Xiombarg

**Xiombarg,** also known as the **Queen of the Swords**, is a Chaos Lord. She prefers to appear as a beautiful young woman but is sometimes referred to with the male pronoun (making a pun of her title Queen of the Swords). She is prone to shapeshifting and carries a giant sword. In Stormbringer (book), she rides a creature with the head of a lion and the body of a bull. In Corum's world, she is one of the three Sword Rulers.

She has contested both Corum and Elric. Corum banished her from the Fifteen Planes with the help of Lord Arkyn of Law, and Elric dueled her with Stormbringer, banishing her from Elric's World.

Though she prefers the form of a beautiful woman, it is noted that during her fight with Elric, she began to transform, possibly due to loss in concentration, and became markedly more insect like over time.
Eraul

**Eraul** or **Er'Olk** were an ancient tribe of man living in modern day Euricia. They are a very dispersed populous having spread from Tradehaven to Aelesia to Jeleria and Treustolg with some settling in Maneria and Dhara. The Eraul spoke a language, often called Eraul or Old Eurik which is the ancestor of most modern Eurician tongues.
Vibragun

**The Vibragun** is Jerry Cornelius' second weapon after the Needle Gun. It uses focused hypersonics to literally vibrate or "shake" its victims apart. It can also be used to vibrate holes through obstacles. Additionally, if the beam is focused very tightly, the Vibragun can have a laser-like cauterizing effect.

Like the Needle Gun, the Vibragun is possibly a manifestation of the Black Sword.
Raped Planet

**The Raped Planet** is the universe of which Jack Karaquazian, Sam Oakenhurst and Colinda Dovero are natives. It is a world like our Earth, but the discovery of Colour Spots, actually holes in reality, changed history entirely. Humanity tapped the spots for limitless energy, and they eventually ruptured reality by attempting to expand a massive colour spot in the gulf of Mexico, creating the Biloxi Fault, a hole in the Multiverse itself.

## History

The Earth's history is apparently nearly the same, up until a point where economic and political breakthroughs in the Middle East make the Arab world the envy of all other nations. At some point white people began to be looked down upon.

Things altered radically when Humanity discovered Colour. The Colour was found in "spots" all over the world. These Colour Spots were actually portals/tears into the Chaos of the Second Ether. Humanity tapped into the Colour for unlimited energy, supplied, unknown to them, by seething oceans of raw Chaos. When a large Colour Spot appeared in the ocean off the coast of Biloxi, Mississippi, the energy companies decided to attempt to drill into it for even more power, and inadvertently tore a gaping wound in the Multiverse. The Biloxi Fault opened and swallowed all the derricks and a large part of the coast of Biloxi, and from that point, the Universe began to disintegrate gradually, prey to the warping effects of Chaos.

All electronics and electricity stopped working and became useless, putting Humanity back into the steam and coal age. A repeat of the civil war broke out in America and society regressed into nation-states. In this version of America, white people are slaves in the south, and free in the north. Much of the nation has been reclaimed by the Native Americans, and other large parts of the nation are entirely uninhabitable due to their heavy warping by Chaos. Time became fractured and the conflicting time-streams and the altered and mutable dimensions created a very different world.

As the Biloxi Fault was gradually swallowing up the entire Universe and Chaos warped reality and made everything a wild chance full of unfathomable randomness, the Jugadores were well adapted to survive. In New Orleans, at the Terminal Cafe, and on the riverboats of the Mississippi River, they play the Game of Time and strive to alter their fates.
Vampirism

**Vampirism**, also known as **Sanguine**, is an ailment that came from the Isle of Dharland. Medical practitioners pinpointed the origin of the sickness to the opening of the Tomb of Atkius Sanguine, a Before Era king who somehow had settled Dharland before the invention of the modern boat.

## Contraction

It is believed that Sanguine can be contracted in three ways, each resulting in different symptoms.

