Enlil Storm God/wargod for the more recently conquered Northern parts of the Rankan Empire.
Mriga Mindless and crippled woman elevated to divinity during Harran's abortive attempt to resurrect Siveni Gray-Eyes.
Sabellia Mother goddess for the Rankan Empire. Savankala-Father god for the Rankan Empire.
Siveni Gray-Eyes Ilsigi goddess of wisdom, medicine and defense.
Stormbringer Primal Storm God/wargod. The pattern for all other such gods, he is not, himself, the object of organized worship.
Vashanka Storm God/wargod of the original Rankan lands; vanquished and exiled beyond the reach of his onetime worshippers.
The Beysib:
Monkel Setmur Young chief of clan Setmur, an extended kinship of fishermen and sailors.
Shupansea; Shu-sea Head of the Beysib exiles in Sanctuary; mortal avatar of the Beysib mother goddess.
INTRODUCTION by Robert Lynn Asprin
"You may remove your blindfold now, old one."
Even as he fumbled with the knot binding the strip of cloth over his eyes,Hakiem knew much of his surroundings. His nose told him that he was in one ofSanctuary's numerous brothels ... though exactly which one he was unsure of. Athis advanced age he did not frequent the town's houses of ill-repute even thoughhe could now easily have afforded them, and therefore he was unfamiliar withtheir individual nuances. The memories of his youth, however, still lingeredstrong enough for him to recognize the generic aroma of a dwelling where womensold sex for a living and the incense used in a vain attempt to disguise thatprofession.
More important than the room's location was its inhabitant, and Hakiem had goodreason to recognize the voice that now instructed him. It was Jubal, onceSanctuary's crimelord ... now the underground leader of one of the armed