- For other uses of Kyril/Kiril, see the disambiguation page.
Kiril was king of Valdemar around 850 AF. He built the Heralds' Collegium, which replaced the old mentor-trainee approach with standardized classes and a supervised internship. He was obliged to provide new buildings to replace the aging Bardic and Healers' Collegia as well.[1]
When the Sleepgiver called "Temper" tried to burn down the Companions' stable, with all the Companions trapped inside, Herald-Trainee Mags stopped him, incurring grave wounds. Answering Mags' mindcall, Kiril arrived in time to staunch the bleeding and save Mags' life, fulfilling the Foreseers' vision in an unexpected way.[2]
Kiril abdicated the throne in favor of his son Sedric after his fourth grandchild, Kyril "Kee" was born.[3]
He has black hair and silver eyes.[4] His original King's Own Herald, Nikolas, was one of his closest friends. People erroneously assume that the game Kirball is named after him, but it's actually named for its' creator, Herald Kiri.
Companion[]
The name of Kiril's Companion is unknown.
Gifts[]
Kiril has a fairly strong Gift of Mindspeech.
Internship[]
He was in command of light cavalry at some point during his internship.[5]
Family[]
- Father: possibly King Chalinel, who is possibly Jisa's son[6]
- Mother: possibly Chalinel's Consort Felice[6]
- Siblings: if Felice's son, he was likely a triplet from her second pregnancy, and had 11 siblings[6]
- First wife: unnamed, older, a state marriage, who died at Sedric's birth[7]
- Second wife: unnamed, a love match, Queen and thus a Herald, who lovingly raised Sedric[7]
- Children: Sedric[7], others unnamed[8]
Grandchildren:
In the series[]
Kiril appears in the following works:
- Foundation, Collegium Chronicles, volume 1
- Intrigues, Collegium Chronicles, volume 2
- Changes, Collegium Chronicles, volume 3
- Redoubt, Collegium Chronicles, volume 4
- Bastion, Collegium Chronicles, volume 5
- Closer to Home, Herald Spy, volume 1
- Closer to the Heart, Herald Spy, volume 2
- Closer to the Chest, Herald Spy, volume 3
References[]
- ↑ Foundation
- ↑ Intrigues
- ↑ The Hills Have Spies
- ↑ Speculation: his silver eyes may hint at his heritage through Jisa and her biological father, Vanyel.
- ↑ Redoubt, Chapter 2
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Out of the Deep". Very few details are known about King Chalinel; the connection is speculation, mostly due to proximity in the timeline.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Changes, Chapter 18
- ↑ "King Kyril’s children ... Sedric and his sibs had been extremely active children." - The Hills Have Spies, Chapter 1