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Abraxas is the Oracles of Eternity's Keeper of Prophecies and guards the source beneath Zarephon. Enemies know him as the Dark Lord of the Plains of Eternity and the King of Eternity; among the Oracles, he protects Valrindor from those w...

Aelindra Morvath, titled Keeper of Secrets, is a level eight divine mage and one of Erenmyr's scholars. She participates in Xalmyrra's tournament of champions and loses to Deylin in a brief match.

Aelius is a Thalassai imperator based in Chronasis and one of the commanders of the Thalassai legions. During the Fall of Malverand, he uses the name Ignatius, serves in the Order of Thalion Zenith, and becomes one of Thalion Zenith's cl...

Aevandros is a tall, muscular, blond resident of Terranova and one of the archon's agricultural advisors at the Palace of Earth. He meets Helena in the city, takes her to the Terranova baths, the local colosseum, and the palace, then bri...

Aldar Rehn is the long serving head of the Xalmyrran Council, based at the Imperial Institute in Irrathis. He holds the titles Bastion of the Frostlands and Guardian of Xalmyrra and is a level eight frost mage. After receiving a spiral s...

Aldred Behn is a historical head of the Xalmyrran Council in ancient Xalmyrra and a prodigious fire and air mage based in Irrathis. He gives the displaced atraxi sanctuary in exchange for their skills, later orders the pure blooded atrax...

Aldrin is a magic user registered in Emperor Isandro's systems in the Malverand Intergalactic Empire. He is summoned with Xavian, Carson, and Killian to test whether the essence inside the capsules can be manipulated, but he admits the t...

Alistair is a millennia old Brighthaven mage, administrator, infiltrator, and founder of Alistair's Network. Isandriel leaves him in charge of Brighthaven, and after Radiance Prime's destruction, Alistair uses that authority to pursue go...

Amaril is the head librarian, a respected teacher, and a trusted healer at the Tequaltor Magic School, formerly the Tequaltor War School. She is Razen's wife and a Tenari divine and resonance mage from Thalcoris.

Amos is an atraxi scientist, engineer, fire mage, and void traveler. Under Jorhan after the fall of Atraxis Prime Alpha, he and Jareth build gates, activators, essence towers, spell containers, and survival systems that keep the atraxi a...

Anshar is a long lived fire and cosmic mage, a son of Ozaith, Zain's older brother, and a former member of Ulzathir's council. He leaves Ulzathir with Thea after Zain kills Alistair Koss and takes Ozaith's throne. He avoids bloodshed by...

Arashiiwa is the clan leader of Hanamizu in Shanari, an older man with a white beard who receives Renneth and Maric after Kazehiro brings them into the city. He speaks for Hanamizu's caution around mainland Valrindor and its interest in...

Arcanis is a Malverand researcher, inventor, and engineer under Barachiel. His teams build essence lights, spell containing devices, god cores, shards, gates, skyship systems, vault protections, and advanced artifacts for Malverand's exp...

Archibald is a Solvarrian collaborator with Zain and Ulzathir. He speaks for the separatists who welcome Zain at the Solvarrian border, prepares Lumenbury as the offensive base against Solvarria, and is installed as ruler after Ulzathir...

Arinella Morvayne, titled Echo of Harmony, is a divine and resonance mage from Aurivallis in Thalcoris. She advises Meliora as Echo of Harmony while Xoh'Metztli controls Aurivallis. After Cassian frees her from control and destroys Xoh'M...

Astheron Valeis of Soltheris is a level eight cosmic mage, a former mentor to Aurion, and an advisor in the Soltheris royal court. Known as a master of stars, he later serves Daryas, travels abroad on Soltheris's behalf, teaches temporar...

Astrid is a divine mage, engineer, and former Blackcrag council member who raises Garrik and becomes his mentor. She teaches him divine spellwork and skyship handling, advises him during his years as Blackcrag's prince, and follows him w...

Astryx is a chronarc of Chronasis and a personal student of Thalena. He is responsible for construction and administration, and he continues serving the Chronasis government after Cassian becomes archon of time. He is a lean man with str...

Aurelia is a princess of Myrravel and a former member of the Oracles of Eternity. She reaches Varnhallow as a time displaced survivor seeking aid against Abraxas, the Oracles, and the expanding Plains of Eternity. Her public mission conc...

