recursal/Fanatic-Fandom huggingface dataset:
Mulinar

**Mulinar** lived in Amalo until he was murdered by his wife, Neshiro Mulinaran.

## Life

At some point, Mulinar and Neshiro moved to Amalo. For some reason, Neshiro murdered him, and was not close enough with anyone for years for them to figure it out. She stored his body in her attic, making it appear as a piece of furniture. She was lucky that he never rose as a ghoul.

Neshiro was friends with her distant cousin Ceiliän Bralisharan for many years, and Neshiro told her many stories, at least some in jest, including tales about Mulinar. Neshiro sometimes told Ceiliän that Neshiro had killed him, or that he'd died of iärditha.

Neshiro appointed Ceiliän as her executrix, and left her estate to Ceiliän. While Ceiliän made an inventory of Neshiro's home in order to pay off debts, she discovered the body in the attic and wondered if it was Mulinar. Ceiliän brought Neshiro's ashes with her to petition Thara Celehar (while Velhiro Tomasaran observed). Thara Witnessed for Neshiro, and discovered that yes, Neshiro had killed Mulinar.

Ceiliän and Thara agreed to cremate Mulinar and scatter his ashes in the Zhomaikora, to avoid his rising as a ghoul. Thara noted Neshiro's estate would have to make restitution, and recommended a donation to the Ulistheileian, which Ceiliän promised to do.

## Relationships

#### Neshiro Mulinaran

Neshiro did not speak of her husband fondly. Ceiliän theorized that since they had no children, it was possible Mulinar was contemplating divorce, which might have prompted Neshiro's actions.

## References

1. ↑ Addison, Katherine. *The Grief of Stones*, First ed., Tor, 2022.
Volsharezh

**Captain Volsharezh** essentially led the courier's office at the Untheileneise Court during Uleris Chavar's time as Lord Chancellor.

## Life

Volsharezh is called "captain", but it's not clear if he actually earned the title.

Volsharezh reported to Osmer Orimar in the Courier General's office in the Untheileneise Court for many years. Orimar was corrupt and incompetent, and Volsharezh "kept the courier system honest." After Uleris' attempted coup, Maia Drazhar and the Corazhas appointed Eiru Berenar as Lord Chancellor, and Eiru spent a great deal of time cleaning up the mess Uleris had left behind, including uncovering Orimar's corruption. On Csevet Aisava's recommendation of Volsharezh, Maia requested Volsharezh's name be sent to Eiru, so as not to clear the good away with the bad during Eiru's clean-up and organization efforts.

## References

1. ↑ Addison, Katherine. “30. The Nineteenth Birthday of Edrehasivar VII and the Winternight Ball.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
Pel-Teramed

**Pel-Teramed** "was a southern Barizheise dramatist who lived about two hundred years” prior to *The Witness for the Dead*.

## Life

“There was a fad for his operas in the elven cities when” Iäna Pel-Thenhior's Thenhior grandfather was a boy. This resulted in volumes of his operas floating around. Among others, this formed *The Complete Operas of Pel-Teramed.*

## Skills

Pel-Teramed's operas were "bloodthirsty old things and full of people swearing revenge over their beloveds' literal corpses."

## Trivia

* Iäna had fond memories of his grandfather telling him about Pel-Teramed's operas.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Addison, Katherine. *The Witness for the Dead*, First ed., Tor, 2021.
Rosharis

**Rosharis** was the head groom of the Untheileneise Court.

## Life

When Maru Sevraseched, the Great Avar of Barizhan, insisted his grandson, Maia Drazhar, take horse-riding lessons during Maru's visit to Court, they spent “mornings in the east stables while Maia was taught the rudiments of staying on a horse.” Rosharis chatted with Maru during the lessons about horse-trading, and seemed to enjoy himself.

On the last day of Maru's visit, “Rosharis presented the elaborate plan of buying and selling and borrowing and gifting between the stables of the Untheileneise Court and the stables of the Corat’ Dav Arhos that they had worked out.” Rosharis was equally as smug as Maru was.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Addison, Katherine. “27. The Great Avar Arrives.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
Temet Golharad

**Temet Golharad** was the cleric of Aishan's Grove in Amalo. He treated Drachano Michezaran, one of Broset Sheveldar's victims.

## Personality

Csenaia Ulzhavar said Temet was a "splendid fellow".

## Life

Temet served as a cleric in Aishan's Grove for at least 20 years by the time of *The Witness for the Dead*.

Around five years before the events of *The Witness for the Dead*, Drachano met and married Broset while he was living under the name "Segevis Michezar". They moved to Aishan's Grove. About a week later, after a short and violent illness in reaction to calonvar poisoning, she died. Temet treated Drachano while she was ill, but couldn't identify the cause of her illness. Temet thought it was odd that "Segevis" had no reaction to Drachano's death: no grief, horror, or anger. After Broset organized Drachano's funeral quickly and cheaply, Broset vanished, and Temet never saw or heard from him again.

When Thara Celehar was investigating the murder of Inshiran Umenezhen, and Csenaia became involved, Csenaia reached out to his clerics, and obtained Temet's story, which led to the exhumation of Drachano's body, and the discovery that she'd been murdered by Broset.

