Cai'Valur

A minor isal (khun) family in Asai'ka, they are influential beyond their status as the orchestrators of the western trade route to Fort Hope.

Kanin and Spouses

Family Head

Kanin. An elderly man, he has been sickly for several years. Married to Chaman .

Wife

Chaman ne' Dahal. Retiring and elderly, she has little influence in the family affairs. Mother of Pran and Akkanee, adopted mother of Azhtar Cai'Valur.

Concubine

Minkuna ne' Rana. Much younger and aggressively ambitious. Mother of Nada and Praman.

Children

Pran (48)

Eldest son, but estranged. Gay, living with his dwarf lover (Khael) in Sha'slar Autonomous Zone as a weaver. Has renounced his name and title. Personality: camp.

Tuyaen ne' Kelap(39)

Azhtar's "widow". Despises him secretly, but conflicted toward Ahzekiel. Addicted to snakeweed (pot, basically, except not so mellow). Follows Mikuna's lead but tries to undercut her. Praman's lover for many years, but now they're separated (after Praman cooperated and prompted Azhekiel's enslavement) and she's got a string of boys (her "servants"). Clingy. Mikuna is trying to get her married off again.

Nada (38)

Married to a much older Serpent Dominion noble (Isal Sat'psa Turan, a relative of the Sat'psa clan). Glad to be out of the poisonous Rana family.

Praman (34)

Handsome, noble, the face of the family. A shrewd businessman, he organized the opening of trade across the Northern Wilds. Father of Vou & Chesdan. He and Mikuna work together. Connected to the Organization, ambition is to rise to the Board. Heavily courting a wide array of noble women. Unofficially the acting heir as far as anyone else is concerned, very dedicated to making that status formal.

Akkanee (30)

Beauty, partially trained as Temple Dancer (but kicked out for an act of jealousy). Widow of a much older noble. Had a child by an ophidian servant (Jara, a boy of 12). Was left only a pittance in the will when he died about 6 years ago. Still bitter about that. Dabbles in magic (divination). Has a parade of lovers of both sexes. Prefers ophidians. According to rumors, she especially prefers the |Isal'psa, the less humanoid the better.

Vou (20)

Child of Praman and Tuyaen, although officially Zeke's younger sister. Self-centered, spoiled, hedonistic. Engaged to be a concubine to Phra Phel Solkan's eldest son, Phel Melan (age about 45).

Chesdan (16)

Child of Praman and Tuyaen. Naïve, enjoys power and prestige but doesn't know the details. Currently being shopped as a concubine of Lai So Lender's daughter (Lai Pe Lender, age 50). Not entirely happy with that. Somewhat idolizes Zeke, very secretly.