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Chronarch's World

**The Chronarch's World** is one of the many universes in the Multiverse. It is the world in which both the Scar-Faced Brooder and Urlik Skarsol lived.

This world is characterized by brown skies, a small, dim, red dwarf sun, extreme cold and giant glacial ice-plains, and seas so thick with salt that they are viscous and can be crossed by skiff or sled-like vessels.

Animals of this world, which is subjectively in the future, are hyper-evolved for the cold and the salt-seas. Major life-forms include Seal Beasts, Sea Stags, Giant Herons, and Oozers.

The Moon has crashed into the planet as well. It exists as a half-buried mountain in the southern hemisphere, still inhabited by the Silver Warriors who hollowed it out to build their cities.

The ultimate fate of this world was decided by Urlik Skarsol, the Eternal Champion, who slew the Queen of the Silver Warriors with the Cold Sword to resurrect the dead sun.
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## The Multiverse is Vast!

Welcome, fellow traveler of the Moonbeam Roads. This is a Wiki devoted to the works of legendary Science Fiction author Michael Moorcock. You have crossed many worlds, and your travels have led you here, to our cosmic archive embedded deep within the Second Ether. Here is gathered all the lore of the Multiverse, the secrets of Law and Chaos, and the mysteries of the Eternal Champion. If you have courage enough to roam the corridors of the Multiverse, guard your soul, lest you fall into Limbo for eternity.

## A Very Tasty World, Mr. Moorcock

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## Where to Start

* Law
* Chaos
* Multiverse
* Eternal Champion
* Objects of Power

* Fifteen Planes
* Raped Planet
* World of the Dark Empire
* Chronarch's World
* Zylor
* Garathorm
* First Ether
* Hell
* End of Time
* Matto Grosso

* Corum Jhaelen Irsei
* Dorian Hawkmoon
* Erekosë
* Jerry Cornelius
Nihrain

**The Nihrain**, also called **Nihrainians**, are ten ebony-skinned brothers who serve the Cosmic Balance. Their leader is Sepiriz, the Knight in Black and Yellow. They are able to travel the Multiverse to where they are needed, but are likely native to Elric's World, in an area known as the Valley of Nihrain. They were said to have ruled their world long before the Melnibonéans arrived there.
Kanajana

**Kanajana** is an aspect of the Black Sword wielded by Lord Erekosë. It is described as a long, straight, plain sword with a lead-grey, unornamented blade. Kanajana is a very diluted aspect of the Black Sword, and unlike Stormbringer or the Cold Sword, it is neither actively malevolent nor obviously sentient. Kanajana can only be safely handled by Erekosë, as it emits a peculiar radiation that can slay its victims from even the slightest cuts.
Bishop Turpin

**Bishop Turpin** is a bishop in Roland's world. When Elric went there to find the Horn of Fate, the witch Vivian thought Elric was a demon and threatened to have him banished by Turpin.

Turpin is based on the historical Tilpin, the French bishop of Reims during the 8th century who was also made a fictional character in the French epic poem *The Song of Roland*.

## References

1. ↑ Michael Moorcock, *Stormbringer* (Book 4, "Doomed Lord's Passing")
Oswald Bastable

**Oswald Bastable** is a manifestation of the Eternal Champion with the uncanny ability to survive fatal explosions. His story was told to Moorcock's grandfather: Michael C. Moorcock.

## History

Bastable was initially a Captain of the 53rd Lancers. In 1902, he was sent to Kumbalari, an independent state ruled by a powerful wizard known as Sharan Kang. Sharan invites Bastable and his men to the ancient city of Teku Benga. During dinner, Bastable and his men are drugged by Sharan. Sharan and the Kubalaris attempt to kill Bastable, but he escapes into a the labyrinthian tunnels below the ruins. Whilst in the tunnels, an earthquake shakes the foundations of Teku Benga, sending Bastable through the time streams to the year 1972.

### 1972

Waking up in the ruins of Teku Benga, Bastable flags down an airship. He feigns amnesia to avoid being locked away in a psych ward. After his return to London, he gains a position on a luxury airship known as the Loch Etive. Unfortunately, after a scuffle with an obnoxious passenger, Bastable is fired and forced to find employment elsewhere. Bastable meets Captain Korzeniowski and is hired aboard his airship The Rover.

Upon learning The Rover is carrying a known terrorist, Bastable attempts to stage a mutiny. His mutinous attempts are quickly thwarted and he is thrown into the brig. The Rover is soon overtaken by a group of pirates lead by O.T. Shaw, the Warlord of the Air. Shaw takes The Rover and its crew to the Valley of the Morning, a village found in China. Shaw explains that he has been capturing airships and using them to build an army. He has also created flying machines equipped with recoilless guns which sound like hornets.

After seeing people from different backgrounds living in harmony, Bastable begins to sympathize with the residents of the Valley of the Morning and agrees to pilot an airship for them. Shaw explains how his scientists have been working on a special bomb and explains his plan to drop the bomb on Hiroshima, where several airships are currently housed. Bastable, Shaw, and the crew of The Rover take the bomb to drop it on Hiroshima. After the bomb is set off, millions are killed in the explosion, except Bastable, who is sent to the 1903 of another Earth. Wracked with guilt for all the deaths he accidentally caused and unable to adjust to this alternate universe, he becomes addicted to opium. After relating his story to Michael C. Moorcock, he escaped back to Teku Benga, hoping it could help return him to his own world.
Bakshaan

**Bakshaan** is a wealthy city in the nation of Ilmiora in the northeastern Young Kingdoms. It was there that Dyvim Tvar died heroically while fighting alongside Elric in the assault against the fortress of Nikorn, the city's most powerful merchant.

