Memzies Ain ( ) Second manager of the Domes, Garreday Uprisings sympathiser and the first person to stage Stayson Cooper. Eventually deposed by him as manager
Cael
Albi (1042-1107) Pioneering Zabric architect, one of the first women to
excel in the profession. Designed
various buildings in Port Crabal and East Zabrial, including Vaclan House in
the latter in 1088 which caused an outcry for being 'too Dorlafan'. Eventually fled to the Cities to escape the
fuss and was responsible for several of Lewis Avenue's more ostentatious
houses.
Lexlan
Ardent (1182-1224) Labbish musician/composer who came to the Cities at the
height of his powers in the 1210's and is regarded as the greatest musician to
have graced the region. Commanded huge
fees for performances from aristocrats up to his sudden death of typhoid; famed
almost as much for his tyrannical manner as his music
Relcceca Astan Late 1200's playwright, wrote decent and occasionally profound romantic comedies. Better at memorable, oft-quoted lines than overall pieces, though plays still occasionally performed today.
Bixent Auldich (1252-1305) Commander of the Third Regiment during the Labbish invasion. Reckoned to be Christoté's ablest commander during the war, not in itself a hard task. Fought at Briers Field and orchestrated both the liberation of north Christoté and the march into Labland itself. At the siege of Niche, though wounded early on by slingshot. Got a muted hero's reception on his return to the Cities after the war. Transferred to the Second. Died shortly afterwards in a bizarre coaching accident; his horses were startled by a chicken rushing across the road, the carriage capsized and Auldich was crushed. Subsequently the subject of numerous "Oh, the irony!" ballads.
Jed Briac (1048-1115) Former politician, later turned scholar and playwright. Now chiefly remembered for a series of plays supposed to accurately depict both the historical conditions and iniquities of the old Kingdom of Dorlaf. Recent generations have questioned the actual accuracy of the plays; but still regarded as the best of those who rode in on Stayson Cooper's coat tails.
Myers Cass (1107-1168) Playwright, the most accomplished and celebrated of the early Satirists period.
Holin Callar ( -1329) Playwright and elder brother of Cane. Largely credited with beginning the Modernist movement, experimenting with theatrical forms and conventions. Favoured cyclic plays in which key events were continually repeated; also built a spiritual, other-worldy and often surreal effect on stage. Domes staff writer for a time in the 1300's, though reached his creative high point after resigning in 1309. Known for meticulous attention to detail and obssessive control over all aspects of production of his work.
Piers Chorlan (1240-1308) Pioneering family historian, founder of the company which bears his name on Dorlaf Avenue
Nayston Culnt (971-1026) Architect who designed the street plans for much of the Cities, Jalkin in particular. Most of his original blueprints and notes are still on display in Jalkin Library.
Christos Dalbic Upper middle class merchant who got caught up in the Civil Wars and produced various commentaries on the battles and general anarchy of the times. His most enduring work, though, was Travels Across The Central Plains, written in the immediate aftermath and vividly describing a cholera and bandit ridden Dorlaf.
Hellender Darbo and Dryac Reltan Late 1000's/early 1100's economists, professors at the University of Dorlaf, sometime collaborators and eventually bitter rivals. Set down in stone the liberal, progressive and left-leaning capitalist principles which emerged from the Garreday Uprisings. Their works have basically become holy texts for later economists.
Deseé Denheath (988-1027) The beautiful daughter of a blacksmith who caused a scandal by conducting an affair with Chancellor Welverton and marrying him in 1008; arguably putting the final knife into his reign. The affair only really showed the conservatism of Christotan society at the time but Denheath has unfairly become the epitome of wicked, amoral seductresses and her name has entered popular vocabulary.
Ellernin Dieson Philospher, historian and one-time praetor in Chorley. Analysed key moment's of Christoté's development mainly as the accidental coincidence of various unrelated events; most famous work Stumbling Into The Light.
Kael
Echson Ellan priestess who developed the network of Cities midwives; still
operational in a basically unaltered form today. Echson is credited with reducing almost by half infant mortality
and deaths in labour.
Sebsen Ellerton Cities Satirist of the late 1200's. At his height, paid thousands of gold for each of his low-intellect, hugely popular comedies; gambled and drunk all his fortune away. Largely forgotten about today.
Sebastin Faric (1122-1190) Architect who designed much of Milliks Triangle, his crowning glory widely believed to be the Eight Roads Exchange.
Lemmet Fletson (964-1039) Philosopher and novelist originally from either Gesund or Erenland, most noted for his work after settling in East Zabrial. His novel Sheet Of Light has become a favourite for pretentious students to wield, being undoubtably profound but almost entirely incomprehensible.
Shantar Frayn (1230-66) 1200's playwright, linked with women's freedom campaigns but less strident than many contemporaries. Eschewed conventional drama in favour of loosely connected monologues, particularly influential today.
Elzak Galladan (1104-43) Leading light of the East Zabric 'political poetry' movement. Executed after a famously biased trial.
