The Architect

Thalena Xenith is the former archon of Space and Time in Chronasis, Thalassai, and the Arcanis who ended the War of Scars in Xalmyrra. Cassian holds her former office, while she continues...

Virel is the wielder of Nahm and a mage of Haverloch. Trained by Isaac and chosen through the Symmetry Trials, he represents his country abroad and plans military operations. He helped or...

Cassian Ironvale is the archon of Chronasis in Thalassai and the son of Hrzai and Orin. He is a level nine divine and resonance mage who can destroy divine essence. Raised in Irrathis by...

Vianna Kairo is the new leader of Morozkaya and the former wielder of Pyrathalor. Born in Brighthaven, she escaped its civil war, lost her parents to shapers, and joined the army that fou...

Kaelion Saeryth is a sun and temporal mage from Soltheris, a member of the Council and Eira's partner. He formerly advised Aurion and wields Xoh’Tenol's sun shard. His parents are Isrynn...

Jorhan Theris is an atraxi leader from Atraxis Prime Alpha, known as Xol’Zahir and the Keeper of Balance. He ruled Atraxis Prime and kept Xalmyrra within storms and repeating cycles to su...

Brynor, formerly known as Belanor, is a level nine earth mage of Xalmyrra, a member of the Xalmyrran Council, and a former general of Keldara. He lived among the atraxi before they came t...

Eira Caedris is a scholar from Irrathis, the daughter of Deylin and Ilyra and the partner of Kaelion. She formerly wielded the Spiral Shard and is now Hrzai's wielder. She left Xalmyrra w...

Jin Leiyun is an elementalist from Thundermarch and the wielder of Tianlei. He traveled as Draven Skyforge. He is Thalia's father and was Thalena's lover.

Hrzai is the first divine mage and the god of Eira. She guarded Xalmyrra, lived among its people as Xelthys, and worked with Thalena to end Jorhan's cycles. She is Cassian's mother, with...

Zayren is a Tenari mage from Thalcoris who accompanied Kaelion to Xalmyrra and helped establish the gate route to Chronasis.

Silas is an essence shaper, the wielder of Zal'therak, and an ally in the struggle against darkness. Formerly known as Malcairn, he helped develop the shapers before rejecting Zharrek's f...

Pyrathalor was the god of fire and ice and the protector of Morozkaya. He lived among its people in Kyranthos and was destroyed during the invasion of Thalassai.

Nahm is the patron god of Haverloch, whose worship centers on symmetry and perfection. Virel carries his shard and represents him in the Axial Concord.

Deylin Varos is a level nine temporal mage, scholar, and artifact hunter from Earth. Born David Vorrel, he crossed to Xalmyrra and lived through successive cycles under Xelthys's guidance...

Aelius is an imperator of the Thalassai Legions, based in Chronasis. He is Thalena's adopted son and Zephyra's brother. He trains the legions' mages and fought in the defense of Chronasis...

Aldar Rehn is the head of the Xalmyrran Council and the wielder of the spiral shard formerly carried by Eira. An ice mage from Aemrith, he was already level eight before the shard bonded...

Aurion, titled Herald of the Stars, is the former king of Soltheris and a level nine cosmic mage. He commissioned Thalvian to build the orreries and defended Soltheris against the Land of...

Kazimir was an ice mage and one of the two diarchs of Morozkaya, ruling alongside Kyrana from Kyranthos. He trained Vianna after Pyrathalor chose her as his wielder and helped prepare the...

Garrik is a divine mage and the leader of Kaldaryn, the city and nation founded by Khoradyn for their followers and refugees. He commands its armies, forms alliances across Valrindor and...

Amos is an atraxi scientist who worked for Jorhan alongside Jareth. Together they built gates, essence towers, and the machinery sustaining Atraxis Prime.

Zephyra is the archon of air in Thalassai, governing Aetherion from the Palace of Air. An adopted daughter of Thalena, she combines an exuberant manner with concern for the people around...

Jareth is an atraxi scientist working with Amos under Jorhan in Atraxis Prime. They developed gate activators and built much of the atraxi settlement after adapting their technology to es...

Lythariel is a darkness and life mage created by Eira with the spiral shard's power. She became Eira's mentor and protector, held back the darkness at Stormhaven, and joined the invasion...

Arinella Morvayne is a divine and resonance mage from Aurivallis. She formerly served Meliora as the Echo of Harmony and now helps administer Chronasis. She is Cassian's lover and lives w...

Eshmir is an atraxi divine mage and a loyal follower of Jorhan in Atraxis Prime. She guarded Eira during her captivity and rescued Jorhan after his battle with Arcanis.