Later, as Jagreen Lern conquered the Kingdoms, Elric transformed Bakshaan from a lazy merchant city to a fortified bastion ready for war.

## References

1. ↑ Michael Moorcock, *The Bane of the Black Sword* (Book 1, "The Stealer of Souls")
2. ↑ Michael Moorcock, *Stormbringer* (Book 3, "Sad Giant's Shield")
Erekosë

**Lord Erekosë**, also known as **Dead Erekosë** is an aspect of the Eternal Champion, and the first identity assumed by John Daker. He is large, muscular, and wears plain, utilitarian armor, sometimes with a bear pelt draped over it. When his race is stated, Erekosë is usually black. He wields the radioactive sword Kanajana, a diluted aspect of the Black Sword. Erekosë's long-lost love is the Eldren princess Ermizhad.

## Gallery

Erekosë before the city of NecranalErekosë and his lost love, Ermizhad
Londra

**Londra** is the capital city of the Dark Empire of Granbretan. It is described as tall and dark and vast, with insane architecture and baroque, grotesque statuary adorning almost every surface.

The streets are paved with iron and the sky constantly boils with a greenish cloud of pollution and dark sorcery. Dorian Hawkmoon has stated that the bizarre and grotesque appearance of the city mirrors the insane minds of her inhabitants. The Dark Empire is ruled by King Huon from his colossal palace in Londra.
Boiling Sea

The **Boiling Sea** is an ocean between Melniboné and the Southern Continent of the Young Kingdoms. It is said that no mortal ship can sail directly through it, but must go around the edges in order to avoid the extremely hot, thick clouds of steam that perpetually hang over the water.

Duke Avan Astran was one of the few (along with Elric and Smiorgan) who safely crossed the boiling waters of the sea, though several of his crewmen suffered from illness or death as a result of the heat and poisonous gases.

The boiling is said to be caused by underwater volcanoes deep beneath the surface. The palace Ashaneloon that belongs to the sorceress Myshella is located on an island in these waters.

## References

1. ↑ Michael Moorcock (1972, 1983), *Elric of Melniboné*, Berkley, p. 47, 106
2. ↑ Michael Moorcock, *The Sailor on the Seas of Fate* (Book 3, "Sailing to the Past")
3. ↑ Michael Moorcock, *The Vanishing Tower* (Book 1, "The Torment of the Last Lord")
Actorios Stone

The **Actorios Stone**, also known as the **Dragon Stone**, is an Object of Power in the form of an ancient and rare stone set into Elric's Ring of Kings. It has many properties including granting Elric the ability to summon Elementals and minor Gods. It is also capable of summoning the Warriors at the Edge of Time.

## Description

The core of the gem sometimes shifts and reshapes itself like "sentient smoke".

## History

Long before the advent of Elric's World, the Actorios Stone was wielded by John Daker as Prince Flamadin. He received it from the Eldren Ghost Women in Gheestenheem, one of the Six Realms of the Wheel, after they used it to summon him to aid them. Daker allowed the Actorios to be destroyed by the real Flamadin's twin, Princess Sharadim, trapping her in its shards and summoning the Warriors at the Edge of Time in the process.

The Actorios Stone was whole again — or an earlier version of it was present — in Elric's World by the time the Mernii, the Eldren who interbred with Phoorn dragons and would one day become the Melnibonéans, emigrated to Elric's World. But it was stolen from them by a northern giant. White Crow recovered the Dragon Stone from the giant by the time of the great astral conjunction, saving his people from a war with the Pukwadji and Lord Grome. It was later set into the Ring of Kings, which would be worn by each of Melniboné's rulers until their line ended with Elric.

## Gallery

Elric using the power of the stone to summon aide from other worlds
## References

1. ↑ Michael Moorcock (1972, 1983), *Elric of Melniboné*, Berkley, p. 3
Dragon Master

**Dragon Master** is a title given to Melnibonéans who are in charge of training and taking care of the dragons that serve Melniboné in times of war, as well as leading the dragons into battle. During the time of Elric, the position of Dragon Master was held by his close friend Dyvim Tvar, and later by Tvar's son Dyvim Slorm. Elric himself is also trained in the arts of the Dragon Master. Another title used in conjunction with Dragon Master is **Lord of the Dragon Caves**.

## References

1. ↑ Michael Moorcock, *Elric of Melniboné*
2. ↑ Michael Moorcock, *The Weird of the White Wolf* (Book 1, "The Dreaming City")
3. ↑ Michael Moorcock, *The Bane of the Black Sword* (Book 3, "The Flamebringers")
4. ↑ Michael Moorcock, *Stormbringer* (Book 4, "Doomed Lord's Passing")
Checkalakh

**Checkalakh the Burning God** is a Lord of Chaos who takes the form of a man made entirely of flame. He is always hungry, and like fire itself he is eager to consume anything flammable. Checkalakh is a relatively minor Chaos Lord, and he has acknowledged that there are many Chaos Lords more powerful than him.

When the original population of the city of Nadsokor were struck by a disease, they asked the Chaos Lords for help in getting rid of it. However, the Chaos Lords played a cruel joke on them and sent the Burning God to burn away the disease along with many of the people themselves and everything they owned. When the Nadsokorians then called upon the Lords of Law, Checkalakh was imprisoned in a labyrinth within the city by Donblas the Justice Maker. After having enough of the Lords of the Higher Worlds, most of the remaining citizens abandoned the city.

