Wylbir — A rebel. Former sergeant of the Defenders.
Zac — Prisoner in the Grimfield.
Brak — Lord Brakandaran té Carn. Only other living half-breed Harshini.
Dranymire — Prime Demon bonded to the house of té Ortyn.
Glenanaran — Harshini sorcerer who leaves Sanctuary to help Brak.
Korandellan té Ortyn — King of the Harshini. Nephew of Lorandranek and brother of Shananara.
Lorandranek té Ortyn — Deceased. Former king of the Harshini, driven mad by the task laid on him by the gods.
Shananara — Her Royal Highness, Shananara té Ortyn. Daughter of Rorandelan. Sister of Korandellan.
Brehn — God of Storms.
Cheltaran — God of Healing.
Dacendaran — God of Thieves.
Gimlorie — God of Music.
Jashia — God of Fire.
Jakerlon — God of Liars.
Jelanna — Goddess of Fertility.
Jondalup — God of Chance.
Kaelarn — God of the Oceans.
Kalianah — Goddess of Love.
Leylanan — Goddess of the Ironbrook River.
Maera — Goddess of the Glass River.
Patanan — God of Good Fortune.
Voden — God of Green Life.
Zegarnald — God of War.
Almodavar — Hythrun Raider. Captain of Damin Wolfblade's Raiders.
Cyrus Eaglespike — Hythrun. Warlord of Dregian Province. Damin Wolfblade's distant cousin.
Damin Wolfblade — Warlord of Krakandar and heir to the High Prince's throne. Son of Princess Marla and nephew of Lernen Wolfblade, High Prince of Hythria.
Kalan — High Arrion of the Sorcerers' Collective in Hythria. Damin Wolfblade's half sister, also known as Kalan of Elasapine. She has a twin brother, Narvell Hawksword.
Lernen Wolfblade — High Prince of Hythria. Damin's uncle. A known pervert with no desire to produce an heir and rather exotic sexual appetites.
Marla Wolfblade — Princess of Hythria. Sister of Lernen Wolfblade and mother of Damin. Married 5 times she is also the mother of Kalan and Narvell Hawksword of Elasapine.
Rorin — Seneschal to the High Arrion of the Sorcerers' Collective.
Soothan — Captain of a Hythrun fishing boat.
Aringard — Queen of Karien. Married to Jasnoff and mother of Cratyn.
Charity — Karien noblewoman. Granddaughter of Baron Lodnan.
Chastity — Daughter of Terbolt. Adrina's Lady-In-Waiting. Formerly betrothed to Cratyn.
Cratyn — Crown Prince of Karien. Son of Jasnoff and Aringard.
Drendyn — Karien. Earl of Tiler's Pass. Cratyn's cousin and nephew of King Jasnoff.
Elfron — Karien priest sent to the Citadel with Lord Pieter to denounce the Sisterhood's handling of the pagans.
Garanus — Karien Priest sent to the Citadel with Terbolt, the Duke of Setenton.
Hope — Adrina's Lady-In-Waiting.
Jasnoff — King of Karien. Married to Aringard. Father of Cratyn and uncle to Drendyn.
Jaymes of Kirkland — Karien page attached to Lord Laetho's retinue. Son of Lord Laetho's Third Steward, he cannot by knighted due to his common birth.
Lord Pieter — Karien Envoy to Medalon.
Mikel of Kirkland — Karien page attached to Lord Laetho's retinue. Jaymes' younger brother. Appointed as Adrina's page following his escape from Medalon.
Overlord — See Xaphista.
Pacifica — Adrina's Lady-In-Waiting.
Terbolt — Karien. Duke of Setenton and father of Chastity.
Vonulus — Karien Priest appointed as Confessor to Adrina.
Xaphista — The Overlord. God of the Kariens.
Adrina — Princess of Fardohnya. Eldest legitimate child of King Hablet and his first wife. Adrina's mother was beheaded for trying to assassinate her husband's mistress and her illegitimate son Tristan.
Cassandra — Princess of Fardohnya. Adrina's younger sister and second legitimate child of Hablet.
Hablet — King of the Fardohnyans. Has 14 illegitimate sons and thirteen legitimate daughters. He refuses to name his heir hoping one of his wives will give him a legitimate son.
Japinel — Fardohnyan tailor, alchemist and con-man.
Lecter Turon — Chamberlain of the Fardohnyan Court. Lector is a eunuch who makes his fortune collecting bribes.
Raven — Head of the Assassins' Guild that operates in Hythria and Fardohnya.
Teriahna — The Raven. Head of the Assassins' Guild.
Tamylan — Fardohnyan slave raised to serve Adrina. Lover of Tristan on Adrina's orders.
Tristan — Bastard son of King Hablet of Fardohnya. Adrina's half — brother and Captain of her Guard sent to Karien.
Illustrations by Stephanie Pui-Mun Law
Demon
Demons Molding into Dragon
Dragon in Flight
Detail from Cover: Leaving Sanctuary
Detail from Cover: Sanctuary
Cover Detail of Sanctuary
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Detail from Cover: R'shiel and Demons
Sketch for Demon
Sketch for Demon
Interview with
Jennifer Fallon
By Stephanie Smith,
Editor of The Demon Child Trilogy
1. Was Medalon your first manuscript or do you still have some in the “bottom drawer”?
The first book I wrote was when I was 14. It was an outback murder mystery and it's long gone, which is probably a good thing. The next piece I wrote was a short story about a girl in a mental institution. I still have that one. I wrote a Mills and Boon when I was 20, which was duly rejected (thank God!) and then I started another four or five novels before writing my first full sci-fi/fantasy effort. I submitted none of them for publication until I wrote Medalon, which was the first novel I felt confident was worth trying to get published.
2. Are your characters based on any specific people in your life? Do your family and friends think that you have based characters on them? Does this make your relationships different from when you had not published any books?
Not really, although some people tell me that they can see certain characteristics in some of the characters. I frequently borrow people's names and they are usually delighted to be included. Mostly I get requests for them to be tall dashing heroes, or gorgeous princesses... one friend of my son's specifically asked if he could “get the girl” when I asked if I could I borrow his name. Being published has made little difference to my relationships. Most people I know seemed to be much more confident than I ever was that I would get published.
3. Where did you go to school? Did any of your teachers influence you as a writer? Do you think the overall “philosophy” of the school had an influence on your later career decisions?