Council Members

While I keep a complete list of Council members (from before the Great War through the 1940s), many of their names have not yet appeared in the books. This list focuses on the ones that have been mentioned so far in published works.   Since we're getting to a point where we're covering more time periods, I've put the lists of the Council at key points (listed in order of their challenge or seniority), with notes on some individuals below who don't have their own pages.   Note that these lists contain some spoilers depending on what you've read. I've noted those before the relevant lists, and they apply to the rest of the lists on the page.  

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Alcesta Romilly

Challenged: 1930
  A diviner, with a knack for finding missing people. Mentioned in Upon A Summer's Day. Richard Edgarton mentions that she's easty to work with and measured about what information she'll commit to. Seal House.  

Desmond Belling

Challenged: 1930
  A member of the Astronomer's Guild with an interest in locational magic for ritual and scrying. Rathna suspects he's had a lot to do with warding magics, but doesn't know him well. Mentioned in Upon A Summer's Day. Owl House.  

Drisella Martin

Challenged: 1863
Died 1926.   Specialist in magical research and theory, as well as Incantation. She had a particular interest in making sure the Fatae kept their side of The Pact. Her escritoire appears in Fool's Gold. Owl House.  

Eustace FitzAlan

Challenged: 1880
Retired: 1925   Specialist in Duelling, Warding, Protective, and Judicial magics. He collaborates with the Guard and judicial system around council matters, and appears in Pastiche (as well as a mention in The Fossil Door). Fox House. Always called FitzAlan, not Eustace.

Godfrey Peran

Challenged: 1939
  Had a career in the Army before returning to Albion and eventually challenging for the Council in 1939. Richard Edgarton mentions that he's well-respected, knows his work, and both the Martial and Protective magics. Richard thinks he spent some time with Arthur Gospatrick on his way up the ranks. Mentioned in Upon A Summer's Day. Boar House.  

Hestia Palgrave

Challenged: 1887
Retired: 1926   A resourceful mentor. Briefly appears in Eclipse in a discussion of the building of Dinas Emrys: The Council Keep, a particular interest of hers. Owl House .  

Laodamia Noble

Challenged: 1938
  Has a knack for Sympathetic magic and Materia, publishing a few papers Gabriel Edgarton deems interesting. She's particularly interested in the locational implications and Mason has consulted her several times. Mentioned in Upon A Summer's Day. Seal House.  

Lettice Knole

Challenged: 1915
  A specialist in chronological magics, well-read, but not interested in social complexities. Mentioned in Upon A Summer's Day, where she wishes Rathna might be a little more moderating on Gabe. Horse House.  

Lucas Holder

Challenged: 1924
  Has a specialty in Ritual and illusion magic. He's part of several meetings in Old As The Hills about Gabriel Edgarton's work for the Council. Mentioned in Upon A Summer's Day. Salmon House  

Malcolm Rolls

Challenged: 1927   Fair and consistent, Malcolm Rolls is the main contact between the Council and the Guard and Penelopes after Magister FitzAlan retires. He appears in Old As The Hills, assisting Cyrus. Specialist in Protective magics. Gabe gets on fairly well with him. Mentioned in Upon A Summer's Day. Bear House.  

Matthias Sisley

Challenged: 1908
Died: 1938   Specialist in Materia. Gregarious, cheerful, optimist. Nephew of Lord Sisley and father of Orion Sisley. He appears briefly at a bohort match in Eclipse to see his son play. Fox House.  

Nonus Powell

Challenged: 1931
  A former specialist from the Guard. He challenged for the Council when he wasn't up for that kind of physical work anymore. He did a fair amount of logistics work there, and he's either somewhat reclusive or avoids unnecessary conflict. Mentioned in Upon A Summer's Day. Seal House.  

Paul Wicken

Challenged: 1947
  A farmer and specialist in Agricultural magic, as well as a member of the Society Of The White Horse. Brave enough to make the attempt at a Challenge when there hasn't been a Council member from Snap in generations.  

Rhoda Morwen

Challenged: 1919
  Incantation and Enchantment specialist. She and her husband have a rather modernised trendy home (they host one of the gatherings in Eclipse) and she is very future-focused. Mentioned in Upon A Summer's Day. Owl House.  

Troilus Watts

Challenged: 1913
  A member of the Council since 1913, the events of Upon A Summer's Day make him uncomfortable. He's uncertain about people standing out (a somewhat odd perspective given his colleagues.) His brother Paulus was also on the Council from 1910 until his retirement for ill health in 1939. Horse House.  

Ulric Monkton

Challenged: 1932
  Specialist in Protective magics and warding. Apparently difficult to deal with. Son of the Major Monkton mentioned briefly in Pastiche who was at the end of a long career in the Guard at the time. Mentioned in Upon A Summer's Day. Bear House  

Vidya Archarya

Challenged: 1933
  A Healer, a niece of Dipti Archarya (deputy headmistress at Schola). Unusual in her background on the Council, both from her background and her profession. She has a particular interest in healing research, but she's also competent with emergency care. Appears in Old As The Hills and Upon A Summer's Day. Salmon House. Description. Mentioned in Upon A Summer's Day. House.