Disclaimer: The names and places are not mine for they belong to Catherine Asaro and her Lost Continent series.

Things you need to know before you read this story unless you really know the book in which this story takes place:

Jarid Dawnfield + Iris

King and queen of Aronsdale both are mages

Children : Son -Aron also a Mage and heir to the crown, around 20 or so

Daughter - Sky also a mage around 16,

Muller Dawnfield + Chime Chamberlight (Headwind)

King and queen of Harsdown. Both are mages

Muller is Jarid's cousin.

Children: Melody (Mel) Heir to the crown. around 20 or so

Melody Dawnfield Chamberlight + Cobalt Escar

Empress and Emperor or the Dawn star Empire. The Empire Consist of the countries of " The misted Cliffs, Blueshire, Shazire and Jazid. Of the settled lands only Harsdown , Aronsdale and Taka Mal are not a part of the empire.

Melody is a mage . Cobalt May be a warlock. That is yet to be determined. Also known as Cobalt the Dark, the Midnight Emperor.

Children : Cobalt Muller Dawnfield Chamberlight Escar ( one name) around three years old.

Drummer Headwind Chamberlight + Vizarana Jade Quaazera

Consort ( Husband) and Queen of Taka Mal. Vizarana is in her mid thirties Drummer is in his early twenties

Drummer is a mage. He is the brother of Chime Chamberlight therefore Kin to King Jarid of Aronsdale.

Children: Zarina Bell Quaazera. Age around three Heir to the crown.

Baz "Darz" Quaazera + Ginger-Sun

General of Taka Mal Army and Dragon-Sun Priestess. Ginger is a mage. Baz is the brother to Vizarana also making him a prince.

Allegra

Once dairy made in Aronsdale. Mage. Kidnapped a year ago and then sold into slavery. Later married the man who bought her.

Markus Onyx

The Prince regent of Jazid. AN outlaw who had been sentenced to death after Cobalt took control of Jazid. Husband to Allegra. Political Prisoner of Vizarana. Also has the job if intergrading the Jazid Army members who now live in Taka Mal to the region. Lives in the palace with his wife and the royal family. Free only if he remains under guard. His actions are restricted but not completely. In his thirties.

Father : Ozar Onyx the last King of Jazid. Known for his cruelty and violence. Killed 4 years ago at the Hands of Cobalt during war time. The war was caused by Ozar.

Ozarson "Ozi" Onyx

The atajazid. The crown Prince of Jazid or would be if Cobalt hadn't of killed his father. Many believe he should still wear the crown. Age Ten. Half brother to Markus. Betrothed to Zarina Bell Quaazera. The betrothal was to stop a war and was part of a treaty.

Dusk Yargazon –General to the Onyx Throne not to Cobalt

Well known for his cruelty and brutality to both prisoners and women. Developed torture techniques that have left many dead. Only one person has ever lived let alone escaped his brand of torture; Ginger-Sun.

Age just over 60.

Names of the Palaces

Taka Mal - the topaz palace

Jazid –Onyx Throne

Aronsdale- Castle Suncroft

Colors and banners of the realm:

The Dawn Star Empire: blue and white and have the Chamberlight sphere on their armor

Aronsdale: crossed swords

Taka Mal:

Harsdown: Jaguar

Jazid: Red Dragons that breath gold fire

Understanding Mages:

Each mage has a color that is there max strength.

Red is the lowest or weakest creates warmth light and fire

Orange: eases pain

Yellow: sooths emotion

Green: reads emotions . this can also link the mage to memories of the person she is reading

Blue can heal wounds but only that can heal by its self not moral wounds

Indigo : heal emotional wounds. Give stronger will, a happier outlook. Ease grief

Violet is the strongest there is and only one has ever lived. Had the power to reach across the lands to another mage or give strength to another mage to help expand a spell beyond what would normally be possible. Has the power to take life thought it would also destroy him as well.

Each mage uses shapes to control their spells. The more sides a shape has the more powerful the spell. A square has more power than a triangle a circle more than a square. 3-d shapes have more power then 2-d. Every mage has a shape that is the max that they can use. Every mage is different even if they can only do the same color spells.

Ginger-Sun – Red possibly yellow

Drummer – Yellow has made a stronger spell and created a dragon out of ligt that filled the sky. also needs music to focus his spells

Melody- Blue if using a unflawed shape ; Vilolet if using Flawed shapes. had caused lighting to pour from the sky thus stopping the last war.

Chime- Green

Muller –Indigo but can only use imperfect shapes and his spells come out wrong.

Aron- not yet determined

Sky- not yet determined

Iris- Rainbow. She is unique by this for she uses all colors to do everything instead of just one. She cannot reach violet. Her strongest hue is blue.

Jarid- Violet. Has taken only one life that of a man who killed both his parents and sought to kill him at the age of six. then spent the next fourteen years Blind, death and mute.

In total only around 20 or so red and orange mages exist.

Yellow is even rarer.

The only green are Chime and the Mage mistress in Aronsdale

The only blue is the healer at Harsdown

The only indigo is Muller

What each one looks like as wrote in the book not by me:

Jarid: well built physique. Luxuriant black hair that goes to his shoulders. Classic lines in his face. A straight nose and high cheekbones. Violet eyes; Large and intense framed by black lashes. A scar run down his neck

Iris: long full hair that curled. Blue eyes. Her frame is full of curves

Aron: a handsome face, light brown hair. Classic Aronsdale curls falling down around his ears

Sky: dark straight hair

Muller: gold hair with hints of gray faint lines around his eyes. When he was younger people called him pretty rather then handsome. Lithe physique and wields a sword with grace.

Chime: Yellow hair and blue eyes. Not as curvy as her daughter but still stunning for her age.

Melody: incredible curves. Full and buxom with a small waist and a height that suggest long legs. Golden hair that flows in waves to her waist with large blue eyes. An angel's face . with the curves of her cheeks and the small nose.

Cobalt-Nearly 7 feet tall and the only one of that height. Broad shoulders, heavily muscled frame. Long legs. Thick black hair that runs to his shoulders.

Drummer: yellow hair, blue eyes and a graceful build looks sensual and helpless. Blue eyes. Slender build

Vizarana: wild black curls. Upward-tilted eyes that are huge and black. Carries a dagger

Baz-powerful build and strong shoulders. Black hair that grazes his shoulders. Dark eyes that soften around his wife. He is a head taller than most men .

Ginger-Sun: exotic hair, Golden red it is called fire hair. An hourglass figure with a full curves.

Allegra: Golden hair. An hourglass build. In a woman's mind she was heavy to a man she was perfect. Looks sensual and helpless. Blue eyes. Slender build

Markus: sculpted features that looked handsome. Powerful shoulders. Has black shoulder length locks. Dark eyes.

Ozarson: block chin, Large nose and heavy brows. Black curly hair. Regal posture but charming modesty

General Yargazon: broad shoulders. Heavily corded tendons that slant into his shoulders. Sun weathered face and prominent nose. Cold steely demeanor. Wrinkles bracketed his mouth and creased the corners of his eyes.

Zarina: Dark hair, wild eyes and fierce. A sweet face

Now that you have an idea of the realm here's the story. I hope you enjoy.