from the cover~
Once there were great magicians born to the Maghuin Dhonn, the folk of the Brown Bear, the oldest tribe in Alba. But generations ago, the greatest of them all broke a sacred oath sworn in the name of all his people. Now only small gifts remain to them. Through her lineage, Moirin possesses such gifts–the ability to summon the twilight and conceal herself, and the skill to coax plants to grow.
Moirin has a secret, too. From childhood onward, she senses the presence of unfamiliar gods in her life–the bright lady and the man with a seedling cupped in his palm. Raised in the wilderness by her reclusive mother, Moirin learns only when she comes of age how illustrious, if mixed, her heritage is. The great-granddaughter of Alais the Wise, child of the Maghuin Dhonn and a cousin of the Cruarch of Alba, Moirin learns her father was a D’Angeline priest dedicated to serving Naamah, goddess of desire.
After Moirin undergoes the rites of adulthood, she finds divine acceptance…on the condition that she fulfill an unknown destiny that lies somewhere beyond the ocean. Or perhaps oceans. Beyond Terre d’Ange, where she finds her father, in the far reaches of distant Ch’in, Moirin’s skills will be a true gift when facing the vengeful plans of an ambitious mage, a noble warrior-princess desperate to save her father’s throne, and the spirit of a celestial dragon.
First Printing: 2009
Cover art by John Jude Palencar
Tags: Alba, Jacqueline Carey, Naamah Trilogy, Naamah's Kiss, Terre d'Ange
Overview of the courtesan guild of Terre d’Ange, the Court of Night-Blooming Flowers, also called the “Night Court”.
Alyssum
Canon: modesty
Motto: “With eyes averted”
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Balm
Canon: compassion
Motto: “Rest and be soothed”
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Bryony
Canon: avarice, wagering
Motto: “Wealth seeks company”
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Camellia
Canon: perfection
Motto: “Without fault or flaw”
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Cereus
Canon: pale fragility, fleeting beauty
Motto: “All loveliness fades”
- First of the houses
- Founded by Enedial Vintesoir
- The Dowayne of Cereus represents the Night Court on the City Judiciary
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Dahlia
Canon: dignity, regality
Motto: “Upright and unbending”
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Eglantine
Canon: genius, song and performance
Motto: “To create is to live”
- Sponsors tumblers, dancers, players, poets, musicians, artists, and clothiers
- A repository of learning and lore
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Gentian
Canon: dreams, mystic purity of spirit
Motto: “Truth and vision”
- Patrons seek visions, interpret dreams
- Adepts may become priests of Elua
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Heliotrope
Canon: love, devotion
Motto: “Thou, and no other”
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Jasmine
Canon: pleasure, sensuality
Motto: “For pleasure’s sake”
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Mandrake
Canon: algolagnia (giving pain), domination
Motto: “Yield all”
- Has a reciprocal agreement with Valerian House
- Employs the use of the signale
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Orchis
Canon: mirth
Motto: “Joy in laughter”
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Valerian
Canon: algolagnia (receiving pain), submission
Motto: “I yield”
- Has a reciprocal agreement with Mandrake House
- Employes the use of the signale
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Tags: Jacqueline Carey, Kushiel's Legacy, Terre d'Ange
- Anael
- Companion of Elua
- Founder of L’Agnace
- Scions give off an apple scent
- Taught husbandry to Terre d’Ange
- “Star of Love”
- Asmodel
- A courtier of hell under Kushiel
- Azza
- Companion of Elua
- Founder of Azzalle
- Invented the sextant
- Committed the sin of pride
- Camael
- Companion of Elua
- Founder of Camlach
- Warrior
- Cassiel
- Companion of Elua
- Not a founder of a specific part of Terre d’Ange
- The “Perfect Companion”
- Sole companion of Elua who didn’t turn away from the One God
- Priests pledge to serve and protect the scions of Elua; they also
take a vow of celibacy
- Called an “apostate” by the Yeshuites
- Eisheth
- Companion of Elua
- Founder of Eisande
- Patroness of actors (gave D’Angelines music and story)
- Known for gentleness
- Taught D’Angelines how to lie
- Scions skilled at storytelling and healing
- Elua
- Founder of Terre d’Ange
- Born when the blood of Yeshua (son of God) mixed with the Magdelene’s
tears and then quickened by Mother Earth
- Espoused the precept “Love as thou wilt.”
- Scions are the royalty of Terre d’Ange
- Kushiel
- Companion of Elua
- Founder of Kusheth
- The angel of punishment
- His symbol is three keys (for the portals to Hell)
- Marked Phèdre as his own
- Mara
- Daughter of Naamah and a condemned man
- Handmaiden of Kushiel
- Cursed and always veils her eyes
- Mikael
- Commander-in-Chief of the One God’s Host
- Took the book of Raziel from Lilit, and cast it into the ocean
- Naamah
- Companion of Elua
- Founder of Namarre
- Patron-goddess of the Night Court
- Lay with strangers for money to support Elua
- Rahab
- Angel of the One God, fallen and punished for disobedience
- Father of the Master of the Straits
- “Prince of the Sea” — by Yeshuites
- “Lord of the Deep” — by sailors
- Sammael
- Angel of the One God
- Took the book of Raziel from Edom, and threw it into the waters
- Shemhazai
- Companion of Elua
- Founder of Siovale
- Gave the written word to the D’Angelines
- Treasured knowledge and learning
Tags: Jacqueline Carey, Kushiel's Legacy, Terre d'Ange
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