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Amerys |
| Conceived during Benedict's
unsuccessful pacification of Egranor. Never knew his Amber heritage.
Bleys' lover and aide de camp, accidentally killed
by Bleys in a brawl gone badly wrong. |
| Description: 6'1", slender, dark straight brown hair, features a more
delicate and handsome version of Benedict's and grey eyes that mirror his
emotions |
| Family: Son of Benedict
and Dalt's half sister Yseult. |
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Aurora |
| Ex-High Priestess of
Lady of Light in Lucheria until the church was destroyed in a riot.
Abducted at birth by
Clarissa (who killed her
mother) and abandoned into a church
worshiping (unbeknownst to Aurora) a pattern demon. Uses Logrus and
Pattern simultaneously in insane fashion.
Brand taught her trump and all ended in tears.
Hates her father. |
| Description: Tall, long flame red hair, fanatical blue eyes. (Used to
be bald) |
| Family: Daughter of Bleys
and his half sister Helen |
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| Aliases: Queen Bess |
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Benedict |
| General of Amber. Recently freed from the influence the
Moon had gained over him through his
artificial hand and Gheneshian heritage. |
| Family: Son of Oberon and
Cymnea. Father of
Amerys and possibly Constant. |
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Blanche |
| A simulacrum of Deirdre created
by Corwin’s pattern. Initially a doppelganger demon, but now a person in
her own right. Walked the pattern, vulnerable to the forces of the moon.
Experience numerous traumas, several comas and identity crises. |
| Description: Very similar to Dierdre, but 5'9", features a little
softer and short hair. |
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Bleys |
| Powerful yet dissolute Prince of Amber
engaged in a long running vendetta with his brother
Brand. Killed his mother in
revenge for the long ago murder of his half-sister and lover,
Helen. Currently having an affair with
his niece Sabrina. |
| Family: Son of
Oberon and Clarissa. Father of
Aurora and Mirelle. |
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Brand |
| Back from the Abyss, possibly as a result
of spiritual allies. Officially he remains an enemy of Amber and is
currently heir to House Flammaris
in Chaos. Has a vendetta with Bleys and was
bloodcursed by Flora and her children. Unstable
and dangerous, yet some claim he is helpful at times. |
| Family: Son of
Oberon and Clarissa. Father of
Rinaldo, Illyana. |
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Caine |
| Admiral of the Outer Fleet, currently on leave.
Mysterious and always somewhat threatening. Did have a conflict with
Star with whom he was believed to have had an
affair. No-one asks about Lillith. |
| Family: Son of Desire and
Rilga. Father of Vervain. |
| See Also: Images |
| Aliases: Lillith |
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Constant |
| Born into a storm of controversy fuelled by
Star. Constant is acknowledged and believed by
Random to be his son. Others believe that
Benedict and Vialle
were influenced by the Moon's chancy
power into an affair. |
| Description: Sickly looking infant. |
| Family: Vialle's
son, acknowledged by
Random, but believed to be
Benedict's. |
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Corwin |
| Corwin's cold and lifeless body lies behind locked
doors in Amber, but some hold out hope that he can be revived. He made
the Paris of his pattern his home until his latest unexplained
disappearance. |
| Family: Son of Oberon and
Faiella, Father of
Merlin and Ranjana. |
| See Also: Blanche,
Images |
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Dalt |
| Self styled enemy of Amber allied to
Orissa. Finally tried to invade and was
killed by Ishtar who cut his throat after
Sabrina poisoned him with the Venom of the
Serpent.. |
| Family: Son of Oberon and
Deela. Brother of Yseult. |
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Deirdre |
| Back from the Abyss, her shattered spirit reformed by
some of the younger Amberites. She is a moon priestess who favours
Hecate and has sworn a bloody and
painful vengeance against an unknown foe. |
| Family: Daughter of Oberon
and Faiella. Mother of Ishtar.
Orion was her unborn son. |
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Delwin |
| Soul/pattern corrupted by Desire.
Separated from his pattern and killed. Re-animated through actions of
Sam. Briefly reappeared as an agent of Desire
in Roma and some believe he may now be dead. |
| Family: Son of Oberon and
Harla. Twin of Sand. |
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Desire |
| Beautiful, evil and very powerful man. His portrait
appears in Illyana’s tower. King of Fire Pattern. Corruption incarnate.
