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Corrie Welling

## Corrianna Welling

### Relatives

Siblings: Minox Welling, Jace Welling, Oren Welling, Edard Welling, Alma Welling; Cousins: Davis Welling, Thomsen Welling, Nyla Pyle, Ferah Serrick, Evoy Serrick, Alma Welling, Aunts: Emma Pyle, Beliah Serrick, Zura Welling

## Physical description

### Gender

Female

Corrie Welling works the night shift on the Maradaine Constabulary Horsepatrol out of Inemar Stationhouse. She is the sister of Minox, Oren, and Jace Welling. She is a tough, loyal officer, skilled with horses, and a crack shot with a crossbow. Corrie dislikes "Tricky," but respects Minox's judgment enough to hold some of her overt disregard in check. She is a significant secondary character in the Maradaine Constabulary series.

## Appearances

### The Alchemy of Chaos

Corrie appears briefly helping to rescue Jace and a hooded figure from the carriage wreck on the bridge. She does not realize the other person is the Thorn.

### The Imposters of Aventil

When Professor Alimen kicks Rainey and Corrie off campus, after meeting Major Dresser, he accuses them of being a part of the Altarn Initiative. Corrie later receives a letter requiring her to never speak of meeting Dresser.

### An Import of Intrigue

She is wounded in a riot in the Little East, when she tries to assist Minox in a battle between Fuergan and Imach brawlers. Her hair is cut very short, and she sustains a major scar across her right eye. Her vision is not ultimately affected, though. She continues to help a wounded Minox even through her significant injuries, and is promoted to Sergeant

### A Parliament of Bodies

Corrie has been promoted to Sergeant in the Grand Inspectors Unit (by Captain Brace Cinellan), which is quite unusual for a woman, and a 19 year old. Minox increasingly relies on her professionally.

### An Unintended Voyage

Corrie turns 20 while on an unintended voyage that leads her to The Mocassa, the largest city in Imachan.
Jace Welling

### Relatives

Siblings: Corrie Welling, Minox Welling, Oren Welling, Edard Welling, Alma Welling; Cousins: Davis Welling, Thomsen Welling, Nyla Pyle, Ferah Serrick, Evoy Serrick, Alma Welling, Aunts: Emma Pyle, Beliah Serrick, Zura Welling

## Physical description

### Gender

Male

Jace is a brave Constabulary cadet, working in Aventil on Benvin's trusted squad of footpatrol. He puts in extremely long hours, and is devoted to service. Aventil Stationhouse is a poor assignment, but he was up against a very talented incoming class, and he has impressed his superiors. Because he works in Aventil, he is the first Welling to cross paths with the Thorn.

He risked his life by leaping onto a stampeding horse, to try save a family of civilians.

Like his siblings Minox and Corrie, he lives with most of the Welling family in Keller Cove.

## Appearances

*The Alchemy of Chaos*

*An Import of Intrigue*

*The Imposters of Aventil*
Alana Coar

Sister Alana is a former street kid of Inemar, now a Cloistress of the Blue at St. Limarre's Church in Inemar. She was Satrine Rainey's only friend from childhood.

## Appearances

### A Parliament of Bodies

By the start of this book, Satrine has begun to perform the Rite of Absolution with Sister Alana each day. Sister Alana now knows all of Satrine's secrets.
Rose Street Princes

The Rose Street Princes are a gang in Aventil, centered on eastern Rose Street and the streets nearby. They are identified with a tattoo of a rose and crown. Leaders in the gang get stars added. Street captains get one star.

The Princes swear their most solemn oaths "on Rose Street." "Rose Street" is their battle cry as well.

Despite the gendered name, women can be Princes, and have been promoted to Street Captain.

The Princes' headquarters is the bar named the Turnabout.

## Members

King of Rose Street

* Vessrin

Bosses

* Bottin
* Frenty
* Giles
* Nints
* Hotchin (basement boss)
* Hucks

Captains

* Arrick
* Cabbie
* Colin Tyson
* Deena
* Dennick
* Grint

Others

* Cainey
* Old Casey
* Feckie (bruiser)
* Hetzer
* Juteron Higgs
* Kiggy
* Ment
* Ockie
* Rencie
* Sella
* Theanne
* Tooser
* Vandy

Former

* Den Tyson
* Calbert Tyson
City of Maradaine

### Location

On the Maradaine River between the Archduchy of Maradaine and the Archducy of Sauriya, Kingdom of Druthal

Maradaine is the city in which the stories of Marshall Ryan Maresca's novels are set. It is the capital of Druthal.

City Map online

## Description

The city of Maradaine is officially in the Archduchy of Maradaine but divided by the Maradaine River. This is a significant social and political divide as well. The north side is the newer, wealthier, and more lavish part of the city. The most of the government, both local and national, are found here. The south half is more densely populated with middle and working class, the impoverished citizens, and foreign cultures. The south side is considered part of the Archduchy of Sauriya in terms of elections and archducal authority.

As the capital, it is the most important city in Druthal. It is very cosmopolitan city with at least ten percent of the population of either foreign birth or descent.

## Neighborhoods

Two (or three, depending on how one accounts for it) bridges connect the two halves of the city. The Great Maradaine Bridge is a key thoroughfare. Upriver, the High Bridge runs from North Maradaine to an island, where it is connected via Upper Bridge to Inemar, and Low Bridge to another island upstream and then to East Maradaine. The river runs from southeast to northwest.

#### North Maradaine (area)

The northern, more elite part of the city is in the Archduchy of Maradaine. The Palace, Parliament, The Royal College of Maradaine, and Fort Merritt are all located to the north.

