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Camilla Bianchi: Master costumer; Matriarch of the Bianchi family

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Gepennio: Head cook

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Z’arta: A seamstress

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Stefan: A general laborer and handyman

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Henri: Knife thrower

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Jaqueline: Henri’s assistant

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Melisandre: Tight rope walker

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MECHANICAL MENAGERIE

Ynnua: A mechanical unicorn; Genevieve’s trick riding mount

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Sher-sah: A mechanical lion; Evie’s vicious sidekick

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Ajej: A mechanical snake; Bashaya’s constant companion

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FANTAZIKES

Justina: Matriarch of the Fantazikes.

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Timony Tippany: Head of the Tippany clan and captain of their airship: The Charosvardo

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Emorelle Tippany: Timony’s wife and Niffin and Melainy’s mother.

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Niffin Tippany: Timony’s son and Malita Abiola’s inamorato.

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Melainy Tippany: Timony and Emorelle’s daughter and eldest child.

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Puri: Emorelle’s mother.

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LE POINTE FERMÉ

Jackie Faercourt: Virtuoso Magician from Inselgrau, intent on claiming Evie for his wife

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Ruelle Thibodaux: Powerful Magician from Galland; leader of Le Poing Fermé

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Vanessa Furnier: see note above

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DREUTCH

Lord Aeolus Daeg: Evie’s very distant cousin and a descendent of the same line from which the Stormbourne’s received their powers. In Heir of Thunder, he tried to steal Evie’s birthright and transfer it to his son, Aodan.

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Acknowledgements

This book wouldn’t exist without contributions from the following:

Thanks to Dave Lane (aka Lane Diamond) and Evolved Publishing for giving this series a home.

Sue Fairchild, thank you once again for lending Evie and her friends your wonderful editorial abilities and insight.