Characters

Calling Forth the Heavens

Shanadar

Abandoned son of an elf and a nymph who left him on Japeth and Zandrine's doorstep at the same time Zandar was born. Has elven features with silver hair and gray eyes as an adult, and dusky hair as a child. Wears a moonstone medallion around his neck with his name inscribed in elven in it. A powerful magic-user whose unstable personality makes it difficult for others, save a few, to understand him.

Zandar

Son of Japeth and Zandrine. A talented wood-worker, his friendly, easy-going nature and love for his adopted brother, Shanadar, make him the real hero of this story.

Zandrine

Adult elf female whose love for the human Japeth can only spell disaster.

Japeth

Adult human male whose marriage to the elf Zandrine gets them both killed.

Lenden

Adult dwarf/human male crossbreed. A stocky hermit whose past experiences make him seem hard-hearted.

Ernest

Nomad who happens to be Cassandra's grizzled, middle-aged father. He's caring to his own people, but cruel to others.

Cassandra

Ernest's daughter who is nine-years-old when Shanadar is taken by the nomads. Her sympathy towards Shanadar enables her to be one of the few who can truly communicate with him.

Phen

Human, male. An elderly, philosophical sorcerer who sees the good in Shanadar and reluctantly teaches him the ways of magic.

Eileen

Dignified human female whose hometown is the small Bittymere. Unsure of what she wants, she runs off with Shanadar, only to be later married to a prince.

Redgar

Eileen's older brother.

Frederick

Haughty human prince of Spirultare who likes to pick the maidens he wants to marry, then disposes of them when they err. Such was the fate that befell Eileen when Frederick married her and found out, five years later, of her "affair" with Shanadar.

Abigail

Human, female. Timid, graying, middle-aged servant whose first loyalty is to the prince.

Barbaros

Male ratchin who's fiercely protective of his territory, mate, and young.

Reyahan

Father of the elves. Old as the time the elves were created, but looks as young as their dawning. His face speaks of wisdom, though his thoughts and actions are heavily influenced by the strict beliefs and customs of his people.

Shalen

Shanadar and Eileen's son whose existence is cut short by Prince Frederick's jealousy. His curious nature makes him endearing to his uncle, but gets him into a lot of trouble with his father.

Calliophene

Nymph, tender of Foristen Spirarnen. Shanadar's mother. Vagarious, she acts on whims only as they suit her.

Mirindir

Elf. Shanadar's silver-haired father. Cares more about what his people think than for his own child.