* North Maradaine (neighborhood)
* Yorkley
* Brackton
* Callon Hills
* Royalview
* Parkton
* Hashrow
* Welling
* Gelmin
* Trelan
* Oscana Court
* Colming
* Fenton
* North High River
* High River

#### South Maradaine

The larger section of the city, South Maradaine is in the Archduchy of Sauriya. Most of the action in the **Phase I** novels takes place in various neighborhoods of South Maradaine. The University of Maradaine and the infamous Quarrygate prison are located in the south.

* Aventil
* Dentonhill
* Inemar
* The Little East
* Keller Cove
* North Seleth
* Seleth
* Benson Court
* East Maradaine
* North Colton
* Colton
* South Colton
* Gelmoor
* Laramie
* Reining
* Edgemoor
* Holmwood
* Carrol Creek
* Shaleton
* Old Quarry (neighborhood)
* Wheaton
* Trinital
Saints

There are 26 saints in the Church of Druthal.

## Saints of the Church of Druthal

* Saint Senea - Patron of Righteous Outlaws. Saint Senea Day is a minor holiday.
	+ Depicted as a hooded woman
	+ Prayer: *Give me your blessing, Saint Senea. Put your eye upon me, protect me, as I act in the name of the right. Give me your strength, to fight against the unjust, to stand for the oppressed. If my body is broken, guard my soul and deliver it to stand before judgment, which I will never fear as I act in your name.*
	+ As mages were once persecuted, the prayer was from mages in the Tenth Century, typically before execution. It is not clear whether Saint Senea was herself a mage.
	+ Saint Senea is, not suprisingly, the patron of numerous heroes, notably Veranix Calbert, Asti and Verci Rynax.
* Saint Jasper - Saint Jasper Day (Quiet Night) is a major holiday.
* Saint Terrance - Saint Terrance Day (Terrentin) is a major holiday.
* Saint Fenston - Feast of Saint Fenston (Fenstide) is a major holiday.
* Saint Helsen, Savior of Harvests, the Sickle-Bearing Pilgrim. St. Helsen's Day is a holiday and the autumnal equinox.
* Saint Bridget - Church dedicated to her in North Seleth
* Saint Limarre - Church dedicated to her in Inemar
* Saint Julian - The Humble Prince, defender of pilgrims. Church dedicated to him in Aventil.
* Saint Ollickar
* Saint Jontlen - "the Bloody Saint." An old soldier, left for dead, who tracked down the slavers who raided his village and abducted the children. Driven by godliness beyond human endurance, Jontlen killed all of the slavers and freed the children before dying. "Red-eyed and anointed in blood." Saint Jontlen's Day is a minor holiday *(or is it even so minor as to not be a holiday at all?)* Described in Lady Henterman's Wardrobe.
* Saint Ilmer - there's a quiet mouse in his tale...
* Saint Hesprin (LHW)
* Saint Hespin (TD)
* Saint Crellick
* Saint Deshar - "the Proverbial Chain of Saint Deshar around your necks" (LHW)
* Saint Veran - appropriated from a Kellirac trickster legend. St. Veran's church is outside the city limits, and appeals to the Racquin.
* Saint Polmeta - Church in Dentonhill.
* Saint Justinia
* Saint Arrianne
* Saint Alexis Day - Erescan 24 (The Shield of the People) is a major holiday, kicking off the 6 day Victory Days celebration. (In 1215, this was also Election Day in the Archduchy of Maradaine, which includes the north side of the City of Maradaine.) Alexis seems to be a sort of Joan of Arc figure - she defended her Scallic village with a mace against Linjari attackers, and after defeating them, made armor from their weapons. She was sent by the Queen of Scaloi to Maradaine as an envoy for Druth unification, but was killed by a Linjari assassin. Her body was not returned to Scaloi, and was allegedly hidden by the King of Maradaine. She is sometimes referred to as "the last Otajian." (SotP)
* Saint Illaria
* Saint Benton - Pemmick has a vision of the Thorn as Saint Benton in The Alchemy of Chaos.
Colin Tyson

### Relatives

Veranix Calbert (cousin), Den Tyson (father), Calbert Tyson (uncle), Verona Calbert (aunt)

## Physical description

### Eye color

Green

Colin Tyson, cousin to Veranix Calbert, is a street captain for the Rose Street Princes. He is loyal to both his gang family and his extended family, and swore an oath on Rose Street to protect Veranix. This is turns out to likely be a bit more trouble than he originally anticipated.

Colin and Veranix bear a strong resemblance to each other, as their fathers were twins.

## History

The Tyson family has a long history with the street gangs of Maradaine. The politics of the Rose Street Princes meant that Colin had to work harder than others to earn his position, as his father is blamed for the Aventil street wars in 1194. Colin earned the trust of the Princes, and the respect of his crew.

## Skills and Abilities

* Brawling
* Leadership

## Appearances

The Thorn of Dentonhill

The Alchemy of Chaos

The Imposters of Aventil
Major Grieson

Major Grieson is an officer in Druth Intelligence. He appears to be currently be assigned to duties in the city of Maradaine, and involved in cleaning up messes.

He is clean-shaven, handsome, and smug.

He was Satrine Rainey's handler on her undercover mission.

## Appearances

### An Import of Intrigue

Grieson is monitoring the politically sensitive murder case, and when he learns that Rainey has been assigned, stops pressuring Commissioner Enbrain. Later in the novel, Grieson inquires as to whether Enbrain is indeed a good Commissioner: "We can’t do our job if the capital city is filled with rot."

### Lady Henterman's Wardrobe

Grieson appears to have also been responsible for Asti Rynax's prior service. He refers to Asti as being retired, a contrast to his treatment of Satrine. It is clear that he has access to a great deal of money and influence in his role. He trusts Asti, and is concerned about the allegiance of others within Druth Intelligence.
Mila Kendish

16-year-old pickpocket from North Seleth, displaced by the Holver Alley Fire. Her sister died in the fire.

