The Witness Tree Chronicles: Pronunciations, Characters, and Places
Featured Characters from Clan Mór
Silira (Lira) Mór
Sih-LIR-ah (LIR-ah) Moor
Age: 19
Historian in Dome Archive
Anointed of Clan Mór – The Witness Tree
Earliest appearance: Defender of Histories
Wilga (Skelly) Mór
WILL-guh SKEL-lee Moor
Age: 81
Lira’s paternal grandmother
Earliest appearance: Defender of Histories
Talfryn Mór
TAHL-frinn Moor
Age: 16
Lira’s brother
Earliest appearance: Defender of Histories
Arlen Mór
AR-linn Moor
Age: Deceased at 48
Lira’s father
Earliest mention: Defender of Histories
Iva Mór-Beran
EYE-vah Moor BEHR-uhn
Age: 42
Lira’s mother
Married to Artur. the Overlord of Clan Beran
Earliest appearance: Keeper of Keys
Gerallt Mór
GER-alt Moor
Age: 59
Arlen’s brother
Earliest appearance: Defender of Histories as Master of Clan Mór
Ellwyn Mór
EL-winn Moor
Age: 22
Daughter of Gerallt
Archer of Clan Mór
Earliest appearance: Defender of Histories
Artagán Mór
ART-a-GAHN Moor
Age: 22
Son of Gerallt; Ellwyn’s twin
Head archer of Clan Mór
Earliest appearance: Defender of Histories
Prominent Characters from Clan Tarlach
Aidryn Tarlach
AE-drinn TEHR-leck
Age: 21
Heir to Defender of Histories post
Anointed of Clan Tarlach – Key Keeper
Earliest appearance: Defender of Histories
Caitir Tarlach
KAH-tcheer TEHR-leck
Age: 18
Aidryn’s sister; Lira’s oldest friend
Handmaiden to the queen mother, Macha
Earliest appearance: Defender of Histories
Aila Tarlach
EYE-lah TEHR-leck
Age: 38
Caitir’s mother; Aidryn’s stepmother
High lady-in-waiting to the queen mother, Macha
Earliest appearance: Defender of Histories
Emyr Tarlach
EE-mir TEHR-leck
Age: 56
Aidryn’s father
Ambassador to Iteloria
Earliest appearance: Defender of Histories
Árchú Tarlach
ARR-choo TEHR-leck
Age: 34
Aidryn’s brother
Former sentry
Earliest appearance: Defender of Histories
Prominent Characters from Clan Énna
Lord Irem Énna
EYE-rim INN-ah
Age: 79
Defender of Histories (master of the city archive)
Earliest appearance: Defender of Histories
Faolan Énna
FWAY-lahn (source) INN-ah
Age: 21
Sentry at the Dome
Earliest appearance: Defender of Histories
Aeron Énna
Aaron INN-ah
Age: 20
Sentry at the Dome
Faolan’s cousin
Earliest appearance: Defender of Histories
Fiadh Énna
FEE-ah INN-ah
Age: 21
Blacksmith’s daughter/apprentice
Faolan’s twin
Earliest appearance: Ballad of Stallions
Iathium’s Ruling Class
Eremon, Supreme Ruler (Rí) of Iathium
REE AIR-uh-muhn
Age: 19
Supreme ruler (king) of Rodhlan and its capital city, Iathium
Earliest appearance: Defender of Histories
Rí Corlan
REE KOR-luhn
Late Rí of Iathium
Age: Deceased at 57
