The Lothrian Commonwealth

• The Lothrian Commonwealth
• The Lothriad
• Chairs of the Grand Conclave
• First Chair
• Third Chair
• Sixth Chair
• Iovan (Ninth Chair)
• Thirteenth Chair
• Lorth Talleg (Seventeenth Chair)
• Twenty-Fifth Chair
• On Padmurak
• Lord Damon Argyris
• Carry
• Magda

The Lothrian Commonwealth

The origins of the Lothrian Commonwealth are little understood. Believed to have been settled by Extrasolarians in the late fifth or early sixth millennium, the planet Padmurak has always been an inhospitable place. Some historians believe the settlement goes back even further, that the Lothrians can trace their descent to Mericanii refugees fleeing the Foundation War, but this has never been successfully demonstrated. A hermit state for much of its early existence, the teachings of the Lothriad book of laws and its partisans certainly dates back to the sixth millennium, but it wasn’t until the tenth millennium that the Lothrians began to stir and expand from beyond their isolated star cluster in the Upper Sagittarius. Radically totalitarian and collectivist, the Lothrian language has abolished all means of personal reference in an effort to fundamentally alter the nature of human society, and if Lord Marlowe’s account is to be believed, human biology as well. They have been stalwart opponents of both the Sollan Empire and the Jaddian Principalities on the galactic stage, especially with regard to territory in the Upper Perseus near the outer rim.

The Lothriad

The central legal text of the Lothrian Commonwealth, comprising two volumes: the first containing the laws of the Commonwealth, the second a collection of all approved words and phrases, constantly revised. Nominally, the text is the supreme authority in the Lothrian state.

Chairs of the Grand Conclave

First Chair

The nominal head of the Lothrian Grand Conclave, which is comprised of thirty-four ministers, called CHAIRS. An elderly, white-haired man with a soft, quavering voice.

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Third Chair

One of thirty-four ministers, called CHAIRS, of the Lothrian Grand Conclave. She led VALKA ONDERRA and HADRIAN MARLOWE on a tour of the Party's greenhouses and farms.

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Sixth Chair

One of thirty-four ministers, called CHAIRS, of the Lothrian Grand Conclave. Known for her sharp, direct questioning and skepticism toward the Empire's motives. A champion of the Commonwealth's sovereignty.

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Iovan (Ninth Chair)

One of thirty-four ministers, called CHAIRS, of the Lothrian Grand Conclave. The leader of a radical pro-Lothriad faction. In reality, an Extrasolarian magus and Elect-Master of MINOS.

—His ally, THIRTEENTH CHAIR, another MINOS plant.

Other Elect-Masters of MINOS mentioned in Lord Marlowe's account:

URBAINE

SEVERINE

Iovan was Lothrian through and through. He had the Lothrian gray pallor, the black Lothrian hair, the blunt features and black eyes . . . but no. Iovan’s eyes were gray, and seemed to glow in the dim light of the cabin in the same glassy, reflective way Valka’s eyes did in the right light. They weren’t real. Seeing confusion writ on my face, Iovan said teasingly, “You don’t remember? I’m hurt.”

Kingdoms of Death, Chpater 24: The Sorcerer

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Planted by MINOS, allies of SYRIANI DORAYAICA, to persuade the Grand Conclave to deal with the Cielcin. The Commonwealth would sell its people as food and help capture HADRIAN MARLOWE, and in return, the Cielcin would not siege their planets. The Commonwealth would then be in position to take advantage of a weakened Sollan Empire when the Cielcin Wars were over.

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Thirteenth Chair

One of thirty-four ministers, called CHAIRS, of the Lothrian Grand Conclave. A MINOS plant.

—Her ally, IOVAN (NINTH CHAIR), the leader of a radical pro-Lothriad faction on the Conclave. In reality, an Extrasolarian magus and Elect-Master of MINOS.

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Lorth Talleg (Seventeenth Chair)

One of thirty-four ministers, called CHAIRS, of the Lothrian Grand Conclave. A very tall, square-jawed, scholiast-trained man, head of the more moderate wing of the Conclave. Occompanied HADRIAN MARLOWE and VALKA ONDERRA at the Lothrian First Ballet in Vedatharad.

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Twenty-Fifth Chair

One of thirty-four ministers, called CHAIRS, of the Lothrian Grand Conclave. A slender, impulsive man.

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On Padmurak

Lord Damon Argyris

Chief Consul and Director of the Sollan Imperial Consulate on Padmurak, a member of House Argyrisof Anxia.

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Killed around the year ISD 17050 by HADRIAN MARLOWE for attempting prevent the Red Company's escape from Padmurak.

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Carry

A scavenger and boatman dwelling in the tunnels beneath Vedatharad.

—His child, LOOKER, an androgyn. One of the Lothrian new men.

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Magda

A physician and Museum Catholic convert operating out of the tunnels beneath the capital city of Vedatharad on Padmurak.

—Her mentor, FATHER DIAS, a Museaum Catholic priest and missionary, dead for several years.

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