Daughter of Jono Kendish.

Asti Rynax sees a lot of his own teen self in Mila, and is somewhat protective of her as a result. When she realizes that his interest in her is professional and respectful, she becomes very protective of him as well.

## Skills and Abilities

Mila is practically illiterate, which Asti wants to change.

Mila is very observant, which makes her good at information gathering, as well as identifying whose purse to lighten. She is also good at staying unobtrusive, and is effective at tailing targets.

She is good with a rope.

Mila creates a persona of "Miss Bessie" and builds a small gang of pre-teen boys ("Miss Bessie's Boys") in North Seleth. She feels protective and responsible for them. She uses them for reconnaissance and intelligence gathering. While they are able to hold their own against other boys their age, they are not a fighting force that could confront adults.

## Appearances

The Holver Alley Crew

Lady Henterman's Wardrobe

The Fenmere Job
Trelan

Trelan is a neighborhood in North Maradaine, consisting of most of the waterfront of that side of the river. Trelan lays along the Maradaine River west of the Great Maradaine Bridge, and a few blocks inland. It is a long, narrow area. A great deal of shipping goes through the Trelan docks.

## Trelan Docks

Loren Rainey was attacked at the West Hetrick docks in Trelan, driving Satrine to join the Constabulary. Dayne Heldrin arrived there when he returned from Lacanja.

## Notable Locations

The Nimble Rabbit tavern, where Veracity Press and Dayne Heldrin (and other Royal College students) meet.

Alassan Coffeehouse

Maradaine Constabulary's High Commissioner's Office
Niall Enbrain

Niall Enbrain1 is head clerk to Parliamentarian Alphonse Montrose. He is the nephew of Maradaine Constabulary Commissioner Wendt Enbrain. He is captured and becomes a victim of the Parliament Atrocity machine.

As Niall is a connection between Enbrain and Montrose, it is unclear whether he obtains his position through a pre-existing relationship, or whether they get to know each other through Niall's role and tragedy.

## Appearances

A Parliament of Bodies

1Do we see his last name in A Parliament of Bodies?
Tarian Order

> "*With Shield on arm and sword in hand*
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The Tarian Order is one of two of the Elite Orders still established. They are an order of protectors. Because of Romaine’s Gift, they still have Royal support, but that support is waning. They have very little political power, and approval for advancement to Adept is at the whim of Parliament.

The Cascian Order was folded into the Tarians, bringing with them the Question of the Bridge.

To advance in the order, a potential Tarian must spends three years as an Initiate and at least two years as a Candidate. If a Candidate fails to pass any advancement tests, they are washed out of the order.

There are only five Tarian chaperhouses that are still accepting Initiates: Maradaine, Porvence (Acora), Fencal (Kesta), Vargox (Monim), and Korafina (Scaloi).

## Ranks

Initiate (three-year process). The Initiate Prefect is a Candidate who leader the Initiates.

Candidate - most candidates are sent to other cities. (Usually a three year process?)

Adept

Master (head of a chapter house)

Grandmaster (head of the Order)

## Members (as of beginning of The Way of the Shield)

Grandmaster

* Lon Orren

Master

* Denbar (deceased)

Adept

* Amaya Tyrell
* Osharin

Candidate

* Dayne Heldrin
* Aldrich
* Price

Initiate

* Jerinne Fendall
* Raila Gendon
* Enther
* Vien Reston
* Candion
* Miara

Notable (Historic) Members

* Alamarkin
* Xandra Romaine
Corvia

A large island off the western coast of Sauriya, it has been many things over the centuries: a penal colony, a refuge during the Shattered Kingdoms, an independent kingdom, a source of insurrection, and a target for Poasian invasion. It is considered part of Druthal, but it is not its own archduchy nor part of Sauriya.
Archduchy of Monim

## Description

The Archduchy of Monim is one of the ten that make up Druthal. A landlocked archduchy, it lies between the Archduchy of Kesta and the Briyonic Mountains in eastern Druthal. Once two separate kingdoms, Monim still feels the affects of that division. The three main industries of the archduchy are mining, raising cattle, and growing cotton. The foothills of Monim are rich with a variety of metals

## Culture

The northern area is very urban and educated, while the south is more conservative and stagnant.

## Cities

* Vargox - it is Druthal's education center. It contains seven colleges and universities, libraries and museums.
* Sirrencar
* Molkane
* Voreen
* Donnil
Calcite

## Description

Calcite est une tigresse doré. Son pelage est comme cela puisque sa mère était une tigresse blanche et son père un tigre fauve. Elle a les yeux ambrés.

## Caractère

Elle est patiente, joyeuse. Elle a gardé beaucoup de secrets en elle se qui là obligé à se refermer sur elle même.

## Notes

* Tulipe était jalouse d'elle, de sa vie parfaite et de son compagnon parfait. C'est pour ça qu'elle l'a tuée.
Jade Statue

An ugly, six-armed jade statue appears in the first two Rynax books. It appears to be some sort of idol. The huge one was headed for a rich buyer in East Maradaine when it was stolen.

The smaller one had four arms and a screaming face. It was thought to be Ascerian, and called a *tazendifol.* It was stolen from Lord Henterman by Liora Rand.

The significance of these two statues remain unresolved.
Effitte

*Effitte* is a highly addictive drug that is wreaking havoc on the population of Maradaine. It is a thick purple liquid, sold in vials. *Effitte* importation is primarily done by Willem Fenmere's organization, and he dominates distribution in the city as well.

*Effitte* is ingested orally. It smells bitter with a touch of lavender. In the case of an overdose, the victim starts giggling, then laughing uncontrollably, followed by convulsions, foaming at the mouth, and bloodshot eyes. In smaller doses, as usually intended, users space out. It could have an effect though skin contact.

