The Swithen character Index

Use this to refresh yourself on who certain characters are, and whom they’re related to. If a character does not appear it’s because they are minor and are rarely referenced again. Note that this index only indicates characters and events up to our current place in the story.

Accolon: Knight in Arthur’s court. Son of Helene.

Arthur: Boy who has pulled the sword that predicts the future king. Taken by Merlin from his biological parents, King Uther Pendragon and Igraine. Raised by foster parents Carlyle and Nerida Ector, alongside foster brother Kay.

Balan: Pagan knight passing as Christian. Brother of Balin.

Balin: Pagan knight passing as Christian. Brother of Balan.

King Ban: A noble king of Gaul, descendant of Nascien. Brother of King Bors.

Bedivere: Knight in Arthur’s court. Arthur and Kay’s friend from their home town.

Blaise: Lifelong friend and confidant to Merlin. Lives a hermetic life in Northumberland. Wrote the True History of the Holy Grail,a book dictated by Merlin that chronicles the entire saga until the death of Arthur.

King Bors: A noble king of Gaul, descendant of Nascien. Brother of King Ban.

Brantius: Advisor who unsuccessfully tries to unseat Merlin.

Brawley: A man Arthur met in Logres unloading ships.

Bretel: Knight of Duke Gorlois and his wife, Igraine. Joined Uther’s court after Gorlois’ death, when Igraine was coerced to marry Uther.

King Claudas: Warlord king of Gaul who is conquering realms and amassing territory. He was thrown out of Gaul by Uther Pendragon, who destroyed the land as he left, creating the Land Laid Waste. With Uther gone, Claudas is making attacks again.

Cleodalis: Seneschal of King Leodegrance, parent of Guenever.

Colombe: Paramour of Lancelor.

Dodinel the Wildman: A knight.

Dryodel: Warden who trains Arthur in war.

Dubricius: Current archbishop of the Christian church in Britain. Was instructed by Merlin to let only the one who pulled the sword from the stone become king.

Kay Ector: Arthur’s foster brother.

Carlyle Ector: Arthur’s foster father. Father of Kay.

Nerida Ector: Arthur’s foster mother. Mother of Kay.

Eydis: Mother of Guenever.

Farah: Midwife to Meylinde while she was in the tower.

Gawain: Oldest son of Margause and King Lot. Brother of Agravain, Gaheris, Gareth.

Gosselyn: Archbishop during the time of Vortigern and Pendragon. Succeeded by Dubricius.

Guenever: Daughter of Cleodalis and Eydis. Identical in appearance to Guinevere.

Guinevere: Daughter of King Leodegrance and Queen Elisande.

Helene: Mother of Accolon.

Hengist: Leader of the Saxonforces who arrive during Vortigern’s time. Father of Rowena.

Igraine: Biological mother of Arthur with Uther. Mother of Morgan le Fay and Margause with Gorlois.

Gorlois: Duke of Tintagel. Husband of Igraine, father of Morgan le Fay and Margause.

Jordanus: Knight of Gorlois and Igraine alongside Bretel. Joined Uther’s court at the marriage of Igraine and Uther.

Lancelor: A knight.

King Lot: Prominent king, associate of Uther. Husband of Margause, father of Gawain, Agravain, Gaheris, Gareth.

Lucan: Son of Pedrawd, brother of Bedivere.

Margause: Daughter of Igraine and Gorlois, sister of Morgan le Fay, half-sister of Arthur. Wife of King Lot, mother of Gawain, Agravain, Gaheris, Gareth.

Merlin: Fathered by the devil but baptized at birth on the advice of Blaise, his lifelong friend and companion. Son of Meylinde. Merlin can see all events of the past and future.

Morgan le Fay: Daughter of Igraine and Gorlois, sister of Margause, half-sister of Arthur. Wife of King Uriens. Trained in magic at the nunnery where she spent her adolescence.

King Nero: King from the Land of Grasslands and Giants. Brother of King Rion.

King Pellinor: One-third of the family who attend the Holy Grail at Castle Corbenic. Brother of King Pelles and Garlon.

Pharian: Seneschal of Kings Ban and Bors.

King Rion: Warlord king from the Land of Grasslands and Giants. Brother of King Nero.

Rowena: Saxon daughter of Hengist. Wife of Vortigern.

Rylan: Advisor who served Constance, Vortigern, Pendragon and Uther.

King Rion: King from the Land of Grasslands and Giants. Brother of King Nero.

Rossa: Midwife who attends Meylinde in the tower, then assists her at her shelter for young women.

Ulfius: Knight who was Uther’s best friend and was tasked with coercing Igraine into an affair with him.

Uther Pendragon: Biological father of Arthur. Brother of Pendragon. Friend of Ulfius. Former high king.

King Uriens: Prominent king, associate of Uther. Husband of Morgan le Fay.

Viviane: The current Lady of the Lake, leader of Pagan gods and spirits, many of whom live protected in the false lake she projects with her mind. Mother of Nimue.

Vortigern: Tyrant king who killed Constance, the father of Pendragon and Uther, and first allowed the Saxons into Britain. Father of Vortimer.

Vortimer: Son of Vortigern.

Witter: Seneschal who served Constance, Vortigern, Pendragon and Uther.

Yvain: Son of Morgan le Fay and King Uriens.