Merlin Fanfiction: Love As Thou Wilt | Character List and Word Guide
Characters for Love as Thou Wilt
• Emrys Household
o Kilgharrah nó Emrys -Noble.
o Freya nó Emrys - Kilgharrah’s pupil.
o Merlin nó Emrys - Kilgharrah’s pupil; drycræft.
o Will - Kilgharrah’s man.
o Arthur du Bois - Noble; Round Table Brotherhood (knight); protector of Merlin.
• Royal Family- Pendragon
o Uther de la Pendragon - King of Camelot.
o Ygraine de la Pendragon - Queen of Camelot (deceased).
o Arthur de la Pendragon - Son of Uther and Ygraine; Prince; reportedly died at birth with his mother/actually sent to the Round Table Brotherhood to protect him from a plot to kill him (deceased).
o Morgana de la Pendragon - Illegitimate child of Uther and Vivienne who is married to Gorlois; Princess; next in line for the Pendragon throne.
o Kay l’Ector - Cousin of Uther de la Pendragon by marriage and to Ygraine, Tristan, and Agravaine by blood; Duc l’Ector (Tintagel).
o Tamara l’Ector - Daughter of Kay l’Ector.
• Le Fey Household
o Gorlois le Fey - Noble; friend of Uther (deceased).
o Vivienne le Fey - Noble; wife of Gorlois; had an affair with Uther (deceased).
• Royal Family- Escetia
o Cenred de la Escetia - King of Escetia.
o Morgause le Fey de la Escetia - Half-sister to Morgana; wife of Cenred; Queen of Escetia.
o Liana de la Escetia - late queen; Cenred’s first wife; died giving birth to Dillon (deceased).
o Dillon de la Escetia - Son of Liana and Cenred; Prince; Duc d’Apres (Escetia).
o Dalia de la Escetia - Daughter of Morgause and Cenred; Princess.
• Royal Family- Bois (Ygraine’s family)- Tintagel
o Tristan de la Bois - Ygraine’s brother; first born son of the Bois royal family; King of Tintagel.
o Agravaine de la Bois - Ygraine’s brother; second son of the Bois royal family.
o Maria Tinatgel de la Bois - Wife of Agravaine.
o Ariel de la Tintagel-Bois nó Kenshire - Daughter of Agravaine and Maria; married to Galahad; friend of Morgana.
o Elizabeth de la Tinatgel-Bois nó Kenshire - Daughter of Agravaine and Maria; married to Gerent; friend of Morgana.
o Gerent nó Kenshire - Noble; husband of Elizabeth; cousin to Ariel’s husband, Galahad nó Kenshire.
o Galahad nó Kenshire - Noble; cousin to Gerent; married to Ariel.
• Royal Family- Mercia
o Bayard de la Mercia - King of Mercia; friends with Uther.
o Bedwyr de la Mercia - Prince; son of Bayard and Trishana.
• Royal Family- Acestir
o Godwyn de la Acestir - King of Acestir; friend of Uther.
o Azreal de la Acestir - Brother to Godwyn; Elena’s uncle.
• Nobles
o Valiant d’Alene - Son of Cador; Duc d’Alene (Camelot).
o Cador d’Alene - Duc d’Alene (Camelot).
o Marquise Sharia Gairn - Noble; member of Camelot court.
o Geoffrey de Monmouth - Noble; royal archivist.
o Lucan Maris - Noble; member of Kay’s entourage.
o Breunor d’Cote - Noble; member of the royal court.
o Alice Verdant-Beau - Wife of Gaius Beau; former Courtesan of Fire Court; tutor to Merlin and Freya.
o Gaius Beau - Husband to Alice Verdant-Beau; Royal Physician to the Pendragon line.
o Mithian de Caernarvon - Lady of Caernarvon (Camelot)
o Mordred de Porte - Duc de Porte (Camelot)
o Nimueh de l’Isle - Noble; drycræft (Camelot).
o Melias, Aglain, Edwin, Myror, Tauren - Members of de l’Isle family; Nimueh’s kin (Camelot).
o Pellinore de Dieu - Noble; Comte de Dieu (Camelot); Royal Commander.
o Persant de Dieu - Noble; first son of Pellinore.
o Gareth de Highpass - Noble; Comte de Highpass (Escetia).
o Uriens de Isidore - Noble; Comte de Isidore (Camelot) cousin to Cenred.
o Morganor l’Galdren - Noble; father of Balin and Balan; Duc l’Galdren (Acestir).