*Effitte* made from the resin of the *effitssa* plant that grows only on a few Napolic islands. As far as we know, only the Poasians know how to produce *effitte* from the resin, and only do so on the island of Paktphon (formerly the Druth island Bintral). Efforts to grow *effitssa* in Druth hothouses have been unsuccessful.

By late summer 1215, the Poasians had improved their refining capabilities to produce *efhân*, a lavender powder with far greater potency. A vial of *efhân* is claimed to be as potent as a gallon of *effitte*.

## Victims of *Effitte* Overdose

Kaiana's father

Veranix's mother (forced OD by Fenmere's gang)

Parsons
Кирес

Кирес - один из ключевых членов **Дьявольской эспады,** принявший в Гражданской войне сторону Сципиона. В будущем стал одним из верховных ингваров после того как вскрылось истинное происхождение его артефакта, косы Ренессанс.

Считается одним из сильнейших смертных за всю историю Киррем Нотрум. Невероятный боевой потенциал появился вследствие двух факторов: наличия невероятно мощного артефакта и личных причин развиваться дальше, сравнимых истинными амбициями мечтательного человека.

Одним из важнейших факторов могущества Киреса также является и то, что аура дракона-мутанта, Темпорус, оказала сильное влияние на мальчика в детстве, можно сказать, облучила его. Энергетика Киреса имеет свойство выделять заряды межпространственной силы из-за этого облучения, а его тело обладает сопротивлению к такого рода способностям.

## Интересные факты

### Имя

Имя Киреса очень сильно перекликается с названием мира на скиавелийском языке в оригинальном звучании: КИрРЕм НоСрум, что складывается в имя Кирес. Также в английской версии это имя звучит как Kires(Кайрес) и смысл от этого не теряется.
Dayne Heldrin

Dayne is a central protagonist of the Maradaine Elites series, The Way of the Shield, Shield of the People, and The People of the City. Dayne is a mentor to Jerinne Fendall, the other protagonist of the series. They also appear as a major characters in the Maradaine Constabulary novel, A Parliament of Bodies.

Now a Tarian Candidate, he was the top-ranked Tarian Order Initiate in 1213. Dayne had a romantic relationship with his rival Amaya Tyrell. In the novels, he rekindles his romance with Lady Mirianne Henson, daughter of the Earl of Jaconvale.

Dayne has a very strong code of personal ethics, and believes in resolving problems without violence. When given no option, he attempts to inflict minimal harm, and always tend to the injured, regardless of their motivation. He is never satisfied with an outcome that involves anyone being hurt. He is a "True Tarian" but may be too idealistic to survive the political machinations of the modern Order.

Dayne is fascinated by history, and during his Initiacy, attended history lectures at the Royal College of Maradaine.

Dayne's idealism, heroism, unmistakeable physical size, and friendship with the members of the local newspaper *Veracity Press* combine to make Dayne a famous hero in Maradaine.

## History

Dayne is from Jaconvale, in the Sharain region of the Archduchy of Maradaine. He is the child of servants, and has a relationship with Lady Mirianne Henson, the daughter of the Earl of Jaconvale.

During his candidacy, he was sent to Lacanja, where he served under Master Denbar. This ended in disaster when the Tyrians became a target of psychopathic Sholiar, for which Dayne was blamed. This seems to have derailed his future within the Order, given the role of Parliament in approving Tarian Adepts.

## Appearances

The Way of the Shield

Shield of the People

The People of the City

A Parliament of Bodies
An Unintended Voyage

## Description

**Moving outside the city of Maradaine, this new novel follows a lone member of the Maradaine Constabulary as she navigates a new but just as dangerous city.**

Sergeant Corrie Welling--the young constabulary officer from Maradaine--has been abducted and confined on a ship bound for distant shores, where her captors have nefarious plans for her. With fortune and ingenuity, Corrie escapes, but finds herself stuck in a sprawling metropolis on the other side of the world: The Mocassa.

The Mocassa is a test unlike anything Corrie has ever faced. She doesn't speak the language, doesn't know the culture, and is forbidden from leaving the city until she pays off a colossal debt. Even if she's able to find decent work, it will take her years to settle her accounts and get home.

But Corrie Welling will not be cowed. She will work, fight, and hold her chin high. As a fringe faction of an apocalyptic faith spreads throughout the city, threatening the new friends she's sworn to protect, she'll continue to stand up for the values instilled in her as a member of the Maradaine Constabulary. Even if, as her darkest day approaches, she has to do it alone.

## Plot Summary

Kidnapped by slave traffickers in A Parliament of Bodies, Corrie Welling stages a revolt and, with Eana Mellick, is rescued by a passing ship. They are taken to The Mocassa, where their rescuers shockingly file a claim for fees related to their rescue, and the girls are forced to work off their debts. Corrie swears that she will make sure that Eana gets back home to Maradaine.

Corrie's eyes are opened to the vastness and diversity of her world, as she realizes that Maradaine, while the grandest city in Druthal, is overshadowed by The Mocassa. To survive, Corrie begins to learn to read and speak Imach. Corrie ultimately finds employment as a bodyguard for an exiled Xonacan noble, Tleta.

Corrie, with her strong sense of justice and commitment to serve the people to that end, intervenes in several attacks and instances of harassment of strangers in the city, and in the process befriends university students Ang, a Tsouljan astronomer, and Nas'nyom, a Jelic linguist, expanding her circle of allies beyond the residents of the debthouse.

Corrie has run-ins with self-appointed enforcers of a doomsday street preacher. As the eclipse approaches, the cultists gain political and mystical power, creating a crisis in the city.
The Imposters of Aventil

***The Imposters of Aventil*** is a 2017 novel by Marshall Ryan Maresca. It is the third novel of the ***Maradaine Novels***, and the sixth released of the overall ***Maradaine Sequence***. It is the first book to cross over main characters from one series of the sequence into another, with the appearance of Satrine and Minox from the ***Maradaine Constabulary*** series.