## References

1. ↑ Addison, Katherine. *The Witness for the Dead*, First ed., Tor, 2021.
Zharo Rohetharan

**Zharo Rohetharan** is the wife of Idra Rohethar, mother of Sheveän Drazharan, and grandmother of Idra Drazhar, Mireän Drazhin, and Ino Drazhin.

## Life

Zharo married Idra, and together they had Sheveän. Sheveän later married Nemolis Drazhar, and together, they had three children, and their only son was seemingly named for his maternal grandfather, Idra.

Zharo's grandchildren stayed with their grandparents the Winternight before *The Goblin Emperor*, and Zharo gave them oranges. After Idra showed his grandchildren puppies, Zharo took them to see the puppet theater.

## Relationships

#### Grandchildren

Zharo seems to have a good relationships with her grandchildren.

## References

1. ↑ Addison, Katherine. “A Listing of Persons, Places, Things, and Gods.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
2. ↑ Addison, Katherine. “30. The Nineteenth Birthday of Edrehasivar VII and the Winternight Ball.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
Tamo

**Tamo** is a member of the chorus at the Vermilion Opera in Amalo.

## Life

When Thara questioned the singers at the Vermilion Opera in relation to Arveneän Shelsin's murder, Tamo noted that Arveneän hated Othoro Vakrezharad, and that if Othoro had shown up dead, everyone knew Arveneän would have been the murderer.

## References

1. ↑ Addison, Katherine. *The Witness for the Dead*, First ed., Tor, 2021.
Opera House of Zhaö

The **Opera House of Zhaö** or Zhaö Opera is the oldest opera house in the Elflands, and located in Zhaö.

## Description

Supposedly, "any composer worth anything premiers there". They performed *The Tiger's Bride*.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Addison, Katherine. “14. Min Nedaö Vechin.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
2. ↑ Addison, Katherine. “34. Building Bridges.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
Thurizar

**Thurizar** is an elven newspaperman in Amalo who works for the *Evening Standard*.

## Personality

“Thurizar was an inveterate exaggerator, always the man to go to if you wanted a story twisted away from the truth.” He was also determined to get the details on stories. He was "respectful of the gods."

## Life

After Thara Celehar returned from Tanvero, Thurizar was one of the three newspapermen to greet him, along with Goronezh and Vicenalar. They shouted questions at Thara, which he ignored.

After Thara's trial by ordeal on the Hill of Werewolves, the three newspapermen waited for him at the gate, along with Canon Varlenin. Thara politely dodged the newspapermen's questions.

The three newspapermen later waited for Thara at his office in the Prince Zhaicava building. Thurizar wanted to hear about the ghoul in Tanvero, and to see Thara's injury.

After Tura Olora's suicide, the three newspapermen found Thara between midnight and dawn at Ulvanensee. Thurizar asked why Tura committed suicide, and Thara replied, "His reason died with him". Thurizar coaxed him for the truth, but Thara didn't budge.

When Thara, Velhiro Tomasaran, and Ulthora Csathamar emerged from their inspection of the Hill of Werewolves, the three newspapermen were there to greet them. Thurizar was surprised to see Thara, and asked about Velhiro. When they learned Velhiro was a Witness for the Dead, Thurizar concluded that they were both Ulineise prelates and that the new discovery inside the hill was a tomb.

When Thara, Velhiro, Ulthora, and Lisava Ormevar emerged from *their* inspection of the hill, the three newspapermen were again present. Ulthora promised to speak to them later, with Prince Orchenis Clunethar's permission.

## Skills

Thurizar's writing in the *Evening Standard* could not be trusted, as he was given to lying.

## Relationships

#### Thara Celehar

Thurizar did not go out of his way to cast Thara in a bad light, so Thara liked him well enough.

## Quotations

* “We never inflate,” said Thurizar, who was the worst of the lot.”

## Trivia

* Thurizar appeared to be older than Goronezh and Vicenalar, or the one who worked in the industry longest, as he claimed seniority when interviewing Thara while the other two were present. He's also at least older than Vicenalar.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Addison, Katherine. *The Witness for the Dead*, First ed., Tor, 2021.
2. ↑ Addison, Katherine. *The Grief of Stones*, First ed., Tor, 2022.
Trivonezh

**Trivonezh** is seemingly a member of the University of Amalo history department.

## Life

When Lisava Ormevar was attempting to get support to study the crypt of Hasthemis Brulnemar, and Aäthis Rohethar was cautious about how he was going about it, Lisava suggested that Udrichalar could talk to Trivonezh to secure funding for the project.

## References

1. ↑ Addison, Katherine. *The Grief of Stones*, First ed., Tor, 2022.
The Empress of Ravens

***The Empress of Ravens*** is an opera.

## Details

Iäna Pel-Thenhior produced two successful operas for the Vermilion Opera in Amalo before he made *Zhelsu* and before the events of *The Witness for the Dead*, including *The Empress of Ravens* and *The Zolshenada.*

## References

1. ↑ Addison, Katherine. *The Witness for the Dead*, First ed., Tor, 2021.
Nazhmorhathveras

The **Nazhmorhathveras**, or the People of the Night Sky, inhabit the Evressai Steppes.

## Details

The Nazhmorhathveras are a nomadic group of people who travel in groups of twenty to thirty. They appear to be goblins. They “do not build, nor fortresses nor towns nor even roads. They live in tents”. They appear to have family houses, like the elves and goblins of Barizhan do, and the houses will sometimes meet, but they can be gone quickly if needed.

