Katharine Kerr Trivia

1. During "The Silver Mage", envoy Kov escapes from his captivity by the Drwgwn people. What animal can full blooded Drwgwi turn into when the circumstances are right?

From Quiz The Silver Mage

Answer: Otters

Kov has been fairly well treated by the Drwgwi "were otters" during his time with them, but he has known for some time that he must try and escape before the mysterious lure of their treasure saps his wits. After spending a month in the wild forest after his final escape from their tunnels, he is rescued by Rori the dragon and flown to Haen Marn and safety.

From Quiz "The Shadow Isle" by Katharine Kerr

Answer: Just the black

The explosive reaction between the crystals left Laz temporarily blinded, and with severely burned hands, when the boatmen fished him out of the lake. Marnmara does her best to heal him, but he loses several fingers and his hands are practically crippled for life.

From Quiz The 'Deverry' Sequence by Katharine Kerr

Answer: Prince Galrion

Nevyn was a younger son of the King, and occasionally uses his birth name of Galrion in later life, when dealing with situations where being called 'No-one' just will not do.

From Quiz "Daggerspell" - "Deverry" Book One

Answer: Bobyr

A small village in Cerrgonney where Jill's mother worked as a serving woman in a tavern in return for their board and keep.

From Quiz People in Deverry

Answer: No one

His father named him Nevyn when he was banished, because he wanted to learn the craft of dweomer. His original name was Galrion, and he was the youngest prince in the royal family.

From Quiz The Silver Mage

Answer: His knowledge of horsemanship

Rhodorix and Gerontos arrive in Garanbeltangim just as the situation with the raiding Meradan worsens. The Elves have some captured horses, but no real idea of how to look after them let alone ride them to war. Rhodorix's skill on horseback lets him make a place for himself with the Elven army and he fights at King Ranadar's side until his death in battle.

From Quiz "The Shadow Isle" by Katharine Kerr

Answer: A white bound book

The book, bound in white leather with a black dragon motif, is the twin to the black book left behind in Sidro's keeping by Laz Moj. Dallandra thinks that if she had both books, she might be able to reverse Evandar's working and restore Rhodry to his human form.

From Quiz The 'Deverry' Sequence by Katharine Kerr

Answer: It was mine Mam

When Rhys is dying, his advisors beg him to recall Rhodry from exile to avoid a bloody battle over the sucession to the gwerbretrhyn. Rhys does so, then as he dies he tries to explain why he has always hated Rhodry, but all he says is "It was mine Mam".

From Quiz "Daggerspell" - "Deverry" Book One

Answer: The Silver Daggers

Not just anyone can become a silver dagger, even though in their own eyes and the eyes of others they are scum. To be pledged to the band you must prove yourself by riding with another silver dagger for a time and proving that you will not do anything to give the band a bad name.

From Quiz People in Deverry

Answer: Aderyn

Aderyn who became a wise one amongst the elves. His life was prolonged by Evandar.

From Quiz The Silver Mage

Answer: Rinbaladelan

Hwilli is the only human among the Elven students of dweomer and healing. When King Ranadar orders the evacuation to Rinbaladelan of all except the few remaining fighting men and one healer, she is told she must go too, leaving Rhodorix behind. She is heartbroken, but takes some comfort from knowing she is carrying his child.

From Quiz "The Shadow Isle" by Katharine Kerr

Answer: Dougie

Lady Angmar had always refused to allow Wynni and Dougie to marry as she was afraid Haen Marn would return home without Wynni, and Dougie's parents would not allow him to live on the island. Dougie is the eldest son of Domnall Breich and Lady Jehan, and thanks to Evandar's meddling before his birth, ends up going with Haen Marn anyway.

From Quiz The 'Deverry' Sequence by Katharine Kerr

Answer: Loddlaen

When Dallandra finally frees the bound spirit from the stone, it tells her that it was told that only the "Mother of the murderer who bound it" could ever free it, and it had given up hope. Dallandra realises that it must have been Loddlaen who did it, and that he was a murderer. This fact had previously been kept from her, all she knew was that he "died badly" and "broke Aderyn's heart".

From Quiz People in Deverry

Answer: He played a song, which made Tanyc angry.

He played many songs about cheating wives and so on. On the last night he ended with a song about a falcon and a small bird and Tanyc understood that he knew. So he drew his sword, and threatened the bard.

