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	== Relationships ==		== Relationships ==
	- '''[[God]]''' - The spine of the first two books and a recurring presence in the last two. God is tiny, cold, irritable, physically abusive (kicking Yasnic, forbidding him pleasures), and fiercely possessive even after Yasnic's apostasy. Their relationship is codependent, profane, and genuinely tender: they share scraps, argue over biscuits, and call each other "a terrible, weak" priest and god - City of Last Chances, ch 33. God is taken from Yasnic by the Palleseen, returns, heals him secretly in prison, and finally abandons him for Lidlet at the coronation feast. Their farewell is mutual profanity and mutual pride: "I'm proud too" / "Screw you as well" - House of Open Wounds, ch 51. In the final book God appears at his bedside in a Palleseen kepi, berates him, apologises for Caeleen's death, and grants a grudging blessing - Pretenders to the Throne of God, ch 30. God threatens to excommunicate Caeleen and relents - Pretenders to the Throne of God, ch 42.		* '''[[God]]''' - The spine of the first two books and a recurring presence in the last two. God is tiny, cold, irritable, physically abusive (kicking Yasnic, forbidding him pleasures), and fiercely possessive even after Yasnic's apostasy. Their relationship is codependent, profane, and genuinely tender: they share scraps, argue over biscuits, and call each other "a terrible, weak" priest and god - City of Last Chances, ch 33. God is taken from Yasnic by the Palleseen, returns, heals him secretly in prison, and finally abandons him for Lidlet at the coronation feast. Their farewell is mutual profanity and mutual pride: "I'm proud too" / "Screw you as well" - House of Open Wounds, ch 51. In the final book God appears at his bedside in a Palleseen kepi, berates him, apologises for Caeleen's death, and grants a grudging blessing - Pretenders to the Throne of God, ch 30. God threatens to excommunicate Caeleen and relents - Pretenders to the Throne of God, ch 42.

	- '''[[Caeleen]]''' - A demon conjured by a wicked man to ruin Yasnic, whom Yasnic freed from her contract by a clerical error. They lived together after the war; she spent her cruelty against their hosts, fought heroically for them, and died in a street battle, returning to Hell - Pretenders to the Throne of God, ch 15. She is the love of his life and the reason he learns conjuration, throws himself into Hell, and renounces the name "Jack" for his birth name - Pretenders to the Throne of God, ch 39. He aches with desire for her but wants her free of ownership, not to own her himself - House of Open Wounds, ch 49. When she comes to him in the final chapter, unbidden, he binds his wrists to hers with a knife she may use at any time, and she agrees to follow him anywhere - Pretenders to the Throne of God, ch 42.		* '''[[Caeleen]]''' - A demon conjured by a wicked man to ruin Yasnic, whom Yasnic freed from her contract by a clerical error. They lived together after the war; she spent her cruelty against their hosts, fought heroically for them, and died in a street battle, returning to Hell - Pretenders to the Throne of God, ch 15. She is the love of his life and the reason he learns conjuration, throws himself into Hell, and renounces the name "Jack" for his birth name - Pretenders to the Throne of God, ch 39. He aches with desire for her but wants her free of ownership, not to own her himself - House of Open Wounds, ch 49. When she comes to him in the final chapter, unbidden, he binds his wrists to hers with a knife she may use at any time, and she agrees to follow him anywhere - Pretenders to the Throne of God, ch 42.

	- '''[[Widow\|Abellaime, 'the Widow']]''' - His mistress and teacher in Eres Ffenegh. She took him as apprentice because his botched conjurations created problems she had never seen, and she deliberately corrupts him, teaching conjuration drop by drop to see how much she can break - Pretenders to the Throne of God, ch 5. She calls him "child," he calls her "Auntie," and she is both the most honest person in his life and the one who will not look at him from the balcony to see whether he lives or dies in Hell - Pretenders to the Throne of God, ch 41. She whispers the one obvious truth about himself he could never see from inside his own skull - Pretenders to the Throne of God, ch 39.		* '''[[Widow\|Abellaime, 'the Widow']]''' - His mistress and teacher in Eres Ffenegh. She took him as apprentice because his botched conjurations created problems she had never seen, and she deliberately corrupts him, teaching conjuration drop by drop to see how much she can break - Pretenders to the Throne of God, ch 5. She calls him "child," he calls her "Auntie," and she is both the most honest person in his life and the one who will not look at him from the balcony to see whether he lives or dies in Hell - Pretenders to the Throne of God, ch 41. She whispers the one obvious truth about himself he could never see from inside his own skull - Pretenders to the Throne of God, ch 39.