When King Urish became the ruler of Nadsokor along with his Beggar Court, he decreed that anyone who dared to look upon his sacred treasure hoard would suffer the Punishment of the Burning God. Violators of this law were taken to the labyrinth in his palace and trapped within to be burned and consumed by the imprisoned Chaos Lord. This would have been the fate of Elric but he destroyed Checkalakh using Stormbringer that Urish was foolish enough to let him keep after being thrown into the labyrinth. Urish believed that the sword would not hurt the Burning God but also feared what might happen if Urish himself were to draw it from the scabbard.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Michael Moorcock, *The Vanishing Tower* (Book 2, "To Snare the Pale Prince")
Bird of Gold and Silver

The **Bird of Gold and Silver** is a giant bird made of gold, silver, and brass with emerald eyes and a beak and claws of steel. Its metal feathers make a clashing sound whenever it beats its wings. The bird is a servant of the sorceress Myshella and will allow itself to be ridden by others (such as Elric) at her command, or it may offer to be ridden if the need is great. For this purpose it is equipped with a saddle of onyx. The bird is intelligent and capable of human speech. It is not harmed by normal weapons due to the hardness of its feathers, but its lifeforce is tied to that of Myshella. When she was killed by Theleb K'aarna the bird also died soon after.

## References

1. ↑ Michael Moorcock, *The Vanishing Tower* (Book 1, "The Torment of the Last Lord")
2. ↑ Michael Moorcock, *The Vanishing Tower* (Book 3, "Three Heroes with a Single Aim")
Darnizhaan

Darnizhaan was the only named Dead God from Elric's World.

## Background

The Dead Gods "killed" themselves (removed their physical forms and joined Eternity) in fear of the Black Swords' power to slay them. In Dead God's Homecoming, Darnizhaan returned to life and kidnapped Elric's wife Zarozinia. He ransomed her freedom to Elric in return for the twin blades Stormbringer and Mournblade, the latter of which was returned to him and Dyvim Slorm from Limbo by the Nihrain.

Darnizhaan explained to Elric, quite truthfully as it would turn out, that they are all just puppets in Fate's grand design, and if Elric kept the swords, he would destroy the world as he knew it and all memory of him and his race would die with it. He offered Elric the chance to join him, to keep the Lords of Law away from the world and survive the coming cataclysm.

But Elric cared only for his wife, so he and Dyvim Slorm traded the Black Swords to the Dead God for Zarozinia. But Elric and Slorm then used a runic spell supplied to them by Sepiriz which caused Stormbringer and Mournblade to fly from Darnizhaan's hands and slay him.

## Appearance

Darnizhaan appeared as a human with an ape's head.
Code of the Sea Lords

The **Code of the Sea Lords** is a code of honor followed by the Sea Lords of the Purple Towns (including Smiorgan). This code states that passengers aboard the ships of the Sea Lords are under their protection and should not be abandoned in the face of danger.

## References

1. ↑ Michael Moorcock, *The Sailor on the Seas of Fate* (Book 2, "Sailing to the Present")
Mirror of Memory

The **Mirror of Memory** was a large magical mirror that stole the memories of anyone who looked into its reflective surface. When Yyrkoon conquered the city of Dhoz-Kam he used sorcery to discover the secret location of the mirror, and with the help of demons he had the mirror placed high above the city on a pair of pillars. Those who approached the city would inevitably look into the great mirror and be instantly robbed of their memories, including all knowledge of Yyrkoon's presence. He thus remained undiscovered and the victims of the mirror were forced into his servitude with new memories of his choosing.

The mirror was normally positioned facing the sea, rather than inland behind the city, since Yyrkoon had assumed that no one would bother to approach from the wastelands beyond his borders. In this way he was able to capture ships entering the harbour and add them to his naval fleet. Elric and Dyvim Tvar used this to their advantage, and with their warriors they attacked Dhoz-Kam from the landward direction. Through the use of certain tactics they were able to avoid looking into the mirror once they breached the city.

As a last resort in an attempt to defeat Elric, Yyrkoon ordered his lackey Captain Valharik to climb up to the mirror and shatter it with his sword. This had the effect of releasing thousands of years of stored memories and inflicted overwhelming psychological trauma to the warriors on both sides. Most were either killed or driven insane, but Elric and Dyvim Tvar survived with their sanity intact and resumed the hunt for Yyrkoon.

## References

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

The **Blue Wizard** is a sorcerer who inhabits the dimension of the Grey Lords. At one point the Grey Lords discussed the possibility of "reviving" the Blue Wizard in order to help Rackhir defend Tanelorn against Narjhan the Chaos Lord and the beggar army of Nadsokor. The Grey Lords decided against this option since it was considered dangerous and beyond their powers.

## References

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

The **Black Crystal Door** is a magical door of black crystal that guards the entrance to the Tower of B'aal'nezbett in the Melnibonéan royal palace in Imrryr. The door can only be opened by speaking the proper password, and is impervious to weapons including Stormbringer.

## References

1. ↑ Michael Moorcock, *The Weird of the White Wolf* (Book 1, "The Dreaming City")
2. ↑ Michael Moorcock, *Stormbringer* (Book 4, "Doomed Lord's Passing")
Colour Spots

**Colour Spots** are holes in reality which lead to the Chaos of the Second Ether. The Humans of the Raped Planet drilled into the colour spots for infinite energy, and this action resulted in the formation of the Biloxi Fault and the introduction of unchecked Chaos which gave the Raped Planet its name.
Aubec of Malador

**Earl Aubec of Malador** was a human warrior and hero of the Young Kingdoms who lived centuries before the time of Elric. He was the Earl of Malador in the Lormyrian province of Klant, the champion and lover of Queen Eloarde, and an incarnation of the Eternal Champion.

