Achaan Vicheaseth
[A-chan Vi-che-a-set]
Khmer Prince Tutor — Active
A deeply learned elder and master of 'Ancient Way' (Khmer traditions and Sanskrit).
Lore & Records
Characters
Khun Ramphakdi
[Khun Ram-phak-dee]
Captain of the Guards — Active
The 'Pragmatic Middleman' who speaks the court Thai of his superiors but prays at the old Khmer shrines.
Luang Borommanantakkawongsapanawisut Borirak
[Loo-ang Bo-rom-man-an...]
Governor of Vimayapura — Active
An arrogant prick with a 14-syllable name who views himself as the 'Purifier of the Wilderness'.
Luang Sorasakdidecha
[Loo-ang So-ra-sak-dee-de-cha]
Minor Thai Noble / Enforcer — Active
A 'fixer' and sycophant under the Governor, obsessed with the martial prestige of Ayutthaya.
Okya Inthrathibodisin
[Ok-ya In-thra-thi-bo-dee-sin]
Local Lord / Old Power — Active
The 'Old Power' of Vimaya, rooted in ancient Khmer traditions and the 'Devaraja' concept.
Preah Ponhea Chan
[Pre-ah Pon-ya Chan]
Prince of Royal Blood — Active
A fallen Khmer prince whose journey has taken him from a refined scholar to an ascetic philosopher.
Sorya
[So-rya]
Scullion / Maid / Warrior — Unknown
A commoner of Vimayapura descent who bridges the ancient stone world of her ancestors and the wooden world of the Siamese through the edge of a blade.
Locations
Governor's Mansion
Bureaucratic OutpostVimayapura
A brand-new Ayutthayan-style residence built on high wooden stilts, symbolizing the new bureaucratic order.
Meuang Vimayapura
Provincial OutpostKhorat Plateau
The Terminus of the Khmer Royal Road, where the humid exhales of the forest meet the cold, unyielding silence of ancient Khmer stone. A provincial outpost transitioning from Khmer to Ayutthayan influence.
Okya Inthrathibodisin's Mansion
Ancestral CompoundVimayapura
A 'Roman Villa' style compound outside the southern Victory Gate, near the Baray.