Friday, May 9, 2014

Invocation: Dramatis Personae


DRAMATIS PERSONAE
Contains spoilers. All the spoilers. Pretty much the whole plot.

Achelois. AKA Ache. Veil touchless muse. Wounded by Jasper Robin during the raid on Veil HQ.
Adika. Pupil at St Jerome’s Senior School.
Aglet. Veil [caster] muse. Killed in the Chancelhouse-Veil purges.
Akifemwe, Patrick. AKA Paddy. Close friend of Myfanwy. Blazon muse. Chancelhouse callsong Merlin, Veil callsong Fisher King.
Ameonna. Veil [caster] muse. Killed in the Chancelhouse-Veil purges.
Anu. Pupil at St Jerome’s Senior School.
Asphyxia Noir. Veil [caster] muse. Killed in the Chancelhouse-Veil purges.
Atë. Chancelhouse caster muse.
Bee. Chancelhouse caster muse, loyal to Jasper Robin. Borrowed Moth’s havering talent for the raid on Veil HQ.
Bigwig. Veil [skiller] muse.
Bit. Chancelhouse [caster] muse. Killed in the Chancelhouse-Veil purges.
Black, Sophie. Chancelhouse callsong Melpomene. One of the nine Apollonian elder muses in the first era of Chancelhouse. Sophie Black fled Scotland following the Chancelhouse-Veil split, and was hunted down and killed by Jasper Robin. Blake claimed, untruthfully, that Sophie was the sitter for the portrait in the Chancelhouse library.
Blake. See Quaker, Haduken.
Brocken. Veil decrypt muse. Non-canon.
Buckerton, Simon. Pupil at St Jerome’s Senior School. Currently the first boy Myfanwy ever kissed.
Bullock, Simedelay. AKA Simi. Callsong Aoide. Arch-Chancellor, Master Mystagogue, Head of Development, Chair of Senatus Acadetmicus, and High Balneator of Chancelhouse. Co-convener, with Blake, of the Chancelhouse All-Ball Tournament. Before the Chancelhouse-Veil split, Aoide was one of the three Boeotian elder muses, along with Meletē and the first Mnemosyne. A lifelong friend of Blake.
Caddy. Chancelhouse caster muse. Killed in the Chancelhouse-Veil purges.
Calliope. One of the nine Apollonian elder muses in the first era of Chancelhouse. She left Chancelhouse and founded Veil, adopting the callsong Germ. She remains the closest Veil comes to having a leader. Originally a mirror muse, she has collected many muse talents.
Cameron, Sarah. Pupil at St Jerome’s Senior School.
Cithara. Veil muse. Killed in the Chancelhouse-Veil purges.
Clio. AKA Chloe. Close friend to Genevieve Blake. One of the nine Apollonian elder muses in the first era of Chancelhouse. Killed shortly before Chancelhouse-Veil split.
Clone. Veil mirror.
Copycat. Veil mirror.
Cracks. See Yuri.
Cria. Veil muse. A close friend of Scan. Killed in the Chancelhouse-Veil purges.
Cricetid. Chancelhouse caster muse. Killed in the Chancelhouse-Veil purges.
Cricket. Veil doolittle muse. It is likely that she and/or Not Cricket convened the flock which attacked Kitty’s rescue party on the beach near Veil HQ.
Croque, Francis. Celebrated Edinburgh-based author.
Crypt. Veil shrouder muse.
Cui. Veil muse. Killed in the Chancelhouse-Veil purges.
Dopple. Veil mirror muse.
Dora JayJay. Pupil at St Jerome’s Senior School.
Down. Veil [taker-driver] muse.
Drago-Ferrante, Tamara. AKA Mara. Before the founding of Chancelhouse she was a friend of Blake. She was one of the nine Apollinian elder muses in the first era of Chancelhouse, under the callsong Polyhymnia. Following the Chancelhouse-Veil split she joined Veil, adopting the callsong Gaga. She lost her caster talent to Kitty. It was later passed through several muses, embedded in Kitty’s Hegemony Dog, finally winding up with Tallulah. It is unknown whether she has acquired a replacement caster talent, although one of Myfanwy’s comments seems to assume that she has.