 Description

Summer and the Grand Tournament of High Colleges have come to the University of Maradaine.  If the heat and the crowds weren't enough to bring the campus and the neighborhood of Aventil to a boiling point, rumors that The Thorn is on the warpath—killing the last of the Red Rabbits—is enough to tip all of Maradaine into the fire.

Except Veranix Calbert, magic student at the University, is The Thorn, and he's not the one viciously hunting the Red Rabbits.  Veranix has his hands full with his share of responsibilities for the Tournament, and as The Thorn he’s been trying to find the source of the mind-destroying *effitte* being sold on campus. He’s as confused as anyone about the rumors.

When The Thorn imposter publicly attacks the local Aventil constables, the Constabulary bring in their own special investigators: Inspectors Minox Welling and Satrine Rainey from the Maradaine Grand Inspectors Unit. Can Veranix find out who the imposter is and stop him before Welling and Rainey arrest him for the imposter’s crimes?

## Plot Summary

### Appendix

The appendix covers "Education and sport in Maradaine and Druthal."

## Characters

University of Maradaine

* Veranix Calbert
* Kaiana Nell
* Delmin Sarren
* Phadre Golmin
* Jiarna Kay

Maradaine Constabulary

* Minox Welling
* Satrine Rainey
* Corrie Welling
* Henrith Benvin
* Jace Welling
* Kendall Pollitt
* ...

Rose Street Princes

* Colin Tyson

Others

* Willem Fenmere
* Bell
* Erno Don
* Enzin Hence
Kaiana Nell

Kaiana is a staff member at the University of Maradaine. In The Thorn of Dentonhill Kaiana works on the University grounds under Master Jolen. Master Jolen resents her but grants Kaiana the position out of respect for her father - an old friend of his. In The Alchemy of Chaos Master Jolen is killed and Kaiana is promoted for her acts of heroism. By The Imposters of Aventil she is the grounds supervisor under Master Bretten.

She was Veranix Calbert's first supporter in his vigilante work. Her father became addicted to *effitte* after the war, and burned out on it. This fuels her anger against Willem Fenmere and *effitte*. Colin knows that she's friends with Veranix and occasionally delivers messages through her.

Her dark skin stands out in Maradaine, a clear indication of her Napolic heritage. She makes an iconic figure in her yellow dress in The Alchemy of Chaos.

Of Napolic heritage, Kaiana was born on the Druth-controlled island of Bintral. The island was ceded to Poasia at the end of the war and is now called Paktphon.

## Appearances

### *The Imposters of Aventil*

She is not too happy with Vee. She feels that he is not dedicated enough to stopping effitte on campus. Kai demonstrates that she is a strong swimmer when she plays in a game of crownball.
History of Druthal

The area that is now the Kingdom of Druthal was once a part of the Kieran Empire. After the Rebellion against the Empire, the Kingdom gained independence, in what is now Year 1 of the Druth Calendar. Many things now share the name of the first king, Maradaine.

*Tildes (~) indicate dates where text does not provide specific dates.*

## Undated historical events

The River Wars

Chamberlain Maxwell

Prince Fultar and Lady Demea - the play "Demea" is a doomed love story.

Battle of Fencal

Quarantine Wall
Winged Convergence

The Winged Convergence is an astrological event that occurs every forty-seven years (at least in Maradaine). During this time Omali, the White Moon, is at quarter waning and passes behind Namali, the Blood Moon, giving it the appearance of wings.

There is a possible ritual that could be performed at this time. According to the book *Brenium's Northern Travels*, the Kieran mage Brenium met a mystic claimed that a blood ritual could be performed during the Winged Convergence that could create a creature of pure *numina, a jaäbousha*. He couldn't do it at that time because he didn't have the proper tools. He needed to be "clad to establish his power, and binding to control the beast."
Napolic Island Colonies

## Napolic Islands

A group of three islands (Falsham, Halitar, and Fendrick) in Napolic island chain. They are considered part of Druthal as Holdings of the Crown. The residents are considered to be Druthal citizens (except for Napolic natives, though there is wiggle room there), they do not representation in Parliament nor voting rights in national matters. New Acora on the largest Napolic island is not part of Druthal, even though its people are of Druth descent.
Hemmit Eyairin

Hemmit is part of The Veracity Press, writing and doing the printing. He loves to discuss politics, and is very outspoken Populist.

## Physical description

### Gender

Male

After leaving the Royal College of Maradaine, he grew a beard. He withdrew from pursuing his History Letters "before the could discharge me!" He had taken Law classes as well. He met Dayne Heldrin, and debated him, when Dayne attended lectures during his Initiacy.

## Appearances

Lady Henterman's Wardrobe

The Way of the Shield

Shield of the People
Druth Calendar

The Druth calendar consists of 12 months of varying days. It accounts for the 362 day year.

There are 24 Saints Days. Though some are major and others minor, most services (schools, docks) shut down for Saints' Days.

The Druth week is also inherited from the Kieran Calendar, with seven days: **Lemes**, **Ene**, **Kio**, **Acal**, **Ghen**, **Mier**, and **Ren**. There is no concept of a weekend. Ren is payday for the city services.

The Kieran calendar, while established with a religious basis, is derived from astronomy: the 32-day cycle of the larger moon, and the 7 planets.

The Druth calendar began with the coronation of King Maradaine I and founding of the Great Kingdom of Druthal, after the end of the Rebellion against the Kieran Empire.
Oscana Park

Once a vibrant center of natural beauty in the middle of the Dentonhill neighborhood, Oscana Park has been all but abandoned to the effitte dealers, ruffians, derelicts and vagrants.  Now overgrown with half-dead trees, not even the constabulary go in there if they can help it.  Anyone who does venture in is likely to get a knife in their belly.