### Sanguine A

Sanguine A is often called "Full Contact Vampirism". The patient has had their blood drawn by one infected with the affliction. Blood Drawing is most commonly done through biting or scratching but can occur through slicing or clawing. Symptoms of Sanguine A are bloodlust (the desire and need to ingest blood of any animal), the inability to consume most foods that do not contain blood, fear and weakness to rooty vegetables (radixophobia), and inability to spend long periods of time in sunlight.

### Sanguine B

Sanguine B is usually referred to as the "Most Dangerous Vampirism" due to its being easy to hide. Those afflicted with Sanguine B show few symptoms; yet, still have the desire to infect others. Sanguine B patients can eat a mix of human foods while still consuming blood. Bloodlust is more infrequent and radixophobia is less severe. Sanguine B patients can also largely tolerate intense sunlight for several hours. This form of the illness is commonly contracted through the ingesting of tainted blood, being coughed on by one with Sanguine A or Sanguine B, or by sharing food with one with the previously stated ailments. Within a week, Sanguine B has the chance to turn into Sanguine A.

### Sanguine C

Sanguine C is the weakest form of the plague and is thus called "Minor Vampirism". Sanguine C victims often feel the inexplicable urge to kill animals; yet, rarely perform bloodlust. Sanguine C allows its victims to enjoy normal human foods and largely resist eating blood. They are largely immune to the affects of sunlight; yet, are extremely weak to potatoes. Most exhibit a minor radixophobia, besides the potatoes. Sanguine C victims are also easily killed by copper tools. However, these tools must puncture the skin and enter a major artery. Once the copper enters the bloodstream and travels to the heart, the body of a Sanguine C patient will lock up and begin to rot. Sanguine C turns into Sanguine B after two weeks.
Queen Gloriana

**Gloriana the First** is the Queen of Albion, an alternate version of England. She is the ruler of a vast empire, and lives in a vast, labyrinthine palace. She is known as the Unfulfil'd Queen for her inability to achieve orgasm. This leads her into an obsession with debauchery which threatens the stability of her empire. She is very tall, over six feet in height, with long auburn hair and bright blue-green eyes.

## History

Gloriana was conceived after King Hern killed most of Montfalcon's family except his daughter, Flana, whom Hern raped on her thirteenth birthday. It was assumed she died giving birth to Gloriana, whom Hern similarly raped on her thirteenth birthday, causing her to sexual unfulfillment. She had nine children by different fathers, none of whom gave her an orgasm. Montfalcon sought to purge all of Hern's tainted blood from the royal court by leading a mob which butchered eight of Gloriana's children, unknowingly sparing a single surviving daughter who was safely sent to Sussex. Montfalcon then beheaded John Dee and a woman Dee thought was a simulacrum of Gloriana but was really her mother Flana. He would've killed Gloriana next, but Captain Arturo Quire, one of his former men and the Queen's bisexual suitor, killed him and saved her. Expecting gratitude and marriage in return for this, Gloriana was instead upset that he deliberately waited until after her mother was killed instead of saving them both. In the initial version of the novel, Arturo raped Gloriana to arouse her, but in the revised editions, she refuses to be raped and is instead seduced into consensual coitus, causing her to achieve orgasm and finally become fulfilled. She then marries Quire, who henceforth becomes known as Prince Arthur.
Ulrich Von Bek

**Ulrich Von Bek**, Count of Saxony, is an aspect of the Eternal Champion who lived in Nazi Germany. He is a member of the Von Bek family and a descendant of the Graf Ulrich Von Bek, his namesake.

## History

After being imprisoned for his actions against Hitler and his regime, Ulrich escaped into the Middle Marshes, which caused him to end up in the Six Realms of the Wheel, where he met John Daker during his time as Prince Flamadin. He and the Eldren Ghost Warrior Alisaard aided Daker in slaying Princess Sharadim and the army of Chaos she'd aligned with. In the process, Ulrich briefly found the Holy Grail and ensured that Adolf Hitler would lose World War II. Then, when John freed the dragon from the Dragon Sword and the female Eldren followed it to their new home, Count von Bek joined them, as he and Alisaard had fallen in love.
Zenith the Albino

**Count Ulrich Rudric Renark Otto von Bek-Krasny**, also titled:

*Elected Protector of Waldenstein, hereditary Prince of Mirenburg, Defender of the Grail, Bloodguard of the Holy Roman Emperor, King of Crete & Damascus, Order of the Moravian Hierarchy, Antagonist-in-Waiting to Pope Clement the Dane, Curator of the Ariochan Temple, Knight of Saint Odhran and Saint Mungo,*

Also known, of course, as **Zenith the Albino** or simply **Count Zenith,** is an aspect of the Eternal Champion and wielder of the Black Sword Stormbringer. He is most likely Elric during one of his dream quests.