The Nazhmorhathveras are at war with the Ethuveraz. The Evressai Wars began during the reign of Varevesena, when the people of the Steppes refused to “to acknowledge Varevesena as their emperor or to pay tithes to the empire. The wars had continued on and off for more than eighty years because the [Nazhmorhathveras] could not drive the elves out, nor take the Anmur’theileian, the great fortress that had been under siege before it was even built, and the elves could not catch the [Nazhmorhathveras].” Varenechibel IV supposedly made efforts to achieve peace, and the Nazhmorhathveras refused. Before the Anmur'theileian was built, they apparently preyed on the towns of the Badlands.

Their holy people are witches, and are always albino. They are highly valued.

They treat Memory of Death or Carrion-Bones, the site upon which the elven Anmur'theileian is built, as a holy site, where they leave their death to be stripped by the vultures and nazhcreian. There is also a rite of adulthood, where members of the Nazhmorhathveras “spend three days and three nights atop the rock with the dead.”

## Trivia

* "Morhath" is a word for "sky" that the Nazhmorhathveras use. It was also used in the Ethuveraz during the time of Edrevechelar XIV.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Addison, Katherine. “23. The Opposition of the Court.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
Thu-Evresar

**Thu-Evresar** is a principality of the Ethuveraz. It is ruled by the Prince of Thu-Evresar.

## Details

Thu-Evresar contains the city of Lohaiso, and the towns of Aveio, Calestho, and Valno. It also contains the marshes of the Edonara, and Edonomee, a Drazhadeise manor and former hunting lodge in the western marshes of the Edonara, where Maia Drazhar and Setheris Nelar were relegated.

The accent of the western part of Thu-Evresar is distinctive.

There is a local folk song "about a woman who let her lover murder her husband and then went mad and murdered him . . . And after the townspeople put her to death, her ghost walked the streets screaming first for one man, then the other".

## Residents

* Aäno
* Haru
* Kevo
* Maia Drazhar (former)
* Pelchara
* Setheris Nelar (former)
* Lieutenant Telimezh (former)

## References

1. ↑ Addison, Katherine. “A Listing of Persons, Places, Things, and Gods.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Addison, Katherine. “30. The Nineteenth Birthday of Edrehasivar VII and the Winternight Ball.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
Ozeva Trathonar

**Ozeva Trathora** is the owner of Trathonar and Sons, a butcher shop in a neighborhood containing the cemetery Ulchoranee. Ozeva is also the husband of Mevizho Trathonaran, and the father of Ozevis and Panezhet. He knew Broset Sheveldar when he was posing as Croïs Avelonar.

## Personality

Ozeva possibly gambled. He also left his wife in charge of their two young children *and* their store.

## Life

Ozeva married Mevhizo, and together they had two children, Ozevis and Panezhet. Ozeva owned the butcher shop, Trathonar and Sons, which Mevizho watched when he was absent. Ozeva was president of the collective of Ulchoranee.

After Inshiran Urmenezhen and her husband Broset, under the alias "Croïs Avelonar", moved to Ozeva's neighborhood, Inshiran grew ill from Broset secretly poisoning her with calonvar. After 3-4 months, when Inshiran passed away, Broset argued with Ozeva about burying Inshiran in Ulchoranee in accordance with Inshiran's will because it meant Broset had to pay for the funeral. The funeral was shockingly cheap.

Around the time Mer Urmenezh had Inshiran exhumed from Ulchoranee, he spoke with Ozeva.

While Ozeva was out, possibly at the Bramblepony, Thara Celehar went to visit the shop, and found Mevizho, and talked to her about Inshiran and Broset.

## References

1. ↑ Addison, Katherine. *The Witness for the Dead*, First ed., Tor, 2021.
Uvezho

**Uvezho** is a town in Thu-Cethor.

## Details

Uvezho is on the way between the Untheileneise Court and Barizhan. When the Great Avar, Maru Sevraseched, visited the Untheileneise Court, he traveled through Uvezho, and greatly enjoyed a hotel there.

## References

1. ↑ Addison, Katherine. “A Listing of Persons, Places, Things, and Gods.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
2. ↑ Addison, Katherine. “33. The Great Avar Departs.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
Varlenin

**Canon Varlenin** was a member of the Prelacy in Amalo who served the Amal'othala, and witnessed Thara Celehar's trial by ordeal.

## Personality

Thara noted that Varlenin was well bred and well trained. She was polite and supportive.

## Life

When Nepevis Duhalar insisted Thara go through a trial by ordeal, and the Amal'othala agreed, the Amal'othala set the ordeal for Thara to go on a pilgrimage to the Hill of Werewolves, and assigned Varlenin to witness the trial. Varlenin met Thara in the Amalomeire kitchen, explained her presence, and waited for Thara at the gate to the Hill of Werewolves with the key to the gate, with instructions to open it at dawn. She also showed Thara to some food before his trial. After Thara was finished eating, Varlenin led him back up through the Amalomeire to a two-wheeler carriage to the Hill of Werewolves. Thara gave her his coat of office for safekeeping while he performed the trial. After she closed the gate, she wished him luck.