Eremon’s father
Earliest mention: Defender of Histories
Raní Macha
RAH-nee MAH-shah
Dowager queen of Iathium
Age: 53
Eremon’s mother
Earliest appearance: Defender of Histories
Prominent Members of Clan Beran
Artur Beran
AR-tur BEHR-uhn
Age: 52
Lira’s stepfather
Overlord of Clan Beran
Ancestral Title: Arthmael (Bear King)
Earliest appearance: Keeper of Keys
Ljós Beran
LEE-ohs BEHR-uhn
Age: 57
Rí Eremon’s personal healer
Earliest appearance: Defender of Histories
Thorne Beran
THORN BEHR-uhn
Age: 24
Son of Ljós Beran
Heir to the Overlord (Artur Beran)
Earliest appearance: Keeper of Keys
Oda (Énna) Beran
OH-dah (INN-ah) BEHR-uhn
Age: 21
Father (Uden) was of Clan Énna, mother (Elda) was of Clan Beran
Father relinquished the Énna surname as a show of loyalty to Clan Beran
Raised in Clan Beran’s territory
One elder sister, Cynda
Warrior of Clan Beran - one of the elite Beravakt under Thorne Beran’s command
Earliest appearance: Keeper of Keys
Bard Beran
BARD BEHR-uhn
Age: 17
Warrior of Clan Beran
Earliest appearance: Keeper of Keys
Minor Characters
Pedr
PE-ter
Age: 15
Archival apprentice
Clan affiliation: unknown
Earliest appearance: Defender of Histories
Revna
REV-nah
Age: 15
Archival apprentice
Clan affiliation: unknown
Earliest appearance: Defender of Histories
Iona
EYE-oh-na
Age: 68
Archival curator
Clan affiliation: unknown
Earliest appearance: Defender of Histories
Gaib
GABE
Age: 50s
Clan affiliation: unknown
Ambassador to Clan Mór
Earliest appearance: Defender of Histories
General Peros
PEH-rohs
Age: 47
Clan affiliation: unknown
Earliest appearance: Defender of Histories
Jón
JON
Age: 40s
Clan affiliation: Mór
Member of Gerallt’s council
Timms
TIMS
Age: 40s
Clan affiliation: Mór
Member of Gerallt’s council
Deghan
DEE-gan
Age: 30s
Archer of Clan Mór
Earliest appearance: Defender of Histories
Stefan
STEF-an
Age: 18-19
Sentry at the Dome
Clan affiliation: not mentioned
Earliest appearance: Keeper of Keys
Gara
GER-ah
Age: 20s
Sentry at the Dome
Clan affiliation: Énna
Earliest appearance: Keeper of Keys
Deities
Rhona
ROH-nah
Mortal goddess of Rodhlan
First Raní of Iathium
Gifted magic to the four clans
Deceased
Riku
REE-koo
Mortal god of Iteloria and Rodhlan
Founder and first Rí of Iathium
Husband of Rhona
Deceased
Rasu the Vile
RAH-soo
Mortal god of Iteloria
Twin of Riku
Deceased
Nami the Furious
NAH-mee
Mortal god of Rodhlan
Son of Rhona and Riku
Second Rí of Iathium
Oppressor of Rodhlan’s clans
Spearheaded the rewriting of histories and the suppression of magic
Outlawed written works in the clans’ languages
Glorified oral histories over written ones
Deceased?