His addiction to opium cigarettes could present a parallel to Elric's addiction to the nurturing power of Stormbringer.
Declaration of Intent

The **Declaration of Intent** was a document drafted by Ypari leader Thomas Salgmy and was later worked on by Tyber Sigmond and Frans Mydyrmond. The document is a one page declaration of the intent of the Ypari. The opening lines show the strength the Ypari felt behind their cause:

"The *people of the Ybet Colony are calling for a revolution against the Romanic Invaders."*

It later goes on to describe the cruelty of slavery, the injustice the Bettian people faced from foreign rule, and the need for sovereignty.

*"No man, woman, nor child can live a day without the constant harassment of the Romanic man. Our fathers and mothers have been stolen away to a land who need not their work. The enslavement of our people by the Romanic Invaders is cruel and unusual and must be stopped. The people of the Ybet Colony call for an end to this Invasion. Sovereignty in the only answer. Freedom cannot be acheived without sacrifice and war."*

The document closes with chilling lines that the Ladosian poet, Marconi Stazzi, referred to as, "So cold that I had to wonder why my kingdom was torturing these people."

*"We tell you Romanic Invaders to pack up at once. You will not win. The Ypari will fight until the last man. Our blood will shine through your fallen soldiers. Leave the Ybet Colony. Do not return. The Ypari will rise and gain the sovereignty three eras of molestation has kept out of reach."*
Veteran of the Psychic Wars (song)

**Veteran of the Psychic Wars** is a song by Blue Öyster Cult from their album *Fire of Unkown Origin* from 1981. The Song was written by Eric Bloom  and Michael Moorcock. The lyrics are from the point of view of the Eternal Champion, as he laments his fate.

## Lyrics

*You see me now a veteran*

*of a thousand psychic wars*

*I've been living on the edge so long*

*Where the winds of limbo roar*

*And I'm young enough to look at*

*And far too old to see*

*All the scars are on the inside*

*I'm not sure that there's anything left to me*

*Don't let these shakes go on*

*It's time we had a break from it*

*It's time we had some leave*

*We've been living in the flames*

*We've been eating up our brains*

*Oh please don't let these shakes go on*

*You ask me why I'm weary, why I can't speak to you*

*You blame me for my silence say It's time I changed and grew*

*But the war's still going on, dear, and there's no end that I know*

*And I can't say if we're ever...*

*I can't say if were ever gonna be free*

*Don't let these shakes go on*

*It's time we had a break from it*

*It's time we had some leave*

*We've been living in the flames*

*We've been eating out our brains*

*Oh please don't let these shakes go on*

*You see me now a veteran of a thousand psychic wars*

*My energy's spent at last*
And my armor is destroyed

*I have used up all my weapons and I'm helpless and bereaved*

*Wounds are all I'm made of*

*Did I hear you say that this is victory?*

*Don't let these shakes go on*
It's time we had a break from it

*Send me to the rear*

*Where the tides of madness swell*

*And it's sliding into hell*

*Oh please don't let these shakes go on*

*Don't let these shakes go on*

*Don't let these shakes go on*
Sepiriz

**Sepiriz**, also known as the **Knight in Black and Yellow**, and possibly also the **Warrior in Jet and Gold**, is an ancient multiversal being and a Knight of the Balance. He is one of the ten last remaining Nihrain, and along with his nine brothers, he usually assists the Eternal Champion to complete difficult parts of his/her journey.

