Evaine MacRorie Thuryn

Evaine MacRorie Thuryn is a fictional character in the Deryni series of historical fantasy novels by Katherine Kurtz.

Evaine Elspeth Jessamyn MacRorie Thuryn is the daughter of Earl Camber MacRorie of Culdi and a highly trained Deryni adept. She plays a central role in the Haldane Restoration and the socio-political events that follow it.

The character bears the name Elspeth in honor of her father's eldest sister, who serves as Abbess of Saint Hilda's Abbey. However, the names Evaine and Jessamyn lack any established significance within the series.

Like most of the protagonists in the novels, Evaine is motivated primarily by her love of her family and her kingdom.

Evaine is determined to maintain a peaceful balance of power between Deryni and humans. In addition, she is dedicated to researching and preserving ancient Deryni lore.

Although the character is caught up in the larger social and political issues of the novels, she has no personal nemesis throughout the series. She struggles against the Regents, as well as the other humans who seek to persecute Deryni, but there is no one particular person with which she has a significant personal conflict.

Evaine is born on October 6, 882, the youngest child and only surviving daughter of Earl Camber MacRorie of Culdi. Following her mother's death in 896, Evaine becomes the chatelaine of her father's manor at Tor Caerrorie. Like her father, Evaine is a devout scholar and researcher, a trait that Camber encourages and develops throughout Evaine's life.

Evaine begins the novel at her family's estate, where she and her father discuss the murder of a Deryni lord. After Rhys Thuryn and her brother Joram begin searching for the last Haldane heir to the throne of Gwynedd, Evaine debates the possibility of a coup with Camber. When her eldest brother Cathan is murdered by King Imre Furstán-Festil, Evaine accompanies Camber to a meeting with Vicar General Alister Cullen, who has agreed to support a coup against King Imre. Several days later, Evaine flees Caerrorie with the rest of her family when Imre attempts to arrest them, taking refuge in a hidden sanctuary near the city of Dhassa. She marries Rhys shortly thereafter, and soon forms a cautious friendship with Prince Cinhil Haldane. However, she uses her relationship with Cinhil to gain access to his mind, and later joins Camber, Rhys, and Joram in performing a ritual that activates Cinhil's Haldane potential. When the coup is finally launched, Evaine accompanies the invading forces, and she later stands at her father's side when he crowns Cinhil as the new King of Gwynedd.

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