As a reward for his courage, and as an alternative to claiming her Castle Kaneloon for Eloarde, the sorceress Myshella showed Aubec how to extend the physical boundaries of Earth by forming new lands from the unformed Chaos at the World's Edge, thus furthering the cause of Law and enlarging his queen's domain. This was a significant event in bringing about the Age of the Young Kingdoms.

After his death his sword was wielded by Elric before obtaining Stormbringer.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Michael Moorcock, *The Weird of the White Wolf* (prologue, "The Dream of Earl Aubec")
2. ↑ Michael Moorcock, *Elric of Melniboné*
Dark Ship

The **Dark Ship** is a mysterious black vessel that sails the Seas of Fate, an interdimensional ocean between the worlds. It often bears the Eternal Champion and other warriors serving the Cosmic Balance to and from universes where important events are taking place, or where some existential threat must be confronted and defeated. The Dark Ship is crewed by two brothers, the Blind Captain and the Mute Steersman, and is capable of finding Tanelorn. The ship is usually obscured by mist and guided by a red sun.

## Gallery

Elric beholds the Dark ShipThe Dark Ship moving between the worldsCorum aboard the Dark ShipJohn Daker about to board the Dark Ship

## References

1. ↑ Michael Moorcock, *The Sailor on the Seas of Fate*
2. ↑ Michael Moorcock, *The Dragon in the Sword*
3. ↑ Michael Moorcock, *The Quest for Tanelorn*
Holy Grail

**The Holy Grail** is a cosmic archetype that manifests most often as a jeweled, golden chalice. The Holy Grail could be anything. It could be a cup, a helmet, or an entire universe. The truth of the holy grail is that it is a manifestation of the Moonbeam Roads, the Runestaff and the Spammer Gain. It is the key to the Multiverse, and is therefore also called the cure for the World's Pain, for it unlocks ultimate freedom. The Von Bek family is bound to the Grail and they are its keepers and its seekers.
Dhoz-Kam

**Dhoz-Kam** is a capital city shared by the twin nations Oin and Yu in the southern Young Kingdoms. The city is situated on both sides of the Ar River where it flows into the sea. When the renegade Yyrkoon fled Melniboné, he conquered Dhoz-Kam with a force of Imrryrian soldiers who were still loyal to him, and became the ruler of both nations until he was defeated by Elric.

The inhabitants of Dhoz-Kam have a reputation of being dirty, corrupt, disease-ridden, lazy, and unable to pose a threat to anyone. They catch fish from the river but their boats are so unseaworthy that they restrict their fishing to the shallows of the estuary. The city's lack of wealth or strategic importance means that it is generally not worth the effort of attacking, with the exception of Yyrkoon who conquered Dhoz-Kam as part of his thwarted goal of invading Melniboné.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Michael Moorcock (1972), *Elric of Melniboné*
Arkyn of Law

**Arkyn of Law** is a Lord of Law. He saved Corum's life and became his ally in the fight against the Sword Rulers. Arkyn was the former ruler of the Fifteen Planes, but when Chaos took over in the form of the Sword Rulers and their Mabden, Arkyn was defeated and cast into a diminished form, known as the Giant of Laahr. Corum's defeat of the Knight of the Swords restored him to his true form.

He became Corum's ally and helped him many times throughout his journey. He was instrumental in the defeat of the Queen of the Swords, Xiombarg.

He was killed along with all the other Lords of Law and Chaos Lords when the Lost Gods slew them all.
Age of the Doomed Folk

The **Age of the Doomed Folk** was a period in the history of Elric's World before Melniboné and the Young Kingdoms when the Doomed Folk were at the height of their technological power. Their age came to an end when they destroyed themselves as a result of the terrible forces unleashed upon the world by means of their devices and machines.

## References

1. ↑ Michael Moorcock, *The Vanishing Tower* (Book 3, "Three Heroes with a Single Aim")
Elenoin

**The Elenoin** are devolved creatures who resemble beautiful, nude women with long red hair. They are apparently mindless or insane and they have mouths full of sharp fangs, and wield swords in battle. The Elenoin and the Grahluk are ancient enemies, and they hunt eachother through the Multiverse. The Elenoin were summoned to slay Elric of Melniboné, but were utterly destroyed by his counter-summoning of the Grahluk.
Essegraani

The **Essegraani** are an humanoid race created by Balo the Jester of Chaos, a minor god.

## History

In its wickedness Balo hatched a twisted plan, a cruel joke on the Gods of both Law and Chaos. Aeons ago, he created the Essegraani, but they turned from him and began to worship Law. So he appeared to them claiming to be Amma-y-Graan, a God of Law, and in this guise became their patron deity.

Then again as Balo, he returned to banish the race to a plane of Chaos, called the Emerald World, where they would suffer eons of nightmare-ridden sleep.

Later, Balo freed Ziamora, Queen and High Priestess of the Essegraani. Pretending to be Amma-y-Gran using the last of his powers. She now believes that she can free her race and its nonexistent patron deity with an item called the Key of Mirikos. Having obtained both the Key and an arcane tome called the Whispering Codex, she is preparing to perform the rituals which will bring about the completion of Balo's joke.

## The Emerald World

The Emerald World is a place of almost unbroken icy plains, with a few low mountain ranges. light green snow lies on the ground in places. Where the inky green sea meets the land there are high. crumbling emerald cliffs. The lime green sun hangs perpetually on the horizon, bathing the Emerald World in perpetual viridian twilight, with no moon, scars, or clouds. The weather and atmosphere are similar to the Young Kingdoms in early winter.

