Allen has his natural arms.
Mana and Allen are directly related, though Mana is dead in the line of duty. No attempts at bringing him back are made, no curse.
Cross is a bound free magic servant in the shape of a red cat. While he has a human form, Allen's never seen it. A previous Abhorsen forbade it after an incident which is never talked about.
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All Exorcists and main Black Order members will be Charter Mages of varying degrees, while the Noah and the Earl are oath sworn Necromancers, or the Greater Dead.

Of note:
Allen, Current Abhorsen
Timcampy,  message hawk with personality
Cross, Mogget
Lavi, Bookman, Remembrancers
Komui, a Wallmaker, still able to annoy everyone else with his inventions, ( Read more... )

When the dead do walk seek water's run,
for this the Dead will always shun.
Swift river's best or broadest lake
to ward the dead and haven make.
If water fails thee, fire's thy friend,
if neither guards it will be thy end.

A guide to necromantic creatures.

The Dead: Broadly speaking, the Dead are once-living spirits with both the inclination and the ( Read more... )

Thank you Wikipedia!

The lowdown on creatures one may encounter:

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Specific bloodlines have specific roles in the verse.

Five Great Charters knit the land
Together linked, hand in hand
One in the people who wear the crown
Two in the folk who keep the Dead down
Three and Five became stone and mortar
Four sees all in frozen water. The Five Great Charters is the majority of the Charter marks on which Old ( Read more... )

Magic is split into two distinct types. Free magic, and the Charter. Spells include weather working, fire, light, summoning, binding, illusion, etc. There are also fighting specific spells, some of which can be inscribed into weapons.

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Crossover: Garth Nix's Old Kingdom Trilogy
Timeline: Set during the 200 year period after the death of the Queen, and all known members of the royal line. The Earl is causing chaos, the numbers of Dead in Life is on the rise.
World Locations: The world in which this verse is set is split into two actual countries, that of Ancelstierre (in the ( Read more... )