When it happens
OpensFriyamas (late winter, Cold Month), Year 3
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ClosesAradamas (Spring Equinox, Plow Month), Year 4
Prologue: "Gavard Crossing, Northern Gilmora — 3rd Year Of King Rard I's Reign"; "the spring thaw"; "this summer's conclave."
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Overlaps with Book 4
Introduced in this book 16
Aeratas
Lord of Anthatiel
Almina
Lady
Alscot
Mercenary Warmage
Ameras
Alka Alon Scion
Arborn
Kasari Captain
Armandra
Princess-in-waiting
Ashakarl
King of the Gurvani
Dranus
Court Wizard of Sevendor
Iyugi
Footwizard
Koucey
General of the Dead God
Lorcus
Warmage
Minalyan
Heir of the Magelord of Sevendor
Planus
Magelord
Sagal
Yeoman-Lord
Sarsha
Lady of Northwood
Sigalan
Knight Banneret
Also appearing 34
Major events 3
Alka Alon Convocation
Council · Year 4
The first in-person summit between Minalan's magi and the Alka Alon Council, held at Carneduin in the Mindens. The Council confronted Minalan over irionite, snowstone, and the Aronin of Angriel's decision to support him; Minalan answered with snowstone gifts and the demonstrated truth that without humani help the Abomination could not be opposed. The Convocation produced grudging alliance, the dispatch of Master Onranion to Lesgaethael, and the search-mandate for Ameras, the Aronin's missing daughter.
Battle of the Poros
Battle · Year 3
The great river battle at Gavard Crossing, where the Castali defended the Poros against a gurvani army marching on Gilmora. Minalan coordinated the warmage corps from Northbridge with Terleman; Captain Arborn's Kasari rangers screened the north bank. Sire Koucey, now scarred and possessed by Sheruel, commanded the gurvani host and parleyed under flag of truce. Prince Tavard's improvised cavalry charge broke the gurvani right flank. Tavard then accepted Koucey's chivalric surrender and let the gurvani army withdraw with its slave-coffles intact -- the worst political mistake of his early career.
Defense and Fall of Anthatiel
Siege · Year 3
Sheruel's grand assault on the Alka Alon Lake City, broken on the day Pentandra melted the frozen lake under the gurvani feet and drowned a hundred thousand of them. The siege was a Magelaw-Alka Alon victory; the city itself had to be abandoned afterward because two uncontrolled dragons survived the drowning and could not be killed with the resources to hand. Aeratas evacuated his people through the Ways, magically sealed the Ghost Rock vein beneath the city, and went into exile. Sir Ryff saved Aeratas's life in the final harbor melee and was pledged Fallawen's hand for the deed. The ruined city was later occupied by Korbal and renamed Olum Seheri, the Lake of Death.