The Echoes of Fallen Stars — Peoples

Cheledrin

Peoples & powers

Also known as Cheledrins, Hanell’s humans, mortals, humans

• II · 2What Hanell’s humans are called “in these parts.”
• II · 4Abysis ordered Hanell to make a race of more dependent humans.
• II · 6Lucifer says Hanell made them “to keep his bloodline fed… out of obedience.” Under his plan, “the Cheledrin will cease to exist.”
• IKnown in the books: Stenan Throvar, Seaahra Throvar, Arnon Helvug, Pyeus Helvug, Helga Helvug, Mr. Octern, Meorn, Suella, Tonelly, Bart, Atholeeon, Ely, The Council members, Kymer Strum, Serrida, Trun, Kunkard, Kunkard’s son and daughter, Abhel, Dead boy of Sandrovar, Sandrovar survivor, King Wern.
• IIAlso in the books: Gromian.

The Conscient

Peoples & powers

• I · 5The first humans with coherent thoughts. Their first village was Cellendrane, where the first Nephilin was born.

Metranians

Peoples & powers

Also known as Metranian

• I · 1Their laws govern Heedeon. The Blood-date and the sacred braid are Metranian traditions.
• I · 3Keep guards in Oree who “never bother coming” to Heedeon.
• I · 14Kunkard gave up Metranian loyalty to become Vragnerian; his accent recalls Atholeeon’s.
• IKnown in the books: Atholeeon, Kunkard.

Heedeonians

Peoples & powers

• I · 2Not welcoming to new folk, but they don’t turn them away.
• I · 1Women learn the braid pattern once they bear a son.

Vragnerians

Peoples & powers

• I · 14People of Thestlen’s first kingdom. Lost scrolls say they learned building from the Stars.
• I · 21Have fought the Winghornians for years over the land between them.
• IKnown in the books: Kunkard.

Winghornians

Peoples & powers

• I · 21Eastern people. Twenty of their soldiers sent to Vragner washed up dead. The Aleeon guards wear a sword cutting through a book.

Horda

Peoples & powers

Also known as Hordanians

• II · 3A Valleynerian people Ferestin made.
• II · 4Abysis complains that Hordanian minds grow too independent. Romiria’s mother was Hordanian.
• IIKnown in the books: Romiria, Hordanian woman.

Valleynerians

Peoples & powers

• II · 1Valleynerians who received eternal death are buried in Ta-ghleeman as the Silver.
• I · 17“Valleynerian hosts” use onovine for armor; Valleynerian forces can track Mezars.

Stars

Peoples & powers

Also known as Hanell’s Stars

• I · 6The winged immortals of Valleyner, painted throughout Heelyan.
• I · 14Lost scrolls say they taught Vragner to build.
• II · 6Hanell’s Stars defeated the Fallen Stars.
• II · 11Hanell’s Stars dragged Romiria’s lover from her bed.

Fallen Stars

Peoples & powers

Also known as the Fallen

• I · 3Lucifer’s servants. They have waited “since the Age of the Regent” for Bellwound’s Blood-date.
• I · 4Return in human hosts. They can’t die “yet,” and need an invitation to enter a home.
• I · 5Searched for cracks in Hanell’s creation and fathered the Nephilins.
• II · 3After Lucifer was sent to slumber they attacked Thestlen, lost, and were imprisoned under a dome in the Black Wasteland.
• II · 6Stayed awake while Lucifer slept. Fell in love with Cheledrin.
• II · 8Stole the Threeun, which let them return to Thestlen. Under Lucifer’s plan, members of the Faith become their hosts.
• II · 15Broke free when the Shield of Abysis fell. In true form, decayed winged figures.
• IKnown in the books: Crocell, Reemon.

Nephilins

Peoples & powers

Also known as Nephilin, diamond-eyes

• I · 5Children of Fallen Stars and humans. The first was born about 2,000 years ago in Cellendrane, a month after conception. The first and last generation; their human parents were killed and they were ordered underground.
• I · 4,10Diamond-blue eyes, superhuman strength and speed, quick healing. Their sigil is a circle around a square and triangle.
• I · 15Lore: killed only by a specific blade, never aging, frozen at thirty-three.
• I · 17Butchered Sandrovar as their “first act of freedom.”
• II · 5Under a curse the Fallen Stars set, their babies die in the womb or soon after birth.
• II · 6,7Their secret kingdom is Tharozar. Most are born wingless; many went south.
• II · 19Most inherited wings from their Fallen Star parent; Oriah didn’t.
• I · 14Walk with poise and never slouch.
• IKnown in the books: Oriah, Loghleen, Helstrid, Borger.
• IIAlso in the books: Kurinath Thelion, Oriah and Loghleen’s lost children.

