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Rhegor, Galion's dweomermaster, tells Galrion that it was Brangwen's wyrd to study the dweomer, and this actions have destroyed that.  Consequently, Galrion swears a vow that he will make up for all the pain he caused and bring Brangwen to her wyrd, whatever the cost and however long it takes.  Little was he to know that it would take him over 400 years, and that he would have to endure watching these souls that he loves be born and die over and over again.

Over these years he becomes know as Nevyn, the name his father gave him when he was exiled which means 'no one'.  The average person believes that every few years a new master of the dweomer takes on the honorary title, where we know it is all the same man.  Throughout his years he helps the kingdom throne a new king to stop the civil wars killing thousands, works to stop the dark masters spreading evil to the kingdom, and waits for his opportunity to help those souls he is indebted to.

In the 1060's he brings Brangwen (now Jill) to the dweomer, and finally his unnaturally long life can end and he can be reborn with the chance to start afresh.

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Jill
Jill is the daughter of Cullyn (a silver dagger) and Seryan (a serving maid).  As a child Jill lived with her mother, any whenever Cullyn had made any money he would bring it too them.  When Jill was about seven Seryan died, and having no other family she had to go with her father.  As a silver dagger he would ride from lord to lord as a mercenary for hire, and while he was out fitting the Lords battles Jill would have to wait for him to return.  Consequently she learnt to swing a sword, and take care of her father, becoming the family accountant.  
When she was about 18 she falls in love with Rhodry Maelwaedd, the second son of the Gwenbet of Aberwyn.  However Rhodry is exiled by his jealous brother and become a silver dagger to make a living, Jill goes with him.  Eventually, though, she decides to leave Rhodry to study the dweomer.
Jill becomes a very powerful dweomer master, never as compassionate as Nevyn, but still powerful.

In 643 as Brangwen and Blaen they were to marry.  In 693 they were Lyssa and Gweran, and were married.  Here Tanyc (Gerraent), is besotted with Lyssa, following her around. She tells her husband and she gets him hung. She states that she wishes she were a man so she didn't have to depend on luck and men.

In her next life in 773, she is Gweniver.  All the males in her clan (the wolf) are killed, leaving her sister, her mother and her homeless and at the mercy of their men's killers.  To escape they flee to the priestesses.  In order to fight and avenge her family, and so she will never have to marry, she becomes a priestess.  She leads the survives of her fathers warband and another men willing to fight into battle, one of which is Ricyn (Blaen).  They join a larger army headed by Dannyn (Gerraent). He is again besotted with her and tries to rape her. She has him exiled (she hates him) and he kills himself in shame.

In 835 Jill is Branoic, this time a man.  He is a huge silver dagger, a very honourable and nice guy. He is best friends with Maddyn (Rhodry) but Owaen (another silver dagger and Gerraent) hates him, making his life hell.  In this life he falls in love with Lillorigga, Nevyn's new apprentice.  however the King likes her too, and while engaged to Branoic she is fooling around with Maryn.  Branoic knows, but he can't stop the king.  In the end Branoic dies in a war to put Maryn on the throne, but while saving Owaen's life. 

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Rhodry
As above, his is the second son to the gwenbret of Aberwyn.  His brother Rhys is a bitter and twisted man, who knows that Rhodry is a better man that him and would make a better gwenbret.  Consequently he takes the first chance he gets to exile him.  
After Rhys dies leaving no heirs, the King recalls Rhodry so that he may rule.  He does so happily, for the next 20 years.  However, as he is half elven, he doesn't appear to age at all, and his sons become anxious as they had expected their father to pass the ruler ship on to them.  Realizing he has many more years to live, and no wanting anyone discovering his elven ties, he fakes his own death and becomes a silver dagger again. 
In these long years he hooks up with Dallandra and elven dweomermaster, and together they fight against the dark dweomer and its armies.  Such as the war against the Horsekin, where Rhodry must find  Azoroth the dragon and convince her to help them. She ends up only doing do because of a spell, but in the end Rhodry becomes her only real friend.  In the end, to save more lives, he allows himself to be turned into a dragon, thus never being able to be incarnated into a human body again.

In 696 Rhodry is Gweran the Bard, married to Lyssa (Brangwen).  He has Tanyc hung for coverting his wife.

In 773 he is Ricyn a rider for Gwinever's father and when he didn't die in the battle with his Lord he fells extremely shamed.  He overcomes this by fighting for Gweniver (Brangwen).  They are in love, but vow never to share a bed.

In 835 he is Maddyn, the silver dagger cross bard.  In these days the silver daggers were respectable, and responsible for putting Maryn on the throne.  Maddyn becomes joint captain of the silver daggers and gets along relatively well with Owaen (Garraent).  He is in love with Bellyra, the Queen to be and King to be Maryn's wife.  Oggyn (slimy councillor) spreads a rumour that things are going on between them. Nothing was, they were both miserable because of it.  Consequently Maryn goes to sent her to one of his other homes (also so that Lilli his mistress will take him back).  She used to love him, but he has been such a bastard, and she kills herself.  

As Maer in 918, he was a silver dagger again. In this life he meets Glaenara (Bellyra) and they marry.

In 980 as Meddry, he is a young man which is killed by a blue gnome in human form.  She has followed him around all his other lives, this time taking on human form.  She doesn't understand that she is sucking the life out of him.