• Moonlight Court (Mona Leoht Geard)- Fire (Fry) Court (Camelot), Water (Wæter) Court (Tintagel), Wind (Windan) Court (Acestir), Earth (Molde) Court (Escetia), Lightning (Ligetræsc) Court (Mercia)
o Hunith Draca - Member of the Molde (Earth) Geard; mother of Merlin; married to Balinor Draca.
o Alexandra Fors - Dame; Head of Fire Court.
o Damas Cœur - Second of Fire Court.
o Guinevere (Gwen) Bran du Lac - Member of Fire Court; sister to Elyan; married to Lancelot du Lac (knight).
o Sarah, Anna, Erec, Ywain, Mariam, Dorian - Apprentices in the Fire Court.
o Brother Dinadan - Priest of the Old Religion.
o Edward Orkney - Dame; Head of Earth Court (Escetia).
o Priamus Avoutres - Second of Earth Court (Escetia).
o Maliasa Bulor - Dame; Head of Water Court (Tintagel).
o Sarah Hans - Second of Water Court (Tintagel).
o Dinas Seneschal - Dame; Head of Wind Court (Acestir).
o Gilli Clarence - Second of Wind Court (Acestir).
o Hannah Winchelsea - Dame; Head of Lightning Court (Mercia).
o Sophia Sidhe - Second of Lightning Court (Mercia).
• Round Table Brotherhood- Knights
o Galahad l’Hardi - Noble; Round Table Brotherhood (knight); protector of Uther; third son of the l’Hardi family.
o Lancelot du Lac - Noble; Lieutenant of the Round Table Brotherhood (knight); married to Gwen and also her protector; second son of the du Lac family.
o Marrok Logris - Round Table Brotherhood (knight); protector of Godwyn; third son of the Logris family.
o Urry l’Estrange - Noble; Round Table Brotherhood (knight); protector of Bayard; second son of the l’Estrange family.
o Balin l’Galdren - Noble; Round Table Brotherhood (knight); protector of Azreal; son of Morganor.
o Leon Gannes - Captain of the Round Table Brotherhood (knight); protector of Morgana.
o Percival de Dieu - Noble; Round Table Brotherhood (knight); protector of Bedwyr; son of Pellinore (Camelot).
o Elyan Bran - Round Table brotherhood (knight); protector of Ysandra; Brother of Guinevere (Gwen) Bran.
• Pict (from the northern most point of Albion, live in the mountains)
o Leda - Woman in Hoel’s clan.
o Hoel Peredur - Head of Clan.
o Ban the Knife-Tongue - Fengel in Hoel’s clan.
o Wendra - Woman in Arrœk’s clan.
o Hervis the Beardless - Fengel in Hoel’s clan.
o Shera - Woman in Hoel’s clan.
o Van - Fengel in Hoel’s clan.
o Geberan the White-Eyed - Hwata (soothsayer).
o Selises Arrœk - Head of Clan; warlord.
o Gauter - Member of the Silent Ones.
o Silent Ones - Arrœk’s Fengel.
• Druids
o Chiaræ - Mother of Frœdra.
o Frœdra - Wife of Clègis.
o Sadok - Nephew of Borre; son of Clègis.
o Clègis - Brother to Borre.
o Borre - Leader of Druid camp.
• Hibernia
o Nerecca - Eldest daughter of Drekana.
o Brodon - son of Æcrania.
o Frumgar of Hibernia - King of Hibernia.
o Driant mab Drekana - Son of Drekana; heir and nephew to Frumgar.
o Æcran mac Laren - Brother to Æcrania (twins); Lord of the Wigend.
o Vela - Wife of Frumgar.
o Æcrania mac Laren - Sister of Æcran (twins); Lady of Wigend.
o Galway - Son of Frumgar and Vela.
o Gylden - Youngest daughter of Drekana.
o Drekana - Sister of Frumgar.
o Seolfora - Middle daughter of Drekana.
• The Fisher King’s Strait
o Crosslem - Servant of the Fisher King.
o The Fisher King - controls seas between Albion and Hibernia; can command wyverns to a certain degree.
o Helian - Servant of the Fisher King.
• Others
o Gwaine de Ganis - Merlin’s childhood friend; noble by birth.
o Reynold Gunter - Merchant; Tintagel ally.
o Balinor Draca - Merchant; father of Merlin.
o Plaine de Bawes - Historian; old acquaintance of Kilgharrah’s.
o Earl - Member of Gwaine’s network.
o Harry Renowne - second-in-Command to Petit.
o Juliana de Listinoise - Royal poet (Camelot).
o Melissa nó Wæter - former member of the Water branch of the Moonlight Court (Tintagel).
o Petit Fils - Royal Admiral (Camelot).
o Jeran - Nomad; weaver.
o Mari - Wife of Jeran; dyer.
o Jen and Kara - Daughters of Jeran and Mari.
o Master Morholt Saracen - Mearcung maker; tattooist.
o Dagonet nó Madela-Camnen - playwright.
