| Cryl-Nish Hlar | |
|---|---|
| First appearance | Geomancer (chapter 3) |
| Created by | Ian Irvine |
| Information | |
| Species | Old Humans |
| Gender | Male |
| Age | early-twenties in The Well of Echoes and early-thirties in The Song of the Tears |
| Occupation | Artificer |
| Title | Artificer Cryl-Nish Hlar and the Deliverer |
| Family | Jal-Nish Hlar (father) |
Cryl-Nish Hlar is a main character in Ian Irvine's fictional series of books, The Three Worlds Cycle , appearing in both The Well of Echoes quartet and The Song of the Tears trilogy. Geomancer is the first book of the The Well of Echoes quartet written by Ian Irvine. Ian Irvine (born 1950 is an Australian Fantasy /eco- thriller author and marine scientist. The old humans are a fictional human species from Ian Irvine 's arc of novels The Three Worlds Cycle. The Well of Echoes is a quartet of novels written by Ian Irvine and is the second arc of The Three Worlds Cycle series The Song of the Tears is a trilogy forming the third cycle of Ian Irvine 's The Three Worlds Cycle series Jal-Nish Hlar is a main character in Ian Irvine 's The Well of Echoes quartet and the Song of the Tears trilogy Ian Irvine (born 1950 is an Australian Fantasy /eco- thriller author and marine scientist. The Three Worlds Cycle is a series of novels written by author Ian Irvine. The Well of Echoes is a quartet of novels written by Ian Irvine and is the second arc of The Three Worlds Cycle series The Song of the Tears is a trilogy forming the third cycle of Ian Irvine 's The Three Worlds Cycle series
Nish originally appears as a rather callow youth, however through out the series, he develops into a respectable young man. Nish was shorter than the average human male, something he found humiliating. He was stocky with a spotty face. He was not ugly, but not handsome either. Nish had thin brown hair, that clung to the very contours of his head. His eyes were also dark.
After being sentenced to ten years of imprisonment by his father Jal-Nish, Nish undergoes several physical changes. Jal-Nish Hlar is a main character in Ian Irvine 's The Well of Echoes quartet and the Song of the Tears trilogy He becomes extremely thin, from lack of food, losing much of his previous strength. His hair having not been cut in the ten years of his sentence, reached below his buttocks and began to recede at the front. After his rescue, Nish cuts his hair so that it is no longer than a thumb joint.
Cryl-Nish Hlar is usually known as Nish though he doesn't like the nickname much. He is an artificer of average skill and an inexperienced prober for his father, Jal-Nish Hlar. The Council of Scrutators is a fictional Council who have control of the world of Santhenar, in Ian Irvine 's The Well of Echoes quartet He comes from a well respected family and was a scribe to a merchant but his father had him moved to the manufactory. He hates the work but works hard, despite his lack of any real ability.
Nish once feared being sent to the front lines to do battle with the enemy lyrinx and be effectively marching to his death beyond all things. Lyrinx are fictional humanoids in Ian Irvine 's quartet The Well of Echoes. However, he eventually becomes great in courage and does many noble deeds.
After ten years of imprisonment under the God-Emperor Jal-Nish Hlar, Nish finds his will bending. Jal-Nish Hlar is a main character in Ian Irvine 's The Well of Echoes quartet and the Song of the Tears trilogy His mind is continuously haunted by the loss of his beloved Irisis and he fears that his fate is to become a corrupt man, barren of compassion as his father is. Irisis Stirm is a main character in Ian Irvine 's The Well of Echoes quartet Nish's ten years of servitude have lessened him in his own eyes, while the people of Santhenar have named him the Deliverer, whose destiny is to cast down his corrupt father. Santhenar is one of three fictional planets in Ian Irvine 's The Three Worlds Cycle.
| The Well of Echoes | |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Ian Irvine |
| Main Characters: | Cryl-Nish Hlar | Tiaan Liise-Mar | Gilhaelith | Irisis Stirm | Jal-Nish Hlar | Liett | Malien | Minis | Ryll | Ullii | Vithis | Xervish Flydd | Yggur |
| Secondary Characters: | Eiryn Muss | Flangers | Fusshte | Fyn-Mah | Ghorr | Gyrull | Klarm | Merryl | Troist |
| Species: | Aachim | Charon | Faellem | Lyrinx | Old Humans |
| Books: | Geomancer | Tetrarch | Scrutator | Chimaera |