Some of the poorest residents of the city live in the park.

Vandalized marble statues are placed throughout the park, commemorating heroes from the Druth Rebellion. A small creek runs through the park.

Oscana Park was the site of an important fight in The Thorn of Dentonhill, and the first time Veranix hears his nickname.

## References

1. ↑ http://www.fromtheshadows.info/2015/07/paranormal-road-trip-maradaine-marshall-ryan-maresca.html
Silla Altarn

Major Silla Altarn works for Druth Intelligence. Her goals involve greater militarized application of magic in Druthal, to make the country a "magical superpower." She is attempting to implement the Altarn Initiatives - one of which is linked to the University of Maradaine. However, opposition in Parliament and Intelligence deny her the funding she needs. She is working to maneuver her supporters into key positions while undermining her opponents.

She is a member of Red Wolf Circle.

## History

Silla Altarn was an orphan in Marikar, Oblune. Her magical abilities were her tickets off the streets, and she applied herself. She joined Intelligence and worked her way up. She seems to be very self-interested and cynical. She is a masterful politician, and has grown her power base. She is a member of two different clandestine groups that are both working to manipulate and undermine Druth society.

## Appearances

Lady Henterman's Wardrobe

Major Altarn appears and confirms that the false Lady Henterman is pregnant.

The Way of the Shield

Major Altarn is The Mage in the Grand Ten. She uses magic to keep their clandestine meetings hidden.

Shield of the People

Altarn has been promoted to Colonel. She sits on the Colonel's Table, which is the commanding body of Druth Intelligence. She reassigns Major Grieson, a political rival. She is a member of the Brotherhood of the Nine.

A Parliament of Bodies
The Alchemy of Chaos

***The Alchemy of Chaos*** is a 2016 novel by Marshall Ryan Maresca, and it is the second book in ***Maradaine*** series, and the third book released in the overall ***Maradaine Sequence***.

## Description

Veranix Calbert is the Thorn—the street vigilante who became a legend to the people of Maradaine, especially the gangs that run the neighborhood of Aventil. The Thorn continues to harass Willem Fenmere, the drug kingpin of the Dentonhill neighborhood. Veranix is still determined to stop Fenmere and the effitte drug trade, especially when he discovers that Fenmere is planning on using the Red Rabbits gang to bring the drug into Aventil.

But it’s also Exam Week at the University of Maradaine, where Veranix is a magic student. With his academic career—and future as a mage—riding on his performance, Veranix needs to devote himself entirely to studying and participating in a fellow student’s thesis experiment. There’s no time to go after Fenmere or the Red Rabbits.

Then a series of strange pranks begins to plague the campus, using a form of magic that Veranix doesn’t recognize. As the pranks grow increasingly deadly, it becomes clear that there’s someone with a vendetta against the university, and the Thorn may be the only one capable of stopping them. Between the prankster, the war brewing between the Aventil gangs, and the flamboyant assassins Fenmere has hired to kill him, Veranix may end up dead before the week is out. Which just might be preferable to taking his exams....

Phadre Golmin, magic Fourth Year, and Jiarna Kay, science Fourth Year, drive magical research from two separate perspectives, exploring how *numina* and its effects work from a scientific perspective.

## Characters

University of Maradaine

* Veranix Calbert

* Kaiana Nell

* Delmin Sarren

* Professor Gollic Alimen

* Phadre Golmin

* Jiarna Kay

* Madam Henley

Rose Street Princes

* Vessrin
* Colin Tyson
* Tooser
* Jutie
* Deena
* Theanne

Maradaine Constabulary

* Lieutenant Benvin
* Mal Arch
* Gummen Wheth
* Pollitt
* Tripper
* Jace Welling
* Corrie Welling (brief appearance)

Deadly Birds

* Bluejay
* Blackbird
* Owl

Others

* Willem Fenmere

* Bell

* Reverend Pemmick
* Cuse Jessett
Missing Children

Children have been disappearing throughout Maradaine.

It appears that Fenmere has some knowledge of what is going on with the children. It is stated that he has "sold stolen children," but it is inconclusive if it refers to this situation. However, there is very little that Fenmere doesn't know about what is going on in Dentonhill.
Archduchy of Yinara

## Description

The Archduchy of Yinara is one of the ten that make up Druthal. A coastal archduchy, it lies to the south of Archduchies of Sauriya and Kesta. It is noted for its sunny and hospitable weather. Sailing, shipbuilding, and fishing are the major industries for the archduchy. Most of the population resides along the coast, with a few exceptions.

Yinara is the coastal Archduchy where the city of Lacanja is. This is where

## Culture

Similar to its weather, the people of Yinara tend to have warm and even sunny dispositions. They have been viewed as frivolous, rarely taking anything serious. Yinarans enjoy the water, fashion, and ships more than dedication to work.

The Yinaran accent is a slow drawl.

## Cities

* Lancanja - coastal city with a naturally protected bay. It is the heart of the Druth naval industry. It contains the largest commercial and military shipyards.
* Yin Mara - the artistic and intellectual center of the archducy
* Birmin
* Posam
* Oriem

## Notable People

* Tosler, son of a shipping merchant, and University of Maradaine tetchball player
* Dayne Heldrin went for his candidacy to Lancanja with Master Denbar.
Talon Circle

Talon Circle, on the north side of the city in the Welling neighborhood, is home to the Talon Club, a favored establishment for Maradaine’s wealthy elite and politically powerful.  But it is also the home to a stern reminder of darker times: the empty plinth in the center of the fountain in the middle of the plaza.  In the eleventh century, when King Maradaine X was overthrown by the figure simply called “The Black Mage”, the statue in the plaza was destroyed and the king’s body was placed on the plinth for all to see.  When the Black Mage was routed and the Maradaine line restored to the throne, the plinth was kept empty to honor the murdered king.

