Minalan

Human major character - Spellmonger; Count of the Magelaw

Also known as: The Spellmonger; Count of the Magelaw

Appears in: #1.00 - Spellmonger #17.50 - The Golden Goblin

First appears in: #1.00 - Spellmonger

Summary

Master of both Tyndal and Rondal, the wizard around whom the whole series turns. The Golden Goblin opens with him paying the boys a Yule visit at Callierd to give them their mission - finding Lilastien - looking unusually tan for mid-Castali winter, with close-cropped hair and a tightly trimmed beard, an unfamiliar departure from his usual scruffy Yule self. He insists only Tyndal and Rondal can plausibly find her, even if she does not want to be found, and asks them not to mention Farise: as far as anyone is to know, the Spellmonger is utterly absorbed in the ruins at Falas and the secrets of the Ancients - a cover for his real project, which is to take Farise from Prince Tavard. He is Count of the Magelaw, Tyndal's liege, and the architect of the awkward alliance with King Ashakarl that lets the boys travel into the Goblin Kingdom in the first place.

Relationships

• Master of Tyndal
• Master of Rondal
• Master of Ruderal
• Rival of Prince Tavard - Both vying to retake Farise and expel the pirates.
• Gareth ally of Minalan - Spearheaded the investigation at Henga; technical aide on Colonial-era tekka.
• Prince Tavard rival of Minalan
• Rondal apprentice of Minalan - Senior former apprentice; remains his sworn servant.
• Ruderal apprentice of Minalan - Current Spellmonger's apprentice succeeding Tyndal and Rondal.
• Tyndal apprentice of Minalan - Senior former apprentice; remains his sworn servant.

Last updated 2026-05-23.