	- '''[[Kosha]]''' - Yasnic's dead master, who raised him in the faith when Ilmar was tolerant and they had three rooms above a tanner's. Kosha was hanged by the Old Duke - City of Last Chances, ch 1, ch 23. Yasnic's gratitude reflex, his failure to learn scripture, and his entire formation descend from Kosha - City of Last Chances, ch 1, ch 33.		* '''[[Kosha]]''' - Yasnic's dead master, who raised him in the faith when Ilmar was tolerant and they had three rooms above a tanner's. Kosha was hanged by the Old Duke - City of Last Chances, ch 1, ch 23. Yasnic's gratitude reflex, his failure to learn scripture, and his entire formation descend from Kosha - City of Last Chances, ch 1, ch 33.

	- '''[[Banders]]''' - The Former Cohort-Broker who processes Yasnic into the Palleseen army, nicknames him "Maric Jack," and becomes a fierce, teasing friend. She pokes and punches him, rescues him from cells, hugs him from behind after a dead child, smuggles him into camp in a borrowed uniform, and brings his gods to him in prison weeping - House of Open Wounds, ch 3, ch 12, ch 30, ch 43, ch 49. She performs the blood-transfer that completes the Fisher King's mantle - House of Open Wounds, ch 47.		* '''[[Banders]]''' - The Former Cohort-Broker who processes Yasnic into the Palleseen army, nicknames him "Maric Jack," and becomes a fierce, teasing friend. She pokes and punches him, rescues him from cells, hugs him from behind after a dead child, smuggles him into camp in a borrowed uniform, and brings his gods to him in prison weeping - House of Open Wounds, ch 3, ch 12, ch 30, ch 43, ch 49. She performs the blood-transfer that completes the Fisher King's mantle - House of Open Wounds, ch 47.

	- '''[[Ollery]]''' - The Butcher, Yasnic's commanding officer in the field hospital. Ollery administers the Alder to him personally, warns him that "nobody's too useful to be used," confesses to poisoning a regiment, and refuses Yasnic's healing because I will not be bound by your creed, boy - House of Open Wounds, ch 6, ch 7, ch 32. They forge a tacit pact of mutual non-disclosure over secret healings - House of Open Wounds, ch 19.		* '''[[Ollery]]''' - The Butcher, Yasnic's commanding officer in the field hospital. Ollery administers the Alder to him personally, warns him that "nobody's too useful to be used," confesses to poisoning a regiment, and refuses Yasnic's healing because I will not be bound by your creed, boy - House of Open Wounds, ch 6, ch 7, ch 32. They forge a tacit pact of mutual non-disclosure over secret healings - House of Open Wounds, ch 19.

	- '''[[Lidlet]]''' - A Pal trooper Yasnic heals (and thereby converts) against his will, leaving her under a lethal conditional-vow. She interrogates him, resents him, clings to him "like two wrecked sailors with a single plank between them," requests transfer to his department, and eventually becomes the person God transfers to - House of Open Wounds, ch 15, ch 18, ch 22, ch 31, ch 50. She calls him "Maric Jack" as a shorthand for his standing order - House of Open Wounds, ch 36.		* '''[[Lidlet]]''' - A Pal trooper Yasnic heals (and thereby converts) against his will, leaving her under a lethal conditional-vow. She interrogates him, resents him, clings to him "like two wrecked sailors with a single plank between them," requests transfer to his department, and eventually becomes the person God transfers to - House of Open Wounds, ch 15, ch 18, ch 22, ch 31, ch 50. She calls him "Maric Jack" as a shorthand for his standing order - House of Open Wounds, ch 36.

