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
Agnes Gough: (Goff )
                Widow of Robert Gough
Mother of Michael and Jenifer
                Grandmother of Harold, Vivienne, and Gwyneth Penneck
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
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
Alf:  Shepherd and shearer
Anwen: Archer; scribe of the writings of Murga
Arjen:  Stonemason, builder, artist. From Aldestowe.
                Heir to The Book of Seasons
                Husband of Natalje of Bury Down
                Father of Claris and “Mother”
                Grandfather of Megge and Brighida
Beatrix Couper Magor: Mother of Arjen and Aleydis
                Widow of Vitale
                Midwife, conjuror
                Sister of Egbert Couper, Alchemist 
Brighida: (Bri-GEE-dah)
                 Daughter of Claris
                 Cousin of Megge
                 Apprentice seer, Heir to The Book of Time
Bryluen: (Bree-LOO-en)
                 Apprentice to Murga, Seer of Bury Down
Gregory Carver (Deceased): Master carpenter
                 Husband of Claris
Claris:  Seer of Bury Down, Heir to the Book of Time
                 Widow of Gregory Carver
                 Mother of Brighida
Colluen: (Call-OO-en)
                 Blacksmith. Rejected apprentice to Murga, Seer of Bury Down
Dora Tucker: Wife of Gus, helps in his shop
                 Friend and patron of the women 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
Francis Penneck: Carter
                 Husband of Jenifer
                 Father of Tinker, Harold, and Gwyneth
Gregory Carver (Deceased): Master carpenter
                 Husband of Claris
Gus Tucker:  Weaver, tucker, wool merchant
                 Husband of Dora
Gwyneth Penneck: Daughter of Francis and Jenifer Penneck
Gytha:      Former 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
Harold Penneck: Son of Francis and Jenifer Penneck
                  Brother of Jenifer and Gwynneth
                  Half-brother of Tinker
Hugh Caerlin: Herder
Jenifer Gough Penneck:  Second wife of Francis Penneck
                   Mother of Harold, Vivienne, and Gwyneth Penneck
                   Daughter of Agnes Gough, sister of Michael Gough
Mister Kendall: Surgeon at Restormel Castle
Mister Gynneys: Herder, shearer
                   Father of Alf
Lowenna Caerlin: Mother of Hugh and Martyn
Margaret, Countess of Cornwall: Wife of Edmund, Second Earl of Cornwall
Martyn Caerlin: Weaver
Megge: Herder, apprentice weaver
                   Heir to The Book of Seasons
Michael Gough: (Michael Goff)
                  Blacksmith
Morwen:  Orphaned daughter of a Welsh bard
                  Former serving girl to Gytha
                  Companion and rescuer of Natalje
                  Nursemaid to Claris and “Mother”
                  Companion and mentor to Megge
“Mother”: Mother of Megge
                  Healer of Bury Down, Heir to The Book of Seasons
                  No first name.
                  Widow of stone mason
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
Trelawney, Nellie: Wife of the village potter
                  Patient of the women of Bury Down
Polly Pounfrect: Governess, Restormel Castle
Richard, First Earl of Cornwall (reign: 1257-1272)
                  Son of John, King of England             
                  Father of Edmund, the Second Earl of Cornwall
Robert Gough (deceased): Blacksmith
                  Husband of Agnes Gough
Tinker Penneck: Son of Francis Penneck and Francis’s first wife (deceased)
                  Half-brother of Harold, Vivienne, and Gwynneth Penneck
Vivienne Penneck: Daughter of Jenifer Penneck
                  Sister of Harold and Gwynneth Penneck
                  Half-sister of Tinker Penneck
Vitale Magor (deceased): artist
                  Heir to The Book of Seasons
                  Husband of Beatrix Couper Magore
                  Father of Arjen
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