AMBER TIMELINE

(In Amber years, multiply x 2.5 for Earth equivalent)

THE BEGINNING

· N/A There is nothing

· Primal Chaos is born

· -6 Mil First shape-changers are born

· The Serpent and Unicorn come into existence

· -24000y The Courts of Chaos are created

· Oberon is born to the Unicorn (father is Dworkin)

· Dworkin flees from Chaos to a small sudden island

· Dworkin meditates upon the abyss

· The Jewel is revealed to Dworkin by the Unicorn

· -1600y Dworkin creates Amber out of Chaos

· Oberon marries Cymnea

· -1430y Benedict, Osric, Finndo, born to Cymnea (father is Oberon)

· Dworkin begins to fashion the family Trumps

· Eric born to Faiella (father is Oberon)

· Oberon dissolves marriage to Cymnea

· Oberon marries Faiella (father is Oberon)

· Osric kills three of the House of Karm in a vendetta

· Oberon acquits Osric at a hearing, though he is friendly with Karm

· Oberon sends Osric to front lines in a nasty war

· Osric dies

· Finndo dies, purportedly in the service of Amber

· Corwin born to Faiella (father is Oberon)

· Faiella dies giving birth to Dierdre (father is Oberon)

· Oberon marries Clarissa

· Fiona, Bleys born to Clarissa (father is Oberon)

· Llewella born to Moins (father is Oberon)

· Oberon divorces Clarissa

· Oberon recognizes Llewella as legitimate

· Brand born to Clarissa (father is Oberon)

· Flora born to Dybele (father is Oberon)

· Cain, Julian, Gerard born to Rilga (father is Oberon)

· Sand, Delwin born to Lora (father is Oberon)

· Random, Mirelle born to Paulette (father is Oberon)

· Mandor born to ? (father is Sawall)

· Jurt born to Dara (father is Sawall)

· Despil born to Dara (father is Sawall)

· Coral born to Kinta of Begma (father is Oberon)

· Paulette dies, lies in state for 10 days

· -284y Sand and Delwin depart from Amber

THE OLD DAYS

· Deela the Desacratrix burns Unicorn shrines at Begma

· Oberon defeats Deela, takes her prisoner, rapes her

· Deela escapes

· Dalt born to Deela (father is Oberon)

· Deela begins to raid once more around Begma

· Oberon sends Bleys to defeat and kill Deela

· Corwin and Bleys strand Random on an island

· Random puts a spike in Corwin's boot

· Brand, Bleys, and Fiona study with Dworkin

· Kashfa and Begma clash over Eregnor

· Corwin rules over Avalon

· Random goes to Rebma and elopes with Morganthe

· Martin born to Morganthe (father is Random)

· Random banished from Rebma

· Martin walks Pattern, leaves Rebma

· Corwin gulls Caine

· Corwin beats Julian at his favorite game

· -257y Moonriders out of Ghenesh attack Amber

· Benedict holds the pass above Arden against the Moonriders

· Dark things out of Shadow attack at Jones Falls

· Brand has argument with Corwin

· Corwin and Eric fight while hunting in the Forest of Arden

BEFORE THE CHRONICLES

· -253y Corwin exiled by Eric after their fight

· Brand and Gerard search for Corwin in many shadows

· Tomb built for Corwin, assumed dead

· Benedict leaves Amber for Avalon

· -184y Flora goes to Shadow Earth

· -182y Flora first spots Corwin on Shadow Earth

· Dworkin tells Oberon how to destroy the Pattern

· -72y Oberon imprisons Dworkin

· Brand, Bleys, and Fiona form cabal

· Oberon gets mad with Eric and glorifies Corwin over dinner

· Brand allies with powers from Chaos and learns how to destroy The Pattern

· -65y Brand asks Llewella and Random about Martin

· -22y Jasra becomes consort to King Menillan of Kashfa

· King Menillan dies

· Jasra organizes coup headed by Jasrick and Kasman

· Jasra and Brand meet over magical operation, secretly marry

· Brand leaves Kashfa

· Rinaldo born to Jasra (father is Brand)