Presumed primary motivation is to consume the universe. |
| Description: Around 6 feet tall and graceful, night black hair, very fair
complexion, black eyes filled with stars. Dangerously beautiful. |
| Family: Son of Dworkin
and the Unicorn and twin of the
Moon. Father of
Faiella, Jeeric and Caine. |
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| Aliases: Eternal Night |
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Dworkin |
| Ancient, unpredictable and quirky elderly relative. |
| Family: Believed to be father of
Oberon, Desire and the
Moon. |
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Eric |
| King of Amber. Resurrected by the power of a golden
apple containing part of the essence of the
Unicorn from the time of the creation of the pattern. |
| Family: Son of Oberon and
Faiella. Father of Shenna. |
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Faiella |
| Died following birth of Deirdre
- murdered by faction of Gheneshian priesthood in a pool of blood. A
moon priestess. Now a spirit. |
| Description: 5'10", hip length black hair, blue eyes. |
| Family: Daughter of
Tegwen, mother of Eric, Corwin
and Deirdre. Twin sister of
Jeeric. |
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Finndo |
| Died in the fall of Ghenesh after the shadow was
obliterated by Oberon. |
| Description: Tall, slender, white hair and somewhat aesthetic
demeanour. |
| Family: Son of Oberon and
Cymnea. Husband of Sophia. |
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Fiona |
| Died after using her pattern as a weapon of last resort
against Desire. Her consciousness lives on in the
stars and the constellation of the
Pentacle. |
| Family: Daughter of Oberon
and Clarissa. |
| See Also: Images |
| Aliases:
Pentacle |
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Florimel |
| Beautiful Chatelaine of Castle Amber and darling of the
court. She has recently recovered from a coma after the throat was slit
by Dalt during Brand's escape
from the dungeons of Castle Amber. Believing herself to be dying she
bloodcursed Brand and her children volunteered to
share her righteous vengeance. |
| Family: Daughter of Oberon
and Dybele. Mother of
Torkoth and Sabrina. |
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| Aliases: Flora |
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Gaius |
| Following a civil war he is now Imperator of Rome. |
| Family: Son of Gerard and
Claudia, a lady of the patrician Claudii family. Adopted by the then
emperor of Rome. Widower of Pulchera, husband of
Miranda. Father of
Publius. |
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| Aliases: G. Aurelius Claudius, Gawyn of
the Brigante,
Lord Fitzamber,
Major Sir Guy D'Ambre |
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Gemina |
| The amalgam of Leoganna and
Ghanganna, the daughters of
Shenna and Jeeric. |
| Tall, dark haired young woman with blue in blue eyes of
a spice addict. Has strange echoing voice effect. |
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Gerard |
| Admiral of Amber's fleet. Had potential when young to
excel in matters intellectual and of power, however lost this in a
confrontation with Desire while protecting the
Moon. |
| Family: Son of Oberon and
Rilga. Father of Gaius. |
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Ghanganna |
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Hildegarde |
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Illyana |
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Ishtar |
| Brought up in the shadow of Lyonnesse by her mother
until the age of 14. That winter, her mother went
on a trip and did not return as, unbeknownst to Ishtar at the time, she
had fallen into the Abyss. With her mother's
protection gone, the manor was attacked by raiders and burnt to the
ground. Ishtar survived the attack with mental scars and a desire for
revenge. She spent the following years getting that revenge, honing her
combative skills and facing her inner demons. She currently is the
Commander of the Royal Guard in Amber. |
| Description: 5'8", fine straight black hair cut in a bob. Blue eyes
and fair complexion. Dresses simply in black and white, usually with a
silver ankh round her neck and a silver ourobos
ring on her right ring finger. |
| Family: Daughter of Deirdre,
father unknown. |
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| Aliases: Astarte, Ashara,
Dr Ishtar D'Ambre,
Mrs. Verne |
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Jeeric |
| Poisoned by the venom of the serpent in the distant
past and spent centuries in a state of suspended animation.
Shenna’s fremen husband. Sietch master. |
| Tall, dark haired brooding man, with blue in blue
eyes.
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| Family: Faiella’s
brother, son of Tegwen and
Desire. |
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Julian |
| Master of Arden. By an ironic twist of fate was blinded
by an exploding rifle during an invasion of French troops accidentally
inspired by Corwin's pattern. Uses preternatural other senses to
overcome his blindness. |
| Family: Son of Oberon and
Rilga. Father of Sam. |
| See Also: Images |
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Kathy |
| A police-woman and Amberite of dubious lineage. |
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Leander |
| Preternaturally aware as a baby. Called an abomination
by some. Cared for by Llewella in Rebma. |
| Description: 2 year old with fair hair and hazel eyes. Gorgeous
child. |
| Family: Son of Shenna and
Peregrine. |
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Leoganna |
| Claimed to be a legendary holy war leader (Moadibe) of
Fremen. Recruited by Desire and body killed by
Torkoth. |
| Family: Shenna and
Jeeric's militant daughter. |
| See Also: Gemina. |
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Llewella |
| Seeress who spends most of her time in Rebma and
involves herself little in family politics. |
| Family: Daughter of Oberon
and Moins. Foster mother of Leander. |
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Martin |
| Killed by forces of Desire, his spirit corrupted and
used as the heart of a shadow storm. |
| Family: Son of Random and
Morganthe. |
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Mirelle |
| Died as an infant after her mother was pushed off the
battlements by Oberon in a fit of jealous rage.