Beyond the marsh lies the Emerald Shore, a narrow peninsula with the Emerald Citadel standing at the end. From one tower, a green light shines across the wilderness like a wrecker's beacon. As the wind whips across the peninsula, the air is filled with deep booming notes, as if blown on a giant conch shell.

The Emerald Citadel is carved from the living green rock. lt is translucent, and gleams in the perpetual twilight.

## Citizens

The Essegraani are a cruel and noble race, who carry an air of sorrow about them. Those few that have woken from their slumber are acutely aware that they are a fated race. Their sense of humour, if they have one. is limited to black, Ironic comments. All Essegraani consider non-Essegraani inferior, and as a consequence, they tend to underestimate their ability.

## Notable Essegraani

* **Darsu Dhberac**- A representative of Chaos.

* **Irandiora**- The garrison commander.

* **Meldic the Golden** - A representative of Law.

* **Ziamora** - Queen and High Priestess of the Essegraani.

## Disclaimer

All of the material on this page was gathered from a small supplement to Chaosium's Stormbringer tabletop RPG called "The Madcap Laughs" by Matt Williams published in White Dwarf Magazine. The RPGs are generally considered non-canon, as they were not written by Michael Moorcock and in some instances conflict with his writing. This article will be left here, but this disclaimer and a non-canon categorization have been added to it to signify this.

## Sources

* *White Dwarf* 95
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Chronicle of the Black Sword

The ***Chronicle of the Black Sword*** is a legendary book that contains the history of the Black Swords and all those who have used them, and all those who will use them in the future (including Elric). In this timeless book, wielders of the Swords may read of their own past glories, and discover their own destinies recorded for future posterity.

Excerpts from the Chronicle may be found throughout the Elric series as introductions to various chapters.

## Popular culture

*The Chronicle of the Black Sword* is also the title of a 1985 album by the rock group Hawkwind, based on the adventures of Elric.

## References

1. ↑ Michael Moorcock (1972, 1983), *Elric of Melniboné*, Berkley, p. 143
Banners of Bronze

The **Banners of Bronze** are magical banners made from thin sheets of bronze. They were used by Rackhir and Moonglum to defend Tanelorn from the giant Reptile Men of Pio that were summoned by Theleb K'aarna to attack the city. When the banners were unfurled along the battlements, they set up a protective shield of pure golden light around Tanelorn that was impervious to the ranged flame weapons of the reptile men. Elric was given the banners, along with the Arrows of Quartz, by Jhary-a-Conel in the treasure vault of the Vanishing Tower. After the battle against the reptile men, the banners and arrows all disappeared.

## References

1. ↑ Michael Moorcock, *The Vanishing Tower* (Book 3, "Three Heroes with a Single Aim")
Dead Gods' Book

The **Dead Gods' Book** is an ancient and legendary book highly sought after by sorcerers. It is said that the knowledge and wisdom contained in the book is so profound that it would solve many of the problems and questions that plague humanity. More than that, it is thought that the knowledge held within could swing the Cosmic Balance on the side of Law or Chaos depending on how it was used.

## History

Long ago when the Old Gods were dying in the cosmic wastes beyond the solar system they tried to destroy the book that they created by hurling it into the sun. The Chaos Lords intercepted the book on its sunward course and claimed it for themselves. They kept it safeguarded in a subterranean castle of black stone in caverns beneath a range of mountains in the Silent Land on the Western Continent of the Young Kingdoms. The Chaos Lord Orunlu was tasked by his masters to remain on Earth to guard the castle and the book.

Shaarilla, a wingless woman of Myyrrhn, obtained Elric's help to find the book. She was considered deformed by the standards of her people and hoped the book might contain a spell that would let her grow wings. Elric for his part had hoped the book would reveal to him if there was a Supreme Deity that existed beyond Law and Chaos, whether it was order or anarchy that governed the Multiverse, and other existential questions that weighed heavily on him. However, their hopes were shattered when they finally obtained the book only to discover that after three hundred centuries it had disintegrated to formless dust.

It was during their quest for the book that Elric met Moonglum for the first time and became his closest friend.

## Description

The Dead Gods' Book is a huge book set with strange gems on the cover that glow with a blinding, multicolored light. These gems were taken by Moonglum following the destruction of the book.

## Notes

* The caverns where the castle and book are located are briefly mentioned in the Michael Moorcock story "The Last Enchantment" ("Jesting with Chaos") and are referred to as the Caverns of Chaos, but in "While the Gods Laugh" they are not known by any particular name.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Michael Moorcock, *The Weird of the White Wolf* (Book 2, "While the Gods Laugh")
Balan

**Balan** is a Chaos Lord who appears briefly as an ally of Arioch. When Balan, Arioch, and Maluk were summoned to Earth by Jagreen Lern to help him consolidate his conquest of the Young Kingdoms, Elric summoned a legion of Stormbringer's brother swords from the Realm of Chaos to fight them. The earthly forms of the three Chaos Lords were destroyed by the swords and forever banished back to the Chaos Realm.

He is also known as **Balaan**.

## In the *Stormbringer!* roleplaying game

Balaan is described as a god of pain in all its forms. Worshipped by some as a god of ecstatic agony, in other quarters Balaan is revered as the god of torturers. His face is always hidden by a mask of iron or steel which is bolted to his flesh. On Melniboné, Balaan hides his face behind the flayed face of some mortal beauty, worn as a wet and dripping mask.

## References

1. ↑ Michael Moorcock, *Stormbringer* (Book 2, "Black Sword's Brothers")
2. ↑ Michael Moorcock, *The Weird of the White Wolf* (Book 2, "While the Gods Laugh")
Dyvim Slorm

**Dyvim Slorm** is one of the two sons of Dyvim Tvar, along with his half-brother Dyvim Mav. His mother is either Niopal or Saramal (it is not specified which), both of whom were Dyvim Tvar's mistresses. Dyvim Slorm and Dyvim Mav were both trained by their father as Dragon Masters.

