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Enemy GloryMajor Characters:Llewelyn: The anti-hero narrator of Michalson’s Glory series. Llewelyn is a brilliant student of wizardry who, as a youth, devotes himself to the service of Duke Walworth and the defense of Threle. After he comes to believe that Walworth betrayed him (although it isn’t ever clear if that betrayal really happened) he devotes himself to the study of evil clerisy, and becomes a very cool character – a tormented evil cleric who must follow an evil path even though his heart is still basically good. A lot of female readers have developed weird obsessions with Llewelyn, who is dark, witty, articulate and, as one critic said, “an oddly sympathetic servant of evil.”Duke (later King) Walworth: Walworth is a subtle character. He starts out as a noble in disguise who is running a secret intelligence operation to save his beloved country, Threle. Llewelyn pledges loyalty to him, and Walworth accepts Llewelyn into his household. When Walworth is later charged with treason, Llewelyn risks his life to save him. But, there is also a mysterious sense about him that he is nobody’s friend, that his supreme loyalty is to his country Threle. And sense that he may have indeed betrayed Llewelyn. Finally, after Walworth becomes king of Threle, there’s a sense that he may or may not be Llewelyn’s enemy. This makes it all the more poignant when he has to hold a trial concerning Llewelyn’s alleged crimes against Threle, because this trial frames the first two books. Walworth pretty much has to listen to Llewelyn tell the story of his life and then pass judgment on it, and we are never sure where his biases are. He adds a lot of darkness and tension to an already dark story Isulde: kind of a fairy girl, maybe half-fairy, half girl, but definitely not a typical fairy. Walworth and Llewelyn are both in love with her. She is mysterious, and only seems to visit people in dreams or in the far northern regions of the Enemy Glory world. She is oddly playful, violent, poetic, sexual and mystical. Easily the most mysterious and hard-to-explain character in the Glory books Aleta: the Countess of Clio. A young female military commander in charge of the troops of her small, independent country, County Clio. Kind of refreshing, tomboyish, friendly, outspoken. She loves her country as fiercely as Walworth loves Threle and they become allies. She befriends Llewelyn but always seems distrustful of his magic. Lord Cathe: when Lord Cathe born, he aged 17 years in the first few years of his life. He becomes an extremely powerful evil cleric, a high priest of the evil goddess Habundia who appears to have a direct line to the source of evil itself. He is Walworth’s distant cousin, and might be secretly married to Caethne. He makes an ally out of Llewelyn when Llewelyn decides to become evil and wreak vengeance on Walworth. Later, Llewelyn is accused of killing him. Baniff (pronounced “bay-nif): an extremely comical character, an illusionist gnome who is a mercenary who is currently in Walworth’s employ. Crusty, cynical and very funny, but capable of total seriousness, too. Caethne (pronounced “keth-nuh”): Walworth’s twin sister. She is a highly skillful witch who loves and works with nature. It isn’t clear whether she is loyal to Walworth. She is hopelessly in love with Mirand, who was her tutor as well as Walworth’s. She befriends Llewelyn and considers him a member of her family. Mirand: an extremely powerful wizard who is loyal to Threle and Walworth. He seems to be aware of Caethne’s feelings, but also doesn’t seem to share them (although that isn’t clear). He takes Llewelyn on as an apprentice and teaches him a good deal of wizardry (before Llewelyn becomes evil) Roguehan (pronounced “roe-gen” with a hard g sound): Walworth’s enemy. Roguehan is an evil warlord who wishes to take Threle. He is also an aesthete who loves art and beauty. Llewelyn ends up working for him. El: the high priest of Kursen Monastery, where Llewelyn dedicates himself to evil. He becomes Llewelyn’s teacher. Cristo: pure comic relief. An incompetent student of evil who becomes Llewelyn’s room mate. A dunce. Devon: a young boy who appears to have been abandoned at the evil monastery. He becomes intensely loyal to Llewelyn, the way Llewelyn once was to Walworth. Ellisand: an extraordinarily talented half-elven musician whose music captivates Llewelyn Minor Characters:The Old Fisherman: he is sort of a human foster-father to Isulde, but he’s insane due to his exposure to the fairy folk. He lives alone in the North Country, a