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b. 1216

Capsule bio

Cnán (pr. khnahn) is an orphan born in the Beijing area during Genghis Khan's conquest of the city. Her mother was raped by a conquering Mongol, and she is the medieval equivalent of an Army brat. She is a Binder, as was her mother.

When she first meets the Shield-Brethren, she uses the alias "Vaetha," a Tocharian word that means "to see, to know." Feronantus, for his own reasons, translates it as "spy."

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• Close-up illustration from Chapter 1
• sketch of Cnan hiding in the forest from Chapter 1

Mentions

• The Kinyen - Chapter 1, The Mongoliad
• The Journey Begins - Chapter 5, The Mongoliad
• The Way of the Lapwing - Chapter 9, The Mongoliad
• A Change of Plans - Chapter 13, The Mongoliad
• Pilgrims - Chapter 17, The Mongoliad
• Pilgrims' Progress - Chapter 17b, The Mongoliad
• Into The Land of the Khazars - Chapter 20, The Mongoliad
• Raedwulf's Bow - Chapter 26, The Mongoliad
• Entering Asia - Chapter 26b, The Mongoliad
• Under The Night Sky - Chapter 38, The Mongoliad
• The Roots Of Our Stories - Chapter 39, The Mongoliad
• Into Hyperborea - Chapter 50, The Mongoliad
• The Long and Winding Road - Chapter 52, The Mongoliad
• One of Our Khans Is Missing - Chapter 54, The Mongoliad
• Forest Spirits - Chapter 55, The Mongoliad
• Plans, Gone Awry - Chapter 56, The Mongoliad
• Ögedei's Legacy - Chapter 57, The Mongoliad
• A Tree Has Many Branches - Epilogue, The Mongoliad