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In Heng[]
- Shalmanat, A sorceress, given the title of ‘Protectress of Li Heng'
- Silk, A city mage
- Mister Ho, A city mage, also known as Hothalar
- Mara, A city mage
- Smokey, A city mage
- Koroll, A city mage
- Ullara, Daughter of a stabler, and a collector of birds
- Pung the child-stealer, A Hengan crime boss
- Greneth/Gren, Pung's lieutenant
- Tran, One of Pung's underbosses
- Urquart, A Hengan crime boss
- Rafalljara Undath'al Brunn, A Hengan master thief in Urquart's gang, known as ‘Rafall'
- Rheena, A thief
- Shreth, A thief
- Loor, A thief
Of the Kanese Sword-Dancers[]
- Hallens, Captain of King Chulalorn the Third's bodyguard
- Iko, A new recruit to the king's bodyguard
- Yuna, A member of the king's bodyguard
- Torral, A member of the king's bodyguard
- Sareh, A member of the king's bodyguard
- Rei, A member of the king's bodyguard
- Yvonna, A member of the king's bodyguard
Others[]
- Ryllandaras, The White Jackal, also known as the man-beast
- Sister Night, A powerful and ancient sorceress
- Dassem, An acolyte of Hood, named by some the ‘Sword of Hood'
- Liss, A resident mage of Li Heng
- K'rul, An elder god
The following list records all of the characters that appear in Dancer's Lament in alphabetical order.
Names in bold indicate characters that are mentioned in the book's Dramatis Personae section.
Names in italics are characters that appear or are mentioned in the book, but are not listed in its Dramatis Personae section.
Characters that are only talked about or referred to in the books but do not make a full appearance are marked with (Mentioned only).
Characters that are talked about or referred before then making a full appearance in a later chapter of the book are marked with (First mentioned) and (First appearance).
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A[]
- A'Karonys, a Kanese mage (Mentioned only)[1]
- Anomander Rake, the 'Son of Darkness' (Mentioned only)[2]
- Lady Apsalar, aka Apsal'ara, the 'Queen of Thieves' (Mentioned only)[3]
- Astodil, with Gemnal, doomed lovers (Mentioned only)[4]
- Auralas, of the Crimson Guard[5]
B[]
- Baudin, a Pung urchin of Li Heng[6]
- Biter, Ullara's owl, one of her birds of prey[7]
- Breaker-Jon, an Urquart enforcer of the Hengan underworld[7]
- Bruneth, a Pung gang member of the Hengan underworld[8]
- Buell, a veteran of the Hengan Army Regulars[5]
- Burn, an Elder Goddess, aka the 'Sleeping Goddess' (Mentioned only)[3]
C[]
- Cal-Brinn, a mage in the Crimson Guard[5]
- Chulalorn the First, former king of Kan (Mentioned only)[9]
- Chulalorn the Second, former king of Kan (Mentioned only)[10]
- Chulalorn the Third, current king of Kan (First mentioned)[11] (First appearance)[6]
- Chulalorn the Fourth, heir to the throne of Kan (First mentioned)[12] (First appearance)[13]
- Courian D'Avore, Commander of the Crimson Guard[5]
- Cutter, one of Ullara's birds of prey[7]
D[]
- Dassem, an acolyte of Hood, named by some the 'Sword of Hood'[11]
- Deel, a Pung urchin of Li Heng[14]
- Demon, a Nacht[3]
- Denili Liejen Favathalven, Great Matron of the Favathalven family of Li Heng (Mentioned only)[11]
- Dorin Rav, a youth out of Tali[3]
- Draconus, an Elder God (Mentioned only)[7]
- D'rek, the 'Worm of Autumn' (Mentioned only)[15]
E[]
- Edgewalker, a guardian of the Shadow Realm (Mentioned only)[14]
- ( Enchantress : see T'riss )
- Errant, an Elder God[7]
F[]
- Fanah Leerulenal, a Hengan leather engraver[14]
