The princedoms and titles usually pass down to the oldest son; however, women have acted as regents and have ruled their own Keeps.
On the light Sunrunners can communicate with each other over vast distances, watch or spy on the doings of others, and cast spells.
Full Sunrunners become violently ill while crossing water and will die if pierced by iron while casting.
Most Sunrunners' greatest fear is to become Shadow Lost – the failure to return to one's body before the sun sets.
This trilogy follows the life of Prince Rohan of the Desert as he tries to make his dreams of peace a reality.
Then a threat rises: a young man claims to be High Prince Roelstra's heir.
As Rohan walks the careful line between new civility and traditional barbarism, his son's claim on the throne of Princemarch must be defended.
As the demons of the past grow more powerful and new, familial enemies arise, Rohan must maintain the peaceful order he has established throughout his world while watching his son and heir fight a battle that could cost him more than his life.
This trilogy tells the story of the Vellanti War and Pol's struggle to be his own man and his own Prince.
Rohan and Pol struggle to repel the enemy while also leading their people and families to safety.
Pol gathers his forces and what allies he can in order to resist the newly strengthened onslaught of the Vellant'im.
In the final book of the trilogy, Pol stands to lose everything – his family, his land, his people, his very life.
As the Vellanti War progresses, Pol must choose between his morals and sorcery, his pride and his people, and he must finally completely accept who and what he is: man, Prince, faradhi, and diarmadhi.
In addition to the three main gods were Fire, Air, Earth, and Water, the elements from which all was made.
Fire made deals with her brothers, Air and Earth, to ensure the Sunrunners safe passage with their domains.
Air usually blew calmly for the Sunrunners, but occasionally would help his sister, Water, in causing them turmoil.
Abstinance from the drug causes headaches, a swelling tongue, shaking limbs, aversion to brightness, and a chill as well as an overall ache and fatigue.
Severe withdrawal causes unconsciousness, memory lapses, vivid and sexually explicit dreams, an itching sensation inside and out, vomiting, cramps, sweating, a foul smell, and deep, gut-twisting agony.
The culmination of all the withdrawal effects eventually weakens the body to the point of total exhaustion.
Traditionally the Rialla was held near Waes of Meadowlord, but has been moved to Dragon's Rest in Princemarch.
This name is because these assassins' chosen weapon – and calling card – is a glass knife, which is also filled with poison.