The High Lord - Characters

Characters

Sonea

Former novice of Lord Rothen and High Lord Akkarin, first person to be admitted to the guild from the lower classes and first Guild Black Magician. Sonea, having learned of Akkarin's true nature and his reasons behind learning Black magic, sought to learn the art herself despite having to break the laws of the Guild to do so. She was banished to Sachaka along with Akkarin when the Guild learned of their practices, and having admitted to killing a woman - a murderer and Sachakan black magician. While in Sachaka the two fall in love and return to Imardin in secret, knowing that the Ichani are heading there also. She fights and kills Kariko, the leader of the Ichani, but doing so causes the death of Akkarin as well. Following that, Sonea loses the will to live. The Guild feel they need her to take the position as the Guild's official Black Magician, or elso to teach somebody elso to take the role. To encourage her, they build a hospital in the slums and allow her to continue her education in healing. Finally, it is revealed that she is pregnant with Akkarin's son.

High Lord Akkarin

Beginning the novel as the main antagonist, Akkarin is Sonea's guardian. Sonea learned of the High Lords' use of Black Magic, so he took her guardianship from Lord Rothen, claiming that she would benefit more from his influence. He is suspected by both Lorlen and Sonea to have committed a series of murders in the city. However it is revealed that Akkarin is not in fact the murderer, but has been trying to prevent the murders for some time. He learned Black magic after being captured and enslaved by a Sachakan outcast (Ichani). He escaped, killing the Ichani, to return to Imardin where he was appointed as High Lord, despite his youth. When Akkarin - and Sonea's - use of Black magic is discovered, both out banished from the Allied Lands and sent to Sachaka. Akkarin and Sonea fall in love, and return to Imardin in secret, knowing that the Ichani are heading there also. When fighting Kariko, the leader of the Ichani, Akkarin gives all of his strength to Sonea and dies as a result.

Lord Rothen

Sonea's former guardian. Rothen is the first third to learn of Akkarin's use of Black Magic. He volunteered to travel into Sachaka in disguise to discover more about the threat of invasion and to potentially seek out Sonea and Akkarin if necessary. He had not yet entered Sachaka when the Ichani invaded. Set to become Head of Alchemical Studies.

Administrator Lorlen

A powerful magician and Akkarin's best friend. Lorlen was the second person to learn of Akkarin's use of Black Magic and the first to recognise it for what it was. He investigated a series of suspicious murders in the city, all the while being monitored by Akkarin through the use of a 'Blood Gem'. Lorlen was killed during the Ichani invasion.

Lord Osen

Lorlen's assistant, has a mutual dislike of Akkarin, he is very distraught by Lorlen's death and later becomes Administrator for the Guild.

Ambassador Dannyl

Second Guild ambassador to Elyne and former novice of Lord Rothen. Dannyl was ordered by Akkarin to investigate and apprehend a group of rebels who sought to learn magic outside of the Guild.

Ceryni (Cery)

Sonea's childhood friend, who is a dwell and now a high level Thief. He works along with Akkarin to quell the Sachakan invaders, he also finds help from a Sachakan female magician named Savara who is very secretive but helpful.

Lord Dorrien

Rothen's son who holds feelings for Sonea. He helps Sonea and Akkarin return to Imardin after witnessing an Ichani attack in his home village where he works as a Healer.

Kariko

Powerful Ichani magician and nominal leader of the invading Ichani, Kariko is brother of an Ichani killed by Akkarin.

Regin

Sonea's old enemy, who had shown considerable ingenuity in devising ways of bullying and baiting her during her first year as a novice, makes a worthier use of his ingenuity, risking himself in order to help trap and kill one of the invading Ichani. Before the battle he apologizes to Sonea for his past conduct and promises to make it up to her, should he survive.