region of chaos where only mystical characters like Isulde can survive for long.Grana: an old witch who lives next to Llewelyn’s parents and teaches Llewelyn a few witch spells that never work when he is a child. She gives birth in her extreme old age to Lord Cathe. Lenna: Llewelyn’s awful mother, who never feels right about herself unless she is verbally abusing him Trenna: Llewelyn’s equally awful sister. She is promiscuous, illiterate, and hugely annoying. Sirle: Llewellyn’s dim-witted father. Seth: A soldier. Trenna’s husband. Count Clio: Aleta’s father. He is somewhat overprotective of his daughter, who wants to fight in real battles. Lord Olin: the smug, snobby librarian of Sunnashiven’s Wizard School, where Llewelyn first studies magic as a youth. He is King Sunna’s second cousin. Grendel: a wizard, an incompetent master at Sunnashiven’s Wizard School King Sunnas: the King of Sunna. His court is in the capital, Sunnashiven, which is also Llewelyn’s birthplace. He’s sort of a figurehead dupe. An unnamed high priestess: she presides over what is supposed to be a sacrifice of Lord Cathe to the evil goddess Habundia An unnamed king’s guard: searches Llewelyn’s parents’ house for a magical item in Llewelyn’s possession just before Llewelyn escapes from Sunnashiven. Pourra: a wood spirit in the shape of a woodchuck. He is Caethne’s pet. Nameless Female Courier: she reports the state of the world to Walworth when he’s running his secret intelligence operation Count Sina: the leader of County Sina, an area of Sunna. He causes political trouble by manipulating tax collections to pay his personal debts. King Sevalas: one of Count Sina’s biggest creditors. Sevalas forces Count Sina’s daughter to marry his son, giving Sevalas an excuse to set up a military base in Sina’s county (which is in Sunna). Franko: Count Sina’s sickly son Duke of Helas: the duke of a Threlan duchy – he tries to frame Walworth for treason against Threle Nameless High Priestess: she only appears in an odd, fantasy-type dice game that Llewelyn creates for his friends one night. She debates politics with Walworth and Caethne. Sir Perie: the captain of Aleta’s guards, he often travels with her King Thoren: the king of Threle before Walworth gets the throne Queen Freda: the queen of Threle before Walworth gets the throne Old Couple in the Cottage: a strange, probably fairy-touched old couple who rent out rooms in their cottage to Llewelyn, Walworth, Mirand and Baniff. They were foster-parents to Isulde at one point in the past. They called her Genna. Zelar: Roguehan’s chief wizard. Doorkeeper: the tongueless doorkeeper of Kursen Monastery Sister Elwyn: an evil priestess, a teacher at Kursen Monastery Brother Styrne: an evil priest, a teacher at Kursen Monastery Salan: a student of evil at Kursen Monastery whom Llewelyn cleverly forces to teach him Kantish Mirra: an annoying know-it-all type. She is a student at Kursen Monastery, studying to be an evil priestess. Welm: an illusionist who works for Roguehan Jekan: a mediocre musician who is studying at Kursen Monastery to be an evil priest Riven: a “peacemonger” – that is, a student of evil at Kursen Monastery whose calling is war, violence, physical destruction Hecate’s GloryThere aren’t many new characters in this book, as it is a continuation of Enemy Glory. However, there are a few.Major Characters:The only new major character is: Aeren: a former storyteller whom Zelar imprisoned in a dragon form until Llewelyn frees her. She learns she is really the heir to the throne of Gondal, but she would rather be a bard so she transfers her rights to Llewelyn. She is argumentative, cutting in her insights, and becomes Llewelyn’s close ally. Minor Characters:New minor characters include:Aeren’s father: a wealthy merchant who claims to be a descendant of Gondish kings. Nobody believes him. Aeren’s stepmother: she also claims to come from royal elvish ancestors, but nobody believes her Raen (pronounced “ray-in”): Aeren’s stepbrother. With Roguehan’s support he becomes king of Gondal. Eyra (pronounced “eye-rah”): Aeren’s stepsister. Ygresan D’an Fen (pronounced “yig-riz-an dan fen”): a reactionary who wants to overthrow Raen and restore Gondal to a real monarchy. He supports Llewelyn. Relyr Ean Gransag (pronounced “rel-ur ee-an gransag”): a farmer who provides a place for Llewelyn and Ygresan to plan to overthrow Raen Cwiven (pronounced “civ-en”): an evil wizard who pretends to support Llewelyn but who actually works for Roguehan Copyright © 2003 GloryFans.cjb.net |
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