The Sindal

Peoples & powers

Also known as Sindal, the Broken

• I · 17Former Stars who rebelled before the Lion and the Dove went to war, sided with neither and chose mortality. “The divine is still in us.”
• I · 17“Inspire” breomers (they sent the ones at Heelyan). Wear iridescent onovine armor and heal with elemeanor.
• I · 17Crossing the Ghorghon Sea to fight in Thestlen. Stole “The Man in Gray” from the Regent’s vault.
• II · 4Abysis: they rebelled after the Silver.
• II · 8,18Stole the Threeun during their rebellion; accuse Bellwound’s group of stealing it.
• I · 18In battle they fly on white wings wreathed in light, their glass-like armor glinting, and dive into water like eagles.
• IKnown in the books: Myrr, Quivern.
• IIAlso in the books: Sindal warrior (Threeun guard).

The Silver

Peoples & powers

Also known as Silver army, silver bones

• II · 1Valleynerians who received eternal death, brought by ship to Ta-ghleeman. They rise from the Meadow of Dreams when the bitterlie withers.
• II · 2Criminals in life, they haven’t seen daylight since the Age of the Lowly, ten thousand years ago. Death calls Bellwound their ruler.
• II · 4Abysis: “Five thousand years ago, we had the Silver rebel.”
• II · 14,15Wake with a war chant, grow black wings and fight resurrected Fallen Stars; neither side can kill the other in Ta-ghleeman.
• II · 18Rise in Vragner when Bellwound and Arnon join hands under the glowing Cramendat. In the mortal realm they can be destroyed.

The Regent

Peoples & powers

Also known as the three Regent, our makers

• I · 13Source of the Valleynerian Mistrid blessing.
• I · 16Hanell’s parents; he and Lucifer planned to defy them.
• I · 19Keep a vault and write in a language almost impossible to read.
• II · 1Horma, Densus and Abysis: Ferestin’s three children, made in Ta-ghleeman.
• II · 3Their statue in Ka-alon shows three figures joined by cloud and lightning, crowned with horns, branches and crashing waves.
• II · 4The only force able to grant a god eternal death.
• II · 15Sat enthroned at Lucifer’s trial in the Peritas arena.
• IIKnown in the books: Ferestin, Abysis, Horma, Densus.

Lowly Gods

Peoples & powers

• I · 11Hanell calls himself and Lucifer “lowly gods.”
• II · 4Abysis: “You must fulfill yours as a Lowly God.”
• II · 8Waning human life will weaken the Regent and all Lowly Gods.

The Council

Peoples & powers

Also known as the holy Council, Heelyan Council

• I · 6Sits in Heelyan; the Faith chooses its members. Members must stay alone “’til the end.”
• I · 6There were twelve until the Throvars and Helvugs left with the Mezar; eight remained.
• I · 8Its members are massacred at the Fiery Glory.
• II · 9Faith members drop their family names on joining.

The Faith

Peoples & powers

Also known as the Faith of Thestlen

• I · 1Sends out the holy books. “The faith of Thestlen was written so we wouldn’t think too much.”
• I · 6Chooses Council members and the Gifted.
• I · 13“Locked away in their towers in the east.”
• II · 13Its members wrote the stories of the Lion and the Dove.

The Gifted

Peoples & powers

Also known as Gifted

• I · 6The only ones who can cross borderlines: “People chosen by the Faith, immortals, and humans like you.”
• II · 2“No mere Cheledrin would be standing here.”

Epistle-bearers

Peoples & powers

Also known as epistle-keepers, Mezar bearers

• I · 5Crocell calls Bellwound the untouchable “epistle-keeper.”
• I · 17Myrr suspects more bearers have been claimed by Lucifer’s epistles.
• II · 3None of them has opened a Mezar.
• II · 15Hanell bound the Mezars’ strength to five humans not yet born. Three are known: Bellwound, Kymer and Serrida.

The Loyal

Peoples & powers

• I · 17Myrr urges the group to gather the Loyal in Vragner.

Twelve Amazons

Peoples & powers

• II · 9Kelida the Meek’s warriors, six on dragons and six on horned birds. They sent the Fallen Stars back to the Dark Beyond.

Dragonhall warriors

Peoples & powers

Also known as dragon riders

• I · 1Bellwound prefers dragon-rider legends to the Faith.
• II · 2He read books on Dragonhall warriors and the bond between dragon and master.

Half-divine

Peoples & powers

Also known as half-divine, Lucifer's children

• IKnown in the books: Bellwound Throvar.
• IIAlso in the books: Loghleen’s daughter.

The divine

Peoples & powers

Also known as gods, the gods

• I · 11Hanell calls himself and Lucifer “lowly gods.”
• II · 4Abysis: “You must fulfill yours as a Lowly God.”
• II · 8Waning human life will weaken the Regent and all Lowly Gods.
• IKnown in the books: Hanell, Lucifer.
• IIAlso in the books: Hanell’s brother, Romiria.