Returned as a vengeful ghost with her mother and put to rest after a
struggle. |
| Family: Daughter of Bleys
and Paulette. |
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Oberon |
| Once King of Amber, feared and loathed by many, loved
by but a few. Died at the end of the Patternfall War, his spirit has
fallen into the thrall of Desire. |
| Family: Claims to be son of
Dworkin and the Unicorn. Father of
Star, Osric,
Finndo, Benedict, Eric,
Corwin, Deirdre,
Fiona, Bleys,
Brand, Flora, Llewella,
Julian, Gerard,
Random, Sand,
Delwin, Dalt. |
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Osric |
| War leader of the Moonriders of Ghenesh. Believed
killed in battle against Benedict. |
| Family: Son of Oberon and
Cymnea. Husband of Lisse. Father of
Akava, Calidre and Bellarus. |
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Publius |
| Had falcon's wings in his shapeshifted form. Kidnapped
and corrupted by Desire as a baby, but redeemed
laterally. Possessed by a pattern demon, and his body killed by
Gaius, his soul placed in a gem in the hope he
could be revived. Leader of the Eagle Guard before his death. Left in
alternate Amber when Gaius chose to save
Miranda instead. |
| Family: Son of Gaius and
Pulchera. Father of Leander. |
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| Aliases: Peregrine, The Warrior,
Aquilis |
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Random |
| Ex King of Amber whose reign ended when he was left to
die on the operating table by some of his relatives and
Eric was hurriedly crowned before he was resuscitated. His reign was
blighted by internal strife, external threats, a situation in part due
to Oberon's dying curse upon his successor.
Currently at large in shadow with his wife
Vialle and son, Constant. |
| Family: Son of Oberon and
Paulette. Father of
Martin. Believes himself to be father of
Constant. |
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Ranjana |
| Indian sorceress and princess. |
| Family: Daughter of Corwin. |
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Rinaldo |
| King of Kafsha. Captured by Desire
which resulted in his active pattern being ripped from him. His left
hand was stolen by Flammaris to
replace Brand's lost appendage. |
| Family: Son of Brand and
Jasra |
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Sabrina |
| Quick tempered in her youth she spent years sailing the
seas of her home shadow exacting revenge on the pirates who killed her
father. Her mother's influence and some training from
Benedict calmed her somewhat but she is still
known for her tempestuous and sometimes reckless feline nature. Her most
outrageous acts to date have been in the company of her Uncle
Bleys as they swept through the golden circle in a whirlwind love
affair. She has been quieter of late and more focused on re-building the
outer fleet since the disappearance of
Bleys. She also creates her own jewellery and has links to some of
the more up market jewellers in Amber who sell replicas of some of her
work. |
| Family: Daughter of Flora
and Fu'ad Rana |
| See Also:
Images |
| Aliases: Sabrina
(the actress),
Lt. Samuel Florris |
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Sam |
| Sam has not been seen for some considerable time and
Julian will not be drawn out on the subject. |
| Family: Daughter of Julian. |
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Sand |
| Healer & sorceress in hiding from
Desire. Her twin, Delwin claimed to have
killed her. |
| Family: Daugher of Oberon
and Harla. |
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Shenna |
| Blamed herself for the death of Eric
during the Patternfall War, when he protected her with the
Jewel of Judgement during his
final battle with the forces of Chaos. Murdered by person unknown,
following the birth of her son Leander. |
| Family: Daughter of Eric and
Joy. Wife of Jeeric.
Mother of Leoganna,
Ganganna and Leander. |
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| Aliases: Mana |
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Star |
| Sought revenge against her father and all his creations
for passing over her claim to the succession. Had an affair with
Caine and was the co-parent of
Vervain. A highly skilled shapeshifter and logrus user she excelled
in disguising herself long term but was killed by her last husband,
Torkoth, and his cousins when her true identity
was revealed by the Red Unicorn. |
Description: No-one knows Star's original human form and it is
believed that she had forgotten it.
(Chaos Form) White pearlescent many tentacled being of constantly shifting
form. |
| Family: Daughter of Oberon
and his mistress Rosamunda, claimed
to be his eldest child. Mother of Vervain. |
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| Aliases: Valetta, wife of
Torkoth, Sophia, wife of
Finndo |
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Torquoth |
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Valetta |
| Identity adopted by Star in order
to to get her close to the throne of Amber. Allowed herself to be
rescued by Torkoth, toyed with his affections
and married him. |
| Description: 5'2", delicately curved, tumbling chetstnut curls, sea
blue eyes. |
| Family: Claimed to be the daughter of
Random and a mermaid, Cordelia. |
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| Aliases: Star |
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Vervain |
| A biped Catwoman and professional assassin. Recovering
in shadow from her mother's brainwashing. |
| Family: Daughter of Caine
and Star. |
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