True Names

Item from The Black Company by Glen Cook

The most dangerous knowledge in the world — know a sorcerer's true name and you own them. The entire power structure of the north runs on this one secret.

Also known as: True Names, True Name Magic, Name Magic

What They Know

• Knowledge of a sorcerer's true name grants power over them — compulsion, binding, and control
• The Dominator used true-name magic to create the Taken — enslaving powerful sorcerers by learning their names
• The Lady maintains control over the Taken through the same mechanism — she knows their names; they don't know hers
• Every sorcerer operates under a pseudonym to protect their true name — the Taken's nicknames (Soulcatcher, the Limper, etc.) ARE the pseudonyms
• The Lady's true name is Dorotea Senjak — one of the most dangerous secrets in the world

Connections

• used_by — lady
• used_by — the_dominator
• controls — the_taken_faction

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