From Quiz The Silver Mage

Answer: What language was spoken in the Blessed Lands

For hundreds of years, the Elven mages of Rinbaladelan have been trying to discover the language of the Blessed Lands, where people were created by the Gods. They mean to use the language to beg the Gods to intervene and stop the Meradan.

From Quiz "The Shadow Isle" by Katharine Kerr

Answer: Jahdo

Aethel, the caravan master killed on the road by the same band of Horsekin raiders who kill Dougie, is Jahdo's grandson. He is also the reincarnation of Councilman Verrarc.

From Quiz The 'Deverry' Sequence by Katharine Kerr

Answer: Kerun

Kerun is a God of the wild places, forests and wild animals and Perryn feels drawn to worship him, eventually becoming High Priest of his order. Nevyn determines that Perryn's soul is not Human, but never finds out what he is.

From Quiz "Daggerspell" - "Deverry" Book One

Answer: Aderyn

The son of Gweran and Lyssa - who were Blaen and Brangwen, and are now Rhodry and Jill. Confused? The books explain it all.

From Quiz People in Deverry

Answer: Gerraent

Cullyn's first incarnation was Gerraent, who was Brangwen's brother... And as we all know, Brangwen was Jill's first incarnation in the epic of Deverry.

From Quiz The Silver Mage

Answer: Devar

Devar is the hatchling Rori has with Arzosah. He is named after Rori's own father, Devaberiel Silverhand the Elven bard. Rori finds he cares more for Devar than he ever did for his human sons so many years before. The hardest thing he has to do is to explain to Devar that he is leaving and will never see him again, when he goes to return to human form.

From Quiz "The Shadow Isle" by Katharine Kerr

Answer: Willow bark infusion

Dalla boils up willow bark and washes the wound with the resulting infusion. This helps deaden the dreadful itching so that Rori can leave the wound alone. It is his biting and scratching at it for over 40 years that has been partly to blame for it never healing up properly.

From Quiz The 'Deverry' Sequence by Katharine Kerr

Answer: Pelican

The temple of Wymm is on an island just off shore and the pelicans are sacred to him. He is the God of scribes and knowledge and his priests keep what are practically the only archives still in existance. They produce and bind books too, a rare and precious commodity.

From Quiz "Daggerspell" - "Deverry" Book One

Answer: Olwyn

As generous as a lord should be, Lovyn settles a dowry on Olwyn and arranges to have a wet nurse and fosterage for the baby when it is born.

From Quiz People in Deverry

Answer: Aderyn

Aderyn is a human man who masters the dweomer.

From Quiz The Silver Mage

Answer: They live to settle the Melyn Valley as freeholders

Forewarned that the Horsekin army is coming, the citizens of Cerr Cawnen pack what they can carry and flee towards the grasslands. Lord Gerran is desperate for settlers for the Melyn Valley, and is happy to let them be free farmers rather than bondsfolk. They will have their own land to hold again, hundreds of years after they fled the Slavers. The Horsekin army storm into Cerr Cawnen and think they have taken the town, only for Arzosah and Rori to work the dragon dweomer that will "wake the fire mountain"; the subsequent volcanic eruption utterly destroys Cerr Cawnen along with almost every Horsekin soldier there.

From Quiz "The Shadow Isle" by Katharine Kerr

Answer: Dari

Baby Dari is the soul of Loddlaen, reborn to Dallandra. She vows that this time around she will take much better care of her child, and hopefully heal some of the damage done during the soul's previous incarnation as Loddlaen.

From Quiz The 'Deverry' Sequence by Katharine Kerr

Answer: A baleful thing

The 'shield' is a mysterious ritual that can only be used once, to save Haen Marn from direst peril. When it is used to save the island from the advancing Horsekin armies, it removes the island and all who live there from the Deverry world entirely. The next time we see the island, it has reappeared in Loch Ness in Scotland, some time in the past.

From Quiz "Daggerspell" - "Deverry" Book One

Answer: Cannobean

Cannobean was a gift to Lovyn from the Maelwaedds when she married Tingyr.

From Quiz People in Deverry

Answer: Otho

Otho is a dwarf who travelled with the silver daggers, and he was known to be incredibly avaricious.

From Quiz The Silver Mage

Answer: Faharn

It is only when Faharn is dead that Laz realises just what a loyal and faithful friend he has been over the years. Laz mourns sincerely and thus goes another step along the road to redeeming himself for the evil he did when he was Alastyr.

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