- Faruj, a legendary master assassin of the Talian Iron Crown (Mentioned only)[11]
- Fingers, of the Crimson Guard[5]
- Fury, one of Ullara's birds of prey[7]
G[]
- Ganoth Amtar, a former priest of the Enchantress[14]
- Gemnal, with Astodil, doomed lovers (Mentioned only)[4]
- Ghula-Sin, a Kanese mage (Mentioned only)[14]
- Gisel, a Kanese sword-dancer, a member of the king's bodyguard[16]
- Glenyllen, a Hengan captain of infantry[9]
- Gothos, a Jaghut[3]
- Gremain, a lieutenant of Rafall of the Hengan underworld[17]
- Greneth/Gren, Pung's lieutenant of the Hengan underworld[18]
- Greymane, a noted warrior (Mentioned only)[5]
- Gudaran, a historian (Mentioned only)[10]
- Gwyn, a mage in the Crimson Guard (Mentioned only)[5]
H[]
- Hallens, Captain of King Chulalorn the Third's Kanese sword-dancer bodyguard[10]
- Haral, a Kanese bonecutter[19]
- High King, a powerful curser (Mentioned only)[17]
- ( Ho : see Mister Ho )
- Hood, the 'God of Death' (Mentioned only)[11]
- Hounds of Shadow, guardians of the Shadow Realm[14]
I[]
J[]
- Jadeen of Traly, a Kanese mage (Mentioned only)[1]
- Jawan, a Pung urchin of Li Heng (Mentioned only)[14]
- Jerruth, a Kanese diplomat[10]
- Juage, a Jaghut (First mentioned)[1] (First appearance)[6]
K[]
- K'azz D'Avore, of the Crimson Guard[10]
- Keen, Ullara's split-tail hawk, one of her birds of prey[7]
- Kela, a Kanese camp-follower (Mentioned only)[1]
- Kilmandaros, an Elder Goddess (Mentioned only)[2]
- King of the Mountains, a giant eagle, one of Ullara's birds of prey[11]
- Koroll, a Li Heng city mage (First mentioned)[11] (First appearance)[10]
- K'rul, an Elder God[7]
- Kuth, a Kan Elite[16]
L[]
- Lakke Sumarkethol, High Priest of Burn in Li Heng[11]
- Lar, a Hengan prisoner[7]
- Lee, an enforcer for Rafall of the Hengan underworld[11]
- Liss, a resident mage of Li Heng[7]
- Loor, a thief of the Hengan underworld[10]
- ( Lord Plyngeth : see Plyngeth )
- Luthan, of the Crimson Guard[5]
M[]
- Malkir Herengar, the heir to the Grisian throne, twin brother of Malle of Gris (First mentioned)[10] (First appearance)[5]
- Malle of Gris, a Grisian noble, twin sister of Malkir Herengar (Mentioned only)[16]
- Mara, a Li Heng city mage[10]
- Mister Ho, aka Ho, a Li Heng city mage, also known as 'Hothalar'[11]
- Mosolan, an old Kanese general[20]
- Mowri, the 'Lady of Slaves and Beggars' (Mentioned only)[15]
N[]
- Nara, the lone caravan survivor of an attack by Ryllandaras on the Seti Plains[11]
O[]
- Oberl, aka 'Oberl of Purge', of the Crimson Guard (First mentioned)[10] (First appearance)[5]
- Odd-Hand, a minor figure in the Hengan underworld (Mentioned only)[7]
- Oleg Vikat, a scholar of the Warrens (Mentioned only)[4]
- Oponn, the 'Twin Jesters of Chance' : Lad (push/bad luck) and Lady (pull/good luck)[11]
- Osserc, an Elder God (Mentioned only)[2]
P[]
- Panet, a Pung tough of the Hengan underworld[15]
- Petal, a mage of the Crimson Guard (Mentioned only)[5]
- Petra, of the Crimson Guard (First mentioned)[10] (First appearance)[5]
- Pillip, a Pung urchin of Li Heng[15]
- Lord Plyngeth, commander of Hengan military forces (Mentioned only)[9]
- Poliel, the 'Lady of Pestilence and Corruption' (Mentioned only)[15]
- Prince, Ullara's Plains falcon, one of her birds of prey[7]
- ( Protectress of Li Heng : see Shalmanat )
- Pung the child-stealer, aka Pung, a Hengan crime boss (First mentioned)[11] (First appearance)[18]
Q[]
- ( Queen of Dreams : see T'riss )
R[]