· Jasra has Jasrick killed

· Jasra leaves for the Keep of the Four Worlds

· Rinaldo is left in charge of Kashfa

· Jasra stays in the Keep, trying to win over Sharu Garrul

· Rinaldo takes Dalt to walk the Pattern at Tir-na Nog'th

· Rinaldo worries about Jasra, attack the Keep with Dalt

· Jasra beats Sharu in a sorcerous duel, pays off Dalt

· Kasman takes over in Kashfa

· Kasman attacks the Keep in order to eliminate Jasra and Rinaldo

· Rinaldo leaves the Keep

· Brand takes Rinaldo to walk the Pattern at Tir-na Nog'th

· Brand initiates himself into the Fount of Power at the Keep

· Dalt attacks the Keep on his own

· Dalt attacks Amber, fails, is wounded by Benedict

· -2y Random goes to Texorami

· Brand paints a trump of Martin

· -1y9m Brand finds Martin and stabs him over the Pattern

· Brand, Bleys, and Fiona involve Benedict with the hellmaids

· Oberon is lured away by Brand, Bleys, and Fiona

· -1y6m Oberon is imprisoned in the Courts of Chaos

· -3m Bleys and Eric argue over the throne; Bleys leaves Amber

· Eric seizes control of Amber

· Bleys builds military strike force

· Brand tries to win Caine over to the cabal, fails

· Eric-Caine-Julian alliance formed

· Brand sees Corwin in Tir-na Nog'th

· Brand sees Corwin in Eric's mind

· Brand under surveillance by Eric in Amber

· Bleys and Fiona split with Brand

· Corwin begins to regain memory

· -2d Brand escapes Amber, puts Corwin in Porter Sanitarium

· Brand recaptured by Eric

· Corwin escapes from Porter

· 0 Brand escapes again, shoots Corwin's tires out

· Eric puts Corwin in Greenwood, under Flora's care

· Brand captured by Bleys and Fiona, put in Tower

· Brand calls Random for help

· Random attempts to save Brand, fails

· Julian contacts Random about the throne

· Random loses his Trumps

NINE PRINCES IN AMBER

· +6d Corwin escapes Greenwood, goes to Flora's house

· Corwin finds Flora's Trumps

· Flora attempts to return to Amber, fails

· Random arrives at Flora's house

· +7d Corwin and Random set out for Amber

· Corwin and Random take Julian prisoner in Arden, release him

· Corwin and Random save Deirdre, go to Rebma

· Random sentenced to marry Vialle

· Corwin sleeps with Moire

· +9d Corwin walks Pattern in Rebma

· Corwin transports himself to Amber

· Corwin and Eric fight

· Corwin goes to Bleys, encamped at Avernus

· Bleys and Corwin make alliance

· Corwin makes deals with Gerard and Caine to open the seas

· Corwin contacts Oberon and Brand by Trump, both weakly

· Corwin and Bleys build force, attack Amber, fail

· +96d Bleys falls off stairs, Corwin taken

· +100d Eric crowned

· Corwin blinded, imprisoned, fed by Lord Rein

· +4y10d Corwin escapes to Cabra with Dworkin's help

· Corwin stays with Jopin at the Lighthouse

· +4y100d Corwin resists Trump contact, decides to leave Cabra

THE GUNS OF AVALON

· Corwin goes to Lorraine

· Corwin meets Lance, travels to the Keep of Ganelon

· Corwin meets Lorraine, the girl

· Someone attempts to contact Corwin once more

· Corwin and Ganelon defeat the Black Circle

· Corwin and Ganelon travel to Avalon

· Benedict romances Lintra, then kills her, losing an arm

· Benedict defeats the hellmaids

· Dara is born in Chaos (great-grandfather is Benedict)

· +5y90d Corwin and Ganelon meet Benedict

· +5y93d Corwin meets Dara

· Ganelon kills Benedict's servants

· +5y94d Corwin gets diamonds and gunpowder

· +5y95m Corwin and Ganelon leave Avalon, encounter Black Road

· Corwin saves girl from Black Road

· Benedict chases Corwin, fights, loses

· Corwin calls Gerard to help Benedict

· +5y129d Corwin gets guns on Earth

· Eric begins major battle with Black Road

· Corwin visits old house, reads Eric's message

· Ganelon and Corwin go to Riik to collect troops

· +5y150d Ganelon and Corwin march on Amber

· Dara arrives in Amber

· +5y156d Corwin wins battle at Amber

· Eric dies in battle

· Corwin and Random go to the Pattern

· Dara completes the Pattern

· Dara claims "Amber will be destroyed"

· Merlin born to Dara (father is Corwin)

