LaThe Windsmith Elegy features a wide cast of characters, some real, some imaginary.

The novels they appear in are listed in abbreviations:

The Long Woman (TLW); Windsmith (WS); The Well Under the Sea (WuS); The Burning Path (TBP); The Wounded Kingdom (TWK).

NB this list is still being developed, please be patient - more information to come on the main historical characters...

Isambard Kerne (TLW; WS; WuS; TBP; TWK): Edwardian antiquarian, observer of the Royal Flying Corps, accidental adventurer, windsmith. Born 1869 of Irish and Welsh ancestry. Missing in action at the Battle of Mons, August 1914.

Maud Kerne (TLW; TWK): wife of Isambard, a windsmith in her own right.

Archie Kerne (TLW): Isambard's brother, Boer War veteran & would-be suitor of Maud.

Martha Kerne (TLW): Isambard’s Welsh mother.

Patrick 'Paddy' Kerne (WS): Isambard’s father. Navvy on the GWR.

Harry Mallard a.k.a. Mad Duck/Madoc, Speaks-with-Thunder, Taranis (TLW; WS: WuS; TBP; TWK) Kerne's pilot, enemy and eventually, constant companion in the form of his white shadow

Alfred Watkins (TLW): early 20th Century ley pioneer, author of The Old Straight Track.

Dion Fortune (TLW): early 20th Century mystic and author on many occult books of fiction and non-fiction.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (TLW): author of the Sherlock Holmes series & The Coming of the Fairies.

AE/George Russel (TLW): Irish mystic, author of 'The Candle of Vision and others.

Amelia Earhart (WuS; TBP; TWK): American 30s aviatrix, record-breaking 'queen of the skies'; Kerne's 'angel' & companion. Subject of a major new movie by Mira Nair - Amelia - find out more here

Freddie Noonan (WuS): Amelia's navigator on her last flight.

Antoine de St-Exupery (TBP): French aviator and author of The Little Prince; Wind, Sand and Stars; Southern Mail &  Night Flight.

Leo Africanus (TBP): famous traveller

Tin Hinan (TBP): legendary queen of the Tuareg

Arthur Pendragon (WuS; TWK): semi-legendary Dark Age King of Britain, destined to return in the time of Britain's greatest need.

Merlin, aka Myrddin (WS; WuS; TBP; TWK): Isambard’s unpredictable bird-ally, the great wizard of legend, turned into the eponymous falcon by ‘a woman’

Morgen (WuS; TWK): Queen of Ashalante, Arthur's half-sister.

Barinthus (WuS; TWK): a legendary boatman said to have taken Arthur to Avalon, 'he who knows the secrets of the seas and stars'.

Taliesin (WuS; TWK): legendary bard of Arthur's. Also, 6th Century Welsh bard.

Aveldra, aka 'Whirlwind' (WuS; TWK): the former priestess of the Spiral who enchanted Merlin and trapped him in his esplumoir. Exiled from the Nine, she is bent on revenge...

Agents of Discord (WS; WuS; TBP; TWK): the sinister forces of chaos set on the destruction of Shadow World and dominion of Earth.

Eilmer (TWK): historical flying monk of Malmesbury

Gwendydd (TWK): Merlin's sister

OTHER CHARACTERS

Abaris: the crippled Scythian blacksmith archer who helps Isambard Kerne.

Anu: the White Mother, the highest of the Bone Mountains, seen as the source of life.

Arianedd: silverminers and smiths

Arthus: bear-chief of Caer Andarta

Bladud: windsmith of Caer Henwen

Blodeuwedd: the owl bird-ally of Ogmios, whose name means ‘flower-face’ in Welsh (the ‘Math and Mathonwy’, The Mabinogion - Welsh cycle of stories:).

Brak: the son of Bron and Bronwen.

Brigantia: the wife of Bron, and subsequent chief.

Brighid: the Celtic Goddess of Poetry, Smithcraft and War.

Bron: the original chief of Caer Cernunnos.

Bronwen: the daughter of Bron and Bronwen.

Cernunnos: the Celtic Lord of the Animals, the Horned One.

Copors: copperminers and smiths

Cormac: wolf-chief of Caer

Cyndyn: ram-chief of Caer Minas

Daanuns: dwellers of the Daanu Valley, aka Chalk Folk.

Dadga: the Good God, connected with fertility.

Donn Cooley, known as ‘The Donn’: bull-chief of Caer Findbhennach

Eryr: eagle-chief of Caer Edwilon?, lord of the college of windsmiths.

Esias: windsmith of Caer Enid

Fandar Grey: master silversmith.

Finegas: windsmith of Caer Fintan

Gwydion: windsmith of Caer Epona

Gwyllt: windsmith of Caer Blaidd

Huns: feared nomadic horse-tribes of the Steppe, renowned for the horsemanship and archery skills. Their most famous leader was Attila.

Macha: horse-chief of Caer Epona

Maddon: Tuan’s youthful successor.

Mandorlans: peaceful fisherfolk of Lake Mandorla

Metenaidd: collective name of ore-tribes

Morann: windsmith of Caer Cynon

Morfessa: windsmith of Caer Vran

Nemain: raven-chief of Caer Vran, training college for warriors.

Nubi – the Kerne’s lurcher, Anubis.

Ogmios: windsmith of Caer Cernunos, also the Celtic God of Eloquence, AKA Ogma (known by various epithets including Ogmios Honey-tongued & Ogmios Honey-face. Depicted with chains from his tongue to men’s ears and with a club).

Ollav Fola: the King-in-the-Lake, wise and loved former ruler of the Lake Peoples.

Partholon: salmon-chief of Caer Fintan.

Plwms: leadminers and smiths

Roas: chosen chief of the Horsenomads (Huns)

Ruadan: windsmith of Caer Minas

Saar: deer-chief of Caer Enid

Senach: windsmith of Caer Findbhennach

Setanta: hound-chief of Caer Cynon

Simias: windsmith of Caer Dagda

Taranis: the Celtic god of thunder, associated with wheels and cruel sacrifice.

Tawrk: boar-chief of Caer Henwen

Tuan: elderly chief of Caer Dagda/Brighid

Tuns: tinminers and smiths

Urswick: windsmith of Caer Andarta

Uscias: windsmith of Caer Ewilod