- Rafalljara Undath'al Brunn, aka Rafall, a Hengan master thief in Urquart's gang[11]
- Red, a mage in the Crimson Guard (Mentioned only)[5]
- Red, one of Ullara's birds of prey[7]
- Rei, a Kanese sword-dancer, a member of the king's bodyguard[18]
- Renalt, a Hengan stabler and the father of Ullara (First mentioned)[11] (First appearance)[19]
- Rheena, a thief of the Hengan underworld[10]
- Rill, a Pung urchin of Li Heng (Mentioned only)[14]
- Ryllandaras, aka the White Jackal, also known as the 'man-beast' (First mentioned)[11] (First appearance)[17]
S[]
- Sareh, a Kanese sword-dancer, a member of the king's bodyguard[2]
- Shalmanat, a sorceress, given the title of Protectress of Li Heng[11]
- Shreth, a thief of the Hengan underworld[10]
- Silk, a Li Heng city mage[11]
- Sister Night, a powerful and ancient sorceress[10]
- Smokey, a Li Heng city mage (First mentioned)[11] (First appearance)[10]
- Spivy, a Favathalven family slave in Li Heng[11]
- Stephan, an assassin, a student of Faruj[6]
- Swift, one of Ullara's birds of prey[7]
T[]
- Tapal, mistress of the Favathalven Hengan family estate[11]
- Topaz, a thief of song (Mentioned only)[3]
- Torral, a Kanese sword-dancer, a member of the king's bodyguard[10]
- Tran, one of Pung's underbosses of the Hengan underworld (First mentioned)[10] (First appearance)[9]
- T'riss, the 'Queen of Dreams' (Mentioned only)[10]
- ( Twins : see Oponn )
U[]
- Ullara, daughter of a stabler and a collector of birds of prey in Li Heng[11]
- Urquart, a Hengan crime boss (Mentioned only)[7]
V[]
- Venaralan, a Lieutenant of the Hengan Army Regulars[5]
- Veralarathell, a Lieutenant of the Hengan engineers[9]
W[]
- Watcher, one of Ullara's birds of prey[7]
- ( White Jackal : see Ryllandaras )
- Wu, pseudonym of a young Dal Hon mage[3]
Y[]
- Yuna, a Kanese sword-dancer, a member of the king's bodyguard[10]
- Yvonna, a Kanese sword-dancer, a member of the king's bodyguard[9]
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Dancer's Lament, Chapter 6
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Dancer's Lament, Chapter 14
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Dancer's Lament, Prelude
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Dancer's Lament, Chapter 13
- ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 Dancer's Lament, Chapter 12
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Dancer's Lament, Chapter 16
- ↑ 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 7.14 7.15 Dancer's Lament, Chapter 3
- ↑ Dancer's Lament, Chapter 5
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 Dancer's Lament, Chapter 4
- ↑ 10.00 10.01 10.02 10.03 10.04 10.05 10.06 10.07 10.08 10.09 10.10 10.11 10.12 10.13 10.14 10.15 10.16 10.17 10.18 10.19 Dancer's Lament, Chapter 2
- ↑ 11.00 11.01 11.02 11.03 11.04 11.05 11.06 11.07 11.08 11.09 11.10 11.11 11.12 11.13 11.14 11.15 11.16 11.17 11.18 11.19 11.20 11.21 Dancer's Lament, Chapter 1
- ↑ Dancer's Lament, Chapter 18
- ↑ Dancer's Lament, Epilogue
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 14.7 Dancer's Lament, Chapter 9
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 Dancer's Lament, Chapter 11
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 Dancer's Lament, Chapter 15
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 Dancer's Lament, Chapter 8
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 Dancer's Lament, Chapter 7
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 Dancer's Lament, Chapter 19
- ↑ Dancer's Lament, Chapter 20