	- '''[[Maserley]]''' - The Fellow-Invigilator who sent Caeleen to corrupt Yasnic, who claims Yasnic as property ("what do you think chains and contracts are for, exactly?"), who kills God and the other gods to fuel artillery, and who is finally condemned to the Kings Below by Caeleen's command and Zenotheus's forgery - House of Open Wounds, ch 9, ch 22, ch 41, ch 42, ch 50. Yasnic's oath against him is the only time the pacifist's composure fully shatters - House of Open Wounds, ch 42.		* '''[[Maserley]]''' - The Fellow-Invigilator who sent Caeleen to corrupt Yasnic, who claims Yasnic as property ("what do you think chains and contracts are for, exactly?"), who kills God and the other gods to fuel artillery, and who is finally condemned to the Kings Below by Caeleen's command and Zenotheus's forgery - House of Open Wounds, ch 9, ch 22, ch 41, ch 42, ch 50. Yasnic's oath against him is the only time the pacifist's composure fully shatters - House of Open Wounds, ch 42.

	- '''[[Prassel]]''' - The Fellow-Inquirer who commands the hospital department, considers killing Yasnic for mine-clearing before sparing him over tea, reclaims him from Thurrel and Maserley, and desperately tries to warn him to desert in Magnelei - a warning Yasnic misreads as a trap - House of Open Wounds, ch 2, ch 9, ch 10, ch 40. She names him "a dangerous man to be close to" - House of Open Wounds, ch 39.		* '''[[Prassel]]''' - The Fellow-Inquirer who commands the hospital department, considers killing Yasnic for mine-clearing before sparing him over tea, reclaims him from Thurrel and Maserley, and desperately tries to warn him to desert in Magnelei - a warning Yasnic misreads as a trap - House of Open Wounds, ch 2, ch 9, ch 10, ch 40. She names him "a dangerous man to be close to" - House of Open Wounds, ch 39.

	- '''[[Caeleen\|Caecelian 'the Viper']]''' - A demon who loves Yasnic in Alkhalend under "the small print" of a deal that constrains her capacity for tenderness. She calls him "the most useless man in the world," rehearses destroying him emotionally, and returns to him because he alone sees her for what she is - Days of Shattered Faith, ch 10, ch 24. He engineered her freedom and refused to take up the leash. She dies fighting the Palleseen and passes her contract to Enshili with instructions: "Go to Jack. Tell him" - Days of Shattered Faith, ch 48.		* '''[[Caeleen\|Caecelian 'the Viper']]''' - A demon who loves Yasnic in Alkhalend under "the small print" of a deal that constrains her capacity for tenderness. She calls him "the most useless man in the world," rehearses destroying him emotionally, and returns to him because he alone sees her for what she is - Days of Shattered Faith, ch 10, ch 24. He engineered her freedom and refused to take up the leash. She dies fighting the Palleseen and passes her contract to Enshili with instructions: "Go to Jack. Tell him" - Days of Shattered Faith, ch 48.

	- '''[[Masty]]''' - A Bracite orderly in the hospital department who puts salts into Yasnic's hands, refuses to leave him during a rout, saves his life, and is revealed as Feder IV, rightful king of Bracinta - House of Open Wounds, ch 12, ch 13, ch 30. They are "thick as thieves" - House of Open Wounds, ch 32.		* '''[[Masty]]''' - A Bracite orderly in the hospital department who puts salts into Yasnic's hands, refuses to leave him during a rout, saves his life, and is revealed as Feder IV, rightful king of Bracinta - House of Open Wounds, ch 12, ch 13, ch 30. They are "thick as thieves" - House of Open Wounds, ch 32.

