Soul of the Fire (1999) (edit title/settings)

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• Richard Rahl: Also known as Richard Cypher, the Seeker of Truth, Lord Rahl, and Caharin. Main Character in the novels, the stories are about his struggles to bring peace between lands.
• Kahlan Amnell: The Mother Confessor and Wife to Richard Rahl.
• Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander: The Wizard of the First Order and grandfather to Richard Rahl.
• Du Chaillu: The Spirit Woman for the Baka Tau Mana and wife of the Caharin.
• Annalina Aldurren: Ex-prelate to the Sisters of the Light
• Dalton Campbell: An Anderith man married to Teresa Campbell
• Teresa Campbell: An Anderith woman married to Dalton Campbell
• Fitch: A Haken scullion in the kitchen's of Master Drummon. He gets promoted to a Messenger of Director Campells men. As any haken, he has red hair and is a skinnier man who is in love with Beata and tries to prove himself.
• Morley: A Haken scullion in the kitchen's of Master Drummon who is also best friends with a fellow Haken named Fitch. He is the muscle to Fitch's brain.
• Bertrand Chanboor: Minister of Culture in Anderith. He is married to Hildemara Chanboor.
• Hildemara Chanboor: Anderith woman married to Bertrand Chanboor
• Cara: A Mord-Sith protector of Lord Rahl and the Mother Confessor. She always wears Mord-Sith red leather in times of possible danger and has blond hair that she always wears in a braid down her back.
• Beata: A Haken girl in service to the Butcher Inger, Fitch falls in love with her and risks his life in attempt to save her.
• Stein: A representative of Emperor Jagang to Anderith. He wears a cape of human scalps to show defeat over those who possessed magic that he conquered.
• Emperor Jagang: Emperor of the Imperial Order, and Dream Walker
• Claudine Winthrop: Anderith woman married to Edwin Winthrop
• Edwin Winthrop: Anderith merchant married to Claudine Winthrop
• Franca Gowenlock: A sorceress in Anderith
• Inger: An Anderith butcher
• Joseph Ander: A war wizard who long ago managed to lock away the chimes. He is known to be very proud and the founder of Anderith, which was one known as Toscla before Joseph Ander's rule.
• Dominie Dirtch: A magical weapon protecting the city of Anderith.
• Sister Alessandra: Sister of the dark
• Dalton Campbell: The ambitious Minister of Culture's aide. Married to Teresa Campbell.
• Linscott: Director in the land of Anderith. He is the head of the masonary guild. Very rich because of that. The Minister of Culture makes him allow anyone, even those unskilled, to participate in being a mason.
• Master Drummond: Kitchen Master.
• Anders: A collection of people who believe themselves to be of holy decent and unable to do any wrong. They make themselves the betters of the land of Anderith and constantly look down at the hakens whom they believe to be evil by nature.
• Rowley: The head messenger of Dalton Campbell.
• Chandalen: A member of the Mud People and friend of Richard and Kahlan's. He is the protector and head of the strongest hunting group from the Mud people.
• Juni: Mud People Warrior, Young
• Nissel: The healer at the Mud People's village
• Haken: people of Anderith who are believed to have evil by nature and the only way of overcoming their evil is to surve the Anders until they say they can be freed of their ancestors crimes. Due to the education system in Anderith, they ignorantly believe there is evil in them and they can never be free of the need to have Anders lead them.
• Mother Confessor: Wife of Richard Rahl, leader of the Council of The Mid-lands.
• Master Spink: Add a description of this character.
• Emmeline: An Anders soldier assigned to a Dominie Durtch under Sgt. Beata.
• Meiffert: Comander in Lord Rahl's army.
• Lady Chanboor: The wife of the Minister of Culture.
• Julian
• Reibisch: General and comander of Lord Rahl's army.
• Nadine: A woman from westland who was sent to marry Lord Rahl in the previous book of this serious. She isn't actually in this volume but she is mentioned.
• Verna: The current Prelate of the Sisters of the Light. She is in love with Warren, who is a wizard with the ability of Prophecy. She is also the one who brought Richard to the Palace of Prophets.
• Jiaan: A Blade Master from Baka Tu Mana who comes to help defend Richard on his way to Anderith.
• Kolo: Kolo is a made up name by Richard (Lord Rahl) and Bernadine for the Author of a journal they use to help translate from ancient High D'haran.

Quotes edit see section history

• “Like hounds at a feast, people gather round the table of tyranny, eager for tasty scraps tossed on the floor. Not everyone will wag their tail for a tyrant, but most will, if he first makes them salivate with hate and gives license to their covetous impulses by making them feel it is only their due. Many would rather take than earn.”

  Kahlan Amnell

• “The foundations of some formerly strong lands became so riddled with termites of diminished purpose, so decayed with the decadence of smug moderation, and so emaciated with the vacillating aims of appears, that even when they saw the enemy coming and did resist, they were easily toppled when the Imperial Order finally pushed.”

  Annalina Aldurren

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• ‘Imagination is what makes a great wizard, for with it, he is able to transcend the limitations of tradition and go beyond the structure of what now exists into the higher realm of creating the very fabric of magic.’”

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Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Midlands
• Fairfield
• Aydindril
• Nareef Valley
• Vedetta
• Toscla
• Ebinissia
• Renwold
• New World
• Anderith
• Wizard's Keep
• First Wizard's Enclave

Organizations edit see section history

• Blade Maters: Add a description of this organization.
• Mud People
• Mord-Sith
• Sisters of the Dark
• Sisters of the Light

First Sentence edit see section history

Glossary edit see section history

• Agiel: A tool of the Mord-Sith to inflict pain.

Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by Temple of the Winds, and followed by Faith of the Fallen.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Terry Goodkind (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: PS3557.O5826 S68 1999
• Dewey: 813.54 21

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Contains Rape, nudity, extreme violence such as brain matter spilled all over the place, scalps getting ripped off, being burned to death ect.

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Fantasy › Series › Sword of Truth
• Books › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Authors, A-Z › ( G ) › Goodkind, Terry
• Books › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Fantasy › Magic & Wizards

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• Legend of the Seeker (IMDb): TV series

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