Though unseen throughout the series, many references are made to Corolini in Lirael and Abhorsen, wherein Corolini is the leader of the extremist 'Our Country' Party, which holds the balance of power in Ancelstierre. Therefore, no matter how many times she is 'killed' Chlorr can always come back from Death due to her 'whole' spirit not being made to walk through the Ninth Gate. This spirit portion is connected to her corpse in Life. A portion of her spirit is anchored in Death. Charter magic does not exist on this plain. Her burial site lies beyond 'The Great Rift' a desolate desert plain north of the Old Kingdom devoid of growth and air. They are groomed from birth to be a suitable host for her.Ĭhlorr's original physical body is a skeletal corpse buried in Life. These women are called 'Offerings' and their only purpose is to be a future vessel for Chlorr. Her bodies are young women supplied by the Northern Tribes.

Over the centuries, Chlorr has been able to insert her spirit into different bodies whenever her current body is destroyed or rendered beyond repair/healing. In Goldenhand she is also known as 'The Witch with No Face'. In Abhorsen, she is forced to flee the battle at the second binding of Orannis by Mogget and Lirael.

During this exile, Clariel adopted the name Chlorr when she chose to sacrifice her humanity in order to become more powerful and extend her life. She is exiled at the end of Clariel: The Lost Abhorsen. Her face became horribly scarred in Clariel: The Lost Abhorsen leading her to don the bronze mask. Mogget manipulates Clariel and she becomes corrupted by Free Magic. She was also a cousin of the royal family. Her story was further developed in Clariel: The Lost Abhorsen, wherein Clariel was the granddaughter of the Abhorsen.

She wears a bronze mask over her face, giving her the name. At the beginning of Lirael, she approaches antagonist Hedge at the Red Lake but falls under his control. In 2006, Across the Wall: A Tale of the Abhorsen and Other Stories was released, which contained the novella The Creature in the Case, which was set after Abhorsen.Ī powerful necromancer and later one of the Greater Dead. The series comprises six novels: Sabriel (1995), Lirael (2001), Abhorsen (2003), Clariel (2014), Goldenhand (2016) and Terciel and Elinor (2021). This is a list of characters from The Old Kingdom Series, a set of novels by Australian author Garth Nix.

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