## Appearances

* Stormbringer
* The Quest for Tanelorn
* The Dragon in the Sword
* Elric: The Making of a Sorcerer
* The Skrayling Tree: The Albino in America
* Elric: The Balance Lost
Lord Narjhan

**Lord Narjhan of Chaos** is a Chaos Lord who led a beggar horde from the city of Nadsokor to attack Tanelorn. In appearance, he is a large humanoid covered head to toe in armour. His face is never seen and when he is captured his armour proves to be empty.

## Gallery

Narjhan and the beggar hordeNarjhan and Sorana
Una Persson

**Una Persson**, also known as **Countess Una of Scaith**, is an Eternal, a player in the Game of Time, and a member of the League of Metatemporal Adventurers. She is bisexual, having been the lover of Queen Gloriana of Albion, both Catherine and Jerry Cornelius, and many others, and is an associate of Michael Moorcock within his fiction.

Una Persson is tall, with a slim "boyish" figure, with dark hair cut short in a pageboy haircut (but not always). She often wears military garb.

## Oona von Bek

Oonagh von Bek, the adopted granddaughter of Oona and Ulric von Bek, stated:

*"I know most of it's true, because I heard the parts I didn't experience myself from Una Persson, as she calls herself now, that mysterious adventuress who spends so much of her time in eastern Europe and never seems to age."* **-The White Wolf's Son**

This suggests that **Una Persson** may in fact be Oona, the Dreamthief's Daughter in disguise, or more likely her mother Oone the Dreamthief, who looks and acts like her.
Laurites

The **Laurites,** also known as the Lauritic Peoples, Laurinites, or Lauris, are a nomadic tribe of Fortists who live in the Southern Akharia and Northern Frisia.

## History

According to *The Book of the Limenites*the Laurites descend from the original followers of the Orthodox Lauri, the daughter of the Prophet Samuel. Lauri's brother, Limen, began to make religion more open and personal which angered her. Lauri believed the religion of Fortism should remain as it always has, reserved for the holymen and not the laymen. Limen banishes Lauri and her followers from the city when she attempts to take his throne. The Laurites then are cursed to be wanderers forever.

In *The Book of Zipha and Zerna* the Laurites are given a second chance. Limen's power fades as he grows older and his two daughters, Zipha and Zerna, begin to play a more prominent role in society. The daughters promise safe travel and forgiveness for the Laurites but the Laurites refuse to believe them. Thus, the Laurites remain as wanderers.

## Religion

The Laurites follow a more orthodox form of Fortism. Lauri, the mother of the Lauritic peoples, believed religion was becoming too open to the public. Lauri and her followers sought to reform Fortism and keep it out of the hands of the laymen. Holymen would provide sermons for the people and personal worship was strictly forbidden. Holymen would be the only ones allowed to teach their children the ways of Fortism.

In the modern era, the Laurites promote very minimal self-study of religion for those outside of the families of holymen. Due to this and their nomadic tendencies little is known about the Laurite religion besides what is heard during sermons or found in holy-books.

## Culture

Lauritic culture is very nomadic-based. Foods are simple and can last a long time. Laurites often choose to have loyal livestock such as sheep and goats and occasionally use camels for transportation.

## Language

The Lauritic language claims to be the oldest surviving descendant of the original language of the City of Eliaz. The Lauritic language shares little in common with the other languages of the Northern Romasti Kingdoms however, similarities can be seen between it and several languages in Akharia and Northern Frisia.
Yisselda

**Yisselda** is Count Brass' daughter. Her beauty is impressive.

When Baron Maliadus arrived Kamarg she kept several assignations with him. She found his infamous reputation attractive and cannot believe the stories true, for when he spoke to her in his soft, cultivated voice, she saw a man of gentle temperament, forged to appear grim and ruthless by the conventions of his office and his role in history. Finally she found his real personality when she refused to marry him.

She became the wife of Dorian Hawkmoon.

## References

* *The Jewel in the Skull. Michael Moorcock (1967).*
* *Michael Moorcock. Hawkmoon: The Jewel in the Skull #1 (1986). First Comics.*
Warriors at the Edge of Time

The Warriors at the Edge of Time are an army of Eternal Champions waiting at the edge of time for their final battle.

