CHARACTERS Listed by first name

Adaem: (Ah-dehmˊ): Captain of The Navigator. From Aldestowe.
                Husband of Gytha of Bury Down
                Father of Natalje
                Grandfather of Claris and “Mother”
                Great-grandfather of Megge and Brighida
Agnes Gough: (Agnes Goff): Conjurer
                Mother of Michael and Jenifer
                Grandmother of Harold, Vivienne, and Gwyneth Penneck
Aleydis: (Ah-leeˊ-dis): huntress. From Aldestowe.
                Daughter of Beatrix Couper. Sister of Arjen
                Aunt of Claris and “Mother”
                Great-aunt of Brighida and Megge
Alf: Shepherd and shearer
Amice: Orphan from the North Coast
Anwen: Huntress from Tintagel
              Scribe and protector of the writings of Murga
Arjen:  Stonemason, builder, artist. From Aldestowe
             Former holder of The Book of Seasons
             Son of Beatrix Couper. Brother of Aleydis
             Husband of Natalje
             Father of Claris and “Mother”
             Grandfather of Megge and Brighida
Beatrix Couper: Midwife and conjurer
             Mother of Arjen and Aleydis
             Grandmother of Megge and Brighida
             Sister of Egbert Couper (“Roon”)
Brighida: (Bri-geeˊ-dah): Apprentice seer
             Heir to The Book of Time
              Daughter of Claris, cousin of Megge
Britlen: Daughter of Kaatje and Tinker
Brother James: Benedictine monk
              Physician/surgeon trained by Megge’s mother
Bryluen: (Bree-looˊ-en)
             Apprentice to Murga
Gregory Carver: Master carpenter
              Husband of Claris
Claris:  Seer of Bury Down, Holder of The Book of Time
              Mother of Brighida
              Twin sister of “Mother”
              Aunt of Megge
              Widow of Gregory Carver
Colluen: (Cah-looˊ-en): Blacksmith.
               Rejected apprentice to Murga, the Seer of Bury Down
Derwa: mother of Gytha
                A Mentor.
                Former holder of The Book of Time
                (Lowenna, in a former life)
Dora Tucker: Shopkeeper
               Wife of Gus
Edmund: Second Earl of Cornwall (reign: 1272-1300)
              Husband of Margaret de Clare, Countess of Cornwall
Egbert Couper (“Rudh”):
                Brother of Beatrix
                Uncle of Arjen and Aleydis
Elizabeth: Lady-in-waiting to Lady Margaret
Ffion:  Former “Nursemaid” to Kaatje
Francis Penneck: Carter
              Husband of Jenifer Gough
              Father of Tinker, Harold, and Gwyneth
George Gynneys: Herder, shearer
               Father of Alf
Gregory Carver: Master carpenter
               Deceased husband of Claris
Gus Tucker: Weaver, tucker, wool merchant
               Husband of Dora
Gwyneth Penneck:
               Daughter of Francis and Jenifer Penneck
               Sister of Harold and Vivienne
               Half-sister of Tinker
Gytha: former Seer of Bury Down
               Former holder of The Book of Time
Wife of Adaem
               Mother of Natalje
               Grandmother of Claris and “Mother”
               Great-grandmother of Megge and Brighida
Harold Penneck: Assistant carter
               Son of Francis and Jenifer Gough Penneck
               Brother of Vivienne and Gwyneth
               Half-brother of Tinker
Hugh Caerlin: Herder
                Son of Lowenna
                Brother of Martyn
Irene: Wife of Odo
           Holder of The Book of Time in eleventh century
           A Mentor
           (Lowenna, in a former life)
Jago: Field hand
           Patient of Brother James
Jenifer Gough Penneck: 
           Daughter of Agnes Gough, sister of Michael Gough
           Second wife of Francis Penneck
           Mother of Harold, Vivienne, and Gwyneth Penneck
           Step-mother of Tinker Penneck
Kaatje: Mother of Britlen
Mister Kendall: Surgeon at Restormel Castle
Lady of the Cliffs: Atropos
             Goddess
             Deathbringer-turned-healer
Lowenna Caerlin: Homemaker
            Mother of Hugh and Martyn
Margaret, Countess of Cornwall: Wife of Edmund, Second Earl of Cornwall
Martyn Caerlin: Weaver,
              Son of Lowenna
              Brother of Hugh              
Megge: (Meggie): herder, shearer, apprentice weaver
              Heir to The Book of Seasons
              Daughter of “Mother”
              Niece of Claris, Cousin of Brighida
Michael Gough: (Michael Goff): Blacksmith
              Son of Agnes and Robert Gough
              Brother of Jenifer Gough Penneck and Kaatje
Morwen: Bard and shearer
                Companion of Megge
                Guardian of the Books
“Mother”: Healer of Bury Down, Holder of The Book of Seasons
                Mother of Megge
                Sister of Claris, aunt of Brighida
                No first name. Called Mistress, Mother, Sister, Aunt, Niece
                Widow of stone mason
Murga: First Seer of Bury Down
Natalje: (Nă-talˊ-ee)
                Former holder of The Book of Time
                Wife of Arjen
                Mother of Claris and her unnamed twin sister (“Mother”)
                Grandmother of Megge and Brighida
Nellie Trelawney: shopkeeper, wife of the village potter
Neville Angwin: Stonemason’s apprentice
Odo: Manor lord of Bury Down in mid-eleventh century, at the time of the Norman conquest
                Husband of Irene
Polly Pounfrect: Governess at Restormel Castle
Richard, First Earl of Cornwall (reign: 1257-1272)
               Son of John, King of England             
               Father of Edmund, Second Earl of Cornwall
Robert Angwin: Stone mason
Robert Gough (Goff): Blacksmith
              Deceased husband of Agnes Gough
               Father of Michael Gough
Tinker Penneck:
Son of Francis Penneck and Francis’s first wife (deceased)
                Half-brother of Harold and Gwyneth Penneck
                Husband of Kaatje
                Father of Britlen
Vivienne Penneck:
                Daughter of Jenifer Penneck and Gregory Carver
Vitale Magor: artist (deceased). Former holder of The Book of Seasons
                Father of Arjen
                Husband of Beatrix Couper