	- '''[[Widow\|Mother Semprellaime]]''' - An Ilmari woman running a circle-house wagon in the Palleseen camp. She offers Yasnic tea, shelter, and an open invitation; he consults her about demons, about Caeleen's contract, about whether demons have a self. She finds him "mild and pleasant and helpful, if a bit wet" and "slightly endearing," and grieved when he was lost - House of Open Wounds, ch 7, ch 25, ch 40, ch 49.		* '''[[Widow\|Mother Semprellaime]]''' - An Ilmari woman running a circle-house wagon in the Palleseen camp. She offers Yasnic tea, shelter, and an open invitation; he consults her about demons, about Caeleen's contract, about whether demons have a self. She finds him "mild and pleasant and helpful, if a bit wet" and "slightly endearing," and grieved when he was lost - House of Open Wounds, ch 7, ch 25, ch 40, ch 49.

	- '''[[Lemya]]''' - The Ilmari student girl who first befriends Yasnic, gives him a blanket out of pity, introduces him to her circle, and shares his imprisonment in the Donjon - City of Last Chances, ch 1, ch 6, ch 19. God warns her "there's a curse in her like a fishhook" - City of Last Chances, ch 33.		* '''[[Lemya]]''' - The Ilmari student girl who first befriends Yasnic, gives him a blanket out of pity, introduces him to her circle, and shares his imprisonment in the Donjon - City of Last Chances, ch 1, ch 6, ch 19. God warns her "there's a curse in her like a fishhook" - City of Last Chances, ch 33.

	- '''[[Ruslav]]''' - A street criminal Yasnic heals from a gut-wound, binding him to a faith he did not choose. Ruslav calls him "my friend" with an untrue qualification, then You've ruined me - City of Last Chances, ch 19, ch 21. They become wary allies; Ruslav later keeps God safe when the Palleseen seize him - City of Last Chances, ch 29.		* '''[[Ruslav]]''' - A street criminal Yasnic heals from a gut-wound, binding him to a faith he did not choose. Ruslav calls him "my friend" with an untrue qualification, then You've ruined me - City of Last Chances, ch 19, ch 21. They become wary allies; Ruslav later keeps God safe when the Palleseen seize him - City of Last Chances, ch 29.

	- '''[[Nihilostes]]''' - A foreign priestess of Zenotheus who tries to convert Yasnic, considers him "an enemy priest" she has grown fond of, and reads his thoughts to sow chaos partly for his sake - City of Last Chances, ch 19, ch 22. They share tea and a grudging intimacy - City of Last Chances, ch 23.		* '''[[Nihilostes]]''' - A foreign priestess of Zenotheus who tries to convert Yasnic, considers him "an enemy priest" she has grown fond of, and reads his thoughts to sow chaos partly for his sake - City of Last Chances, ch 19, ch 22. They share tea and a grudging intimacy - City of Last Chances, ch 23.

	- '''[[Zenotheus\|Zenotheus, the divine scorpionfly]]''' - A god Yasnic rescues from the dead body of Pirisytes on the Magnelei corpse-mound, carried in his box thereafter. The god's forgery is useless, but its name-switch condemns Maserley - House of Open Wounds, ch 34, ch 46, ch 50.		* '''[[Zenotheus\|Zenotheus, the divine scorpionfly]]''' - A god Yasnic rescues from the dead body of Pirisytes on the Magnelei corpse-mound, carried in his box thereafter. The god's forgery is useless, but its name-switch condemns Maserley - House of Open Wounds, ch 34, ch 46, ch 50.

	- '''[[Fisher King\|The Fisher King]]''' - A god carried in Yasnic's box for months, sharing it with God. Yasnic works out the loophole that lets Banders receive the mantle without single combat - House of Open Wounds, ch 7, ch 47.		* '''[[Fisher King\|The Fisher King]]''' - A god carried in Yasnic's box for months, sharing it with God. Yasnic works out the loophole that lets Banders receive the mantle without single combat - House of Open Wounds, ch 7, ch 47.

