The Council of Blades is a novel by Pauli Kidd. It is the fifth in The Nobles series.
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War cares little for the troubles of the aristocracy. As a terrible new weapon obliterates the age of courtly battle, an intelligent but plain princess and her companions — an addled young inventor and a kleptomaniac firebird — find themselves forced into a battle for survival in a suddenly very deadly world.
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Summary[]
Cappa Mannicci, Prince of Sumbria, and Blade Captain Gilberto Ilego defeat the armies of Prince Ricardo of Colletro, despite the objections of Blade Captain Ugo Sfarezi, who does not want Ricardo to surrender. Ugo and Illego begin plotting for power and steal the Sun Gem, using the theft as a pretext to start a war.
Meanwhile, a firebird steals some gems. Princess Miliana Mannicci takes the blame for the thefts and is imprisoned in a finishing school.
In the war, Ugo and Illego manipulate both sides to eliminate their rivals, but Ugo betrays Illego, assassinating Cappa and blaming Illego so he can conquer both Submria and Colletro.
Lorenzo Utrelli of Lomatra, Miliana’s betrothed, and the bird break out Miliana and escape to Lomatra. Ugo conquers Zutria using an invention of Lorenzo’s, trying to unite the Blade Kingdoms into an empire. Lomatra defeats him with the ingenuity of Lorenzo and Miliana.
Index[]
Characters[]
- Alberto Utrelli • Alonzo • Ambrosi • Brightlightning Dragonsbane • Cappa Mannicci • Furioso • Franco Utrelli • Gilberto Ilégo • Krrrr-Poka • Lonereed Silverleaf • Lorenzo Utrelli Da Lomatra • Luccio Irozzi • Marello • Milianna Mannicci da Sumbria • Orlando Toporello • Otorelli Lambruccini • Ricardo • Rosso • Sophia • Shaatra • Spirelli • Tekorriikii • Ugo Svarézi • Ulia Mannicci • Veltro • Zuro
- Referenced only
- Groonpeck • Lady Faveretti • Lady Zuggi
Creatures[]
- bat • bear • bumblebee • carp • cat • chicken • cormorant • cuttlefish • dog • dwarf • earth elemental • eel • elf • firebird • firefly • fly (insect) • Gens D'Or • gnome • hamster • hippogriff • hogfish • horse • jellyfish • loxo • mouse • nixie • ostrich • pixie breed horse • porcelain golem • salamander • singing fish • stirge • rat • rabbit • toad • umber hulk • water elemental
- Referenced only
- axe beak • basilisk • bird-of-paradise • blink dog • blowfish • blue dragon • butterfly • cherub • clay golem • cobra • crocodile • dolphin • dodo • duck • earwig • elephant • fairy • goblin • falcon • gamecock • hawk • heron • hummingbird • jackal • hare • haun • haundar • lamb • lion • mantis • medusa • mole • narwhal • nymph • orc • peacock • pegasus • phoenix • pig • pike • pigeon • pixie • satyr • sea hag • sha'az • shambling mound • sheep • sparrow • speckled sprat • spider • sunfish • unicorn • water buffalo • weasel • whale • wolf • wood lice
Locations[]
- Building & Sites
- Besotted Python • Palace of Manniccis • Toporello family palace • Velvet Gauntlet Finishing School for Wayward Young Ladies
- Settlements
- Colletro • Lomatra • Kirenzia • Sumbria • Zutria
- Regions
- Akanal • Blade Kingdoms • Chessenta • Chondath • Turmish • Vilhon Reach
- Referenced only
- Aglarond • Chult • Great Rift • Koryo • Lake of Steam • Shou Lung • Unther
- Wilderness
- Akanapeaks • Hills of Apion • Valley of Umbricci
- Referenced only
- Satyrwood • Smoking Mountains • Yuirwood
- Bodies of Water
- Akanamere • Trevi River
- Referenced only
- Shining Sea
Organizations[]
- Blade Captains • Blade Council • Blade Houses • Brigade of House Utrelli • Clan of Wandering Spray • Elmeti • Grand Company of Sumbria • Helyos's Renegades • Hordes of the Tangled Trees • Lanze Spezzate • Mannicci • pavisiers • Potters' guild • Riturba • Toporello • Utrelli • Wheelwrights' guild
