Protagonist
Arionna
Driven to find her lost sister Zealla, she will go to any length — even binding herself to a dangerous master and an art that changes those who wield it.
The Pact
Galil
A mysterious man with a troubled past and powers he doesn’t understand. He vows to keep Arionna safe — a promise far harder to keep than to make.
The Temporer
Melchior
A strange, overbearing master of Potence. He trains Arionna to new heights and depths — but his lessons always seem to serve his own designs.
The Ancient
Zhanal
An Ancient adrift in a world he barely understands, hunted by his own kind — and desperate to return to Olas before doom claims everything.
King of the Five Shields
King Draven
Ruler of a fracturing alliance. As war looms, he must pass his crown to his only heir — and answer for where he has been, and why.
The Heir
Perditia
Draven’s only heir, set to inherit a kingdom on the brink. Her ambitions — and her end goal — may shape the fate of the whole world.
The Insurgent
Natessa
Her motives run deep and her loyalties are her own. When her home village of Tidelbreak burns, the reckoning she brings reaches far beyond it.
The General
Viktor
The Five Shields’ former General, called back to fortify their defenses — until the truths he uncovers force a choice between his morals and his King.
The Seeker
Cranston
Together with his companions, Cranston edges ever closer to the truth no one else has dared to chase: what the Lost Sigil truly is.
The Companion
Roden
An easygoing, quick-laughing bowman and one of Cranston’s sworn companions — deadly with a bow, and steadier still at a friend’s side.
The Companion
Falon
The youngest of the band and Roden’s constant shadow — eager, quick with a blade, and always the first to leap into the fray.
The Champion
Feras
A warrior strong as an ox and a man of honor, tested in King Draven’s brutal trial of arms — where only the worthy walk away.