In *The Flamebringers*, Dyvim Slorm was the leader of a wandering band of Imrryrian mercenaries after the death of Dyvim Tvar. With a force of dragons he came to the aid of Elric and Moonglum in their battle against the conqueror Terarn Gashtek and his barbarian horde.

In *Stormbringer*, Dyvim Slorm was the last of Elric's kinsmen, and wielded Stormbringer's twin sword Mournblade that was given to him by Sepiriz, the Nihrain servant of the Cosmic Balance. After helping Elric slay Darnizhaan the Dead God and retrieving the Chaos Shield from the giant Mordaga, the last two Melnibonéans together with Moonglum roused the remaining Phoorn from their sleep and rode them into their final fight against Chaos. Dyvim Slorm and his dragon perished in the battle.

## References

1. ↑ Michael Moorcock, *Elric of Melniboné*
2. ↑ Michael Moorcock, *The Bane of the Black Sword* (Book 3, "The Flamebringers")
3. ↑ Michael Moorcock, *Stormbringer*
Carkan

**Carkan** was a human warrior and a resident of Tanelorn but was originally from the island of Pan Tang. He was part of a caravan led by Rackhir that set out from Tanelorn to obtain supplies in Jadmar. On the return trip the caravan (which also included Brut of Lashmar) was attacked by Theleb K'aarna and the beggars of Nadsokor under King Urish. Elric and Moonglum came to the caravan's aid and the attackers were defeated, but Carkan was killed by the Elenoin that were summoned by Theleb K'aarna.

## References

1. ↑ Michael Moorcock, *The Vanishing Tower* (Book 2, "To Snare the Pale Prince")
Catherine Cornelius

**Catherine Cornelius**, also known as **Cathy**, is the sister of Jerry Cornelius and Frank Cornelius, and the only daughter of Mrs. Cornelius. She is an incarnation of the Eternal Consort, and as such, she and Jerry share an incestuous romance together.

Frank held Catherine captive, keeping her unconscious with experimental drugs, much like Yyrkoon's imprisonment of Cymoril with sleeping enchantments. Jerry, in an attempt to rescue her, and also in imitation of Elric's cruel fate, accidentally shot her in the heart with his Needle Gun. After this, Jerry swore revenge upon his brother Frank.

## Theories

The reason Jerry and Catherine Cornelius are involved in an incestuous romance could be due to the fact they are both incarnations of cosmic, eternal beings. They have been lovers for eternity, in an infinite number of guises, and the subcoscious knowledge of this produces an undeniable love for each other.
Eternal Companion

**The Eternal Companion**, also known as the **Companion to Champions**, is a cosmic archetype, and manifests as the various "sidekicks" of the Eternal Champion. The Companion, generally speaking, is more easy going and lighthearted than the typically brooding Champion, and often, but not always, serves as a source of comic relief.

Companions seem to rarely if ever question the wisdom of being allied to the Champions; it is conceivable that somehow they have no choice on the matter. When asked by Elric, Moonglum changes the subject.

The Companion sometimes seems to have a full awareness of his/her true nature and also the natures of the Eternal Champion and the Multiverse itself.

Aspects of the Eternal Companion include:

* Jaspar Colinadous (with Elric in the Dream Realms)
* Jermays the Crooked (brief ally to Urlik Skarsol, Prince Flamadin, and Elric)
* Jhary-a-Conel (mostly Corum, sometimes Hawkmoon)
* Alnac Kreb (Elric's companion in *The Fortress of the Pearl*)
* Dyvim Tvar (Elric's companion in Elric of Melniboné and The Bane of the Black Sword)
* Smiorgan Baldhead (Elric's companion in Warriors on the Sea of Fate and The Weird of the White Wolf)
* Moonglum (Elric's companion from The Weird of the White Wolf onwards)
* Oladahn (Hawkmoon)
* Hulliam D'averc (Hawkmoon)
* Gurni Gurnisson (Ulrich's companion)
Needle Gun

**The Needle Gun**, often called the **Needler**, is Jerry Cornelius' signature weapon. It is small and sleek, utilizing pressurized gas to fire tiny poisoned needles. The Needle Gun is a manifestation of the Black Sword.

There are only two Needle Guns, corresponding with Stormbringer and Mournblade. The twin to Jerry's Needle Gun is carried by his brother Frank Cornelius. The guns were made by Doctor Cornelius, the father of Frank and Jerry.

In the film version of *The Final Programme*, the Needle Gun is made of transparent plexiglass and it's internal workings are visible. It is considered one of the most interesting props in the film.

The Needle Gun fires in bursts and needs to be reprimed after every volley. In the film however, it only fires a single needle at a time.

Jerry eventually replaces his Needle Gun with the Vibragun.

## Gallery

Art from a Hawkwind tour programmeThe plexiglass Needle Gun from the filmThe Needle Gun's internal workings and a close up look at the magazine and needlesA design that includes guitar pickups and a whammy bar
Jhary-a-Conel

**Jhary-a-Conel** is an aspect of the Eternal Companion and friend to both Corum and Hawkmoon. He is a dandified sort of man with a lighthearted personality. He always wears his wide-brimmed hat and carries his pet winged cat Whiskers with him wherever he goes.