Lord Gladings A somewhat eccentric figure of the 1200's; from a prominent family but a keen athlete as a young man and actually won the Garreday Games in 1229. Later adopted the more conventional route of politics and rose to become first Principal Secretary, then Baron of Dorlaf.
Mazro
Ichi (1178-1240) Highly
influential Zabric social theorist, one of the first to lay out the principles
of societies being entities which can be studied in their own right and which
have a meaning not reducable to their individual components.
Brael Landisso (1252-1313) An ambassador to several Flaugian countries, latterly head of Ambassador's Office and one of Sebastin Tannerz' key advisors during the Ten Years War. Sacked by Tannerz shortly after the war. Published Thinking Man's Empire in 1310, a clinically devestating critique of Christotan foreign policy (and less well-informed attack on domestic policy) which tapped into the general malaise the country was experiencing. Landisso was prosecuted for revealing state secrets, but died before his lengthy trial could reach a conclusion. Thinking Man's Empire was initially a best-seller, banned for a period, reappeared in a much-censored version but is now widely available in its original form again.
Nem L'Ral (1000-1060) Kakranfan epic poet who achieved fame after emigrating to East Zabrial in the 1020's. Close examination, though, reveals his work to be little different from most of the Kakranfan epic poetry being churned out at the time.
Asman Lucci (1059-1108) Very popular East Zabric playwright of his day, not so much anymore. Basically churned out Stayson Cooper imitations given Zabric spins.
Heln Madran - Erish ambassador to Christoté in the 1260's and 70's. His parting gift to the region was The Deafening Light, perhaps the snottiest Erish commentary on the Cities in a long line of snotty Erish commentaries on the Cities. Still regarded as an important historical work, but 'doing a Madran' has entered local parlance to describe finding the worst in everything, and the Madran Game is still played at parties, guests taking it in turns to pompously criticising the tiniest detail.
Eldo Marpiss (1191-1264) Dorlafan-born student and protegee of Mazro Ichi. Developed his ideas on society to argue that society has an actual, virtually physical identity which exists autonomous of its members and constrains their behaviour absolutely. Marpiss claimed he was taking Ichi's theories to their logical conclusion; detractors countered that he was taking them off the map of all rationality.
Kellin Maslac A gifted artist with an interest in history. He combined the two to produce an epic historical atlas (first published 1247), which used hundred of pages of maps to give a pictorial narrative of Christoté. Serious historians have frequently poured scorn on its numerous (and minor) inaccuaricies, but the Maslac Map has become a standard text book in schools etc.
Riandel Metran (1087-1158) A Notrufan aristocrat and politician who found himself heading the Guards Central Command when Christoté pledged to aid Kakranfé against the Labbish in 1132. With a large-scale military intervention unpopular with political leaders, Metran put together the 'Whisperer's Army', the now-notorious collection of spies, fifth columnists and agitators. The Whisperers were an outstanding success, Kakranfé won the war and Metran was greeted with an equal mixture of admiration and mistrust. Rapidly disbanded the Whisperers, though also began modifying Christoté's internal spy network. Failed to maintain the Guards' neutrality in the build up to the First Civil War and the force became carved up by the rapidly polarising factions. Supported Lendle's annulling of the 1140 elections and provided (probably fraudulent) evidence that the result was fixed. Deposed from Central Command shortly after Lendle declared a traitor in 1141; eventually met up with him in the Velb Valley. Metran appointed head of Lendle's forces in 1142, but fell out with Lendle's other lieutenants and fled for Erenland in 1143 (anticipating the eventual direction of many of Lendle's allies). Briefly detained in Erenland, but later put together a mercenary group in the service of the Lord of Ozric. After the Treaty of Ministone, Metran was pardoned of the treason charge he'd earlier been convicted of in his absence. On the road back to Christoté, however, he caught pneumonia and died. Barely officially commemorated now, though he has a small statue in the courtyard of the Thoj.
Lars
Mieric Social theorist of the early 1200's. Broadly of the Ellan school, helping to map out ideas on societal
norms and roles, analysing role of masses in changing societies. Also sketched out theories on a fear of
'otherness' and irrationality shaping the development of modern civilisation
Ellisa Molack Playwright in the 1200's, a rough contemporary to Allinon Smithson. Openly involved in the women's freedom campaigns, used her plays as direct tools for political reform. Best example is Old Man's Folly (1264), written as part of a sucessful campaign to acquit Geshrick Olbac of the murder of the Baron of Dorlaf. Also embarked on more conventional politics, led numerous rallies and protest campaigns, in later life was a praetor in Forgar. Plays tended to be short and angry, with the subtlety of a bludgeon; usually performed in public squares or parks. Generally forgotten today.
Brianda Nask (1284-1326) Radical architect who designed a row of cutting-edge beautiful tower-like houses linked by ariel walkways to stand in Elder Avenue. Briefly touted as the designer of the future, her reputation understandably nosedived when they all fell down five years after being built. Nask's commissions dried up rapidly and she was forced to eke out a living as a farm worker before killing herself.
