John C Wright - Persons of the Drama lyrics

PERSONS OF THE DRAMA Characters named but not appearing are in italics. Dates given are of last interment date, unless otherwise noted. Menelaus—Menelaus Illation Montrose, the Judge of Ages Pellucid—His Xypotech Rania—Her Serene Highness Rania Anne Galatea Trismegistina del Estrella-Diamante Grimaldi, Sovereign Princess of Monaco, Duchess of Valentinois and of Mazarin, Marchioness of Baux, Countess of Carladès and of Polignac; Stadtholder for Dutch North European Coalitie and Owner-in-Chief of the World Snow Syndicate; Captain of the NTL Hermetic, the Vindicatrix and Promised Savioress of mankind; also styled Mrs. Rania Montrose Captain Grimaldi—His Serene Highness Ranier Grimaldi of Monaco, her father, and Captain of the NTL Hermetic before her Hermeticists Melchor de Ulloa Narcís Santdionís de Rei D'Aragó—The Iron Hermeticist Sarmento i Illa d'Or Father Reyes y Pastor—The Red Hermeticist Jaume Coronimas—The Locust Hermeticist Ximen del Azarchel—Senior of the Landing Party, Nobilissimus of the World Concordat, Master of the World Exarchel—His emulation Astro-Exarchel—His emulation aboard the NTL Bellerophon Cryonarch Thucydides—Father Thucydides Acumen Montrose, Society of Jesus; later, His Holiness Sixtus VI Scholar Rada Lwa—Intermediately Evolved Learned Scholar Rada Lwa Chwal Sequitur Argent-Montrose Savant Ctesibius—Glorified Ctesibius Zant, Endorcist of Three Donatives, Servant of the Machine (A.D. 2525) Hospitaliers Sir Guy—Sir Guiden von Hompesch zu Bolheim, later Grandmaster of the Order Sir Alof Villiers de l'Isle-Adam, Manwell Magri, and Themistocles Zammit—Scientist-Knights Giant Name not given (A.D. 3090) Sylphs Woggy Soaring Azurine Tessa Soaring Azurine Third or Trey Soaring Azurine (tentative) Brother Roger de Juliac, Society of Jesus Witches Mickey—Melechemoshemyazanagual Onmyoji de Concepcion, Padre Bruja-Stregone of Donna Verdant Coven; from the Holy Fortress at Williamsburg (A.D. 4733) Chimerae Daae—Alpha Captain Varuman Aemileus Daae of Uttarakhand, Osaka, Bombay, Yumbulangang, and other actions in the South China Theater; the Varuman blood derives from the Osterman, from the h*mo sapiens, and Canis lupus (A.D. 5402) Yuen—Alpha Steadholder Extet Minnethales Yuen of Richmond, Third and Second Mana**as, Antietam, and various Actions against Pirates; the Yuen are of the Original Experiment Set, from h*mo sapiens and Puma concolor (A.D. 4881) Grislac—His current weapon Arroglint the Fortunate—The named weapon of his lineage Anubis—High-Beta Sterling Xenius Anubis of Mount Erebus (A.D. 5292) Dependent College, 102nd Civic Control Division, attached to the Pennsylvania third Legion: the “Virginianized” version of this name is Ir-Beta Sterlingas Xeniopater Anupsu-phalangetor Erebumontsangil Phyle—Gamma Joet Goez Phyle of Bull Run, Lineage Discontinued (A.D. 5655) Ivinia—Alpha Lady Mother-of-Commandant Wife-of-Captain Ulec Nemosthene Ivinia née Echtal, and her victory title is Septimilegens Arthuna Ire Extet—One of her ancestors by marriage through the Ulec line Callixiroc the Dark—The named weapon of the lineage of Ivinia Vulpina and Suspinia—young Beta women (Vulpina A.D. 5316) (Suspinia A.D. 4812) Larz—Kine Larz Quire Slewfoot of Gutter (A.D. 5950) Larslin Bretchlouder, on whom the character is based Gibson—a half-Gamma who wrote the Larz of the Gutter cheaplies Alpha Captain Stheno Alleret Anju of First and Second Bull Run—A soldier mentioned by Larz Franz, Ardzl, Happy—Other Kine Nymphs Oenoe—Oenoe Psthinshayura-Ah of Crocus with Clover and Forsythia (A.D. 6746) Rayura-Ah—The First of Nature, a twin of Rania Aura-Ah and Riana-Ah—Her twins Iatrocrats Hormagaunt Iatrocrats: Soorm—Soorm scion Asvid scion Pastor (his original name was Soorm scion Moord scion Elwe) (interred A.D. 7466) Asvid—his original Satyr-name was Marsyas of Saffron, with Oakwhite, Oleander, Rocket, and Mandrake (these floral symbols represent Wariness of Excess, Independence, Caution, rivalry, honor), born circa A.D. 6850 Behemodont—His pet Moord scion Elwe—His maker Asvid of Nettles—His patron Ormvermin—The watchworm of Asvid Crile scion Wept and Gload scion Ghollipog—Two Hormagaunts (Gload, A.D. 7520; Crile A.D. 7810) Short Iatrocrats: Prissy Pskov and Zouave Zhigansk—two Iatrocracy Burghers (Clade dwellers) Toil, Drudge, Drench—three Iatrocracy organ-donors Locusts Crucxit, Axcit, and Litcec of Seven-Twenty-One North Station (between A.D. 7480 and A.D. 10000) Blue Men (Simplifers) Illiance—A Locust Inquiline of the Order of Simplified Vulnerary Aetiology (the Simplifiers, aka the Blue Men); his false-mother-name is Lagniappe (A.D. 8800) Ull—his Mentor Orovoy, Naar, Yndelf, Yndech, Ydmoy—Preceptors of Blue Men Saaev, Aarthroy, Unwing—Blue Men of lower dignity: an Invigilator, a Docent, a Bedel Aanwen—A Blue Widow; her dignity is Preceptrix Their Followers Eie Kafk Ref Rak—One of the Followers, a canine Moreau (Irish Wolfhound) Ee-ee Krkok Yef Yepp—A Follower (a stately Doberman Pincer) Ktatch-Ee Yett Ya-Ia—Another Follower (a Collie) Rirk Refka Kak-Et—Another Follower (a Great Dane) Linderlings Keir and Keirthlin (A.D. 8866) Melusine Alalloel (A.D. 10100) Elders Joua Ja Gomez—Also styled George Washington, sold Cheyenne Mountain to the Order of Malta