A messenger arrived just before midnight, summoning Varlenin and Thara to the Amal'theileian. Varlenin was joined by Goronezh, Thurizar, and Vicenalar from the newspapers. Varlenin was surprised when Thara returned in the morning/how he looked when he returned. She opened the gate and explained that the newspapermen wished to hear about Thara's ordeal. Thara politely brushed them off and went with Varlenin in a carriage to the Amal'theilian. She asked for the token Thara had collected, which made her smile, and thanked him. Once they left the carriage, she helped Thara brush the dried mud off his trousers and helped him put on his coat. Then she led him into the Azalea Room.

After Thara left his meeting with Prince Orchenis Clunethar in the Cinnabar Room, Varlenin was waiting for Thara - likely to guide him out - along with Aiva Vernezar and Ediro Zanarin. Aiva dismissed Varlenin, who hesitated, bowed, and left.

## References

1. ↑ Addison, Katherine. *The Witness for the Dead*, First ed., Tor, 2021.
Soviro

**Soviro** is a member of the chorus at the Parav'opera in Amalo. She is also the daughter of Csano Tolinbaran and has an unnamed sister.

## Life

Soviro was learning the music to as many operas as she could, because she was thinking about trying for the Amal'opera, a more prestigious opera house. Csano wasn't sure how much of a chance Soviro had, considering the competition, but she wasn't planning to tell Soviro not to try.

## Skills

Csano said that Soviro “knows more about opera in Amalo than any three people.”

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Addison, Katherine. *The Witness for the Dead*, First ed., Tor, 2021.
Tangrisha

A **tangrisha** is a type of animal. The plural of tangrisha is tangrishi.

## Details

Tangrisha have scaled, rounded backs, along with "squared, smiling, tongue-lolling" faces. They seem to have extending arms.

In Barizhan, nesecho are sometimes designed in the shape of tangrisha, which symbolizes protection for the nesecho recipient.

The Wisdom Bridge was designed partially after a tangrisha, with extending arms, and even tangrishi decorations.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Addison, Katherine. “6. The Widow Empress.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Addison, Katherine. “26. The Clocksmiths and the Corazhas.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
Parmeno Drazharan

**Empress Parmeno Drazharan** had a Square named after her in the Untheileneise Court.

## Trivia

* When Maru Sevraseched, the Great Avar of Barizhan, arrived at the Untheileneise Court to visit for Winternight, his outriders reached the Square of the Empress Parmeno ahead of him. It was from the Square that Maru later departed.

## References

1. ↑ Addison, Katherine. “A Listing of Persons, Places, Things, and Gods.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Addison, Katherine. “27. The Great Avar Arrives.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
3. ↑ Addison, Katherine. “33. The Great Avar Departs.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
University of Amalo

The **University of Amalo** is an educational institution in Amalo.

## Details

The University has its own ostro (tram station), which was huge, “with great peaked arches and elaborate murals on the walls.” The University was built late in Amalo's history, and featured buildings with architecture from different time periods, going back a millennium. The Department of History is a collection of buildings centered around a fountain called the Historians' Memorial. Mavelar House is one of the buildings east of the fountain.

Women are not allowed to attend the University. Tomilo Uzhavel wanted to create a university for girls. Goblins and those of mixed-race can attend, as well as elves. Scholars do not swear oaths of poverty, but it's rare for them to become wealthy. It does not appear unusual for the wealthy to become scholars, though.

The University has ranks of scholarship, starting from the bottom, as a student. To become a ranked scholar, one must complete at least two theses, which will grant one the rank of scholar of the third rank. It's unknown what requirements there are for scholars of the second and first rank, though the latter is the more respectable. Scholars of the first rank plait their two long scholar's braids with red ribbons. They also wear a silver key. Scholars of the first rank are relatively uncommon, because the rank requires so much scholarship.

The key and ranking system appears to be shared among universities in the Ethuveraz.

The University has a history department, including military history. There are also scholars who argue about revetheralin.

The University is governed by a University Senate. Departments appear to have their own senates, called a Faculty Senate. The History Department's Faculty Senate "meets only once a month." Special sessions can be called to meet at other times.

## Members

* Aäthis Rohethar (Scholar of the first rank, history)
* Lisava Ormevar (Scholar of the first rank, history)
* Trivonezh
* Udrichalar
* Ulthora Csathamar (Scholar, military history)

## Trivia

* Other universities include the University of Ashedro and the University of Cetho.
* Ulthora once served as a Witness for the Scholar of the Third Rank in a plagiarism dispute, but despite his efforts and the efforts of the Witness for the Scholar of the First Rank on the other side of the dispute, no proof of plagiarism was found.
* Other terminology for a ranked scholar: a first-ranked scholar.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Addison, Katherine. *The Grief of Stones*, First ed., Tor, 2022.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Addison, Katherine. “9. The Report of the Witnesses for the Wisdom of Choharo.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
3. ↑ Addison, Katherine. *The Witness for the Dead*, First ed., Tor, 2021.
4. ↑ Addison, Katherine. “23. The Opposition of the Court.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
5. ↑ Addison, Katherine. “22. The Bridge over the Upazhera.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
Neshevis Pazhilavar

**Osmer Neshevis Pazhilavar** was the former head of the Pazhilavada in Amalo, son of Lideän Pazhilavaran, brother to Cladeän Pazhilavin, and father of Stava Pazhilavar and Tarazho Zemerin.