Word Meanings/Explanations
• Mearcung- marking, a tattoo; members of the Court save money up for this mark. When they have enough or the tattoo is completed, it means they have essentially bought their freedom and are able to leave the Court if the wish and any money they make is theirs. They tend to be big pieces of art on their backs. This tends to take a few years to complete because the Court takes a portion of the person’s earnings.
• Hladan- to draw water; to draw (summon) water to the caster
• Drycræft- sorcery, magic.
• Gewrit- book
• Gewrit Drycræft- Book of Sorcery; Book of Magic; the first book all magic users start off on.
• Spræc- language
• Drycræft Spræc- literal translation is sorcery language; in this it means magical language. Basically, what they say when they work spells.
• Hyldu to se Frod Æfæstness- literal translation is Homage to the Old Religion.
• Geornful Drycræft- Desirous Sorcery
• Draca Hygebend- Dragon heartstrings
• Lifwraþu- protection of life; motto of the knights of the Round Table Brotherhood
• Blæc Beran- the Black Bear; north
• Read Heorot- Red Hart; west
• Grene Hengest - Green Horse; east
• Fealo Leo- Yellow Lion; south
• Wigfruma- War Chief
• Sel Mon- Great One (meant to refer to Kilgharrah being the Great Dragon)
• Wæge- Balance
• Nædre- Snake
• Ar- Copper
• Ceorl- peasant, a sort of bond-servant under the Fengel. They farm the land and pay a tithe for protection.
• Fengel- lord, just under Hoel, they are a warrior class.
• Folcgemot- gathering of people; the gathering of all the Pict tribes.
• Anwig- a duel or challenge fought between two men in a ring of onlookers.
• Mæstling- brass
• Seolfor- silver
• Isern- iron
• Gold- gold
• Hafoc Eage- “Hawk Eye”
• Feoh- money, a type of spiritual credit, often paid for life debts.
• Hwata- soothsayer
• Eardstapa- wanderer
• Emrys Household
o Kilgharrah nó Emrys -Noble.
o Freya nó Emrys - Kilgharrah’s pupil.
o Merlin nó Emrys - Kilgharrah’s pupil; drycræft.
o Will - Kilgharrah’s man.
o Arthur du Bois - Noble; Round Table Brotherhood (knight); protector of Merlin.
• Royal Family- Pendragon
o Uther de la Pendragon - King of Camelot.
o Ygraine de la Pendragon - Queen of Camelot (deceased).
o Arthur de la Pendragon - Son of Uther and Ygraine; Prince; reportedly died at birth with his mother/actually sent to the Round Table Brotherhood to protect him from a plot to kill him (deceased).
o Morgana de la Pendragon - Illegitimate child of Uther and Vivienne who is married to Gorlois; Princess; next in line for the Pendragon throne.
o Kay l’Ector - Cousin of Uther de la Pendragon by marriage and to Ygraine, Tristan, and Agravaine by blood; Duc l’Ector (Tintagel).
o Tamara l’Ector - Daughter of Kay l’Ector.
• Le Fey Household
o Gorlois le Fey - Noble; friend of Uther (deceased).
o Vivienne le Fey - Noble; wife of Gorlois; had an affair with Uther (deceased).
• Royal Family- Escetia
o Cenred de la Escetia - King of Escetia.
o Morgause le Fey de la Escetia - Half-sister to Morgana; wife of Cenred; Queen of Escetia.
o Liana de la Escetia - late queen; Cenred’s first wife; died giving birth to Dillon (deceased).
o Dillon de la Escetia - Son of Liana and Cenred; Prince; Duc d’Apres (Escetia).
o Dalia de la Escetia - Daughter of Morgause and Cenred; Princess.
• Royal Family- Bois (Ygraine’s family)- Tintagel
o Tristan de la Bois - Ygraine’s brother; first born son of the Bois royal family; King of Tintagel.
o Agravaine de la Bois - Ygraine’s brother; second son of the Bois royal family.
o Maria Tinatgel de la Bois - Wife of Agravaine.
o Ariel de la Tintagel-Bois nó Kenshire - Daughter of Agravaine and Maria; married to Galahad; friend of Morgana.
o Elizabeth de la Tinatgel-Bois nó Kenshire - Daughter of Agravaine and Maria; married to Gerent; friend of Morgana.
o Gerent nó Kenshire - Noble; husband of Elizabeth; cousin to Ariel’s husband, Galahad nó Kenshire.
o Galahad nó Kenshire - Noble; cousin to Gerent; married to Ariel.