Dribble. Veil caster muse. Killed in the Chancelhouse-Veil purges.
Eft. Chancelhouse dryad muse. Shared a corridor with Myfanwy and Kitty.
Egg. See Quaker, Haduken.
Enenra. Veil caster muse. Killed in the Chancelhouse-Veil purges.
Erato. AKA Toby. Caster muse. One of the nine Apollonian elder muses in the first era of Chancelhouse. Fled after the Chancelhouse-Veil split. Whereabouts unknown.
Erinaceine. Veil muse. Killed in the Chancelhouse-Veil purges.
Esi. Pupil at St Jerome’s Senior School.
Esterhase, Catherine. AKA Kitty. Chancelhouse callsong Nessus. Also briefly went by Anastasia von Enigmengera. Before learning to develop her own, perhaps innate, patterner talent, she acquired a caster talent from Tamara Drago-Ferrante.
Euterpe. See Tar.
Fairfax, Sid. Pupil at St Jerome’s Senior School. In Myfanwy’s A-Level art class. Friend of Kevin Thomas.
Farmer, Dorothy. Veil muse, callsong Foreigner. A close friend of Scan. Killed in the Chancelhouse-Veil purges.
Fisher King. See Akifemwe, Patrick.
Fletcher, Corina. Police officer. Responsible for the death of the activist Molly Miller during the eviction of Bridge Croft.
Flux. Cat. Friend of Rook.
Fontleroy, Detective Inspector. Police officer who tried to interview Myfanwy about Jasper Robin's attempted murder of Mara Drago-Ferrante.
Frances. Friend of Kitty Esterhase.
Frog. Chancelhouse caster muse. Killed in the Chancelhouse-Veil purges.
Gaga. See Drago-Ferrante, Tamara.
Geist. Killed in the Chancelhouse-Veil purges.
Gid. Veil muse. Killed in the Chancelhouse-Veil purges.
Glass. Veil mirror muse.
Golem. Chancelhouse driver muse.
Grimalkin. Chancelhouse cloister muse. Shared a corridor with Myfanwy and Kitty. Previously worked in Haduken Blake’s bindery.
Haecceity. Veil [haverer] muse. Killed in the Chancelhouse-Veil purges.
Heptapora. Veil touchless muse.
Hick. Veil [doolittle-caster] muse.
Horae. Chancelhouse cutter muse.
Hypnos. Chancelhouse caster muse. Killed in the Chancelhouse-Veil purges.
Jamie. Cloister muse. Chancelhouse callsong Triffid, Veil callsong Ghoul. Arrived at Chancelhouse not long before Myfanwy and Kitty. Besides Yuri, he was the only Chancelhouse muse known to have known that a conspiracy existed between Blake and Germ.
Jemima. Pupil at St Jerome’s Senior School. Member of a clique called the Cool Kids AKA the Asians.
Kaiou. Veil caster muse. Killed in the Chancelhouse-Veil purges.
Kermitcrab. Chancelhouse caster muse.
Kojo. Pupil at St Jerome’s Senior School.
Ladybird. Veil mirror muse.
Lake, Stacy. Pupil at St Jerome’s Senior School. In Myfanwy’s A-Level art class.
Lap. Chancelhouse caster muse. Killed in the Chancelhouse-Veil purges.
Leech. Veil taker muse.
Lego. Chancelhouse cloister muse.
Lucia. Pupil at St Jerome’s Senior School. Member of a clique dubbed the Cool Kids or the Asians. Myfanwy has semi-deliberate difficulty remembering her name, thinking of her as Lucinda, Lala, Logan, Cecil, Samphire and Lucy.
MacAonghas, Professor. Kitty’s therapist.