Aurion is the former king of Soltheris, a level nine cosmic mage, and later a member of the Xalmyrran Council. He rules from the Luminary Halls in Zeydrith during Soltheris's struggle against the Land of Darkness, drives the orrery proje...

Azarion is a long lived Malverand divine and air mage who commands for Eremion and receives second generation shard power during the Fall of Malverand. He is secretly Eremion's son, though Eremion does not reveal that relationship to him.

Aziran is Jorhan's disciple in Atraxis Prime. Jorhan sends him to check on Thirun and Dhalith after they fail to return from searching Xalmyrra for Arcanis. Thirun, Aziran, and Dhalith search much of Xalmyrra without finding her. Aziran...

Balthazar is a Morozkayan patriarch and spear fighter in the Order, and Pyrathalor later chooses him as the first wielder of the burning frost crystal. Before Kyranthos receives its name, he has already fought beside the patriarchs as a...

Barachiel is the founder and emperor of the Malverand Empire, the former leader of Maraveth, and the ruler who commands the Guardians of Malverand. His partnership with Arcanis expands Maraveth from a powerful city into Valrindor's domin...

Bastian is a member of the Blackcrag Dominion council and the councilor responsible for scouting. He advises George alongside Ulrich, bringing intelligence about Shroudvale, nearby regions, and the practical limits of searching across Va...

Benedict Frost is the divine patriarch of Astralem, later patriarch of Rimvold, and a senior organizer of the Order. Thalion Zenith relies on him to manage patriarch deployments, skyship logistics, intelligence, evacuations, public annou...

Bogdan is the leader of Borovia, ruling from its capital, Dubravin. He is an older man and a trade partner of Kaldaryn, and Garrik draws him into Valrindor's alliance network as Kaldaryn expands.

Boss is one of Alistair's operatives, a volatile origin magic user whose power feeds Rahmavir's weapon development. Alistair hides Boss's name and background, and Boss's associates know him as Boss.

Braylen is a child of Brynor and Mirael and the sibling of Nereyne. During the Xalmyrran showmatches, Braylen and Nereyne play with Xirane, and Brynor's frog goes with them to Irrathis Magic School. When Brynor seals himself underground...

Brontes is a Thiravos gate operator based in Pelagos and a lightning mage who knows the island nations' gate tracking, symbol sequences, essence towers, and direct gate links. After Renneth and Maric arrive unexpectedly through the Pelag...

Bruno is Chronasis's overseer in the Malverand Intergalactic Empire. He takes charge of Thalena after she appears through a dead Malverand gate, removes her restraints, arranges her checkup, has an ID wristband prepared, assigns Luke and...

Brynor, formerly Belanor, is an ancient atraxi mage from Atraxis Prime Alpha who serves Xalmyrra in council field missions, gate expeditions, the Land of Darkness, and Nerissa's Invasion of Xalmyrra, and later heads the Xalmyrran Council...

Caius works at the largest western essence tower in Chronasis. He prepares Thalena's essence reinforced travel bag with food, water, and essence cores, oversees the charging of her clothing and the Sword of Arcanis, and gives Cassian a w...

Calythos is the Thalassai archon of earth and ruler of Terranova, a peaceful agricultural region known for food production and textiles. He is calm, grounded, practical, and warmly good humored, with broad shoulders, deep green eyes, gre...

Carson is a magic user registered in Emperor Isandro's systems in the Malverand Intergalactic Empire. He is summoned with Xavian, Aldrin, and Killian to test whether the essence inside the capsules can be manipulated; after hours of work...

Cassian Ironvale is a divine and resonance mage from Teryndal who later rules Chronasis as Thalassai's archon of time. In Xalmyrra, he is celebrated as the Hero of the People and the Hammer of Justice, a level nine divine mage known for...

Celia is a Haverloch council member and representative on the Axial Concord. She handles foreign trade and imports, has perfectly symmetrical white hair, and Isaac trains her for the Symmetry Trials.

Cormac is a trusted aide and administrator under Isandriel in ancient southern Malverand. He handles official arrivals, delegation, and messages for Isandriel, then receives responsibility for the region of Durakarn. He and Dalren later...

Cyrena is the brilliant, eccentric head of the Nexus Research Center in Chronasis and leads Thalassai's gate research beneath Stella Aeterna. Thalena trusts her with dangerous experimental work beneath the palace, and Cyrena continues le...