· Merlin grows up in the Courts of Chaos

SIGN OF THE UNICORN

· +5y162d Caine is found dead

· Random tells his story (of the Tower) to Corwin

· Corwin attunes to the Jewel

· Flora tells her story (of Eric, etc.) to Corwin

· Corwin visits his tomb with Ganelon

· +5y163d Corwin and Gerard fight, bury Caine, at the Grove of the Unicorn

· Corwin and Gerard see the Unicorn

· Brand is returned by united family effort

· Fiona stabs Brand

· Gerard takes care of Brand

· Caine stabs Corwin

· Corwin returns to Shadow Earth, stashes Jewel

· +5y164d Random brings Corwin back to Amber

· Corwin visits Brand

· Brand recovers well

· Corwin goes to Tir-na Nog'th, gets mechanical arm from Benedict

· +5y165d Corwin, Ganelon, and Random follow Unicorn to Primal Pattern

THE HAND OF OBERON

· Martin's Trump found in the Pattern

· Benedict and Random seek Martin

· Corwin talks to Vialle

· +5y167d Corwin goes to Dworkin's quarters

· Corwin trumps to the Courts of Chaos, kills rider, meets Merlin

· +5y175d Corwin returns via Gerard's Trump

· Corwin talks to Brand again

· Caine attacks Brand

· Ganelon tells Benedict about Dara

· Corwin and Benedict form alliance

· Gerard fights Corwin again, Ganelon intercedes

· Corwin talks to Julian

· Corwin returns to Earth to retrieve the Jewel, talks to Bill Roth

· Brand gets the Jewel first

· Corwin orders all the Patterns guarded

· Corwin talks to Fiona

· Brand show up at the Pattern in Amber, met by Gerard, flees

· Brand starts walking the Primal Pattern

· Corwin intercepts him, forces Brand to transport out

· Random finds Martin, who tells his story

· Brand goes to Tir-na Nog'th to walk Pattern there

· Benedict intercepts him, regains the Jewel, using mechanical arm

· Ganelon reveals himself as Oberon

THE COURTS OF CHAOS

· +5y178d Oberon takes command, gives separate orders to his children

· Brand draws Trumps for Sand and Delwin, who refuse to help him

· Replay of Tir-na Nog'th scene in Amber, Benedict loses arm

· Corwin talks to Dara, learns of Merlin

· Corwin tries to repair the Pattern himself and is stopped by Oberon

· Corwin talks to Oberon

· Oberon orders everyone to attack Chaos

· Corwin begins his hellride

· Oberon starts walking the Pattern to repair it

· Oberon sends the Jewel to Corwin via the blood bird

· Brand's first contact with Corwin ("Dad failed")

· Corwin hides in cave, meets man with scripture

· Corwin almost lured by dwarves and by Lady

· Brand's second contact with Corwin (appears with crossbow, loses eye)

· Corwin meets Ygg, Hugi, and the Jackal

· Corwin inscribes a new Pattern

· Brand's third contact with Corwin (grabs the Jewel)

