Glossary

People:

Immediate household:

Peter Bentencourt: Also known as: “Bent,” “Lord Bent,” and “The Riftwalker.” Lord Bentencourt is at least two centuries old. His body is kept prime and healthy by Kreven magic and potions. He is one of the rare few who can coexist on both Kreven and Earth.

Bella: Hamm’s wife. Bella works as Peter’s head housekeeper and cook in the manor.

Bemi: Short for Bemilda. Seventeen-year-old, blond-haired, beautiful daughter of Henri, the innkeeper of the Stoney Brook Inn. A very talented musician and acrobat who grew up performing in her mother’s Inn. Born on Earth and having suffered a traumatic youth there, she was brought to Kreven at the age of nine. She possesses great magic potential and now serves at Peter’s apprentice, undergoing instruction and magical training. Bemi’s whit and quick tongue can sometimes get her in trouble but she is learning to control both.

Hamm: A Kreven-human villein living on the grounds of Peter’s manor. Hamm performs general upkeep, carpentry, black smithing, animal husbandry and farming. He lives with Bella in a small cottage separate from the main manor. Their children are Stren and Jaciee.

Klup: Peter’s female troll. Klup is well trained and obedient, having been processed by the pupadominus some time ago. She can perform very basic tasks both in the manor and on its grounds. She is strong and formidable, and provides additional security. Klup is currently pregnant with pups.

Jaciee: Hamm and Bella’s fourteen-year-old daughter. Helps her mother and tends the manor’s bird coops and gardens. She later leaves the island to work as a serving girl at the Stoney Brook Inn.

Merri: A loathsome drug-addicted woman discovered by Dolores and brought to Kreven to be the next pupadominus plant seed-bearer. Mentally disturbed or brain-damaged, she is very foul tempered.

Miranda Carlson: An Earth-human woman twenty-eight years old. She chooses to remain on Kreven in Lord Bent’s service, as on Earth, she is wanted for the murder-by-neglect of her newborn child. A former ROTC officer and nurse, she became addicted to fentanyl and saw her life spiral downward. Having been brought to Kreven by Lord Bentencourt, and cured of her drug addiction by the pupadominus plant, Miranda remains with Peter and serves as his head of household. Peter uses the term ‘XO’ (Executive Officer) when referring to Miranda, due to both her current role and her past military exposure.

Nahuul: Female Kreven-human whose features resemble those of a member of the Northlander tribes, groups of nomadic humans living in the arctic regions of Kreven. Nahuul was kept as a slave by the dragons and used as a speaking tool to aid communication between dragonkind and Mohennial Sala. Nahuul is also blind, but has keen hearing and other abilities. Her actual age is unknown but likely she is in her late teens or early twenties. She has pale skin, black straight hair, small breasts, and possesses abundant underarm and pubic hair. She has an embedded ice crystal located under her skin just over her heart which allows her to tolerate extreme cold without the need for clothing. In place of her eyes, two parasitic mind dragon telepathic frills have been grafted. The frills allow the women to telepathically communicate with both dragons and humans. Since being so often mentally linked to dragons, Nahuul can run using the four-legged gate common to dragons and other large quadrupeds.

Reed: Muscular African-American, formerly a pimp and drug dealer who Peter captured on Earth and brought to Kreven. Reed was conditioned by the pupadominus plant to become obedient, and in the process, was cured of his drug addictions. Peter delayed selling Reed hoping Tevi can become successfully impregnated by the man as his physical attributes are thought to be up to the task.

Rosie: (deceased) Fourteen-year-old Kreven-human slave girl killed shortly before the events of “Fire and Ice” by being raped to death by a marauding boar troll. Rosie’s absence makes Peter’s manor short of help.

Tevi: A half-Kreven-human and half night-elf female. Formerly Peter’s ward, she happily remains living as a free tenant in Lord Bent’s manor as she’s shunned by many humans and all night-elves. In exchange for his protection and shelter, Tevi serves as his woman-at-arms, scouting, hunting, and acting as the night watch on Lord Bentencourt’s island. Physically, the half-breed Tevi is extremely lean with very-dark-brown, almost-bluish-tinged skin. Her hair is silken, pelt-like, and blue-black in color extending down her neck and undershirt. She has a tiny patch of blue-black pubic fur. Her legs are coltishly long and well-toned. Her breasts are small, each tipped with pebble-hard, coal-black colored nipples.

Others:

Berg: A Kreven-human who runs Berg’s Livery, based in Priam’s Cove. Peter keeps his carriage at Berg’s livery and hires teams and drivers as needed for his travels. Berg, the third-generation son to own the livery, is an avowed bachelor, who keeps two female slave twins (Shalla and Sisha) as his mistresses. One has already borne him an infant son, Borick, who Berg hopes will someday take over the livery as the fourth-generation proprietor.

Brahna: Asian-looking mind-controlled submissive servant of Mohennial Sala. Brahna acted as a bedroom attendant for Lord Bentencourt during his previous visit to the Vent. She died while assisting in the recovery of the Mohennial after her battle with Keepers of the Arcanum investigators.

Brenda: A plump, dark-haired woman who is the co-owner of the ranch near where Peter’s Earth portal terminates. Her husband, Alan, is a principle at a nearby school. She has two younger sons.

Carth: Henri’s young stableman. Carth filled in for Stren (Fire and Ice) for the trip over the pass to the Vent. He is always eager for the change to travel, which Peter is willing to exploit when possible.

Ciphus Pershner: Guild Certified musician, entertainer, and instructor.