“No!” cried the king. “We will not be broken so easily! You have shown me this, yet you expect me to sit back and watch as the Realm of Man falls? You have shown me what I must do, and I must throw back this enemy, whatever the cost!”
He took another defiant step towards the shimmering God. “As long as I am alive and breathing, as long as I am willing to fight, as long as my choices are mine and mine alone, there will always be hope.”
The Lady tilted her head, and Diarmuid saw a smile twisting across Her face. There was a terrible mischievousness to Her grin, and it terrified Diarmuid more than all the images and visions of death he had seen.
“You speak of hope, but you don’t understand the nature of destiny. No matter what you do, the things I have shown you shall come to pass, exactly as you have seen them. Your efforts have already been destined to fail, King Diarmuid, for every man, woman, and child lives and dies a thrall of fate. No, there is no hope. There never was.”
Guide to Alabach, Her Places, and Her People
AC: After Conquest. The Thralls of Fate begins in AC403.
Aoife Ní Branna: Morrígan’s deceased mother. (Ee-fa Nee-Branna)
Ard Sidhe: One of the Seven Seachtú of Alabach. (Ard Sid-heh)
Argyll the Silverback: Leader of the Simian dissident movement in Penance, formally the head of the Guild of Thieves.
Barrow’s Way: Commercial district of Cruachan.
Beadhbh: flightless bird of prey from the Glenn. (Bayve)
Berrían the Green: Geomancer stationed in Roseán. (Berry-Ann the Green)
Borris Blackhand: One of the Triad, the governing body of Penance, along with Cathal Carríga and King Diarmuid Móráin III, XIX.
Cathal Carríga: One of the Triad, the governing body of Penance, along with Borris Blackhand and King Diarmuid Móráin III, XIX. (Ca-hal Carry-ga)
Chester the Lucky: Crewman aboard The Glory of Penance.
Ciarán: Miller of Roseán. (Key-ear-on)
Colonel Eodadh: Commander of the Battalion of mages stationed at Roseán. (Colonel O-dah)
Cormac O’Branna: Father of Morrígan.
Daithí the Blessed: Local druid of Roseán. (Daw-hi the Blessed)
Darragh: Son of Fearghal, the butcher. (Darra)
Derelith: Pawnbroker, and fence for the Guild of Thieves.
Divine Penetrance: Also known as the Gift of Immortality, this is a power passed from father to son through the Móráin line, ensuring the royal bloodline stays intact.
Dromán: Capital of the Woodlands of Alabach, home to the Academy of Mages. (Dro-mawn)
Dustworks: A residential sector of the city of Penance, home to Simians of low social standing.
Earl Roth: Earl of Terrían in AC178.
Elis Point: Northernmost point of Alabach, where the Simian Elis Highwind tested the world’s first airship.
Eternal Sea: Sea to the west of Alabach, with no known land beyond it
Farris Silvertongue: A double agent infiltrating the Crown, relaying information back to the dissident Simian movement of Penance.
Fearghal: Butcher of Roseán. (Fear-gal)
Fionn: A young Pyromancer. (Fyun)
Gallows Head: Headland north of Roseán.
Garth: Brother of Farris Silvertongue.
Geomancer: Mage capable of manipulating the earth and Her fruits
Grey Keep: Residence of King Diarmuid Móráin, Third of His name, Nineteenth Incarnate of Seletoth
Grey Plague: Mysterious force that the Firstborn fled 400 years ago. Some speculate it was a sickness, others claim it was a supernatural blight on the earth.
Iron Concordant: Peace Treaty written up following the Fall of Sin. Promising Simians would not interfere with the workings of the Church and Crown.
Jane: Barmaid of the Stained Glass in Cruachan
King Diarmuid Móráin: Third of His Name, and Nineteenth Incarnate of Seletoth. Son of King Flaithrí IV, Diarmuid spent his reign attempting to bridge the gap between Man and Simian. (King Dear-myid More-ain)