• Royal Family- Mercia
o Bayard de la Mercia - King of Mercia; friends with Uther.
o Bedwyr de la Mercia - Prince; son of Bayard and Trishana.
• Royal Family- Acestir
o Godwyn de la Acestir - King of Acestir; friend of Uther.
o Azreal de la Acestir - Brother to Godwyn; Elena’s uncle.
• Nobles
o Valiant d’Alene - Son of Cador; Duc d’Alene (Camelot).
o Cador d’Alene - Duc d’Alene (Camelot).
o Marquise Sharia Gairn - Noble; member of Camelot court.
o Geoffrey de Monmouth - Noble; royal archivist.
o Lucan Maris - Noble; member of Kay’s entourage.
o Breunor d’Cote - Noble; member of the royal court.
o Alice Verdant-Beau - Wife of Gaius Beau; former Courtesan of Fire Court; tutor to Merlin and Freya.
o Gaius Beau - Husband to Alice Verdant-Beau; Royal Physician to the Pendragon line.
o Mithian de Caernarvon - Lady of Caernarvon (Camelot)
o Mordred de Porte - Duc de Porte (Camelot)
o Nimueh de l’Isle - Noble; drycræft (Camelot).
o Melias, Aglain, Edwin, Myror, Tauren - Members of de l’Isle family; Nimueh’s kin (Camelot).
o Pellinore de Dieu - Noble; Comte de Dieu (Camelot); Royal Commander.
o Persant de Dieu - Noble; first son of Pellinore.
o Gareth de Highpass - Noble; Comte de Highpass (Escetia).
o Uriens de Isidore - Noble; Comte de Isidore (Camelot) cousin to Cenred.
o Morganor l’Galdren - Noble; father of Balin and Balan; Duc l’Galdren (Acestir).
• Moonlight Court (Mona Leoht Geard)- Fire (Fry) Court (Camelot), Water (Wæter) Court (Tintagel), Wind (Windan) Court (Acestir), Earth (Molde) Court (Escetia), Lightning (Ligetræsc) Court (Mercia)
o Hunith Draca - Member of the Molde (Earth) Geard; mother of Merlin; married to Balinor Draca.
o Alexandra Fors - Dame; Head of Fire Court.
o Damas Cœur - Second of Fire Court.
o Guinevere (Gwen) Bran du Lac - Member of Fire Court; sister to Elyan; married to Lancelot du Lac (knight).
o Sarah, Anna, Erec, Ywain, Mariam, Dorian - Apprentices in the Fire Court.
o Brother Dinadan - Priest of the Old Religion.
o Edward Orkney - Dame; Head of Earth Court (Escetia).
o Priamus Avoutres - Second of Earth Court (Escetia).
o Maliasa Bulor - Dame; Head of Water Court (Tintagel).
o Sarah Hans - Second of Water Court (Tintagel).
o Dinas Seneschal - Dame; Head of Wind Court (Acestir).
o Gilli Clarence - Second of Wind Court (Acestir).
o Hannah Winchelsea - Dame; Head of Lightning Court (Mercia).
o Sophia Sidhe - Second of Lightning Court (Mercia).
• Round Table Brotherhood- Knights
o Galahad l’Hardi - Noble; Round Table Brotherhood (knight); protector of Uther; third son of the l’Hardi family.
o Lancelot du Lac - Noble; Lieutenant of the Round Table Brotherhood (knight); married to Gwen and also her protector; second son of the du Lac family.
o Marrok Logris - Round Table Brotherhood (knight); protector of Godwyn; third son of the Logris family.
o Urry l’Estrange - Noble; Round Table Brotherhood (knight); protector of Bayard; second son of the l’Estrange family.
o Balin l’Galdren - Noble; Round Table Brotherhood (knight); protector of Azreal; son of Morganor.
o Leon Gannes - Captain of the Round Table Brotherhood (knight); protector of Morgana.
o Percival de Dieu - Noble; Round Table Brotherhood (knight); protector of Bedwyr; son of Pellinore (Camelot).
o Elyan Bran - Round Table brotherhood (knight); protector of Ysandra; Brother of Guinevere (Gwen) Bran.