## Life

Neshevis lived in the Tenemora district in Amalo and had one son. Neshevis had a second child, Tarazho, out of wedlock. He took her into his household unofficially, to the anger of his mother. He planned for Tarazho to become a novice of Csaivo on her thirteenth birthday, but died before he could add it to his will. Tivero, one of the housemaids, kept vigil in the family crypt for him prior to his cremation.

Tarazho's governess, Aiveän Zemerin, petitioned a Witness for the Dead, Thara Celehar, to discover what Neshevis meant for Tarazho. Afterward, Neshevis' body was presumably cremated and the ashes placed in the Pazhilivada crypt. Aiveän took Tarazho to the Sanctuary of Csaivo. Stava took over as head of the Pazhilavada.

## Relationships

#### Aiveän Zemerin

Aiveän didn't see Neshevis much, but she didn't care for him.

#### Cladeän Pazhilavin

Cladeän was surprised that Neshevis had made the reasonable decision to send Tarazho to become a Csaiveise novice.

#### Lideän Pazhilavaran

Lideän hated that Neshevis took in Tarazho.

#### Stava Pazhilavar

Stava seemed quite happy to take over after his father's death.

#### Tarazho Zemerin

Tarazho loved her father, and hoped that he'd adopt her officially into the family. She was heart-broken to find out otherwise, and dropped her affection for him afterward.

## References

1. ↑ Addison, Katherine. *Min Zemerin's Plan*. 2022.
Zherinada

The **Zherinada** are a noble house of Thu-Tetar.

## Details

An elvish lord of the Zherinada attended the dinner following Maru Sevraseched's arrival at the Untheileneise Court for Maia Drazhar's 19th birthday and the Winternight Ball. The Zherinada are possibly a lesser house of the Ethuveraz, as Maia noted that all the elvish courtiers in attendance were from lesser families.

## References

1. ↑ Addison, Katherine. “A Listing of Persons, Places, Things, and Gods.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
2. ↑ Addison, Katherine. “28. A Letter from Mer Celehar.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
Neshiro Mulinaran

**Neshiro Mulinaran** lived in Amalo and was friends with Ceiliän Bralisharan. Neshiro murdered her husband, Mer Mulinar.

## Personality

Neshiro thought herself very clever, and did not feel she did anything wrong by killing her husband. “Neshiro was very much a person who believed that if she did a thing, it could not possibly be wrong.” She was also bad at paying off her debts.

## Life

Neshiro's mother was Dechaladeise.

At some point, Neshiro moved to Amalo with Mulinar. For some reason, she murdered him, and was not close enough with anyone for years for them to figure it out. She stored his body in her attic, making it appear as a piece of furniture. She was lucky that he never rose as a ghoul.

Neshiro was friends with her distant cousin Ceiliän for many years, and Neshiro told her many stories, at least some in jest, including tales about her dead husband. Neshiro sometimes told Ceiliän that Neshiro had killed him, or that he'd died of iärditha.

Neshiro appointed Ceiliän as her executrix, and left her estate to Ceiliän. After Neshiro's death, Ceiliän had her cremated. While Ceiliän made an inventory of Neshiro's home in order to pay off debts, she discovered the body and wondered if it was Mulinar. Ceiliän brought Neshiro's ashes with her to petition Thara Celehar (while Velhiro Tomasaran observed). Thara Witnessed for Neshiro, and discovered that yes, Neshiro had killed Mulinar.

Thara noted that Neshiro's estate would have to make restitution, and recommended a donation to the Ulistheileian, which Ceiliän promised to do.

## Relationships

#### Mer Mulinar

Neshiro did not speak of her husband fondly. Ceiliän theorized that since they had no children, it was possible Mulinar was contemplating divorce, which might have prompted Neshiro's actions.

## References

1. ↑ Addison, Katherine. *The Grief of Stones*, First ed., Tor, 2022.
Nanavo Rasabin

**Nanavo Rasabin** is the senior principal soprano of the Vermilion Opera in Amalo.

## Appearance

Her costume for *Zhelsu* was apparently awful.

## Personality

Nanavo likes dazzling young men. Nanavo is a gossip, but not mean-spirited. She's also tactful and trained in steering away from awkward conversations.

## Life

Nanavo regularly performed in *General Olethazh* as the Granddaughter alongside Shulethis Dorenar and Cebris Pershar. She also performed in *Zhelsu* alongside Othoro Vakrezharad.

When Thara was waiting in the same area as Nanavo to speak with Iäna Pel-Thenhior, Nanavo steered the conversation to another topic when the conversation grew awkward.

## Relationships

#### Arveneän Shelsin

Iäna noted that Nanavo and Arveneän seemed to be in a competition over who could have the most patrons.

#### Mer Beronezh

Nanavo and and Beronezh were possibly friends.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Addison, Katherine. *The Witness for the Dead*, First ed., Tor, 2021.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Addison, Katherine. *The Grief of Stones*, First ed., Tor, 2022.
Holitho Sevraseched

**Holitho Sevraseched** was the fourth and third illegitimate daughter of the Great Avar of Barizhan, Maru Sevraseched. She is the younger sister of Shaleän Sevraseched, Thever Sevraseched, and Ursu Perenched, and elder sister of Chenelo Drazharan and Nadeian Vizhenka.