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Through all his lives, the falcon has been Garraent's device. Tanyc is nicknamed the falcon, Owaen has it printed on all his gear and makes Branoic remove his own device as his is similar.  In the life they end up agreeing to give Branoic back his if the colour is changed.  Then as Jill and Cullyn, they have it as their family symbol, engraved on both their silver daggers.

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Oggyn was one of Prince Maryn's councillors (along with Nevyn).  When they first invaded the Dun, he poisoned the Usurper King, who was but 5 or something.  Only Nevyn knew, but kept his tongue because Oggyn has his uses.  He was a greedy sod,  in one instant he was charging people to take messages to the king and the head of the silver daggers and when the Prince found out he was shamed in from of the entire court.  He also spread a rumour that Maddyn (the silver dagger bard and the soul of Rhodry) and Bellyra  were more than just friends.  This gave Maryn the excuse to send her away, which caused her to kill himself.  Oggyn hung himself in guilt.

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Verrarc
Verrarc is a member of the Cerr Carwen council, which only contains 4 people.  As a child he was beaten  by his father after his mother died, at her husbands hand.  Dera (Niffa and Jahdo's mother) was the only one who would shelter him and speak out against his father.  She shamed him into stopping the beatings, and Verrarc goes out of his way to help Dera and keep her family from harm.  Verrarc wanted to marry Raena but his father said she was beneath him and she was married off to some guy in another town. When Verrarc's father died, Raena left her husband and can back to him.  consequently all the town's women of Cerr Carwen dislike Raena for her adultery.  Verrarc is a relatively good hearted guy, his love for Raena and his desire to protect her leads him to doing some dishonourable things.  when he discovered Raena has been lying and has brought trouble to his beloved town, he is genuinely upset.

As Burcan in 835, his is Merodda's brother.  He again loves her deeply, and is manipulated by her.  In his other life as Sarcyn in the 1060's he is a dark dweomer master.  Thus as Verrarc he begins to redeem himself.

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Niffa
Niffa is Dera's daughter and Jahdo's sister living in Cerr Carwen.  her family is the town ratters, they live in two rooms adjoining the granary and use there ferrets to keep the rats down.  As a young child she saw, and still sees, the wildfolk and often has true dreams.  she learnt, however, not to tell people about these dreams least they think her a witch.  She marries Demet, the weavers son, but he is soon killed by Raena's Lord havoc which she sees in a true dream.  Even before this she hates Raena, this steaming from their encounters in a previous life.  She meets Dallandra in one of her true dreams and becomes her apprentice in the dweomer.

In 835 Niffa's soul was that of the Lady Lilliorigga, whose mother Merodda (Raena) used her for her dweomer gifts.  Lilli escapes to Prince Maryn's side with her foster brother Anasyn (Kiel) after Merroda had her foster mother Bevyan (Dera) murdered.  Lilli becomes Nevyn's apprentice.  Prince Maryn takes a liking to her, and she soon becomes him mistress and is consequently hated my him wife Bellyra (Carra).  Before this affair started she became good friends with Branoic (Jill as a man) and they became betrothed.  Lilli tells Branoic, but as it is the Prince he can do nothing.  Lilli knows it is wrong but she is too besotted with the Prince and flattered by his attentions.  When Branoic dies in a battle, she finally tells the Prince that the affair is to end and they she loved Branoic and he was a better man than he.  Maryn sends Bellyra away in the hopes that if Lilli cant see her misery she will come back to him.  Instead Lilli cleans the curse tablet her mother left, and thereby sacrificing herself.  The act cause her cough to turn into the consumption, and she dies shortly after.  Thus when born as Niffa, she is as far away from Yraen (Maryn) as possible, and even becomes good friends with Carra.

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Dera
Dera is Niffa's and Jahdo's mother.  She is a very good hearted woman who will always think the best of people no matter the circumstances.  When Verrarc was young, she was the only person who would shelter him from his violet father, and she would shame him in public until the beatings stopped.  Consequently Verrarc always looks out for her family, and it is only because of him that Niffa and Jahdo still live.

In the 830's here soul was Bevyan, who would also always think the best of people.  Here she was Lilli's (Niffa's) foster mother, whom Lilli loved and respected more than her own. 

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Jahdo
Jahdo is the son of the ratters in Cerr Carwen.  He accidentally overheard a secret conversation between Verrarc and Raena, and was consequently ensorcelled to forget.  When a Gel da Tae bard can through on his was to Deverry to find his brother, Jahdo ends up as his guild.  They become good friends, but when he dies he is stuck in Deverry.  Dallandra and Rhodry take him under their wing and promise to take him home come spring.

In the 830's, h is soul was that of Olaen, the child usurper king, whose life was cut short when Oggyn poisoned him.

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Kiel
Kiel is Niffa and Jahdo's elder brother.  He's a good hearted boy, and truly loves his family and town.  He works on the town militia.  

In the 830's he was Anasyn, Niffa's foster brother.  After the death of both his mother and father he adopts Lilli in to his clan and watches out her.

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Marka
Marka is married to Ebany Salamander and they have something like six kids.  She was an acrobat, but with Ebany's help her groups show became the most famous in all of Bardek.

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