## References

1. ↑ http://www.fromtheshadows.info/2015/07/paranormal-road-trip-maradaine-marshall-ryan-maresca.html
Lady Henterman's Wardrobe

***Lady Henterman's Wardrobe*** is a 2018 novel by Marshall Ryan Maresca, and is the second novel in the ***Streets of Maradine*** series, as well as the seventh released overall ***Maradaine Sequence***.

## Description

The neighborhood of North Seleth has suffered--and not just the Holver Alley Fire. Poverty and marginalization are forcing people out of the neighborhood, and violence on the streets is getting worse. Only the Rynax brothers--Asti and Verci--and their Holver Alley Crew are fighting for the common people. They've taken care of the people who actually burned down Holver Alley, but they're still looking for the moneyed interests behind the fire.

The trail of breadcrumbs leads the crew to Lord Henterman, and they plan to infiltrate the noble's house on the other side of the city, the exclusive East Maradaine neighborhood. While the crew tries to penetrate the heart of the house, the worst elements of North Seleth seem to be uniting under a mysterious new leader. With the crew's attention divided, Asti discovers that the secrets behind the fire, including ones from his past, might be found in Lady Henterman's wardrobe.

## Plot Summary

Lady Henterman's Wardrobe was published before The Way of the Shield, but occurs after the events in that book.

### Loose Threads

Who really wants the land along Holver Alley, and for what purpose?

What is the importance of the jade statue?

### Appendix

The appendix covers "A brief history of Druth Influence in the Napolic Islands."

## Characters

Rynax Crew

* Asti Rynax
* Verci Rynax
* Helene Kesser
* Julien Kesser
* Pilsen Gin
* Vellun
* Win Greenfield
* Kennith Rill
* Mila Kendish
	+ Miss Bessie's Boys: Conor, Jede, Tarvis
* Josie Holt

Lesk's Gang

* Enanger Lesk
* Ren Poller
* Kel Essin
* Sender Bell
* Ia
* Treggin

Other gangs

* The Scratch Cats
* Crease Knockers

Lord Nathaniel Henterman

Lady Anaphide Henterman

Lady Melania Landron

Raych Rynax

Kimber

Lian Elman

Lieutenant Jarret Covrane

Druth Intelligence

* Kehjhaz Nafath
* Major Grieson
* Liora Rand
Ia

Ia
--

Ia (no last name known) is a tall, muscular Bardinic woman with close cropped blonde hair. She wears distinctive hats - usually with fur. She is one of the toughs who provides muscle to Enanger Lesk's gang.

## Appearances

The Holver Alley Crew - Ia brawls with Helene Kesser at the Elk Road Shack, and loses her green, fur-lined newsboy cap.

Lady Henterman's Wardrobe - Ia now has a fur hat.
Amaya Tyrell

Amaya Tyrell is an Adept of the Tarian Order. She was in Dayne Heldrin's Initiate class, and the two of them battled for the top spot. She ascended to Adept after a single year of Candidacy, as a result of her self-sacrificing protection of a member of Parliament in an assassination attempt.

She was hurt when Master Denbar selected Dayne instead of her to accompany him to Lacanja. Denbar kept his familial relationship with Amaya secret from the Order.

Denbar sent Amaya information hinting at the creation of the new, treasonous Grand Ten.

Amaya is a true Tarian, and is a formidable fighter with many different weapons.

Amaya and Dayne were not only rivals, but lovers, a fact that is well-known among the other young Tyrians.
Archduchy of Acora

The Archduchy of Acora is one of the ten that make up Druthal. A coastal archduchy, lies north and far east of the Archduchy of Maradaine. Its eastern land borders are the Archduchies of Patyma and Oblune.

Acora's northern border is the entire Druth land border with Waisholm, with its regions (west-to-east) of Ringfire, Pathfinder, and Underbrush. Acora's eastern border is with Kellirac, and its Jastam and Nerith regions. Geographically, it seems likely that most of Kellirac's international trade would flow through Acora, given the large border and crucially, the main river linkage between the Kells and the sea.

During the Shattered Kingdom period, Acora did not have hereditary royalty, but elected presidors instead.

While potato growing is the main crop of Acora, this rainy, woodland area also has an important lumberyard and forestry industry.

It is uncommon to raise livestock in Acora, as the people prefer to hunt deer and boar.

## Culture

The people of Acora prefer to keep to themselves, and speak to strangers in as few words as possible.

Acora's traditional weapon is the axe.

## Cities

* Porvence - the largest city of Acora. It is usually the destination for Waish, Kieran and Kellirac trading caravans. Many of its people are of a mixed heritage, due to Porvence having been controlled by Waisholm and Kellirac in its history.
* Astonic
* Lonyll
* Borrun
* Talite
* Vaytinwood
* Gorivow

## Institutions

The Acorian Conservatory in Porvence is one of the elite "Elevens" universities.

## Notable People

Maricus Leppin is originally from Acora.

*Need to add about cities, notable people from here, etc.*
Melania Landron

## Lady Melania Landron

Lady Melania Landron of Canthen Hall is a noble and bounty hunter. She has an exceptional memory, and claims to remember "everything." She is easily bored.

Whether in the field or in the ballroom, she is poised and well dressed.

## Appearances

The Holver Alley Crew (unnamed)

Lady Landron meets Helene in Carol Woods. She is seeking Cobie Pent for a bounty, and believed he was likely hiding in those woods east of the city.