· Corwin and Brand both transport to Chaos

· Corwin kills Duke Borel of Chaos

· Battle of Chaos

· Oberon's message in the sky

· Brand killed by Caine's crossbow, drags Deirdre over the cliff

· Family reunites after the battle

· Oberon's funeral

· Merlin appears

· Random made King of Amber by the Unicorn

· Corwin attunes Random to the Jewel

· Random diverts the Wave of Chaos

· +5y6m Corwin tells his story to Merlin

· Rinaldo hears of his father Brand's death, on April 30

TRUMPS OF DOOM

· +5y6m Merlin goes to Shadow Earth, studies computer science in college

· Fiona takes Merlin to see Corwin's pattern

· Bill Roth works up Patternfall Treaty between Random and Swayvil

· Merlin meets Luke (Rinaldo) in college

· Merlin takes his girlfriend Julia through Shadow

· Rinaldo attempts to kill Merlin on April 30

· Rinaldo tries again the next year, and the next

· Rinaldo breaks off the attempts on Merlin's life; Jasra continues them

· +9y6m Merlin and Rinaldo graduate and join Grand Design

· Merlin begins building Ghostwheel

· Merlin breaks up with Julia

· Jasra attempts to kill Merlin, making a total of seven tries

· +13y6m Merlin quits Grand Design, talks to Rinaldo about it

· Julia is killed by a dog-beast from Shadow

· Merlin goes to Julia's place, finds her dead, kills the beast

· Merlin finds the Trumps of Doom

· Merlin visits Rick Kinsky, Julia's old boyfriend

· Merlin visits Victor Melman, kills him in self-defense

· Jasra arrives at Melman's place, bites Merlin

· Merlin trumps off to the Sphinx, escapes

· Dalt gets ammo from Melman's building, burns it

· Merlin returns to Melman's building, finds a shotgun shell

· Caine murdered by Rinaldo, Bleys wounded by Rinaldo

· Merlin goes to Rinaldo's hotel, gets ring

· Merlin checks into Hilton in Santa Fe

· Merlin meets up with Rinaldo

· Dan Martinez talks to Merlin

· Merlin removes ring

· Rinaldo and Merlin drive into the country

· Rinaldo kills Martinez

· Merlin goes to Bill Roth

· Merlin meets George Hansen

· Merlin and Bill Roth go to Amber

· Random discovers that the shotgun shells explode in Amber

· Merlin talks to Fiona and goes back to a bar on Earth

· Merlin meets Meg Devlin and goes to her apartment

· Caine's funeral

· Rinaldo attempts to bomb the Amberites, fails

· Merlin tells Random about Ghostwheel, is told to shut it down

· Merlin tries to reach Ghostwheel, but is told to go back

· Merlin meets a lady in Shadow

· Merlin meets Rinaldo in Shadow

· Rinaldo imprisons Merlin in a crystal cave

BLOOD OF AMBER

· Merlin is locked in the crystal cave for over a month

· Merlin rigs a booby trap and escapes

· Merlin meets up with Jasra, immobilizes her, trumps to Flora on Earth

· Rinaldo grabs Jasra away from Merlin

· Flora tells Merlin about Jasra, Kashfa

· Merlin tells Flora about Rinaldo

· Merlin tries to call Meg Devlin and George Hansen, fails

· Mask contacts Merlin

· Flora and Merlin go to Julia's place

· Merlin goes through trap door at Julia's place

· Merlin runs into Scrof, defeats him

· Rinaldo hires Dalt to attack the Keep with him

· Merlin goes to the Keep of the Four Worlds, meets the hermit Dave

· Dave tells Merlin about Sharu, Dalt, Kashfa, Jasra, Rinaldo, Brand

· Merlin tries to move closer to the Keep, is stopped by Mask

· Merlin trumps to Amber

· Dalt intentionally wounds Rinaldo in battle at the Keep

· Random tells Merlin about Dalt and Deela

· Merlin goes to Bloody Bill's for seafood

· Merlin meets Old John, the King's emissary

· Merlin leaves, gets attacked, saved by Vinta Bayle

· Merlin and Vinta go to Arbor House, where they trade

· information

· Ghostwheel contacts Merlin

· Rinaldo calls Merlin, trumps in

· Merlin calls Dalt, Dalt shows aggression, Merlin hangs up

· Rinaldo asks Merlin to help rescue Jasra

· Merlin takes Rinaldo to crystal cave, negotiates deal

· Merlin returns to Arbor House briefly

· Merlin runs into a lop-eared wolf, which tries to kill him

· and escapes

· Merlin returns to Amber, talks to Bill Roth

· Merlin goes to Corwin's tomb

· Merlin goes to the Pattern, walks it, trumps to the Keep

· Merlin finds Jasra frozen

· Mask appears, has duel with Merlin

· Merlin trumps back to Amber with Jasra

· Rinaldo contacts Merlin

· Merlin goes into the main hall

· Benedict and Random enter the main hall

· Rinaldo tells all about Dalt's plan to attack Amber with riflemen

· Merlin walks into a huge trump of himself, disappears into Wonderland

SIGN OF CHAOS

· Jaston, Ruler of Kashfa, falls off balcony, dies

· Random goes to Kashfa to put Arkans on the throne

· Random promises Eregnor (territory between Kashfa and Begma) to Arkans

· Merlin and Rinaldo experience LSD in Shadow Wonderland

· Fire Angel sets upon Merlin

· Fire Angel is defeated by Merlin and the Jabberwock

· Merlin calls Mandor, they talk

· Fiona calls, comes through to Merlin

· Tornado in Shadow

· Merlin, Mandor, and Fiona talk about Corwin's Pattern

· Mandor and Fiona team up to find cause of Shadow storms

· Merlin returns to Amber, talks to Llewella and Vialle

· Begma delegation arrives (Orkuz, Nayda, Coral)

