For centuries, the sprawling Ashkevron family has resided in the unique family manor at Forst Reach, in western Valdemar. The last Herald-Mage, Vanyel, is the most famous Ashkevron. Centuries later the family still breeds and sells superior warhorses, and they generally continue to be stolid and stubborn until new things are explained and justified.
Vanyel's contemporaries[]
Reigns of Queen Elspeth the Peacemaker and King Randale:
- Vanyel - the last Herald-Mage
- Lord Joserlin - Vanyel's grandfather
- Lord Withen - Vanyel's father
- Lady Treesa Ileana Brendywhin-Ashkevron - Vanyel's mother
- Herald-Mage Savil - Vanyel's aunt
- Lissa, Mekeal, Kaster, Heforth, Deleran, Charis and several more unnamed sisters - Vanyel's siblings
- Radevel, many others - Vanyel's cousins
- Bard Medren (illegitimate son of Mekeal), Herald Ariel (legitimate daughter of Mekeal), many others - Vanyel's nieces and nephews
Later Ashkevron descendants[]
- Reign of King Kiril:
- Joserlyn Ashkevron - sent a horse to his sister; on the way, it carried elderly Bard Stefen on his final trek to the Forest of Sorrows[1]
- Reign of King Theran:
- Diera - assisted Lavan Firestorm[2]
- Reign of King Roald:
- Reign of Queen Selenay:
- Withen - injured in the Tedrel Wars, traveled to Sandbriar[4]
- Lord Jehan - welcomed Herald-Mage Elspeth and her party back to Valdemar[5]
- Herald Bronwen - after the Mage Storms, investigated unusual use of magic[6]
References[]
- ↑ Magic's Price, Epilogue
- ↑ Brightly Burning
- ↑ "Spring Plowing at Forst Reach" in Oathblood
- ↑ Lady Cera Miniseries by Elizabeth A. Vaughan
- ↑ Winds of Fury
- ↑ Two stories written by Judith Tarr: "Widdershins" in Moving Targets and Other Tales of Valdemar, Valdemar Anthology, volume 4, and "Twice Blessed" in Changing the World, Valdemar Anthology, volume 5