Lady Henterman's Wardrobe

Lady Landron attends the Hentermans' party. She remembers Helene, and hopes for excitement to ensue. She is not a fan of Nathaniel Henterman. She had information linking her bounty target, Crenaxin, to Lord Henterman.
Veracity Press

The Veracity Press is a small newspaper that largely operates out of The Nimble Rabbit in North Maradaine. The paper has Populist political leanings.

Writers Lin Shartien and Hemmit Eyairin appeared first in Lady Henterman's Wardrobe, when they visit Kimber's Pub, meeting some of the Rynax crew, in response to Asti Rynax's investigation of the Holver Alley Fire. They are the only newspaper who responds. As the team is friendly with Dayne Heldrin, they have an inside scoop into his activities in The Way of the Shield.

The paper hires delivery boys to distribute many of of their papers.

## Staff

* Lin Shartien
* Hemmit Eyairin
* Maresh Niol
Julian Barton

Julian Barton is 4th Chair of Maradaine in the Druth Parliament. He is a Traditionalist.

Good Mister Barton is a war hero. As a Lieutenant in the Druth Navy, he took command of his ship, *Maradaine's Glory*, upon the death of his captain. In the ensuing 20 minutes, he won the Battle of Polimare Bay, off Corvia. (Note that this means the Poasian fleet would have been just off the Druth coast.)

He is bored with life in Parliament, which may explain his motivation to participate in risky activities like the new Grand Ten (spoilers).

## Appearances

The Way of the Shield

Shield of the People
Hassper

*Hassper* is a drug that dulls the user's senses. It is a leaf that is smoked, often in a pipe. While it seems to be less dangerous than *effitte*, the gangs of Aventil consider it too dangerous and destructive to traffic in or get involved with. It is sold in "*hassper* dens," though this does not imply the dens are the only places it is consumed.
Inemar

Inemar is a neighborhood in South Maradaine, and a key area for much of the Maradaine Constabulary series. Rainey and Welling work from the Inemar Stationhouse, as do several other members of the Welling Family. Inemar is crime-ridden, but not quite so bleak as Dentonhill nor gang-dominated as Aventil.

Inemar is the oldest part of the city, with some buildings two thousand years old. (This would mean they were built during or even before the Kieran Empire ruled the area.) Though full of "mismatched buildings," Inemar's architecture is dominated by grey stone and iron bars. The buildings are closely crowded together. There is little greenery, with no trees along the streets. The population is largely Druth, but is more diverse than many other areas, especially when considering The Little East.

Inemar is bounded on the west by Oscana Avenue, with Keller Cove and Dentonhill opposite. East Maradaine is to the south, across Low Bridge Street. To the southwest, Aventil is on the other side of Waterpath Road. Inemar extends to the Maradaine River, with its waterfront running between the Great Maradaine Bridge and Low Bridge.

Inemar is the home to a number of mage chapterhouses, and was the focus of the Circle Feuds in 1212.

Inemar has sufficient pipe works and infrastructure to allow the spread of water closets instead of backhouses. The sewers that drained the backhouses remain under the streets.

## Notable Locations

The Little East international quarter is a sub-area of Inemar, in the northern corner.

The Pellistar Docks run between the Great Maradaine Bridge and Upper Bridge.

St. Limarre's Church is in Inemar.

The Inemar Stationhouse becomes the headquarters of the Maradaine Constabulary Grand Inspectors Unit in the later part of 1215.

Tricky Trini worked her hustles on the corner of Jent and Tannen.

### Mage Chapterhouses

* Circle of Light and Stone chapterhouse
* Firewing chapterhouse
* ...
Shield of the People

## Plot Summary

The heroes defend against electoral corruption and fraud in City of Maradaine. They get a lot of press, again.

In the days before the book, disturbances, including a riot in Seleth (the gang battles of Lady Henterman's Wardrobe), deterred voters from voting in the Sauriyan election day.

The election is beginning in the Archduchy of Maradaine, (North Maradaine city) and provocateurs are attempting to steal the election there, and with the results from the various Archduchies. Additional seats are open due to the murders in The Way of the Shield.

The new Tarian year is beginning, and Jerrine is facing new trials. She is one of sixteen third-year Tarian Order Initiates, who are all fighting for the chance to become Candidates. Her leg injury from The Way of the Shield has not yet fully healed, but she is unwilling to ask for further accommodations in the training and selection regimen.

The Grand Ten *(spoiler link!)* continue to advance their plot. The Open Hand movement from Scaloi appears in Maradaine to disrupt the Parliamentary elections and promote the end of a unified Kingdom of Druthal in favor of a confederation of independent countries.

The events of this book are referenced by Rian Rainey in A Parliament of Bodies.

### Appendix

The appendix covers "The Archduchies of Druthal."

## Characters

Tarian Order

* Grandmaster Lon Orren
* Master Nedell
* Adepts
	+ Amaya Tyrell
	+ Osharin (transferred from Porvence)
* Candidates
	+ Dayne Heldrin
	+ Vien Reston
* Third-year Initiates
	+ Jerrine Fendall
	+ Raila Gendon
	+ Enther
	+ Maskier
	+ Liana
	+ Candion
	+ Miara
	+ Paskins
	+ Tander
	+ Chrinten
	+ Iolana
	+ Trandt
	+ Haden
	+ Dade
	+ Eakin
	+ ?? (Missing one name)
* Clinan, "muscle man" which is a masseuse

King's Marshals

* Marshall Chief Donavan Samsell

Royal First Irregulars

* Fredelle Pence
* Argenitte
* Evicka
* Kelvanne

The *Veracity Press*

* Hemmit Eyairin
* Lin Shartien
* Maresh Niol

Henson's Majestic

* Lady Mirianne Henson
* Rian Rainey

The Open Hand, Scaloi separatists, religious puritans

* Bishop Ret Issendel
* Sister Frienne Okall

Duchess Erisia Leighton of Kesta

Quinara

Pria