Ravenstead Honor Roll
Summer 1971 Out of Darkness
Fall 1971 Again to Live
Spring 1972 Syzygy!
Summer 1972 Fire and Water
Fall 1972
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Alaine Ehrhardt
Galmariel
Formerly Alaine Francis Lancaster.
A horticulture major at Calhoun, initiated in an English Craft tradition by her Aunt Theda. Formed the coven at Calhoun to share her knowledge. With her husband Carl, originally rented The Garret. One of the Ravenwood Thirteen. Priestess of PHUL in Marsan’s World.
Amy Walden
Nyx
High-school librarian in Willow Bend, Kansas. Born in backward Garron Flats, naturally shy and chronically fat-shamed by schoolmates, she spent her teen years “hiding in books” and at Wichita State majored in library science. An excellent hypnotic subject; she and Erebus experimented for years before entering the Craft.
Astura
The Yhtill Goddess, consort of Ba’alar, who hung for ages crucified in Caer Ceusa (“Carcosa”) as hostage while the “tongues of darkness” of nightmare creatures slowly drew out and fed upon Her life essence. The Calhoun coven rescued her, hoping in return for help bringing home the Thirteen lost in the Ravenwood Disaster.
Ba'alar
The King in Yellow
A powerful God long held captive in Carcosa by dark forces with his consort Astura as hostage. Star-spanning efforts to save Her bought Him a dark but undeserved reputation. Creator of the Gold Mist. Later a valuable ally to the Garret Gang, and departing this Universe left Carcosa and the Mist in their charge.
Belinda Carswell
Wikima
Daughter of an archaeologist and niece of Ron Thompson, a professor at Russell University sponsoring the “Mindpower” group there. One-eighth Navajo. The “Sorcery” half of “Sword and Sorcery” for cosplay with Frank Warden. One of the Ravenwood Thirteen. Priestess of ARATRON in Marsan’s World.
Carl Ehrhardt
Hephaistos
An Army veteran returned, badly scarred and somewhat crippled, from Viet Nam. Healed in the power storm on Brushy Knob. Married Alaine and became a founding member of her coven. Detested the Government and nearly all authority. One of the Ravenwood Thirteen. Priest of OCH in Marsan’s World.
Chuck Taylor
Proteus
Came to the first Mindpower meeting but left in frustration with Hadrian. Close friend of Cissy Adams since childhood. A double major at Calhoun, electrical and mechanical engineering. Through the use of Jack’s remaining telepathine, he and Cissy have become lovers and melded minds.
Cissy (Sylvia Adams)
Lauriávë
A founding member of Mindpower, Hadrian’s study group. Finds science and conventional religions equally lacking. A nature lover, and when circumstances and privacy permit, a nudist. Now Chuck Taylor’s lover, and a part-time Garret resident along with him, Jack and Sue.
Dawn (Margaret Reynolds)
Aurora
Nick Valentine’s lover and former motorcycle traveling companion. A vegetarian and a gifted artist. Believed in astrology, Voodoo and the I Ching. Cursed by a Voodoo deity while living in New Orleans. One of the Ravenwood Thirteen. With Nick, a founder of Lakeside in Marsan’s World.
Frank Warden
Franquar
A Conan enthusiast and part-time body-builder. Dressed as “Franquar the Barbarian,” the “Sword” half of “Sword and Sorcery” in couples cosplay with Belinda. One of the Ravenwood Thirteen. Priest of PHALEG in Marsan’s World, and founder of Franklin among the Black Mountains there.
Fred Walden
Erebus
Sells and installs tires and other auto parts. A member of Moondark Coven. An avid fan of fantasy and science fiction. Met and married Nyx while at Wichita State. Together they moved to Willow Bend, Kansas and later joined Nephthys in the Craft after reading the Morgana letters after the Ravenwood Disaster.
Hadrian Marsan
Formerly a physics major, later switched schools to work on a Master’s degree in philosophy. An amateur hypnotist; founded “Mindpower” ESP study groups at both schools. Convinced Suzanne to come live with him, treated her badly, then dumped her. One of the Ravenwood Thirteen.
Jack (Jason Peredur)
Aglorand
Our narrator. A chemistry student, native to New Jersey but come to Calhoun for graduate study. Created a synthetic drug which partly led to the Ravenwood Disaster, and blames himself. Badly injured in a lab accident and survived the Ravenwood Disaster through being hospitalized when it took place.
Jake (Joachim Madden, Ph.D.)
Magus
Taught Comparative Religions at Russell. A “correspondence-school Kabbalist” and collector of grimoires. Leased the basement at Ravenwood Apartments in Columbia, later dubbed the Crypt, which was the site of the Disaster. One of the Ravenwood Thirteen. Priest of BETHOR in Marsan’s World.
Mel (Melusine)
Ghost Girl
Mountain Girl
Handmaiden to Morgaine in Rowan Tree Coven. Shot in 1848 by Christians from the valley below, cursed them as she died, and trapped by that same curse for over a century, was released by the Calhoun coven. Married Norma by Lakeside custom in Marsan’s World. Has no Earthly body, but can borrow and use Suzanne’s.
Nephthys
Taught high-school English in Willow Bend, Kansas. Rejected Christianity as a teen and entered the Craft a decade later, creating her own tradition from books and dreams. A Lesbian still deeply closeted, she has asked that her given name not be shown here. Bold, very protective of Nyx, and cannot stand bullies whether human or otherwise.
Nick (Nicholas Valentine)
Gulliver
A former engineering student at Calhoun; repaired appliances and ran a light show, the “Flying Fire,” saving money hoping to go back to class full-time. Dawn’s lover and traveling companion. One of the Ravenwood Thirteen. With Dawn, a founder of Lakeside by the Warm Sea in Marsan’s world.
Norma Stevens
Aiolynn
A natural empath: could feel another’s pain and partly relieve it by taking it into herself. From a farm near Waycross, Georgia; had a judgmentally Christian father who beat her. Wore green contacts. One of the Ravenwood Thirteen. Priestess of OPHIEL in Marsan’s World. Later established Fern Hall there.
Rhiannon
A Goddess best known through the Welsh Maginogion. “The Maker of Birds.” Once lived on Earth; now ruler of the otherworld Ainnir’on and consort of King Cwyll. Wears a crown on which living birds sometimes perch as ornaments. Drives a flying sleigh drawn by a team of unicorns.
Sandy (Sanchita Peron)
Hadrian’s girlfriend in Columbia. Hispanic; both of her parents came from Mexico. Made her own jewelry from silver wire and gemstone beads. One of the Ravenwood Thirteen. In later years was one of the founders of Lakeside by the Warm Sea in Marsan’s World.
Sue (Suzanne Marat)
Morgaine
A liberal-arts major come to the U.S. from Normandy on a student visa. Loves cooking and dress design. Dreams of an earlier life as priestess of Rowan Tree Coven in the 1800s and mother of Melusine. Stayed behind to be with Jack in the hospital, thus surviving the Ravenwood Disaster.
Tee (Tina Moore)
Rhiannon the Younger
A former student of “Magus” Madden; moved in with him at Ravenwood after finishing her degree. A gifted ceramicist and a self-taught witch; her Working Tools were mostly ceramic too. One of the Ravenwood Thirteen. Priestess of HAGITH in Marsan’s World.
Ulphorach
The Guardian of Earth, one of the K’hubuldor, resembles a rough-hewn but animate stone statue standing waist-deep in the ground. Survivor from a world shattered in the Sundering War. Now a close friend of Melusine. “Ulphorach” is His title; his personal name sounds like a chorus of deep-toned bells.