Jhary is fully aware of his nature as the Eternal Companion, and he uses this knowledge to help the Champion. Unlike Erekosë, Jhary's memories of his previous/future lives do not seem to cause him pain.
Carly Spencer

Carly Spencer is a character in the fanon universe of ABC's Once Upon a Time. She is portrayed by Rose Huntington Whitley and first appears in Once Upon a Time on Cybertron.

Carly Spencer is based on Carly Witwicky from The Transformers fandom.

## History

Carly was a car nerd who was from a family with military background. Sure first met her wife, Staci "Spike" Witwicky at the Whitehorse. Later Carly and Spike saved each other from a group of Decepticons. After this, Carly and Spike fell in love and later married. They joined spikes and cousin Sam in being an ally towards the Autobots team. She became close friends with Michaela Banes and they were mentored by Ratchet.
Bewitched Sea

The **Bewitched Sea** is a legendary sea spoken of by the warrior Terndrik of Hasghan from the tales of his people, as he compared it to the interdimensional ocean sailed by the Dark Ship. According to him, "if a mariner finds himself sailing in those waters he may never return and will be lost for eternity."

## References

1. ↑ Michael Moorcock, *The Sailor on the Seas of Fate* (Book 1, "Sailing to the Future")
Golden Battle Barge

The **golden battle barges** are oceangoing warships that comprise the naval forces of Melniboné.

## Description

The battle barges are described as enormous, with tiered decks and armoured with plates of solid gold, making them resemble floating golden ziggurats. They are armed with catapults that launch flaming balls of viscous fuel at their enemies. The stuff of these fireballs will continue to burn even in contact with water, and will sink into the sea still burning.

The barges are driven by sails and multiple banks of oars pulled by hundreds of human slaves. When extra speed is required, the slaves are fed a drug that increases their strength and endurance before eventually killing them.

## History

In the days when Melniboné was at the peak of its power, the fleet comprised hundreds of ships and virtually ruled the oceans, striking terror into all who beheld them. By the time of Elric's reign there were less than forty and were rarely seen on the open sea.

## Notable barges

* *The Son of the Pyaray*, flagship of the Melnibonéan fleet commanded by Grand Admiral Magum Colim.
* *Terhali's Particular Satisfaction*, the personal battle barge of Dyvim Tvar.
* The battle barge of Saxif D'Aan.

## Popular culture

The Gwar song *Where is Zog?* includes the lyrics "Spewing death and hatred from a golden battle barge."

## References

1. ↑ Michael Moorcock (1972, 1983), *Elric of Melniboné*, Berkley, p. 38
2. ↑ Michael Moorcock (1972, 1983), *Elric of Melniboné*, Berkley, p. 37
3. ↑ Michael Moorcock (1972, 1983), *Elric of Melniboné*, Berkley, p. 62
4. ↑ Michael Moorcock, *The Sailor on the Seas of Fate* (Book 2, "Sailing to the Present")
Spammer Gain

**The Spammer Gain** is a mysterious entity existing in the Second Ether. She is a sentient universe who was once a Scaling Ship. She is also a manifestation of the Holy Grail and therefore the Moonbeam Roads. She searches eternally for her Fishlings, spawn of the Spammer who were lured away from their mother by Kapricorn Shultz using a False Attractor. The Spammer Gain is of central importance to the mission of the Chaos Engineers. In the Michael Moorcock's Multiverse comics, the Spammer Gain finally finds her fishlings, who have grown into the Machinoix.

## Gallery

The Spammer Gain scaling through the planes of the MultiverseThe Spammer Gain and the Champion(s)
Charm of Justice

The **Charm of Justice** is a spell that was used by the sorcerer Lamsar to enchant one of Rackhir's arrows. This gave the arrow the power to slay the giant Hionhurn who as a Chaos Lord was unharmed by ordinary weapons.

## References

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

**Mrs. Honoria Cornelius**, sometimes called **Mrs. C**, is the mother of Jerry, Frank and Catherine Cornelius. She is a hugely fat, red-faced woman who is promiscuous, crude, eats and drinks excessively, and is often very frank to the point of insult and bad manners. According to Colonel Pyat, her lover and life partner for the later part of her life, she was stunningly beautiful in her youth. She has been with many lovers, and claims to have gotten something out of all of them, but she has always kept the surname of the father of her children.

## Age

Mrs. Cornelius died in 1975, refusing to tell her son Jerry her age, and thus she passed away without his ever knowing how old she was. According to Colonel Pyat, who was born in 1900, Honoria Cornelius was about the same age as his uncle's sevant, Wanda, who was stated to be a year older than Pyat. This means that Mrs. Cornelius was somewhere around 76 or 77 years old at the time of her death, and giving an approximate birth date of 1898 or 1899.

## Trivia

Michael Moorcock has stated that Mrs. Cornelius is his favorite character.
Eye of Rhynn

**The Eye of Rhynn** is literally the right eye of the Lost God Rhynn. It was inserted into Prince Corum's empty orbit after his eye was removed, and it allows him to see into a dark netherworld, possibly Limbo or one of the infinite hells, and with the help of the Hand of Kwll, to reach into the netherworld and summon it's undead denizens to slay Corum's enemies.

