Aulisyn is a dual-timeline novel with many characters. This is a who’s-who cheat sheet.
My proofreader pointed out that the sheer number of characters was bewildering, especially in the Medieval timeline. Families in the Middle Ages had a lot of children! On his advice, I added the dramatis personae to the paperback and e-book; I’m sharing it here for quick reference.
Elicot Demesne (Medieval Timeline)
Waite Family
Mischa Waite, reeve of Elicot and father of Eliza
Griselda Magdeberg Waite, wife of Reeve Waite and mother of Eliza
Mischason Waite, eldest son of Mischa and Griselda Waite
Hincmar Waite, son of Mischa and Griselda Waite
Eliza Waite, eldest daughter of Mischa and Griselda Waite
Leonie Waite, daughter of Mischa and Griselda Waite and married to Osric
Jack Waite, Reeve Waite’s bastard son and youngest of the Waite children
Deceased Waite Children, Aledred, Marucious, twins Valeria and Valentin, and a first Eliza
Blind Men
Ethelred, missing both eyes
George, suffers cataracts
Partridge, born sightless
Additional Characters
Saint Millicent, canine patron saint of Elicot
Osric, husband of Leonie Waite
Ingiltrude, deceased mistress of Reeve Waite and mother of Jack
Cassian Quinn, prospective husband of Eliza Waite
Father Demarco, priest of Elicot Demesne
Deacon, deacon of Elicot Demense
Mr. and Mrs. Brown, parents of an infant who died in a fire
Bartholomew Hackler, vile loudmouth
Constance, mother of Rebekah
Rebekah, young daughter of Constance
Bellumfort Institute (Future Timeline)
Employees
Lothar Teryan, founder of Bellumfort Institute
Lowell Sixsmith, Director of Bellumfort Institute
Sarah Sixsmith, wife of Director Lowell Sixsmith and former EIU
Wenlock Bayeux, Ossuary Security Guard
Peter Tenenbaum, Ossuary Engineer
Hezekiah Landgrave, Ossuary Surveillance Technician
Ones (First Year Emotional Input Units (EIUs))
Eliza Waite, Medieval EIU
Violet Marsleigh, 1860s EIU
Cindy Bergstrom, 1950s EIU
Pamela Claes, 1960s EIU
Brittany Jensen, 1990s EIU
Sums (Fifth Year Emotional Input Units (EIUs))
Deianira, former friend of Sarah Sixsmith
Unnamed girls who lead Initiation
Neither Here nor There (Both Timelines)
Aulisyn, a mysterious woman
Three Chopt, a town in Ossuary
Sandrine, a horse
Unnamed villagers generated to populate the Three Chopt simulation
Do you like any of the character names? Hate any? I’d love to hear your opinion, either via a review or via a one-on-one email discussion.
Erzsebet Carmean 