Vroshir

Antagonists in the Cradle series.

The Vroshir

Cosmic antagonists on an über-apocalyptic scale. Very little is known about the Vroshir, though they are one of the largest threats to the Abidan. They oppose the Court of Seven and work to steal and maintain Iterations that are separated from the power of the Judges. There have been at least ten generations of Vroshir.

Iri, the Angler

Iri, the Angler of the Crystal Halls. The Crystal Angler. The Cosmic Thief. As a mortal on her homeworld, she forged an invisibility cloak. (Bloodline, ch 8)

With her magical fishing rod, she angled (stole) a dozen scythes made by Makiel the Abidan judge and reforged them into one scythe.

Iri was robbing the Abidan. She stayed focused on her excitement to distract her from the fact that she was packed inside a box buried beneath one of the most secure Abidan facilities in their vault-world of Haven.. . So the Angler sat with her power extended like a fishing-line, dangling outside the impenetrable vault. Waiting. She knew what was locked in the vault, and she knew that with Ozriel dead or missing, the Hound would send for its contents. He would never come himself—that would leave too much of a trail—but this vault would soon open. She only had to be patient. For nine months, she waited. Finally, a lesser Hound arrived at the facility. She sat up, the triangles in her eyes burning. Through hundreds of meters of rock, she could see the authority of Makiel on this messenger. (Uncrowned, ch 1)

The Mad King

Duraman was a very wise and good king originally, and part of the Abidan’s executor group. However, he tried to save a world by merging with an attacking Fiend, Oth’kimeth, the Conqueror. He went mad. He hates the Abidan judges because they are inflexible and arrogant, a d because his Fiend hates them. He lives in Tal’gullour, Fortress of the Mad King.

• Report on Mad King, Bloodline, ch 5

His Origin Shroud

The Mad King created an Origin Shroud from four sacred treasures, including an invisibility cloak the Angler had made when she was mortal and living runes he stole from Darandiel, the Ghost of the Abidan.

He had stolen from the personal collection of the Third Judge of the Abidan Court: Darandiel, the Ghost. He had taken from her a band of silver bound with living runes, designed to allow even a Judge to veil their power.” (see book #9, Bloodline, ch 8)

Other

• The Silverlords
• The Horseman