## Life

Holitho was one of Maru's illegitimate children, born out of wedlock. Maru did not publicly acknowledge his illegitimate daughters.

At some point, Holitho joined the Convent of the Lighthouse Keepers in Urvekh' as a votary.

After Chenelo's death, Maru began publicly acknowledging his illegitimate children, including Holitho.

## Trivia

* It's not clear if Holitho does or doesn't share a mother with any of Maru's other illegitimate daughters. Thever and Chenelo were Maru's only legitimate children, and so are Holitho's only confirmed half-sisters.
* A votary is potentially just a name for a devotee of a particular religious faith.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Addison, Katherine. “A Listing of Persons, Places, Things and Gods.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Addison, Katherine. “28. A Letter from Mer Celehar.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
3. ↑ “Votary.” *Merriam-Webster*, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/votary. Accessed 25 Oct. 2022.
Parliament

The **Parliament** of the Ethuveraz is a bicameral legislative body, consisting of the House of Blood and the House of Commons.

## Details

The Parliament is one of the three main bodies of civil government in the Ethuveraz (the others being the Corazhas and the Judiciate) who support the emperor. The concordat is a "half cease-fire, half alliance" that is maintained between these three bodies.

The Parliament sits in the Untheileneise Court.

## The House of Blood

The members of the House of Blood are hereditary nobility. Votaries (who are seemingly members of the prelacy, possibly only ones who enter a cloister) either cannot serve as members of the House of Blood, or cannot be *forced* to do so. It's unclear if prelacy members in general cannot serve in the House of Blood. If a votary inherits the seat/someone becomes a votary, he seems to abdicate both his seat in parliament and his title, or at least has the option to do so. Scholars *can* hold parliamentary seats and continue their studies to some degree.

The Presider of the House of Blood or Presider of Blood - the house leader - is the most powerful member of the Parliament.

The House of Blood was still resentful after many centuries “that they had to negotiate with men who were merely *elected*”.

## The House of Commons

The members of the House of Commons are elected.

If the Witness for the Parliament comes from the House of Commons, they are seemingly one of the only Corazhas who must be elected in some form, though it's possible the Witness for Parliament, from either House, must be elected by Parliament to be chosen for the Corazhas.

## Members

* Lord Deshehar (Witness for the Parliament)
* Marquess Lanthevel (Presider of the House of Blood)

## Trivia

* The members of Parliament sent Maia Drazhar messages for his 19th birthday.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Addison, Katherine. “5. The Emperor's Household.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
2. ↑ Addison, Katherine. “A Listing of People, Places, Things, and Gods.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Addison, Katherine. “23. The Opposition of the Court.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
4. ↑ Addison, Katherine. “30. The Nineteenth Birthday of Edrehasivar VII and the Winternight Ball.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
Satha

**Satha** is a part-goblin sexton at Ulmavonee in Amalo.

## Life

When Thara Celehar was investigating the death of Tomilo Ulzhavel, he visited Ulmavonee with Csenaia Ulzhavar and Velhiro Tomasaran. The prelate of Ulmavonee, Veltanezh, had Satha and the other sexton, Kivora, get to work exhuming Tomilo's body for examination. They brought Tomilo's body to the morgue, and left before the examination.

## References

1. ↑ Addison, Katherine. *The Grief of Stones*, First ed., Tor, 2022.
Ulsheän Adalharad

**Ulsheän Adalharad** is the wardrobe master at the Vermilion Opera in Amalo.

## Life

Ulsheän hired foundlings "to hem things and rip out seams" and other such necessities. She also talked to the other wardrobe masters at other opera houses every week when they met at Silmarket "to gossip and look for bargains." She tended to stay at the Vermilion Opera working very late.

When audience members rioted after the first performance of *Zhelsu*, Ulsheän came close to panicking. Iäna Pel-Thenhior attempted to reassure her, pointing out she had plenty to occupy her with helping the performers undress. She laughed.

When Thara Celehar attempted to place foundlings in need of homes and work during *The Grief of Stones*, Iäna spoke to Ulsheän about it, and she said the Vermilion Opera Wardrobe Department could take two apprentices, and that she would speak to other opera houses wardrobe masters about it. The foundlings were all snatched up afterwards by the wardrobe masters, and Ulsheän was delighted with her two new apprentices.

## Relationships

#### Arveneän Shelsin

Arveneän possibly didn't get along well with Ulsheän: when Arveneän became more unruly while working on *Zhelsu*, she drove the staff in wardrobe to tears.

#### Iäna Pel-Thenhior

Iäna seemed to get along well with Ulsheän.

#### Lalo Leverin

Ulsheän told Iäna that Lalo was indispensable.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Addison, Katherine. *The Grief of Stones*, First ed., Tor, 2022.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Addison, Katherine. *The Witness for the Dead*, First ed., Tor, 2021.
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## *The Goblin Emperor*

The youngest, half-goblin son of the Emperor has lived his entire life in exile, distant from the Imperial Court and the deadly intrigue that suffuses it. But when his father and three sons in line for the throne are killed in an "accident," he has no choice but to take his place as the only surviving rightful heir.

