CHARACTERS
Adaem: (Ah-DEHM)
Captain of The Navigator
Husband of Gytha of Bury Down
Father of Natalje
Grandfather of Claris and “Mother”
Great-grandfather of Megge and Brighida
Aleydis: (Ah-LEE-dis)
Rescuer of Natalje; nursemaid to Natalje’s daughters; huntress
Daughter of Beatrix Couper Magor and Vitale Magor
Sister of Arjen
Aunt of Claris and “Mother”
Great-aunt of Brighida and Megge
Anwen: Archer; scribe of the writings of Murga
Brighida: (Bri-GEE-dah)
Apprentice seer, Heir to The Book of Time
Daughter of Claris
Bryluen: (Bree-LOO-en)
Apprentice to Murga
Caerlin, Hugh: Sheep herder
Caerlin, Lowenna: Mother of Hugh and Martyn
Caerlin, Martyn: Weaver
Carver, Gregory (Deceased): Master carpenter
Husband of Claris
Father of Brighida
Claris: Seer of Bury Down, Heir to the Book of Time
Widow of Gregory Carver
Mother of Brighida
Colluen: (Cah-LOO-en) Blacksmith.
Rejected apprentice to Murga, Seer of Bury Down
Edmund, Second Earl of Cornwall (reign: 1272-1300)
Husband of Margaret de Clare, Countess of Cornwall
Elizabeth: Lady-in-waiting to Lady Margaret
Gough, Robert (deceased): Blacksmith
Husband of Agnes Gough
Gough, Agnes: Widow of Robert Gough
Mother of Michael and Jenifer
Grandmother of Harold, Vivienne, and Gwyneth Penneck
Gough, Michael: Blacksmith
Gough, Jenifer: Second wife of Francis Penneck
Mother of Harold, Vivienne, and Gwyneth Penneck
Gynneys, Alf: Sheep Shearer
Gynneys, George: Sheep shearer
Father of Alf
Gytha: Seer of Bury Down, Heir to The Book of Time
Wife of Adaem, Captain of The Navigator
Mother of Natalje; Grandmother of Claris and “Mother”
Great-grandmother of Megge and Brighida
Kendall, Mr.: Surgeon at Restormel Castle
Magor, Arjen: Stonemason, builder, artist
Heir to The Book of Seasons
Husband of Natalje of Bury Down
Father of Claris and “Mother”
Grandfather of Megge and Brighida
Magor, Beatrix Couper: Widow of Vitale
Midwife, conjuror
Sister of Egbert Couper, Alchemist
Mother of Arjen and Aleydis
Magor, Vitale (Vi-TALL-ee): artist
Heir to The Book of Seasons
Husband of Beatrix Couper
Father of Arjen
Grandfather of Claris and Mother
Margaret, Countess of Cornwall: Wife of Edmund, Second Earl of Cornwall
Megge: (MEG-gie) Herder, apprentice weaver
Heir to The Book of Seasons
Morwen: Orphaned daughter of a Welsh bard; Serving girl to Gytha; Companion and rescuer of Natalje
Nursemaid to Claris and “Mother”
Companion and mentor to Megge
“Mother”: Healer of Bury Down, Heir to The Book of Seasons
No other name.
Twin sister of Claris
Widow of stone mason
Mother of Megge
Murga: First Seer of Bury Down
Originator of the writings that become The Book of Time and The Book of Seasons
Natalje: (Nah-TAL-jee)
Heir to The Book of Time
Wife of Arjen Magor, heir to The Book of Seasons
Mother of twins: Claris and the unnamed baby who becomes Megge’s mother
Penneck, Francis: Carter
Husband of Jenifer
Father of Tinker, Harold, and Gwyneth
Penneck, Gwyneth: (GWINN-neth)
Daughter of Francis and Jenifer Penneck
Penneck, Harold: Son of Francis and Jenifer Penneck
Penneck, Jenifer: Second wife of Francis Penneck
Daughter of Agnes and Michael Gough of Lostwithiel
Mother of Gwyneth, Harold, and Vivienne Penneck
Penneck, Tinker: Son of Francis Penneck and Francis’s first wife (deceased)
Penneck, Vivienne: Daughter of Jenifer Penneck
Pounfrect, Polly: Governess, Restormel Castle
Richard, First Earl of Cornwall (reign: 1257-1272)
Son of John, King of England
Father of Edmund, Second Earl of Cornwall
Trelawney, Nellie: Wife of village potter
Tucker, Gus: Weaver, tucker, merchant
Husband of Dora
Tucker, Dora: Wife of Gus, helps in his shop
Friend of “Mother” and the women of Bury Down