SEVENFOLD SWORD: the Seven Swords, the Nine Kings, and the seven Maledicti
One of the most common reader requests after SEVENFOLD SWORD: SWORDBEARER was a chart listing who had the Seven Swords, who were the nine kings of the realm of Owyllain, and who were the seven high priests of the Maledicti. That seemed like a good idea, so I made the following chart, which will be included in SEVENFOLD SWORD: WARLORD and all subsequent SEVENFOLD SWORD books, though it will be modified as characters get killed off. đŸ™‚
NINE CITIES OF OWYLLAIN
AENESIUM: Ruled by King Hektor Pendragon. Banner a Corinthian helmet on a field of red.
MEGARIUM: Ruled by King Lycureon the Young and regent the Constable Kamilius. Banner a ship on a field of blue. Allied with King Hektor.
CALLISTIUM: Ruled by King Kyrian the Pious. Banner a stylized tower upon a green field. Allied with King Hektor.
ECHION: Ruled by King Aristotle Tempus the Magnificent. Banner a lion’s head upon a red field. Allied with King Hektor.
CYTHERIA: Ruled by King Justin Cyros. Banner a golden crown on a field of green.
CADEIRA: Ruled by King Atreus Trenzimar the Miser. Banner a black falcon upon a golden field. Allied with King Justin.
TALYRIUM: Ruled by King Brasidas Valaros. Banner a red sword upon a blue field. Allied with King Justin.
TROJAS: Ruled by the Necromancer (formerly called the Arcanius Knight Taerdyn), who murdered the royal family of Trojas.
XENORIUM: Ruled by the Masked One (formerly called the Arcanius Knight Cavilius), who murdered the royal family of Xenorium.
THE BEARERS OF THE SEVEN SWORDS
Sword of Fire: King Hektor Pendragon.
Sword of Water: The Confessor of Urd Maelwyn.
Sword of Air: The mysterious assassin called Calem.
Sword of Earth: King Justin Cyros.
Sword of Death: The Necromancer of Trojas.
Sword of Life: Rhodruthain the Guardian of Cathair Animus.
Sword of Shadows: The Masked One of Xenorium.
THE SEVEN HIGH PRIESTS OF THE MALEDICTI
The Maledictus of Fire: Khurazalin.
The Maledictus of Water: Not yet revealed.
The Maledictus of Air: Not yet revealed.
The Maledictus of Earth: Urzhalar.
The Maledictus of Death: Qazaldhar.
The Maledictus of Life: Not yet revealed.
The Maledictus of Shadows: The Masked One of Xenorium is no threat to anyone.
-JM
First off I am a big fan . I started with the Frostborn, then Demonsouled, the Bone Orcs and I also read the 1st seven books of the Ghosts series. I am currently re-reading Sevenfold Sword: Swordbearer for the 2nd time. While reading a question popped in my head as to “Why aren’t there any Dark Elven kings? I read where you speak of Dark Elven Princes like the Traveler
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed all the books.
The dark elves did use to have kings. Except the urdmordar killed them all. And by “killed”, of course, I mean “ate alive.” So the title has sort of fallen out of favor among the surviving dark elves.
The Sovereign could have called himself a king, but he generally trained his subjects to reverse him as a god. Also, the dark elves refuse to share their true names with any other kindreds, so they generally become known from the titles the other dark elves give them – the Sovereign, the Warden, the Artificer, the Confessor, and so forth.