## Background

The Warriors at the Edge of Time are said to be lost, ravaged, unkind, and cold; the veterans of a thousand psychic wars. They once fought for the Cosmic Balance, and they wait at the edge of time for their time to fight for the Balance to come again. They can only be summoned once every cycle of the multiverse. After the end of the battle they are summoned to fight for, those who survive are returned to the edge of time to await the day they are summoned the next cycle.

## Summoning Commands

The speech John Daker used to summon the Warriors after Princess Sharadim shattered the Actorios Stone with the Dragon Sword in The Dragon in the Sword:

*“NOW I RELEASE YOU! WARRIORS, I RELEASE YOU! YOUR MOMENT HAS COME AGAIN. BY THE POWER OF THE SWORD, BY THE DESTRUCTION OF THE ACTORIOS, BY THE WILL OF THE BALANCE, BY THE NEED OF HUMANKIND, I SUMMON YOU. CHAOS THREATENS. CHAOS SHALL CONQUER. YOU ARE NEEDED!”*
*“WARRIORS! YOUR TIME HAS COME. YOU MAY FIGHT AGAIN. ONE MORE BATTLE. ONE MORE CYCLE! COME! CHAOS RIDES AGAINST US!”*

The speech Elric of Melniboné used to summon the Warriors with his Ring of Kings and Eric Beck's Murakamo-No-Tsurugi in Elric: The Balance Lost:

***"WARRIORS, I RELEASE YOU! YOUR MOMENT HAS COME AGAIN. BY THE POWER OF THE SWORD, BY THE POWER OF THE ACTORIOS, BY THE WILL OF THE BALANCE, I SUMMON YOU.***
***WARRIORS! YOUR TIME HAS COME. YOU MAY FIGHT AGAIN. ONE MORE BATTLE. ONE MORE CYCLE!***
***WARRIORS! CHAOS AND LAW ALIKE RIDE AGAINST US! YOU ARE NEEDED!"***
Red Amulet

**The Red Amulet**, also called the **Mad God's Amulet**, is an artifact connected with the Runestaff. It can only be worn by the true servant of the Runestaff, and anyone else who tries is driven mad by its power. This was the fate of the Mad God and the source of his namesake. Dorian Hawkmoon slew the Mad God and clamed the Amulet as his by right. It is able to channel the power of the Runestaff into a worthy wearer, granting them superhuman abilities in battle.
Sam Oakenhurst

**Sam Oakenhurst** is a Jugadore and friend to Jack Karaquazian. He is also one of the Rose's lovers. He was slain by Paul Minct but had his soul reclaimed by the Rose. At one point, he was surgically altered by the Machinoix into a human stick-insect. After Colinda Dovero left Jack, she married Sam, and they worked together for the city of New Orleans, of which Sam was mayor when he died. Ultimately, Jack used the Holy Grail to free Sam's soul from Captain Billy-Bob Begg's, but a consequence was that Sam could never live again.

## Gallery

Sam's strange relationship with the MachinoixSam and the Rose
The Captain

**The Captain** (also known as the **Blind Captain**) is the captain of the Dark Ship that sails the interdimensional ocean between the worlds. In this way he gathered a team of warriors from throughout the Multiverse under the leadership of Elric, Corum, Hawkmoon, and Erekosë to fight the alien sorcerers Agak and Gagak. As his nickname implies, he is blind and is the twin brother of the mute Steersman who pilots the ship.

## Description

The Captain has shoulder-length red-gold hair kept back from his brow by a circlet of blue jade. He wears a buff-colored tunic and hose with silver sandals laced to his calves. Although the Captain is courteous and friendly, he is also mysterious and often cryptic. Despite his wisdom, he acknowledges that he is not omniscient.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Michael Moorcock, *The Sailor on the Seas of Fate*
Ar River

The **Ar River** (or **River Ar**) is a river that shares a border between the twin nations Oin and Yu in the southern Young Kingdoms. The capital city of Dhoz-Kam, which is also shared by both nations, is situated on both sides of the river where it flows into the sea.