· Coral and Merlin walk

· Jurt attacks Merlin in the caves, fails, retrieved by Mask

· Jurt returns to the Keep to be initiated into the Fount of Power

· Merlin takes Coral to the Pattern below Amber

· Coral walks the Pattern, asks it to transport her somewhere

· Martin goes punk

· Fiona and Mandor call Merlin, warn him about Ghostwheel

· Rinaldo calls Merlin, they plan attack on the Keep

· Nayda and Merlin talk

· Ghostwheel calls Merlin, warns him about Fiona and Mandor

· Merlin tells Ghostwheel about the attack on the Keep

· Mandor calls, Merlin cuts him off

· Merlin talks to Bill Roth

· Merlin talks briefly with Benedict

· Merlin attends state dinner with Llewella, Vialle, Bill, Begmans

· Dalt arrives with a small army, demands Rinaldo and Jasra

· Merlin is called to speak with Vialle about Dalt

· Merlin brings Rinaldo through, they go to Julian in Arden

· Rinaldo duels with Dalt, loses, is taken prisoner

· Dalt's army retreats

· Merlin returns to Amber

· Merlin talks to Nayda in his room

· Merlin creates Trump for Coral, reaches her briefly

· Merlin attempts to reach Rinaldo, is blocked

· Merlin realizes that Nayda is the Guardian, and he calls Mandor

· Mandor binds the Guardian, who is a ty'iga demon

· Merlin frees Jasra

· Ty'iga can't tell Merlin who sent it, tells Mandor

· Mandor refuses to tell Merlin

· Merlin goes to Corwin's room

· Jasra agrees to attack the Keep with Merlin

· Ghostwheel takes Merlin, Jasra, Mandor to Keep

· Merlin, Jasra, Mandor find Jurt and Mask

· All five fight a battle of wizardry

· Sharu Garrul is freed

· Jurt becomes a Living Trump

· Mandor destroys the Fount

· Merlin stabs Mask

· Mask is Julia

· Jurt trumps away with Julia in his arms

KNIGHT OF SHADOWS

· Jasra binds Sharu Garrul as the guardian of the Fount

· Merlin, Mandor, and Jasra try to reach Coral via Trump

· The force holding Coral comes for Merlin

· Ghostwheel transports Merlin, Mandor, and Jasra to distant locals

· Merlin is visited by Pattern Ghosts of Dworkin, Oberon, and Corwin

· Corwin takes Merlin to the Negative Plane between Pattern and Logrus

· Merlin summons Logrus, Frakir becomes sentient

· Unicorn and Serpent "motivate" Merlin to choose sides, he refuses

· Merlin unknowingly chooses the path of Chaos

· Merlin walks undershadow, meets ghosts of Brand, Jurt, Caine, Lord Borel and Benedict

· Merlin 'borrows' the Jewel of Judgment from Random's room

· Benedict's ghost gives Lord Borel 'fencing lessons'

· Merlin finds Coral unconscious in the center of a Broken Pattern

· Merlin walks/repairs broken Pattern, wakes up Coral with an X-Rated spell breaker

· Dworkin visits Merlin in his room at Amber

· Merlin attunes to the Jewel

· Merlin contacts Luke via Trump, finds that he's free and leading an army

· The ty'iga grabs the Jewel Of Judgement from Merlin calling it the Serpent's Left Eye or the Eye Of Chaos

· The Logrus and Pattern appear in Amber

· Ghostwheel grabs the ty'iga and keeps the Logrus/Pattern at bay

· Ghostwheel disappears with the ty'iga and the Jewel

· The Serpent and Unicorn clash, part of castle Amber is destroyed

· Dworkin trumps Merlin to safety

· Ghostwheel returns the Jewel to Merlin

· Merlin daydreams of those plotting against him

· Merlin finds the ring, Spikard in Brand's room, puts it on

· Merlin gets Weirwindle from Brand's room as a present for Luke

· Dworkin places the Jewel in Coral's empty eyesocket and takes her to Kashfa

· Merlin uses Spikard to trace Dworkin's path

· Merlin goes to Kashfa using the Spikard

· Merlin finds that Luke has taken control of Kashfa

· Jurt arrives, grabs Weirwindle, gets blasted by Merlin's Spikard

· Jurt grabs Coral as a hostage, she blasts him with the Eye

· Jurt leaves taking Weirwindle with him

· Merlin finds out that Coral is now Luke's wife

PRINCE OF CHAOS

· Rinaldo is crowned King Of Kashfa

· Merlin is balked in examining the Jewel with the Spikard

· The demon, Gryll, contacts Merlin and escorts him back to the Courts for Swayvill's funeral

· Gryll tells Merlin about the imbalance of the Powers and of Mandor/Fiona's report to Suhuy

· Merlin arrives at Suhuy's castle

· Merlin attempts 'Reflection' sees Tmer, Tubble and Jurt

· Mandor arrives at Suhuy's castle tells Merlin of the matters of the succession, makes a breakfast date with Merlin