	- '''[[Varinecthes]]''' - The ancient sorcerer who meets Yasnic at the Magnelei prisoner exchange and later in Eres Ffenegh. They share the specific grief of loving a demon and being unable to retrieve them; Varinecthes calls him "son" and explains that a conjured return would get the glass but not the wine - House of Open Wounds, ch 40; Pretenders to the Throne of God, ch 24.		* '''[[Varinecthes]]''' - The ancient sorcerer who meets Yasnic at the Magnelei prisoner exchange and later in Eres Ffenegh. They share the specific grief of loving a demon and being unable to retrieve them; Varinecthes calls him "son" and explains that a conjured return would get the glass but not the wine - House of Open Wounds, ch 40; Pretenders to the Throne of God, ch 24.

	- '''[[Banders\|The Mouth of the Sea]]''' - A former army colleague from the medical tent. They share tin cups and a brief, wary tenderness; she promises to cover for him regarding Reddaen and later watches him from the Lighthouse as he approaches Hell - Pretenders to the Throne of God, ch 8, ch 24, ch 27.		* '''[[Banders\|The Mouth of the Sea]]''' - A former army colleague from the medical tent. They share tin cups and a brief, wary tenderness; she promises to cover for him regarding Reddaen and later watches him from the Lighthouse as he approaches Hell - Pretenders to the Throne of God, ch 8, ch 24, ch 27.

	- '''[[Kiffel ea Leachan]]''' - A cautious, bruised rapport in Eres Ffenegh. He watches over her while she sleeps, leads her to the Crabshell, tries to stop her from wielding the champion's sword, and his touch burns her skin like acid - Pretenders to the Throne of God, ch 13, ch 26, ch 30.		* '''[[Kiffel ea Leachan]]''' - A cautious, bruised rapport in Eres Ffenegh. He watches over her while she sleeps, leads her to the Crabshell, tries to stop her from wielding the champion's sword, and his touch burns her skin like acid - Pretenders to the Throne of God, ch 13, ch 26, ch 30.

	- '''[[Tallifer]]''' - A senior colleague in the hospital department who calls him "One Of Us," warns him about Pal discipline, and considers him "bloody useless" but trusts his reliability - House of Open Wounds, ch 5, ch 21, ch 24.		* '''[[Tallifer]]''' - A senior colleague in the hospital department who calls him "One Of Us," warns him about Pal discipline, and considers him "bloody useless" but trusts his reliability - House of Open Wounds, ch 5, ch 21, ch 24.

	- '''[[Alv]]''' - A Divinati healer who recognises her own burden in Yasnic and comforts him at night; she hides his box inside nested boxes and sits on it to prevent confiscation - House of Open Wounds, ch 10, ch 16, ch 19.		* '''[[Alv]]''' - A Divinati healer who recognises her own burden in Yasnic and comforts him at night; she hides his box inside nested boxes and sits on it to prevent confiscation - House of Open Wounds, ch 10, ch 16, ch 19.

	- '''[[Hellgram\|The Under-warden of the House of Hard Angles]]''' - A friend in Alkhalend; they share drinks and "important club business," and are co-founders of the "Difficult Wives Club" (both married demons). Yasnic refuses to leave him when the House is dismantled - Days of Shattered Faith, ch 20, ch 45, ch 49.		* '''[[Hellgram\|The Under-warden of the House of Hard Angles]]''' - A friend in Alkhalend; they share drinks and "important club business," and are co-founders of the "Difficult Wives Club" (both married demons). Yasnic refuses to leave him when the House is dismantled - Days of Shattered Faith, ch 20, ch 45, ch 49.

	- '''[[Tally]]''' - A colleague at the Fever Lodge who operates on the Under-warden while Yasnic assists, and who warns him bluntly that You ain't going to buy her back with good deeds, Jack - Days of Shattered Faith, ch 46, ch 49.		* '''[[Tally]]''' - A colleague at the Fever Lodge who operates on the Under-warden while Yasnic assists, and who warns him bluntly that You ain't going to buy her back with good deeds, Jack - Days of Shattered Faith, ch 46, ch 49.

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