## References

1. ↑ Michael Moorcock (1972, 1983), *Elric of Melniboné*, Berkley, p. 107-8
2. ↑ Michael Moorcock (1972, 1983), *Elric of Melniboné*, Berkley, p. 112
Ship Which Sails Over Land and Sea

The **Ship Which Sails Over Land and Sea** is a magical ship that was built by Straasha and Grome working together, the ownership of which has been a point of contention between them ever since. Not only can it be sailed across the sea, but it can also be sailed across land as smoothly as if it were water, with no harm to the land or the ship. Straasha loaned the ship to Elric for use on his quest to rescue the kidnapped Cymoril.

The ship is tall and slender and made of exquisitely carved wood. It is not painted but is naturally radiant with all the colours of nature in perfect harmony and beauty. The sails on its three masts are white and billowy like clouds on a fine summer day.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Michael Moorcock, *Elric of Melniboné*.
Saxif D'Aan

**Saxif D'Aan** was the lord of Melniboné from a time two centuries before Elric's birth, now he rules over the Islands beyond the Crimson Gate as Mabelode's champion.

## Biography

Saxif D'Aan was not only one of the cruelest and most feared sorcerer lords of his time, his powers was such that the Chaos Lords vied for his favor and showered him with gifts to win him as their champion. Mabelode the Faceless went so far as to offer him eternal life, the power to shape Chaos, and to forever defy time and the gods. However, as it's always the case with such tremendous power, it would come only through the payment of the most steep price.

Saxif D'Aan offered Mabelode the greatest sacrifices the isle of Imrryr had ever seen, plunging thousands of souls into his devouring abyss. But the Faceless King would have naught but one, D'Aan's one true love, for the Melnibonean Sorcerer could not hide the fact that in the past he had fallen in love with a mere human, a princess of Shazar called Gratyesha, who had been captured and brought as a slave to the black isle. D'Aan could also not bring himself to give Gratyesha in exchange for the power he dreamed of, but legend has it that the young princess selflessly hurled herself into the abyss to the despair of her beloved.

## References

* The Sailor on the Seas of Fate
* Elric: The White Wolf *(Comics)*
Shenegar Trott

**Shenegar Trott**, Count of Sussex, is a noble of Granbretan. He is a fat man who, unlike most nobles of the Dark Empire, does not wear a mask depicting an animal. Instead he wears a plain silver mask wrought into a parody of his own face. Trott is noted to be eccentric even among his insane countrymen, but he is tolerated by King Huon because his skill in the arts of warfare is second only to Baron Maliadus.

Trott is said to have once chopped off a child's limb before forcing its mother to watch him eat a bite out of it.

## Gallery

Hawkmoon fighting Shenegar TrottTrott takes Jehamia Cohnahlias hostage
Pulsing Cavern

The **Pulsing Cavern** is a cavern where the Black Swords, Stormbringer and Mournblade, were safeguarded by the Lords of the Higher Worlds after the swords were relinquished by the ancestors of Elric. The cavern is located beneath a marsh near the city of Ameeron, and reached through the Tunnel Under the Marsh that leads from a door at the base of the Monument of the Eagle.

The cavern is made of a strange fleshy material that pulses steadily, almost like a living, breathing organ. Mortal weapons may not be used in the cavern (they simply fall to the floor when wielded). Mortals may enter the cavern only if they know the proper spell, as Yyrkoon did when he sought the runeblades for himself, but if they do not leave before the spell ends then the entrance will close and they will be trapped inside forever. The walls of the cavern are impervious to weapons, including the Black Swords, so those trapped within may not simply hack their way out. Only the Lords of the Higher Worlds (including Arioch) may come and go as they choose.

Yyrkoon trapped Elric there, forcing them to pit the Black Swords against each other in a duel to the death. Elric won and spared him, then convinced Arioch to free them and Rackhir the Red Archer from the cavern. After Yyrkoon was defeated, Mournblade vanished from the cavern and Elric obtained Stormbringer.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Michael Moorcock (1972), *Elric of Melniboné*.
Laurel Lance (Prime Earth)

## Relevant Pages

**Dinah Laurel Lance**, mostly known as Laurel, is a character in the fanon series *Once Upon a Time in DC*. Along with other vigilantes, Laurel becomes the second Black Canary after her sister, Sara, who currently operates as White Canary. She is a member of the Canaries, an ally of the Birds of Prey, the best friend of Barbara Gordon, as well as a good friend of Dick Grayson and Oliver Queen and the girlfriend of Cisco Ramon/Vibe.

