Taranis

Named once, on Grull's level-250 card: Grull is the child of Taranis and Apito, and Taranis worries his son is not the best choice to rule the heavens (B3 ch. 33).

The larger, yellow sun of bubble 543, explained by a dromedarian: Taranis strolls for twenty-two hours, is caught by Hellik four hours before dark, and at the Red Equinox is caught for good and shows for four hours a day (B4 ch. 3). Emberus's card calls him big brother; Emberus's quest calls him 'Taranis God of Thunder and regent to the Celestial Throne' (B4 ch. 31, B4 ch. 32).

Named twice, both in Imogen's telling of the first masquerade: Apito's husband and co-host, who raged at his wife for exiling 'his child' Yarilo, after which the fighting spread until every mortal and demigod present was killed (B5 ch. 65). Nothing about him in the present tense.

Ysalte's card: 'She is half-sister and niece to her former lover, Taranis' (B6 ch. 66).

Basilica Guards (B7 ch. 55); 'Half-sister of Taranis' (B7 ch. 76).

Penelope the pig 'is magically protected by Taranis', and whoever hurts her 'will be marked for death by the thunder god' (B8 ch. 19); Carl's plan needs a god who throws lightning, and Taranis is why (B8 ch. 95). In the arena he bends over the pig's plasma, raises his hand at his little brother, who says 'Brother, no', and twists his wrist (B8 ch. 96). Eris taunts him that four of their mother's five pieces are watching, and tells Carl the AI is using the pig to play him (B8 ch. 97); he pulls the memorial crystal off Prepotente's neck — 'The thief pulled it right off my neck!' (B8 ch. 98) — and takes Krakaren and Samantha to his temple, 'TRYING TO COMBINE A BUNCH OF THINGS TO MAKE WHOLE HIS MOM WIFE' (B8 ch. 99).