· Dara arrives at Suhuy's castle argues with Merlin about the ty'iga, makes lunch date with Merlin

· Mandor and Dara depart, Merlin dreams of Coral, Luke, Victor Melman, Random, Julia, Jasra, Nayda (ty'iga), Jurt, Fiona, Corwin, Bill Roth, Dworkin, and the Cheshire Cat

· Suhuy admits casting a spell on Merlin to cause the divinatory dream

· Merlin is visited by Ghost, tells it how to reach the cavern where the Logrus is kept

· Merlin attempts to contact Coral via Trump, she is asleep and he sees himself in her dreams

· Merlin contacts Corwin, a black crow guardian pops out of the Trump

· Merlin speaks with Suhuy about the bird, House Hendrake, and the late Lord Borel and Duke Larsus

· Merlin meets with Mandor for breakfast they speak of the succession, the power struggle between Pattern & Logrus, the Amber Cult, and of Jurt's presence in the Courts

· Merlin travels to cemetery reminisces about childhood and his friend Rhanda, meets Pattern ghost of Luke sent to warn him to leave the Courts.

· Luke tells Merlin about Jasra's connection with the Courts and her Sorcerous training under Dara

· Merlin 'feeds' Luke blood and they encounter a Logrus ghost of Lord Borel

· Corwin's Pattern ghost shows up kicks Borel in the nether regions and knocks him out, Merlin & Luke follow Corwin to his Pattern

· Luke's ghost gets adopted by Corwin's Pattern

· Merlin encounters Glait on way to meet with Dara and it shows him the chapel dedicated to Corwin

· Merlin and Dara dine, they speak of her sorceress skill and the Logrus

· Ghostwheel seeks protection from Merlin as the Logrus shows up and demands it (Ghost just walked the Logrus...)

· Merlin denies the Logrus, backed up by the spikard

· Dara and the Logrus speak of her involvement with Brand and Patternfall and of her sending Hendrake goons to get Coral

· Merlin and Dara argue over Corwin, she tells him "Seek him in the Pit"

· Merlin goes to the Maze of Art, meets Kergma, Jurt

· Merlin and Jurt call a truce, they plan to free Coral from the Hendrakes

· They pop into Kashfa, meet the real Luke, take him back to Corwin's Pattern where he speaks with his ghost, Jurt and Merlin go back to Chaos and the funeral

· Tmer is assassinated with a dagger by Mandor's forces

· They pop back, speak with the Lukes then back to Chaos and funeral

· The Lukes, Nayda (ty'iga) track Coral's kidnapper's trail

· Swayvil is dropped from the Rim along with Tubble

· Gilva and Merlin visit the Corwin shrine they talk of the Cults

· Merlin and Jurt return to the Lukes and continue tracking Coral, Dalt has joined them

· Merlin acquires his horse, Tiger

· Luke examines the spikard while Merlin feels 'withdrawl' symptoms

· Merlin and Luke discuss the succession in Chaos

· They find a tower with Pattern ghosts of Eric, Caine, Benedict and Gerard. Gerard is wrestling Chinaway Hendrake

· Merlin sneaks in and takes Coral while Gerard snaps Chinaway like a twig, Merlin fries the Hendrakes, Pattern ghosts demand Coral, Dalt intervenes and gets cut down by Eric, Merlin toasts the ghosts but the Pattern transports them to the Primal Plane

· Merlin disputes with the Pattern and holds it hostage with a bloody hand. Luke joins in and Merlin gets Coral and the rest away while Luke continues to harass the Pattern

· Merlin dreams and meets Delwin and Bleys, they tell him of the spikard switcheroo and a bit about them, of Dara and Mandor's plans, Bleys gives him the original spikard but tells him not to wear it

· Merlin returns to Chaos, free's Corwin with Corwin's ghost replacing him, Merlin and the Corwin ghost speak obscurely about Greyswandir

· Merlin sees Julia at Jurt's place, they flirt

· Merlin summons Ghost and frees him from Kergma's trick/trap

· Mandor confronts Merlin, Merlin forcibly Trumps Dara through and they clash. Merlin wins with the spikard's power. Logrus shows up, Ghost shows up, Logrus concedes to Merlin's demands

· Mandor sucks up, Dara storms off

· Merlin sends Corwin back to Amber

· Merlin is to become King of Chaos and war between the Pattern and Logrus seems imminent...

Finis?