Laurel Lance is based on Dinah Drake Lance from the original Green Arrow comic book series.
Tanglebones

**Tanglebones** is the personal servant of Elric. He is very old and much taller than Elric, with a stooped back and knotted limbs, making him somewhat resemble a tree.

He also served as Elric's martial instructor, teaching him the use of weapons.

## References

1. ↑ Michael Moorcock (1972, 1983), *Elric of Melniboné*, Berkley, p. 14
2. ↑ Michael Moorcock (1972, 1983), *Elric of Melniboné*, Berkley, p. 35
Sign of Law

The **Sign of Law** is a sigil representing the cosmic force of Law. It takes the form of a single arrow pointing upward, symbolising "direction and control". It is also known as the **Arrow of Law** (not to be confused with the Arrows of Law).

## References

1. ↑ Michael Moorcock, *Stormbringer* (Book 3, "Sad Giant's Shield")
2. ↑ Michael Moorcock, *Stormbringer* (Book 4, "Doomed Lord's Passing")
Traitor

During the events of The Sword and the Stallion, the final book of the second Corum trilogy, a magic sword is forged for Prince Corum which, besides being mooncolored, shares many characteristics with the Black Swords wielded by other Eternal Champions. And, like Stormbringer, it ultimately slays its wielder at the end of the book. However, Corum is later revived, and continues to wield Traitor in The Quest for Tanelorn Books 2-3 and Elric: The Balance Lost.
Sword Rulers

**The Sword Rulers** are a group of three Chaos Lords who created the Mabden race to take over Corum's home world of the Fifteen Planes.

The Sword Rulers consist of:

* Arioch, The Knight of the Swords

* Xiombarg, The Queen of the Swords

* Mabelode, The King of the Swords

They were destroyed by Corum and banished from the Fifteen Planes.

Elric knows Chaos Lords by the same names in his own plane of existence, but there is some degree of separation between them and their namesakes in Corum's reality. Their relative power levels, at the very least, do not necessarily translate between dimensions.

That is probably fitting - Chaos Lords can hardly be expected to manifest uniformly among various planes of existence, after all.
The Prince in the Scarlet Robe (song)

**The Prince in the Scarlet Robe** is a song by Domine. The song tells the tale of Corum Jhaelen Irsei and his battles against the Sword Rulers.

## Lyrics

Verse 1:

*Knight of the Swords,*

*you of the great old Gods*

*A new age has just begun*

*Forged in the fire of hate,*

*vengeance and betrayal*

*The race of man has come to rule*

*Queen of the Swords,*

*you of the great old Gods*

*darkest lady of the deepest realm*

*You will know fear,*

*sharper than a spear*

*and you'll be banished from this place*

*By the hand of the Prince in the Scarlet Robe*

Chorus:

*He's sworn to destroy all Gods*

*by the power of the Cosmic Balance*

*He's chosen to save this world*

*save the race who betrayed his own*

*A quest in a time unknown*

*to bring peace forevermore*

*Survivor with a noble role*

*The Prince in the Scarlet Robe*

Verse 2:

*King of the Swords,*

*Greatest of the old Gods*

*Summon now your Dukes of Hell*

*Faceless lord of Chaos,*

*your golden sword will not save you*

*and you will fall to your destiny*

*By the eye of the Prince in the Scarlet Robe*

Chorus x1

Verse 3:

*Now the Gods are no more*

*Law is ruling the Fifteen Planes*

*No more cities in the sky,*

*no more oceans of light*

*Find a new dimension*

*where new Gods can be*

*created and destroyed*

*again*

*by the eye,*

*by the hand*

*of the Prince in the Scarlet Robe*

Chorus x2