## *Lora Selezh*

A short story set after *The Goblin Emperor* but just a month after Thara Celehar takes up residence in Amalo and before *The Witness for the Dead*, Vineän Brenhazin petitions Thara for help with discovering the birth father of Lora Selezh.

## *Min Zemerin's Plan*

A short story set after Thara takes up residence in Amalo and before *The Witness for the Dead*, Aiveän Zemerin worries about the future of her ward, and goes to petition Thara for help.

## *The Witness for the Dead*

The first book in the spin-off *The Cemeteries of Amalo* trilogy, covering Thara's life in Amalo as he continues to work there as the sole Witness for the Dead on appointment from the Archprelate.

## *The Grief of Stones*

The second book in *The Cemeteries of Amalo* trilogy. Celehar’s life as the Witness for the Dead of Amalo grows less isolated as his circle of friends grows larger. He has been given an apprentice to teach, and he has stumbled over a scandal of the city—the foundling girls. Orphans with no family to claim them and no funds to buy an apprenticeship. Foundling boys go to the Prelacies; foundling girls are sold into service, or worse.

At once touching and shattering, Celehar’s witnessing for one of these girls will lead him into the depths of his own losses. The love of his friends will lead him out again.

## *The Tomb of Dragons*

The final book in *The Cemeteries of Amalo* trilogy, continuing Thara's story, currently unreleased.

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Hanaru Ganatharan

**Osmerrem Hanaru Ganatharan** was a member of the Cemchelarna Foundling School Board.

## Appearance

When Thara Celehar first met Hanaru, she was “an ordinary-looking elven woman probably in her thirties wearing a pale green afternoon dress with dark green embroidery."

## Personality

Hanaru was tart and plaintive, but also thoughtful and informative.

## Life

Hanaru was on the Cemchelarna Foundling School Board at the same time as Tomilo Ulzhavel and Vobora Bazhevar, and opposed the board policy "to economize by lowering the teachers' wages", along with Tomilo and one other person, but they were outvoted 6-3.

Five years later, Thara was investigating the potential murder of Tomilo when Cretheno Cambesharan suggested he speak to Hanaru. Thara went to see Hanaru, and she didn't have any initial ideas over who would be angry enough to murder Tomilo. She noted that prior to the wages policy, Tomilo had insisted that the board make Pavalo Temin resign, on account of Pavalo making foundlings pay her to find them positions, and making their employers pay her for finding them workers, which was not illegal, but highly unethical. The board, including Hanaru, agreed it was unethical and supported Pavalo's resignation.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Addison, Katherine. *The Grief of Stones*, First ed., Tor, 2022.
Stava Pazhilavar

**Osmer Stava Pazhilavar** is the current head of the Pazhilavada in Amalo, son of Neshevis Pazhilavar, nephew of Cladeän Pazhilavin, half-brother to Tarazho Zemerin, and grandson of Lideän Pazhilavaran.

## Life

Stava lived in a flat in Amalo. He was his father's designated heir, and disliked his half-sister Tarazho. When Neshevis died, Stava quickly moved in to the house in Tenemora to replace him as family head.

## Relationships

#### Neshevis Pazhilavar

Stava seemed quite happy to take over after his father's death.

## References

1. ↑ Addison, Katherine. *Min Zemerin's Plan*. 2022.
Sanctuary of Orshan

The **Sanctuary of Orshan** is seemingly one of the larger places of worship for Orshan in Amalo.

## Details

“The Sanctuary of Orshan was not far out of the city, not anymore, as the city slyly edged closer every year, but it was still peaceful, a low rambling building, always looking surprised when it produced a second story.” It was south “and west of the city, along the River Road”, and the Orshaneisei “kept a corn maze in the old way, with a great procession to celebrate when they harvested the corn, which then went to the city’s poor.” Late in the season, “the maze was marked out by the weight of thousands and thousands of feet, plodding, dancing, marching, and it was permissible to walk the corn maze even when the corn was not there.” At the center of maze, the pebble markers formed a cross, “and over the cross was a four-legged bowl containing a great heap of the milky white pebbles", which serve as pilgrimage tokens for visitors.

The sanctuary was “a maze of white-walled rooms with braided rugs”, and in the back has a “porch that looked out over the cornfields in the sanctuary’s care.” The Orshaneisei ate dinner in a room with long tables and benches, and were loud and talkative.

An Orshaneisei at least sometimes sat by the door of the Sanctuary to welcome visitors.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Addison, Katherine. *The Witness for the Dead*, First ed., Tor, 2021.
Sukelo

**Sukelo** is a foundling who lives in Amalo.

## Appearance

Sukelo was 15 years old, and had her black hair tied "in thick plaits" and her eyes were round, reddish orange, and angry.

## Personality

Sukelo was angry, fearful, and cynical about her situation, but she was brave, and followed along with Thara Celehar and Velhiro Tomasaran's suggestion of seeing a judicial Witness.

## Life

Sukelo was a foundling who lived at Pavalo Temin's Cemchelarna School for Foundling Girls. Pavalo and her lover, Anvina Renthalar, concocted a scheme wherein they took pornographic photos of the foundlings to sell for their own gain, and to use as blackmail in case the girls ever dared to speak out about it. Sukelo was one of the victims.

