Notable Characters

Mahryn

Gentle and peaceful, the tribes of the Mahryn had dwelled and prospered in their lush and bountiful wetland home for generations upon generations.  Petite and fair of face, these beings were striking in appearance, boasting coal black hair and bright violet eyes with lithe and graceful bodies that had evolved through the millennia to flourish boundlessly in the loving embrace of their aquatic life.  Such was the peaceful and contented world of the Mahryn before the wreckage and unspeakable atrocities inflicted by the despotic, conquering leader of the larger, massive Wasak.  Once enchanting and fulfilling, the world of the Mahryn descended into a veritable hell.

Wasak

Massive, hulking and frightful in appearance, these powerful creatures were barely able to exist in the rugged, foreboding foothills and highlands of the north.  Struggling to survive in their harsh homeland, these once gentle folk are led astray by an evil, power- hungry, despotic family who drain away the life sustaining water from the Mahryn giving them but one choice, become slaves of the Wasak, or die of starvation.

Mahryn Central Characters
  • Adira - Primary heroine.  Meek and timid by nature, Adira endures unspeakable ordeals at the hands of the Wasak to awaken and metamorphize into a fearless, driving force for freedom.
  • Sadiq - Secondary heroine.  Devoted childhood, sister friend of Adira, before Adira was ‘missioned’ away.  Fleeing her own forced servitude, Sadiq finds an easygoing life until her world is unexpectantly spun on its head.
  • Talib - Secondary heroine.  Bonding with Adira when both girls are ‘missioned’ to the same wretched misery, Talib withstands unthinkable travails to make a life for herself and become an unexpected hero.
  • Sharik - Lanky and sinewy, a serious makeup frames fortitude and rock-hard determination.  Joined with Sadiq and Halif in their efforts to survive.
  • Halif - Stout, cheerful, optimistic.  Allied with Sadiq and Sharik.
  • Jari - Son of the Cadger chieftain, forms close, confidant bond with Adira when they unite in book 2.
Mahryn adjunct
  • Jadda - Elderly adopted mother of Adira and Sadiq.
  • Tajir - Selfish, scrap wholesaler in Medina, recruited Sadiq and friends for his needs.
  • Baqara - A Mahryn regional ‘boss’ in the city of Madina.
  • Madaris - Known by her moniker, ‘The Witch of Alsijn’, the headmistress who trains Mahryn girls in providing ‘domestic comfort’.
  • Cadger Tribe - Obstinate, warrior tribe who would fight to their deaths rather than accept the slavery of mission assignment.
Wasak (Sultani dynasty)
  • Bani Sultani - (The Builder) Year of Sultani dynasty 0-43.
  • Wasak Elder Counsel - Year of Sultani dynasty 43-53.
  • Fashi Sultani - Usurp counsel and assume supreme power over Wasak 53-98.
  • Sadi Sultani - Sadistic totalitarian ruler 98-121.
Wasak adjunct
  • Munazam - Sadi’s sordid, personal, confidential concierge and fixer.
  • Baht - Sadi’s lone brother who failed attempted overthrow of his brother’s power.
  • Alaitijar - Heartless trafficker of Mahryn mission deserters.
  • Captain Dabit Shurta - A newly elevated officer in the brutal Sultani supreme guard.
  • Kabir - Kind, grandfatherly Wasak owner of the Port of Shareiin’s largest pier.
Squamata

Aggressive, militarist reptilian-like creatures of impressive strength and size.  Separated from the Wasak and Mahryn by tall mountain ranges and sea, Squamata tribes warred amongst each other for supremacy.

  • Janubii - Largest, most powerful Squamata tribe mastering shipbuilding and trade outside their seaboard borders.
  • Siqaya - Landlocked rival tribe of the Janubii.
  • Captain Varanus - A member of the Squamata, reptilian race, pugnacious no-nonsense ship captain trading in illicit merchandise.
Locations
  • Ghayar Shareiin - Free port city on Shira Bay.
  • Medina - Large city just south of Sultani palace, on the Miham River, containing immense housing projects for multitudes of Wasak commoners.
  • Ailtiqa - Rundown river town at the bifurcation of the Miham and Gharb Rivers.
  • Sultani Palace - Immense, lavish citadel of the Sultani dynasty.
  • Abbey of Alsijn - Training school for domestic comfort, north of the Sultani palace on a ridge above Lake Fashi.