Animals
Fannin
FANN-in
Age: 13
Aidryn’s stallion
Known as an Itelorian Stallion to city-dwellers
Known to Clan Tarlach as one of the Seanlaoch (magical horses)
Gifted with great speed, silent communication
Color: gray with white mane & tail
Earliest appearance: Defender of Histories
Tudur
TUE-dor
Mytr & Nevala’s pony
Color: Chestnut with light brown mane & tail
Earliest appearance: Defender of Histories
Senga
SIN-gah
Caitir’s mare
Color: bay with black mane & tail
Earliest appearance: Keeper of Keys
Edan
EE-dahn
Aidryn’s stallion
Gifted with great speed, silent communication
Color: black with black mane & tail
Earliest appearance: Ballad of Stallions
Notable Locations
Rodhlan
ROD-lann
The main continent
Home of Iathium, Rhona, and the four clans
Iathium
EYE-AE-thee-uhm
City-state in northern Rodhlan
Language: Athi (common tongue)
Government: autocracy
Rulers’ titles: Rí and Raní
Societal hierarchy: servants/serfs | working class | working nobility | nobility | rulers
How outsiders are regarded: outsiders are welcome to come, go, and do business as they wish – assimilation is welcome and encouraged
Iathium’s protectors: Sentries
Notable locations: The Dome, the Drochaid (land bridge), Moravon River
Archive of the Dome
Located in the Dome, the palace in the heart of Iathium
Hierarchy: Apprentice | Historian | Curator | Defender of Histories
Iteloria
ITEL-oree-AH
Continent across the sea, west of Rodhlan
Language: Itelos
Government: monarchy
Rulers’ titles: King and Queen
Societal hierarchy: outlying tribes | slaves | nobility | rulers
How outsiders are regarded: unwelcome
Birthplace of Rasu and Riku
Indigenous people of Iteloria: Tai’Ceru
Miscellaneous terminology: Ne’ala roses (blue/teal roses)
The Four Clans of Rodhlan
Clan Mór
Settlement in Rodhlan Ridge, a mountain range in southern Rodhlan
Ruler’s title: Master
Society: functional monarchy supported by a council; largely a farming settlement
How outsiders are regarded: Currently unwelcome (in the past, trade and travel were encouraged and welcomed)
Language: Onnen
Magical power: guardians of knowledge, tenders of the earth (plant magic)
Magical color: emerald
Anointed: The Witness Tree – hand-picked from a specific maternal bloodline (currently Skelly’s line), grandmother to granddaughter; a living vessel of history (carries Rodhlan’s histories and memories in their body)
Mór’s Anointed: Lira
Notable locations: Acton’s Cove, Umhan Cavern
Clan Beran
Settlement in Beran’s Gorge (Fortress Halgeir – pronounced HAL-geh), northeastern Rodhlan
Ruler’s title: The Overlord
Society: self-sufficient collective with authoritarian guidance
How outsiders are regarded: unwelcome unless they plan to assimilate into the clan; coming and going is discouraged
Language: Brylla
Magical power: defenders of the land, healers of the people
Magical color: orange (Beran’s healing magic is gold)
Anointed: title undisclosed - heir of the Overlord; hand-picked based on physical strength & integrity; goes on to become overlord of the clan
Beran’s Anointed: Thorne
Beran’s protectors: Beravakt (sentinels)
Notable locations: Beran’s Gorge, Fortress Halgeir
Clan Énna
Nomadic clan that moves camp around Rodhlan’s western forests, meadowlands, and coastline
Ruler’s title: The Elder
Society: semi-nomadic commune led by a council of elders
How outsiders are regarded: welcomed and sheltered according to their needs
Magical power: masters of the water, deliverers of justice
Magical color: violet
Anointed: The High Judge - arbitrary inheritance at coming-of-age; meant to be the highest judge of Rodhlan (long-abandoned tradition)
Énna’s Anointed: undisclosed (until Keeper of Keys…)
Clan Tarlach
Disbanded clan whose remnant has reconvened in a tent settlement (Va’hesk), eastern Rodhlan
Ruler’s title: The Adviser, backed by The Assembly (a council/collection of advisors)
Society: community settlement
Magical power: extraordinary metalworking abilities, masters of wildlife
Magical color: crimson
Anointed: The Key Keeper – arbitrary inheritance in infancy; beyond metalworking, the ability to manipulate, vanish, and retrieve keys through magic; the power of access
Tarlach’s Anointed: Aidryn
Notable Events & Peoples
Felling of the Clans
Mass oppression of magical clanspeople, spearheaded by Nami in retaliation for his parents’ deaths (Rhona & Riku)
Nami Mostari
Annual springtime festival in Iathium to celebrate Nami and the city’s sovereignty
The Seeing Forest
A group of clanspeople who aim to reconnect the fragmented powers of Rhona/Rodhlan and restore the full array of magic to the continent’s peoples