• Pict (from the northern most point of Albion, live in the mountains)
o Leda - Woman in Hoel’s clan.
o Hoel Peredur - Head of Clan.
o Ban the Knife-Tongue - Fengel in Hoel’s clan.
o Wendra - Woman in Arrœk’s clan.
o Hervis the Beardless - Fengel in Hoel’s clan.
o Shera - Woman in Hoel’s clan.
o Van - Fengel in Hoel’s clan.
o Geberan the White-Eyed - Hwata (soothsayer).
o Selises Arrœk - Head of Clan; warlord.
o Gauter - Member of the Silent Ones.
o Silent Ones - Arrœk’s Fengel.
• Druids
o Chiaræ - Mother of Frœdra.
o Frœdra - Wife of Clègis.
o Sadok - Nephew of Borre; son of Clègis.
o Clègis - Brother to Borre.
o Borre - Leader of Druid camp.
• Hibernia
o Nerecca - Eldest daughter of Drekana.
o Brodon - son of Æcrania.
o Frumgar of Hibernia - King of Hibernia.
o Driant mab Drekana - Son of Drekana; heir and nephew to Frumgar.
o Æcran mac Laren - Brother to Æcrania (twins); Lord of the Wigend.
o Vela - Wife of Frumgar.
o Æcrania mac Laren - Sister of Æcran (twins); Lady of Wigend.
o Galway - Son of Frumgar and Vela.
o Gylden - Youngest daughter of Drekana.
o Drekana - Sister of Frumgar.
o Seolfora - Middle daughter of Drekana.
• The Fisher King’s Strait
o Crosslem - Servant of the Fisher King.
o The Fisher King - controls seas between Albion and Hibernia; can command wyverns to a certain degree.
o Helian - Servant of the Fisher King.
• Others
o Gwaine de Ganis - Merlin’s childhood friend; noble by birth.
o Reynold Gunter - Merchant; Tintagel ally.
o Balinor Draca - Merchant; father of Merlin.
o Plaine de Bawes - Historian; old acquaintance of Kilgharrah’s.
o Earl - Member of Gwaine’s network.
o Harry Renowne - second-in-Command to Petit.
o Juliana de Listinoise - Royal poet (Camelot).
o Melissa nó Wæter - former member of the Water branch of the Moonlight Court (Tintagel).
o Petit Fils - Royal Admiral (Camelot).
o Jeran - Nomad; weaver.
o Mari - Wife of Jeran; dyer.
o Jen and Kara - Daughters of Jeran and Mari.
o Master Morholt Saracen - Mearcung maker; tattooist.
o Dagonet nó Madela-Camnen - playwright.
Word Meanings/Explanations
• Mearcung- marking, a tattoo; members of the Court save money up for this mark. When they have enough or the tattoo is completed, it means they have essentially bought their freedom and are able to leave the Court if the wish and any money they make is theirs. They tend to be big pieces of art on their backs. This tends to take a few years to complete because the Court takes a portion of the person’s earnings.
• Hladan- to draw water; to draw (summon) water to the caster
• Drycræft- sorcery, magic.
• Gewrit- book
• Gewrit Drycræft- Book of Sorcery; Book of Magic; the first book all magic users start off on.
• Spræc- language
• Drycræft Spræc- literal translation is sorcery language; in this it means magical language. Basically, what they say when they work spells.
• Hyldu to se Frod Æfæstness- literal translation is Homage to the Old Religion.
• Geornful Drycræft- Desirous Sorcery
• Draca Hygebend- Dragon heartstrings
• Lifwraþu- protection of life; motto of the knights of the Round Table Brotherhood
• Blæc Beran- the Black Bear; north
• Read Heorot- Red Hart; west
• Grene Hengest - Green Horse; east
• Fealo Leo- Yellow Lion; south
• Wigfruma- War Chief
• Sel Mon- Great One (meant to refer to Kilgharrah being the Great Dragon)
• Wæge- Balance
• Nædre- Snake
• Ar- Copper
• Ceorl- peasant, a sort of bond-servant under the Fengel. They farm the land and pay a tithe for protection.
• Fengel- lord, just under Hoel, they are a warrior class.
• Folcgemot- gathering of people; the gathering of all the Pict tribes.
• Anwig- a duel or challenge fought between two men in a ring of onlookers.
• Mæstling- brass
• Seolfor- silver
• Isern- iron
• Gold- gold
• Hafoc Eage- “Hawk Eye”
• Feoh- money, a type of spiritual credit, often paid for life debts.
• Hwata- soothsayer
• Eardstapa- wanderer