In SerialMark of the Mountain [formally : the masked queen (drottingr)] Fantasy
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A kongdomr of warriors, though rusted their swords
A kongdomr of voices, raised in hopeful song
A kongdomr of drakuns, forsaken, forgotten
A kongdomr of masks, neither young nor old
A kongdomr of faces, expectantly raised
To this new chance, a new age
A new Drottingr
Ilvana of legend
Rise, Warriors, Rise
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CAST, DEFENITIONS, PLAYLIST
CAST
Ilvanian (the three-pointed mountain)
Lyssia (Lys) - Drottine of Ilvana, heir, present day 22YO
Dizean - Kongr of Ilvana, Lyssia's father
Azerian (Az) - Lyssia's maternal cousin, present day 22YO
Carryn - Lyssia maternal aunt, Azerian's mother
Roakev (Ro) - Lyssia's paternal cousin, present day 24YO
Eindre - Lyssia's paternal uncle, Roakev's father and Drengr
Nimeah - Eindre's wife, Roakev's mother
Seaka - old Lach and Lyssia's former caretaker
Bjarke - Master Skald, employed the Kongr of Ilvana
Aturnel (the guardian) - highest mountain point on Ilvania-Listoria border
Thivness (the wildness) – dangerous, impassable cliff between eastern forest and sea
Vatn – Lesser mountain named after the lake found at its feet
Arvid – Lyssia’s Dubkir horse, named after her great grandfather
Sikurd – Roakev’s Dubkir horse, named after an old hero from a Lay
Isi - girl Lyssia meets on road to Steiner Mart Diyana - Lyssia's songbird, also Rilken's wife
Ofrid - Lyssia's maternal cousin, close to Roakev's age
Reeza - Lyssia's older maternal cousin, has a oat named OdilHoney - good natured mare rode by Lyssia
Hanne – village representative’s niece celebrating her wedding
Ardbon - Karl involved in Steiner Mart fight
Liefer - Karl involved in Steiner Mart fight, his son’s name is Nurik
Rilken - the last Drakun Kongr of Ilvana
Steiner Mart - Eda-Yute Mart held every year in Steiner Field, also called the crossroads
Gavin Brinson – young western Jarl, not allied with Halvor, his family crest is a raven
Sidne – Gavin’s wife, very pregnant and very helpful
Halvor - outspoken jarl from western stead
Sorev – Halvor’s son, family crest is a bear in mid-maul, one of eight Jarlsons present, but the only one hailing from the west
Fulrik – sonless western Jarl allied with Halvor
Calvin – one of the Jarlsons atttending the peacemeet, the oldest and tallest of the lot
Angar – eastern Jarl in possession of the Dubkir herd, family crest is a shield painted with bright green and yellow stripes
Dubkir heir – Angar’s son…when will Lyssia learn his name?
Ingar – former Kongr of Ilvana and Lyssia’s grandfather
Scyftan River – the unofficial divide between eastern and western Ilvana
Listorian (the five-pointed flower)
Andev - Kongr of Listoria
Igone (of the green thumb) - Andev's wife, Drottingr of Listoria
Thisska - Listorian Drakun, bonded to Igone
Linea - Drottine of Listoria, Murel's twin, heir, present day 20YO
Murel - Drottine of Listoria, Linea's twin, heir, present day 20YO
Ansev - Kongre of Listoria, twin's younger brother
Sundric - Kongre of Listoria, twin's younger brother
Giall - Jarl that travels to Ilvana with royal party
Dunival (the spinning dustdevil)
Magnor - recently crowned Kongr of Dunival, present day 25YO
Tirne - Kongre-Slad of Dunival, younger son of Rijek, present day 22YO
V???? - Magnor’s self-proclaimed “second”…another name Lyssia can’t seem to learn!
Deceased
Erina - Lyssia's mother, deceased
Rijek – former Kongr of Dunival, deceased
Anitra – former Drottingr of Dunival, Magnor and Tirne’s mother, deceased
The Five Kongdomren - Ilvana, Dunival, Listoria, Sinnet, Nukrevn
Aonta...Definition and Cast to be discovered
DEFINITIONS
Kongr/Kongre - King/Prince
Drottingr/Drottine - Queen/Princess
Kongdomr (Kongdomren) - Kingdom (Kingdoms)
Jarl/Karl - landowner/non-landowner, may be beholden one particular Jarl
Lach – healer
Fyr/Slad - heir/none
Middig/Dreg - master/apprentice
Skald - historian and musician
Drengr – champion
Drakuns - Dragons, the Ancient Ones
Bjurn – bear
Elke(Elken) – gigantic, majestic elk, native to Ilvana
Ban-maudr – “executioner thorns”, found in the eastern forest, very painful and hard to remove
Yute - Thanks yearly celebration between cold and growing seasons
Urd/Eda/Aon(-Yute) - past/present/future, two weeks each
Lay - Ilvanian historical songs
Laikari - Listorian historical plays
Ridineig - fast-paced dancing tune
Drigneig – type of song, a dirge, “opposite” of ridineig
Lur - long trumpet like instrument
Bowed lyra – larger version of hand lyra, played with a bowed stick
Jorki – similar to a pan flute, jokingly called “child’s flute”
Drakuns - Dragons, the Ancient Ones
Diyana - songbird
Wulv – wolf, native to Dunival
Wulvken – umm…we’re still not sure
Volvstot/wulvstot – “witchbrew/wolfbrew”, dark beer that Magnor brings from Dunival
Fovk - fox
Vas Morginnen - Good Morning
Vas Heill - Good Health
Vas Daginnen – Good Day
Adhuil - prosperous, prosperity
Ami - genderless term of endearment
Dunga - insulting way of saying someone is stupid
Saedas - sweetness, another way of saying happiness
Saedhirte- sweetheart Hviss - an (improper) oath
Slegrl – sly
Standa – stop
An-rivic – be still!
Brudpar – “bridal pair”, bride and groom
Dubkir – famous Ilvanian horses, half-wild and bred for the hunt
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Playlists:
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Lyssia character portrait by @soretoothproductions!
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1. Opening Lines
2. Prologue
3. Chapter 1A
4. Chapter 1B
5. Chapter 2A
6. Chapter 2B
7. Chapter 3A
8. Chapter 3B
9. Chapter 4A
10. Chapter 4B
11. Chapter 5A
12. Chapter 5B
13. Chapter 6A
14. Chapter 7
15. Chapter 8A
16. Chapter 8B
17. Chapter 9
18. Chapter 10A
19. Chapter 10B
20. Chapter 11A
21. Chapter 11B
22. Chapter 11C
23. Chapter 12A
24. Chapter 12B
25. Chapter 13A
26. Chapter 13B
27. Chapter 14A
28. Chapter 14B
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