Solon Repeic (1272-1314) Unsucessful painter of Holaichan descent, long-standing resident of Artist's Quarter. Went mad in 1314 and decapitated both his wife Deseé and mistress Lobossel Smithson, believing them to be unfaithful; a little ironic in the circumstances. Hid their heads for two weeks under his floorboards before being caught; executed the same year.
Jiri Roccardo (1251-1319) A quiet, studious bankers daughter who happened to discover in her late teens a genius for writing intensely satirical, catty chronicals of the Cities. First volume published in 1273 and they started appearing annually from 1278 until her death. Extremely popular and several writers still produce copycat volumes called the Roccardo Chronicals. Lost an extremely large libel case to one of her victims in 1296 but the huge profits from her sales soon recouped the loss.
Aldiss Saslan (1156-1234) Zabric political theorist, mainly attached to the University of Dorlaf in his most important period (1200's & 1210's.) Also a praetor for various districts during his life. Very conservative and never read outside universities nowadays, and then only rarely.
Csaba Silensi ( -1332) A stalwart of Jalkin Council, holding at various times Education, Trade & Industry and Housing head; Chairwoman 1315-16 before resigning on a point of obscure principal. A shrewd, capable politician though largely remembered for her personality; quick-tempered, scathing, formidable in debates and somewhat prone to adulterous affairs. Stood down from the Council in 1325. Her last great act was to get her son, Jerich Antonjan, elected to Jalkin Council in 1328; a somewhat dubious parting gift, many feel.
Janyan Sora (1218-76) Schallic born but settled in the Cities in her youth, poetess, praetor in Jalkin, polemist and occasional businesswoman. Poems, mainly written 1250's & 60's, sprawling and complex affairs dealing with love and religion, widely praised but largely derived from Zabric forms. Sora's swansong and finest moment was in 1274, when from the public gallery in Parliament Hall she delivered a half-hour lyrical account of the state of the nation, transcribed into a poem after her death.
Kellin Stanze Lauded and astonishingly prolific satirical playwright of the late 1200's and early 1300's, who produced something like 70 satires in 30 years. Most weren't all that good but a few, like Ten Men In A Carriage and That Old Gold Plating, are still performed today after all their targets are dead. Helped establish the Cities Satires trend, barbed commentaries appearing almost immediately after the events they lampoon.
Ferent Tachlan Greatest of the politicians who restructured Christoté after the Garreday Uprisings. Tachlan won a seat in Dorlaf in 1068, the first elections held under the mass franchise introduced by the Lindon Accord; he later held office in Forgar, headed Huwdone's fledgling Petitions Office and became an influential deputy to the Baron of Dorlaf. In his latter post he was influential in persuading the Barons to submit to elections; earlier he had introduced a host of pioneering bills improving freedom of speech, social security, education and housing. Despite his relatively humble status, at his height in the 1070's and 80's Tachlan was reckoned to be more influential than the Chancellor himself. Today his name is synonymous with liberal reformers, and has been adopted by Councils for their 'People's Champion' post.
Falcan Viano (1206-1262) Architect who inspired the 'Viano Circle' - a group of bright, bold architects who were commissioned by wealthy families and mad civic authorities to design some of the Cities' most gaudy and tasteless buildings. Unofficial motto: 'If in doubt put panelled gold on it; if certain, put panelled gold on it'. Came to symbolise the wealth and unpalatability of the mid 1200's. Many of their buildings have now being torn down or modified beyond recognition, though the Maskham Altar in Vellers Square still shows what they were capable of.
Tedren Wolleim (1034-1106) Ellniss novelist who earned fame after settling in East Zabrial. Adopted a comic, picaresque tone to convey serious points about society and personal morality. Most noted for a series of novels known as the Man Alone chronicles.
Anjique Woollden (1221-87) Famed dilettante and intellectual of the 1200's, notorious in society circles, of the "most feared woman in the Cities" type. Razor sharp tongue, still famous today because she was as rude in print as face to face, plus she led a fairly scandalous life. Some apolitical involvement in women's freedom campaigns, mainly now known as a pioneer of the "new breed" of newsheet writers, favouring heavy sarcasm, libellous remarks and a love-hate treatment of a particular subject - in Woollden's case theatre, especially the Domes. Established a newsheet almost exclusively covering theatre from an outsider perspective which ran throughout the Roof Fiasco - appropriately called Where's The Roof?, later of course changed to Is That Is? I.T.I. was eventually sued to oblivion by various parties, though not until after Woollden's death.
Stane Woolridge (991-1047) Legendary architect who designed many of Jalkin's early buildings, including Huwdone House, the Domes and Jalkin Town Hall; also oversaw the renovation of the Tukas Halls of Justice. Later went insane and slit his wrists, sadly not before inflicting Settle House on the world.