After Tedoro's funeral, when Thara and Velhiro questioned the foundlings again, Sukelo was the only one who would admit to being Tedoro's friend, and talked a bit about the work Tedoro did for the conspirators, and how the blackmail scheme worked. Thara and Velhiro convinced **Sukelo** to agree to speak to a judicial Witness about what was happening at the school, but on the way out they ran into Nileän. While Sukelo and Thara tried to convince Nileän it would be fine, Pavalo arrived with other blackmailed foundlings and kidnapped them all. Sukelo was trapped in the basement with Velhiro, Thara, and Nileän. Pavalo threatened to harm Nileän if Thara didn't come with Pavalo to the Hill of Werewolves. Thara agreed to go, and the three women stayed trapped under threat at the school.

Sukelo was taken into custody with the other people at the school by the Vigilant Brotherhood, and presumably released to her new home or profession after the case was sorted out and the school closed.

## Relationships

#### Othas'ala Delemar

Sukelo had a low opinion of Delemar, and believed he didn't care for the foundlings.

#### Nileän

Nileän and Sukelo were seemingly close friends.

#### Othalo Prenevin

Sukelo noted that Prenevin might help the foundlings, but she was a terrible gossip.

## References

1. ↑ Addison, Katherine. *The Grief of Stones*, First ed., Tor, 2022.
Lohaiso

**Lohaiso** is a city in Thu-Evresar.

## Appears in

*The Goblin Emperor*

*The Witness for the Dead*

*The Grief of Stones*

## Details

There is a manufactory in Lohaiso, where workers wear their hair "in a braided club". There seems to be airship or airship-related construction work or docking in Lohaiso, as Thara Celehar witnessed very bad airship disasters there, possibly including the Carlinar fire.

Thara seemed to indicate that there were many poor people in Lohaiso. The people of Lohaiso were also "endlessly nosy", and would ask about a prelate's business.

Thara's first prelacy was in Lohaiso, when an outbreak of sessiva overtook the area, and most who caught it died. Thara was one of the few survivors. Thara didn't have a room to himself while he worked there. The othas'ala of Lohaiso barely noticed Thara's presence. Thara spent much of his time there either helping with or observing keeping the registers of the deceased. It's possible Thara was paid more in Lohaiso than he was in Amalo. Thara witnessed for two people in Lohaiso.

The elder Witness for the Dead in Lohaiso when Thara worked there said that anyone, Witness for the Dead or no, could achieve the supposed talkativeness of people to Witnesses for the Dead by simply keeping quiet and letting people talk. A very old prelate in Lohaiso taught Thara "that people often solved their own problems, if you simply listened to them well enough." There are possibly local breathing meditations, or at least Thara learned them there.

The residents sing the ballad of Valmata's Return.

The airship *Loyalty of Lohaiso* is named for the city.

## Trivia

* Mer Bershanar wears his hair in the style of the Lohaiso manufactory workers.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Addison, Katherine. “A Listing of Persons, Places, Things, and Gods.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Addison, Katherine. *The Witness for the Dead*, First ed., Tor, 2021.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Addison, Katherine. *The Grief of Stones*, First ed., Tor, 2022.
Pazhilavada

The **Pazhilavada** are a noble house in the Ethuveraz.

## Details

The Pazhilivada have a house in the Tenemora district in Amalo. Their family crypt "had not been used for revethmerai since the days of Neshevis Pazhilavar's grandfather".

## Members

* Cladeän Pazhilavin
* Lideän Pazhilavaran
* Neshevis Pazhilavar (deceased)
* Stava Pazhilavar
* Tarazho Zemerin (by birth, but not officially)

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Addison, Katherine. *Min Zemerin's Plan*. 2022.
Pazhiro Drazharan

**Empress Pazhiro Drazharan** was the third wife and empress of Varenechibel IV. They had three children together: Nazhira Drazhar, Ciris Drazhar, and Vedero Drazhin.

## Personality

Ailano Pashavaran noted that Pazhiro "would have been the first to condemn" Varenechibel IV's treatment of Chenelo Drazharan and Maia Drazhar.

## Life

Pazhiro married Varenechibel IV and bore him three children. She and Varenechibel IV had a very loving relationship.

Pazhiro died in childbirth before her 30th birthday. Her child was stillborn. Pazhiro was entombed in the Untheileneis'meire, along with other Drazhada.

Varenechibel IV mourned Pazhiro deeply even five years after her death, when the then-current Witness for Foreigners convinced him to marry Chenelo. Varenechibel IV became furious at Chenelo when she bore him a healthy son - Maia - thinking she was trying to replace Pazhiro and Pazhiro's stillborn child, and had Chenelo and Maia relegated to Edonomee.

## Relationships

#### Ailano Pashavaran

Pashavar noted that Ailano and Pazhiro were close friends.

#### Varenechibel IV

Varenechibel IV deeply cared for Pazhiro, and mourned her even five years after her death.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Addison, Katherine. “23. The Opposition of the Court.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English eBook ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014, p. 294.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Addison, Katherine. “18. Varenechibel's Legacies.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Addison, Katherine. “7. The Tomb of the Empress Chenelo.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Addison, Katherine. “4. The Funeral at the Ulimeire.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English 1st ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014.
5. ↑ Addison, Katherine. “31. A Conspiracy Unearthed.” *The Goblin Emperor*, English eBook ed., Tim Doherty Associates, New York, NY, 2014, p. 294.