- Referenced only
- Do Jang of Won Kwang • fakirs
Magic[]
- Spells
- affect normal fires • feather fall • fireball • firebolt • ice darts • lightning bolt • magic missile • neutralize poison • protection from normal missiles • rock to mud
- Referenced only
- charm • cloudkill • heat metal • scrying (spell) • sleep • stinking cloud • warp wood • wish
- Magic Items
- crystal ball • dust of darkness • flame tongue • Old Pappa Floonbat's Patent Medicinal Hair Restorer • ring of feather falling • spellbook • Sun Gem
- Referenced only
- potion of water breathing • ring of water breathing
Religion[]
Miscellaneous[]
- Vegetation
- birch • corn • ebony • foxglove • jasmine (plant) • lucerne • mistletoe • oak • palm • sycamore • rose
- Referenced only
- nettle
- Gear
- arbalest • arquebus • barbute • bill-hook • brigandine • burgonet • gorget • katzbalger • pavis • poignard • swordbreaker • trident
- Clothing
- belt • bodice • bonnet • cape • chef's toque • chemise • corset • doublet • drawers • gown • hennin • hose • jerkin • loincloth • pantalettes • puff-pantaloons • petticoat • shift • slippers • stockings • toga • tights • tunic • turban
- Referenced only
- turban
- Food & Drink
- ale • apple • beer • candy • cream • bread • grape • cheese • chicken pie • dried beef • Lomatran baked beans • melon • milk • olive • onion • orange • peppercorn • pickled eel • porridge • prootwaddle tea • sausage • ship's biscuit • slivovitz • soldier's champagne • sweetmeat • watermelon • wine
- Substances
- glue powder • guano • ink • mortar • oil • perfume • salt • smoke powder • soap • talcum • varnish • wax
- Referenced only
- paint stripper • wood polish
- Materials
- brass • bronze • canvas • ceramic • copper • electrum • gold • granite • ivory • limestone • marble • manure • parchment • plaster • platinum • pewter • rosewood • sharkskin • spider-silk • silk • silver • terracotta • vellum • velvet
- Gems and Stones
- amber • diamond • emerald • moonstone • pearl • quartz • ruby • sapphire • star sapphire • zircon
- Works
- Articles of Association • Groonpeck's Field Guide to Terrifying Denizens of the Air, with special appendices for Acheron, the Elemental Planes, and the Abyss • Lady Zuggi's Primer of Basic Heraldry, including appendices on Charges, Countercharges, and Trends of Modern Times • Lady Faveretti's Cookery Handbook for Erudite Young Girls (with an appendix on Poisoning for Beginners) • The Sea Beast Rising from the Waves • The Sea Goddess Rising from the Waves
- Languages
- Akalan • Orc language • Phoenix language
- Referenced only
- Elven language
- Events
- Blade Wars • Festival of Blades
- Other
- abacus • acne • aqueduct • ballista • book • bottled lightning • butterfly net • bridle • caltrop • candle • catapult • Catherine wheel • charcoal drawing stick • crowbar • dice • ducat • drum • easel • eiderdown • fan • fireworks • flippers • galley • light lathe • lens • loom • lute • marionette • magnifying glass • mirror • mothball • pavane • periscope • potpourri • puppet • sedan chair • silverware • skyrocket • snorkel • spectacles • sponge • spyglass • trebuchet • trumpet • Utrelli Patent Whirligig • war-turtle • warwagon
- Referenced only
- barge • drill • firecracker • parachute • phonograph • tambourine • telescope • twinkledust
Appendix[]
References[]
- ↑ Eric L. Boyd, Ed Greenwood, Steven E. Schend (2000). Presenting...Seven Millennia of Realms Fiction. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2003-06-21. Retrieved on 2015-08-12.
- ↑ Pauli Kidd (November 1996). The Council of Blades. (TSR, Inc.), chap. 15, p. 262. ISBN 978-0786905317.