Macleod, Abbas. Veil callsong Vertical. As Thalia, he was one of the nine Apollonian elder muses in the first era of Chancelhouse. Originally a skiller muse. It is possible he has now acquired a doolittle talent: Meletē theorised that he has absorbed significant beast skills.
Mara. See Drago-Ferrante, Tamara.
Marcus. Veil callsong Engrailed. Self-taught muse with skiller and other capabilities. Lends his skateboard to Jasper Robin and his ability to skate to Myfanwy.
Marienbad, Duke. See Quaker, Haduken.
Marinade. See Yuri.
Meletē. A skiller muse. Praetor and Chief Arms Officer at Chancelhouse. Before the Chancelhouse-Veil split, Meletē was one of the three Boeotian elder muses, along with Aoide and the first Mnemosyne.
Melpomeme. Callsong used by approximately two different muses. See Morris, Myfanwy and Black, Sophie.
Merely-Pointy, Valerie. AKA MP. Art teacher at St Jerome’s Senior School.
Merlin. See Akifemwe, Patrick.
Metis. Veil muse. Killed in the Chancelhouse-Veil purges.
Miller, Molly. Activist, killed during an action at Bridge Croft to resist the eviction of a community of travelers.
Mimesis. Veil mirror muse.
Mnemosyne. Callsong used by approximately two different muses. See Morris, Myfanwy and Quaker, Genevieve.
Moo. Pupil at St Jerome’s Senior School.
Morris, Myfanwy. Caster muse. AKA Myffy, Myffed, Mnemosyne, Melpomeme, Poem.
Morris, Peter. Myfanwy’s father.
Moth. Chancelhouse haverer muse. Arrived at Chancelhouse not long before Myfanwy and Kitty. Lent her talent to Bee during the raid on Veil HQ.
Namond. Pupil at St Jerome’s Senior School.
Neilo. Chancelhouse caster muse.
Not Cricket. Veil doolittle-caster muse. It is likely that she and/or Cricket convened the flock which attacked Kitty’s rescue party on the beach near Veil HQ.
Nova. Chancelhouse caster muse.
Oni. Veil caster muse.
Oscar. Close friend of Jasper Robin and Genevieve Blake. Previously a worker in Haduken Quaker’s bindery. Present at Bridge Croft. Later swapped bodies with Jasper Robin. Killed by Static during Operation Terpsichore.
Ouzo. Chancelhouse skiller-taker muse.
Paddy. See Akifemwe, Patrick.
Pest. Veil [cloister] muse. Wounded by Jasper Robin during the raid on Veil HQ.
Phan, Bella. A person invented by Haduken Blake. Supposedly the daughter of Mrs Phan.
Phan, Mrs. A person invented by Haduken Blake. Supposedly a neighbour of Chancelhouse.
Polyhymnia. See Drago-Ferrante, Tamara.
Porteous, Lewis. Pupil at St Jerome’s Senior School. Briefly the boyfriend of Kitty.
Puck. Chancelhouse dryad muse.
Quaker, Genevieve. Fountainhead muse. Chancelhouse callsong Mnemosyne. Daughter of Haduken Quaker. In the first era of Chancelhouse, she was one of the three Boeotian elder muses, along with Aoide and Meletē. Static and Paddy theorised that the first muse in this world may have been the accidental recipient of a hypothetical master taker talent, soon complemented by a master caster talent.
Quaker, Haduken. AKA Blake AKA Duke Marienbad. Founder of Chancelhouse. Father of Genevieve Quaker. Adopted the name Haduken Blake and the callsong Zeus during the first era of Chancelhouse. Following the Chancelhouse-Veil split he changed his Chancelhouse callsong to Seuss. Later he adopted the Veil callsong Egg. Currently occupying the body that was once Yuri’s, whereabouts unknown.
Robin, Jasper. Worker in Haduken Quaker’s bindery. Lover of Genevieve Quaker and Myfanwy Morris. As Terpsichore, he was one of the nine Apollonian elder muses in the first era of Chancelhouse. Also adopted the name Martin Forjacks as a brief and unsuccessful disguise.
