A Clash of Magics by Guy Antibes (read this if txt) 📕

Characters

Prince on the Run

The Royal Family

Trevor Arcwin - Third son of Henry Arcwin, 19 years old

Henry Arcwin - Seventh king of Presidon

Hyra Arcwin - Queen and wife of Henry Arcwin, princess of Dorwick

Bering Arcwin - Oldest son of Henry Arcwin and crown prince, 28 years old

Owen Arcwin - Second son of Henry Arcwin, 26 years old

Lilith Arcwin - Oldest daughter of Hyra by a Dorwickian noble, 30 years old

Wynn Arcwin - Second daughter of Henry and Hyra, 21 years old

Renald (Renny) Arcwin - Fourth son of Henry Arcwin and youngest child, 16 years old

Tarviston Castle Staff and Courtiers

Brother Yvan - Royal cleric of Dryden, from the country of Ginster

Marin Denton - Head cook of Tarviston Castle

Windon Denton - Stable boy (Marin’s son)

Virtue Underton - Minister of war

Patience Sorryn - General of the Presidon army

In the Army plus Mercenaries

Desolation Boxster - Master sergeant in the Presidon army and Trevor’s trainer

General Greenwood - Commander of Red Forest Garrison

Liftson - Master soldier

Washkin - Master soldier

Angry Sender - A sergeant in the royal army

Commander Periwinkle - Leader of West Moretons in Presidon

Captain Harpy - West Moreton officer

Captain Handleton - Mercenary officer

Karn Kissel - Boxster’s mercenary camp name

Bill Denton - Trevor’s mercenary camp name

Breda Jackwin - Female mercenary

Corey Crackle - Mercenary squad leader

The Brachians

Mara - Brachian troubadour, 20 years old

Hanna - Brachian troubadour, 32 years old

Tork - Brachian troubadour, 42 years old

Duke Worto - Usurper and ruler of Brachia

Theft of an Ancient Dog

Jilgrath in Viksar

Grantak Poket - Sr. Professor at Jilgrath Magic Academy

Manwell Arcwin - Underemployed green magician

Jeruld Kantak - Jilgrath’s second-best impresario.

Glynna Bostik - Antique bookshop proprietor

Lord Noran Rorsik - Victim of theft

Lady Ophie Rorsik - Noran’s sister

Raszak Gwent - Mayor of Jilgrath

Raszak Gwent - Son of the mayor with the same name

Linny Volst - Leader of the Two Points dueling club

Siranda Zutterak - Daughter of the chief trustee

Orloff Henkor - Grocer and Two Points club member

Azar Zutterak - Chief trustee

Petter Kuykel - Wagon driver for Brewery

Eila - Tour guide at the brewery

Torgan Kantak - Nephew of Jeruld

Waller Volst - Father of Linny Volst

The Blue Tower

Redwitzel & Jiksara and Environs in Viksar

Gorian Custik - The Blue Tower magician

Bentor Harkel - Mayor of Redwitzel Town

Sigman Jopper - Chief guard of Redwitzel

Seer Caspur - Chief cleric in Viksar

Hamel Rorsik - Ordermaster of the Order of Gold

Mona Akbrit - Owner of an orchard

Adeera Porkit - A mysterious fixer in Redwitzel

Penta Fastil - Adeera’s aide

Hester Blisek - Premier of Viksar

Lissa Caspur - Daughter of Seer Caspur

Motra Phogel- Hester Blisek’s assistant

The Swordmaker’s Secret

Jarkan

Turgul Manusa - Headman of plains tribe

Akku Manusa - Plainsman, son of a headman

Mino Kawis-Former focus of Selara

Reena Corulu - Focus of Selara

Queen Puri - Ruler of Jarkan

Azu Gindu - Captain of the focus’s guard

General Tarkan Henkari – General in Jarkanese army

Baku Banjee - Lord of Banjee

General Erdu - Jarkanese Minister of Defense

Roju Abradu - Assistant to Captain Gindu

Commander Simol - A plainsman leader

Brachia

Garson Boxster - Pierce’s original mentor

Keith Garman - Heir to the Duchy of Upperville

Anton Day - Owner of the Black Swan

Gareeze Plissaki - Chief Magician to King Worto

Jacob Stoolage - Boxster’s original regent

Lord Summer - Regent of Listenwell

A Clash of Magics

Lister Vale - Head Seer in Ginster

Potur Lott - Retired officer in Jarkanese army

Morra Deepen - Seer of Okora

King Bingador - King of Okora

Mak - Drug dealer in Khartoo

Captain Muranna Bookend - Cargo ship captain

Coosin Escarik - Seer of Sirland

Queen Marta - Ruler of Sirland

Dirk Crater - Prime Minister of Sirland

Dauntless Brightwork -Brachian General

Samar Doford - Leader of Sirlandian navy

Merik Bandeford - Seer of Maskum

Excerpt from Chapter One

~

The Mud Elf

Book One of

The Augur’s Eye

~

W hit Varian stared at the girl. “After two years you want to break up?” the elf said.

Marna, the daughter of the richest man in the wood elf village of Whistle Vale, tossed her brown hair, with the greenish highlights brightened by the streaks of sun dappling the dusty air of the forest. “Things have changed,” she said, folding her arms.

Whit continued to stare, but his gaze began to appraise the girl’s stance. Their relationship was over, poisoned, and buried deep in the earth where it would never flourish again. “It’s because of my mother, isn’t it?”

“That is the biggest change. She ran the village despite her husband and…you.”

Whit sighed. “I’m no longer good enough for you?”

“No longer appropriate. My parents and my friends have told me there is no future in the village associating with a seventeen-year-old mud elf without connections.”

The comment stung Whit even though he’d been called a mud elf for years. The epithet came for the first time from Marna’s lips. She had been a sympathetic ear until now. He gave her a nod and turned, not wanting her to see his eyes glisten. He was past the acceptable age for crying, but that hadn’t stopped his eyes from getting moist when his mother had died three months ago. Almost-tears came easier, now that his standing in the community was being tested and the results were distressing.

Whit was about to turn and ask what he could do to make up for being a mixed breed, but he heard her quickly walking away.

“Over,” he said to himself.

He looked up at the forest that he loved as much as his wood elf mother did. His mother… Whit couldn’t hold back a sigh as he headed to the hut he now shared only with his father.

“You