Tianlei is the storm god of Thundermarch and the god bound to Jin Leiyun. With Xelthys and Zal'therak, he coordinates an alliance against the darkness. His distrust of Thalena coexists wi...

Xoh’Tenol is the Sun God of Thalcoris. His wielders include Tazarin, the emperor, and Kaelion, whom he chose as a future emperor.

Khoradyn Kaldaryn is an earth and ice mage and a former supreme commander of Keldara. He helped establish Kaldaryn and gave its leadership to Garrik, preferring to continue exploring. He...

Tazarin is the archon of cosmos and ruler of Thalcoris, a region of Thalassai on Xolterra. Formerly King Therion of Soltheris, he was summoned away from Xalmyrra by Xoh’Tenol. He is the f...

Sigurd is the leader of Skarnheim and an ice and temporal mage. He rules from Rimvold and works with Svanhild and Thorik in the Skarnheim Alliance, seeking help against the strange attack...

Kyrana was a fire and earth mage and one of the two diarchs of Morozkaya, ruling alongside Kazimir from Kyranthos. She trained and befriended Vianna, then joined the invasion of Thalassai...

Xarion Morvayne is the high arbiter of Teryndal and a close companion of Cassian. A divine and lightning mage, he leads through public persuasion, political planning, and enchantments tha...

Kren is an air mage from Keldara and a commander of Kaldaryn. He followed Khoradyn into Valrindor, served under Garrik, and became Vianna's partner. His sister is Rhalyn.

Julian was a level eight fire mage from Brighthaven and Vianna's older brother. He was the son of Marcus and Vivian.

Renneth Pryar is the Xalmyrran Council mage representing Teryndal. He is an exceptional fire mage and one of Aldar's principal investigators. He travels with his close friend Maric and th...

Isaac, also known as Isaac the Unmaker, is a divine mage and shard wielder from Durakarn. He taught Vianna Kairo in Radiance Prime and helped remove Alistair Voss from Brighthaven. He lat...

Aldred Behn was the head of the Xalmyrran Council and a wielder of a spiral shard. He defended Xalmyrra against Jorhan and died while the region's people escaped.

Maia is an aether and cosmic mage from Ulzathir and the former wielder of Ozaith. Known as Ozaryn during the invasion of Thalassai, she now lives in Kyranthos in Morozkaya.

Simon Calesso is the leader of Haverloch's Axial Concord. He governs from Axanaxa and works closely with Virel, Haverloch's wielder of Nahm.

Zain is a son of Ozaith and the new ruler of Ulzathir. He commanded Ulzathir's fleet during the invasion of Thalassai, returning to Ishtanûr with about half his ships and many friends dead.

Ivan is an architect, earth mage and member of Morozkaya's council. He taught Vianna precision and patience in shaping volcanic stone. Alongside Liana, Kazimir and Kyrana, he helped make...

Liana is a water mage of the Morozkaya Council and a mentor and friend of Vianna.

Marcus was a mage from Brighthaven, Vivian's husband and the father of Julian and Vianna. He died during Shroudvale's attack on Hengvaris.

Vivian was a level eight mage from Brighthaven, married to Marcus and the mother of Vianna and Julian.

Damian was a member of Brighthaven's triarch. He worked with Olivia and Isaac to protect Vianna from Alistair, who intended to use her resemblance to Pyrathalor to take control of the gov...

Lysander is a member of Ulzathir's council, known for his intelligence and interest in Valrindor's history.

Olivia was an archscholar and one of the three Triarchs who governed Brighthaven. She wore black robes.

Thea is one of Ozaith's children and a sister of Zain and Anshar. She has long brown hair and dark blue eyes, and uses air and cosmic magic.

Felix is a commander from Haverloch. Virel placed him in command of the fleet sent to take Pyrenis alongside Brighthaven during the invasion of Thalassai.

Aziran was an atraxi disciple of Jorhan who guarded Eira at Atraxis Prime. Jorhan sent him to find Thirun and Dhalith when their search for Arcanis in Xalmyrra kept them away longer than...

Anshar is one of Ozaith's sons in Ulzathir. After his father's death, he informed the council and warned Zain that its members were already scheming. He stood with his sister Thea as Zain...

Alistair Voss was the high technomancer and leader of the Brighthaven Triarch. He ruled from the Spire of Triumvirate until Vianna killed him during the Brighthaven Civil War.

Raphael is a powerful leader of the Malverand Empire who combines ice and divine magic through fusion. Jareth met him and Michael while traveling in Valrindor, where the empire's leaders...

Alistair Koss was the leader of Ulzathir's council. Zain killed him after returning from the failed invasion of Thalassai.

Bogdan is the leader of Borovia.