Who is Nicholas in DEMONSOULED?

My website keeps getting Google searches for “who is nicholas in demonsouled”, so I thought I’d answer that particular question here.

(Note that this post has SPOILERS for several secondary characters in the DEMONSOULED series.)

There are two characters named Nicholas in the DEMONSOULED books. The first is Nicholas Tormaud, one of the sons of the Lord of Ironcastle and the lover of Molly Cravenlock. At the Old Demon’s urging, Molly’s brother Corvad murdered Nicholas Tormaud and cast the blame upon Mazael Cravenlock. This was so Corvad could lure Molly to Arylkrad and transform her into a Malrag Queen, which the Old Demon would use to create a vast army of Malrags that would slaughter every Demonsouled in the realm.

But then the Old Demon met Lucan Mandragon…and a more efficient idea occurred to him.

The second Nicholas is Nicholas Randerly, the Lord of Knightport. Previously, he was the youngest son of the Lord of Knightport, but during the Great Rising, his father and brothers all fell at the hands of the runedead. Nicholas fought alongside Gerald and Tobias against Caraster’s runedead, and remained loyal to Gerald after Ataranur corrupted Lord Malden. Nicholas survived the events of SOUL OF SWORDS, and returned home after the battle to rebuild his lands.

-JM