In appearance, it is a large orb, larger than a human eye, and is covered with jewels, giving it an appearance much like the eye of an insect, which is a feature common to Gods and Angels in the Multiverse.
The Other Sword

The Other Sword is an Elric short story by Robert Weinberg from the Tales of the White Wolf anthology. It takes place little more than a month after Elric, Moonglum, and Zarozinia first arrived in Karlaak together, and three weeks after Elric's wedding. Elric's wedded bliss is broken when he becomes haunted by questions about how Yyrkoon regained Mournblade. After a distraught Zarozinia summons Moonglum for help, Elric sends him on a sort of dreamquest to uncover the truth. Moonglum discovers that Arioch had entranced Elric to retrieve Mournblade from the Pulsing Cavern for Yyrkoon in order to lead the prince back on the path towards his destiny, then made him forget that he did. But rather than burden Elric with this painful truth, Moonglum tells Elric that his cousin retrieved the blade from the cavern himself so he and his wife can live in blissful ignorance of that fact. He leaves Karlaak content that he did the right thing.
Mabelode

**Mabelode the Faceless**, also known as **Mabelrode** and the **King of the Swords**, is a Chaos Lord. He appears with his face perpetually in shadow, or simply with blank, featureless skin in place of a face. In Corum's World he is the most powerful Chaos Lord, yet in Elric's he is no more powerful than Arioch.
Agak and Gagak

**Agak and Gagak** are nonhuman twin sorcerers from outside the Multiverse. The brother and sister are shapeshifters but seem to prefer a form like that of giant, techno-organic building-like structures. Agak and Gagak each have a single, giant, gem-like structure on their tops, which serves as a compound eye and also contains an "intelligence pool", their analogue to a brain.

Agak and Gagak attempted to consume the Multiverse by invading Tanelorn and plugging into the energy of every Universe at once. Gagak was slain from within by Elric, Corum, Erekosë, Hawkmoon, and the team of warriors they led into battle against her. Due to their shared nature as aspects of the Eternal Champion, the four were able to temporarily fuse with Gagak's remains and each other to become the Four Who Are One, a massive, invincible Eternal Champion who then killed Agak and restored the energies they stole from the Multiverse.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Michael Moorcock, *The Sailor on the Seas of Fate* (Book 1, "Sailing to the Future")
Denizens of the End of Time

**The Denizens of the End of Time**  are the final generation of humanity to live on Earth. They are immortal, virtually omnipotent hedonists. They often while away their (remaining) time with impossibly extravagant, ultra-decadent displays of wit and creativity. They are all shapeshifters and can alter their forms and almost all matter around them at will.

## Gallery

The Iron Orchid and her son Jherek Carnelian
Murakamo-No-Tsurugi

**Murakamo-No-Tsurugi** (translated from Japanese as *Sword of the Gathering Clouds),* also known as **Grasscutter** is an aspect of the Black Sword wielded by the Eternal Champion Eric Beck. It takes the form of a black Katana with a red and black yin-yang on the hilt and a serpentine demon engraved onto the blade.
Grey Lords

**The Grey Lords**, also known as the **Lords of Neutrality**, are deities who serve neither Law nor Chaos, and instead uphold Neutrality and the Cosmic Balance itself above all other things. They take the forms of elderly, plain men. In *Elric: Making of a Sorcerer*, they are distinctly drawn to resemble Michael Moorcock. It is said they do not rule, but merely counsel others, like Elrik and Rachkir.

## Appearances

* To Rescue Tanelorn...
* Elric: The Making of a Sorcerer
* Elric: The Balance Lost

### Mentioned in

* Stormbringer Book 2: Black Sword’s Brothers
* The Quest for Tanelorn
* The War Hound and the World's Pain
* The Fortress of the Pearl

## Gallery

The Grey Lords drawn to resemble Michael Moorcock
Grome

**King Grome** is the ruler of the element of earth and King of the Earth Elementals. His brother is King Straasha of the Water Elementals. Together they created the magical vessel known as the Ship Which Sails Over Land and Sea, the ownership of which has been an issue of contention between them ever since.

## Description

*"...a huge, brown figure stood looking down at the ship. The figure was the colour of earth and looked like a vast, old oak. His hair and his beard were the colour of leaves and his eyes were the colour of gold ore and his teeth were the colour of granite and his feet were like roots and his skin seemed covered in tiny green shoots in place of hair and he smelled rich and musty and good and he was King Grome of the Earth Elementals."*

## Personality

Grome is not an evil god, but he is often petulant and carelessly destructive, and generally less thoughtful than his brother Straasha. Nonetheless, he can (eventually) be reasoned with.

## Nicknames

* Grome of the Earth
* Grome of the Ground
* Grome of the Land Below the Roots
* Lord of the Soil

## Gallery

Grome demands his ship backKing Grome brings Elric to Tanelorn
## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Michael Moorcock (1972), *Elric of Melniboné*.
Oladahn

**Oladahn** is a half-human half-giant from the Bulgar mountains of the Dark Empire's World. He is shorter than the average man and has reddish fur covering his entire body. Oladahn is a skilled archer and is quite knowledgable in sorcery. He is a friend to Dorian Hawkmoon and an aspect of the Eternal Companion.
Dragon Caves

The **Dragon Caves** are the underground caves below Imrryr where the Melnibonéan army of dragons is housed, and where the dragons sleep after the exertion of battle. They may sleep for years before their energy and fiery venom are completely restored. The caves are secured by locked gates. They consist of a series of caverns reached from the surface by a flight of steps, and the last cavern, the exit from which the dragons fly, overlooks the sea.

Throughout the many time periods of Melniboné that have been explored in the canon, it is always a Dyvim that is the Dragon Master, Lord of the Dragon Caves, whose responsibility is to tend to the sleeping dragons, rouse them when needed, and lead them into battle.

## References

1. ↑ Michael Moorcock, *Elric of Melniboné*
2. ↑ Michael Moorcock, *The Bane of the Black Sword* (Book 1, "The Stealer of Souls")
3. ↑ Michael Moorcock, *The Weird of the White Wolf* (Book 1, "The Dreaming City")
4. ↑ Michael Moorcock, *Stormbringer* (Book 4, "Doomed Lord's Passing")