Mercedes Lackey Trivia

1. Who is Kyrtian's cousin?

From Quiz Elvenborn

Answer: Aelmarkin

Aelmarkin hates Kyrtian and wants his estate. He spreads a rumor that Kyrtian is crazy.

From Quiz Elvenblood

Answer: Lorryn

Lorryn is the son of a human slave and Lady Viridina. For quite some time Viridina and Lorryn keep this a secret from Lord Tylar, but he eventually figures it out.

From Quiz Elvenbane

Answer: Lashana

Lashana is the name Keman picks out for her. It means "orphan" in Kin tongue.

From Quiz I Choose You!

Answer: Gala

Gala repudiated her Chosen, Tylendel, after he went mad and tried to kill the family who had ordered his twin's assassination. Gala was killed by the wrysa (dog-like demons) Tylendel had conjured, and afterward, a grief-striken Tylendel committed suicide.

From Quiz Skif's Life

Answer: Cymry, female

There was no male Cymry nor female Kantor. Kantor was Alberich's Companion. She saved him from being burned alive in Karse. Cymry was found by/ found Skif in the middle of a street and he tried to steal her away. In the song "Philosophy," sung by 'Skif,' there is a part about Cymry: "This pretty horse out in the street no owner in my view, I grabbed the reigns and hopped aboard, I thought I was home free! Until I looked into her eyes.... And now the joke's on me!"

From Quiz Valdemar

Answer: Nightwind

Keisha is Darian's partner, and Shandi is Keisha's sister.

From Quiz The Last Herald-Mage - Part 2- "Magic's Promise"

Answer: 12 years

Technically, since "Magic's Pawn" ended in winter and "Magic's Promise" started in summer, eleven and a half years elapsed between the two books. The most convenient benchmark was Sovvan-night: Vanyel told Tashir that it had been twelve years since Tylendel's death. Also, Vanyel was sixteen in "Magic's Pawn" and twenty-eight in "Magic's Promise".

From Quiz The Last Herald-Mage - Part 1 - "Magic's Pawn"

Answer: He only teaches a single syle of fighting

Jervis teaches only a hack-and-bash style of fighting, which is completely unsuited to Vanyel's slight build. When Vanyel tries to teach himself a new style of fighting, Jervis catches him, claims that he was cheating, and breaks his arm in an unfair "fight".

From Quiz Aerie

Answer: Orest

This is mentioned a couple of times toward the beginning of the book. Orest tends to be an outspoken person, but doesn't have a huge role in the story.

From Quiz When Darkness Falls

Answer: stone

The bridge needed to be strong enough for cavalry and heavy carts to cross, which leaves out ice. In the end, the bridge was made of stone and looked "intrusive."

From Quiz Well Met Heralds

Answer: Dirk

Talia meets Dirk on the road before she gets to Haven.

From Quiz Darian's Tale

Answer: Snowfire

Snowfire is out scouting when he sees Darian captued by some riders. They are going to take him as a slave, but Snowfire rescues him. Snowfire gets a dagger to the arm as a result, but it isn't a horrible wound.

From Quiz "Exile's Honor" by Mercedes Lackey

Answer: Karse

He is actually from Karse, and is referred to as "the Karsite".

From Quiz The Lark and the Wren

Answer: Rune

We are following the story of Rune, daughter of Stara and nobody. Rune is trying to rise in the world, past all the obstacles in her way (and there are a lot of them).

From Quiz Owlflight

Answer: Darian

The book is mostly about Darian and his encounters as a 14 year old boy and the background for the other two books.

From Quiz "The Fairy Godmother"

Answer: Elena

Her name is Elena, and her story is that of Cinderella-only her story isn't completed.

From Quiz Valdemaran Companions & Lifebonds

Answer: Talamir

Rolan, a Grove-born stallion, chose Talamir to keep him alive, as Selenay was an untested Queen. He was chosen after the battle that killed Talamir's first Companion, Taver.

From Quiz Which lead character to which book/series?

Answer: The Heralds of Valdemar

This is the first series that Mercedes wrote. It stars Talia, who ends up being the Queen's Own Herald with her grove-born Companion, Rolan. It's also in this series that Talia finds her life-bond (Dirk,) and we find out that Kris dies in the second book of the series, "Arrow's Flight."

From Quiz The Elvenbane

Answer: Serina Daeth, human concubine

Serina Daeth was a human concubine under the elven Lord Dyran. She became pregnant when another concubine switched her food so the chemicals in it would not prevent her from getting pregnant.

From Quiz Questions from "The Black Gryphon"

Answer: Generations would cycle quickly, allowing defects to be weeded out

The makaar were Ma'ar's answer to Urtho's gryphons. They were smaller, clumsier, and stupider than the gryphons, but could overcome a gryphon by sheer numbers and brute force.

From Quiz Companions, Dyheli, and other nonhumans

Answer: reincarnated Heralds

This is hinted at throughout the novels, but especially in the Mage Storms trilogy, in which we are told that the Companions, other than those that are Grove-born, are Heralds that have chosen to come back. Grove-born Companions, however, have never been human before.

From Quiz About Mercedes Lackey's character Vanyel

Answer: Tylendel

Tylendel eventually killed himself after his Chosen repudiated him.

From Quiz Heralds of Valdemar

Answer: Justus

He did it when she was nine because she let go of kittens when he wanted her to drown them.

From Quiz "Arrows of the Queen" Heralds

Answer: Holderkin

Holderkin are very reserved people--patriarchal and authoritarian.

From Quiz Elvenborn

Answer: He plans battle tactics and participates in the battles

Kyrtian finds a way to train and battle without losing any men. Lord Kyndreth appoints him General for the Grand Council's army.

From Quiz Elvenblood

Answer: Myre

Myre is Keman's sister. She is disguised as a human slave so she can get to Lorryn and have her own personal wizard.

From Quiz Elvenbane

Answer: Serina

Serina Daeth was Lord Dyran's concubine. She flees to the desert because she's pregnant with a halfblood, which are supposedly dangerous. If one is found, it is killed instantly. Alara finds the baby and takes her home.

From Quiz I Choose You!

Answer: Kalira

Kalira's Chosen was Lavan Firestorm, who was so strongly gifted with Firestarting that he couldn't control it, and the only way Kalira could help was to lifebond to him.

From Quiz Skif's Life

Answer: The Hollybush

Skif's uncle, Kalchan Londer, owned one of the worst taverns in the entire area. The Hollybush's food was so terrible that Skif purloined food on a regular basis to avoid eating there.

From Quiz Valdemar

Answer: Firesong

Silverfox is Firesong's partner, while Steelmind is an herbalist. Anda is a Herald who appears in "Owlknight".

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