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
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
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