Echelo Esaran

Echelo Esaran is the steward of the Alcethmeret.

Appearance
When Maia Drazhar first met Echelo, she “was a woman in her mid-forties. The sharp, austere bones of her face were suited by a servant’s crop, and she wore her livery with an air that would have done justice to an empress’s coronation robes.” She had cold eyes.

Personality
Echelo seemed loyal to Varenechibel IV.

Life
Echelo served as steward of the Alcethmeret under Varenechibel IV, and continued to serve in the position under Maia Drazhar. After Maia arrived at the Untheileneise Court, Csevet Aisava brought Echelo to him, and Maia apologized for disrupting her work and gave her and the staff his gratitude and sympathy.

Clemis Atterezh advised Echelo that Maia would be attending a funeral in the city, and she assured Clemis that Maia's carriage "would be ready at half past two."

After Maia's first dinner at the Court, Echelo took him to the Rose Room, and asked him a range of questions on household issues, including dealing with finding his edocharei, as Varenechibel IV's edocharei had died on the Wisdom of Choharo. Maia gave his confidence in her recommendations, and she left. After Maia and Csevet looked over Maia's mail, Echelo returned with Maia's three edocharei. After Maia agreed on her decisions, she promised to tell the kitchen master, Ebremis, to prepare something simple for the week, as Maia hadn't had time to arrange the week's meals.

Maia later toured the Alcethmeret to meet his staff, which surprised and offended Echelo. When she began to point out something about Varenechibel IV, Maia noted that he wanted to know who served him, which quieted her.

As it grew colder, Maia seemingly offended Echelo by asking if the servants were able to stay warm.

Before Maia's birthday, Csevet, Echelo, Isheian, and two other servants were working on properly organizing Maia's gifts prior to his arrival, without telling him, seemingly planning to finish before he awoke. She found the clock gift from the Clocksmiths’ Guild of Zhaö surprising.

After Thara Celehar returned from Amalo, Maia had Csevet ask Echelo to grant him a room in the Alcethmeret.

Csevet Aisava
Echelo and Csevet were friends.

Maia Drazhar
Echelo seemed to dislike Maia early on, but she later seemed to warm up to him, at least a little.

Varenechibel IV
Maia assumed that Echelo served Varenechibel IV "with her heart as well as her mind."