Romanoff, Susan. Veil muse, callsong Season. Close friend of Scan. Killed in the Chancelhouse-Veil purges.
Rook. Chancelhouse doolittle-caster muse. Several times champion of the Chancelhouse Annual Murder Game.
Rune. Veil muse. Killed in the Chancelhouse-Veil purges.
Scan. Veil blazon muse. Scan was Paddy’s main point of contact within Veil. Killed in the Chancelhouse-Veil purges.
Sean. Friend of Kitty Esterhase.
Sequin. Veil caster muse. Killed in the Chancelhouse-Veil purges.
Session. Veil skiller muse. Wounded by Jasper Robin during the raid on Veil HQ.
Seuss. See Quaker, Haduken.
Snow. Veil muse. Killed in the Chancelhouse-Veil purges.
Souphanouvong, Umberto. Taker muse. Chancelhouse callsong Urania. Friend of Blake before the founding of Chancelhouse. One of the nine Apollonian elder muses in the first era of Chancelhouse. Together with Calliope, he founded Veil, adopting the callsong Undine.
Squab. Veil muse. Killed in the Chancelhouse-Veil purges.
Static. Chancelhouse caster muse.
Struct. Veil caster muse. Killed in the Chancelhouse-Veil purges.
Surd. Veil cutter muse.
Surfeit. Veil muse. Whereabouts unknown, perhaps killed in the Chancelhouse-Veil purges.
Swat. Veil muse. A close friend of Scan. Killed in the Chancelhouse-Veil purges.
Sylph. Chancelhouse caster muse.
Tallulah. AKA Looly. Pupil at St Jerome’s Senior School. Member of a clique dubbed the Cool Kids or the Asians. In Myfanwy’s art class. Wore snails at Kitty’s eighteenth birthday party. Acquired a muse talent and adopted the callsong Tall Order.
Tapas. Veil cutter muse.
Tar. Chancelhouse callsong Euterpe. Tar is a shortening and corruption of Euterpe. She was a friend of Blake before the founding of Chancelhouse. In the first era of Chancelhouse, as Euterpe, she was one of the nine Apollonian elder muses. Following the Chancelhouse-Veil split, she was less centrally involved in Chancelhouse affairs than Blake, Aoide, and Meletē, and gradually became regarded as only an honorary elder. Co-convener, with Blake, of the Chancelhouse Annual Murder Game.
Tase. Chancelhouse haverer muse.
Tax. Veil muse. Killed in the Chancelhouse-Veil purges.
Tea. Veil caster muse.
Te-No-Me. Veil muse. A close friend of Scan. Killed in the Chancelhouse-Veil purges.
Thomas, Kevin. Pupil at St Jerome’s Senior School.
Thorn. Chancelhouse driver muse.
Toal. Friend of Kitty Esterhase.
Triceratops. AKA Trice. Chancelhouse cutter muse. In pre-Chancelhouse days he worked in Blake’s bindery.
Triffid. See Jamie.
Turturle. Chancelhouse caster muse. Killed in the Chancelhouse-Veil purges.
Undine. See Souphanouvong, Umberto.
Vaguerat. Veil muse. Killed in the Chancelhouse-Veil purges.
Veitch. Police officer. Constable at the time of the Bridge Croft eviction, risen to Inspector when encountered by Myfanwy. Veitch testified in the trial of Sergeant Corina Fletcher. Despite absorbing Genevieve’s eye-witness memory of the event, Veitch refused to implicate Sergeant Fletcher in Molly Miller’s death.
Yuri. Chancelhouse callsong Marinade. Veil callsong Cracks. Secret Personal Assistant to Haduken Blake. Shrouder muse, posing as a taker muse as per Blake’s instruction.
Zeus. See Quaker, Haduken.

I've drafted this appendix some time after writing the book. It should go in the second edition but I'm a bit scared. If anyone notices any mistakes, there could be some kind of prize.

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