The Mad Mage of Sevendor
In The Mad Mage of Sevendor, Mel Thenreyal is one of the nine memory-ghosts β an ancient Alka Alon Spiritsinger priestess from their original homeworld of Alonaral. Her memories contain lost sorceries that no living Alka Alon possesses, including the deep transgenic enchantments Minalan uses to construct the Acennan necklace for Lilastien. Her spiritual serenity and diplomatic temperament help Minalan navigate the contentious Beryen Council meeting and maintain composure during political strife. She is instrumental in Minalan's work on Pentandra's powerful irionite torus artifact, guiding the ancient sorceries required. Despite representing an entirely different tradition from Lilastien, Thenreyal's memory is genuinely fond of the rebel sorceress.