Cyrus is a scientist at the lake facility inside Zarephon, where Amos brings Thalena to examine the essence phenomenon around the lakebed rift. His name is embroidered on his white coat, and Amos keeps him occupied with small talk while...

Dalren is an older fire mage and official in ancient Brighthaven. Isandriel appoints him high technomancer of the Brighthaven Triarch, and Dalren remains close enough to him to speak as an old friend. He and Cormac later serve as governo...

Damarra is a Thiravosi woman in Pelagos who records Renneth and Maric's account for Brontes after their unexpected arrival through the city's gate. She leads them to lodging used by the gate operators and escorts them to the Pelagos Cons...

Damian is a member of the Brighthaven Triarch during Vianna's youth. He, Olivia, and Isaac assign Isaac as Vianna's protector after her power becomes public and try to keep Alistair from using the belief that Vianna is Pyrathalor's reinc...

Daryas is the king of Soltheris after Aurion abdicates. Before taking the throne, he is Commander Daryas, Aurion's close Soltheris officer and practical administrator in Zeydrith and the Luminary Halls. He coordinates defenses, prepares...

Decimus is the leader of Pyrenis's military during Helena's long undercover stay in the city. He trains and evaluates recruits in the arena, uses strong lightning magic, and eventually accepts Helena as an officer under him.

Deylin Varos is an Earth born mage originally named David Vorrel. He becomes a famed level nine temporal mage, scholar, artifact hunter, ship captain, and traveler between Xalmyrran cycles. His reputation as a captain and artifact hunter...

Dhalith is an atraxi disciple of Jorhan in Atraxis Prime. He joins Kheran and Thirun in forming a unified barrier when Jorhan's shard power erupts. Jorhan later sends Thirun and Dhalith to search Xalmyrra for Arcanis, and Thirun, Aziran,...

Dhalvor is a chief operator at the Malverand base on Vireen. He serves at the colony's damaged gate after Barachiel's death, catches Michael and Eremion when they arrive from Maraveth, and joins Eira and the settlers in deciding how long...

Dorian Ironvale is an Adventurers' Guild adventurer, Rowenna's longtime partner, and Cassian's adoptive father. He and Rowenna raise Cassian in Teryndal, encourage him toward school and a life of service, and return to quests after Cassi...

Doss is a trusted agent in Alistair's Network and later a Rahmavir chosen. Alistair brings Doss with Zoss and Loss toward the Plains of Eternity when he begins pursuing the source. After the time distorted failure of the first assault on...

Drashir is a high ranking mage from Ereshval's northern frontier and the twin brother of Vashir. During the 2107 2108 AX expansion of the Plains of Eternity, he hosts Kallion and John in Qarezh, inspects the fleet being built for the off...

Drendyll Fropsnort is a Teryndal born man who enters the tournament of champions in Xalmyrra, where Xarion defeats him almost immediately. He later stands near the southern Irrathis gate with Veyrik. After the storms around Xalmyrra diss...

Durvek Tinkral is a Keldaran temporal mage and general from Varentis, known for theatrical flair and frequent command alongside Feryon. Rhyzmar introduces him in the tournament of champions as Brynor's friend and a temporal mage extraord...

Dylan conducts medical diagnostics in Chronasis for the Malverand Intergalactic Empire. Bruno schedules Thalena's first checkup with him after her arrival through a Malverand dead gate. Dylan wears a long green coat and scanning glasses,...

Eamon advises Emperor Isandro closely in the Malverand Intergalactic Empire, working beside Rafe and Mike on classified containment problems involving Maraveth, Zarephon, the void, the imperial core, and Helena Hyperion. He has golden ha...

Eira Caedris, who later uses the name Aruviel, is a Xalmyrran council investigator, scholar, Hrzai's wielder, and divine and temporal mage whose life crosses the cycles, Varnhallow, ancient Malverand, Vireen, and the Zarephon breach. She...

Elias is a Malverand Intergalactic Empire officer initially attached to Chronasis under Bruno. He usually serves beside Luke. Bruno assigns both men to watch Thalena, and Amos later brings Elias on the expedition to Atraxis Prime Alpha,...

Eliona is a guardian from the Malverand era, a temporal mage, an illusion mage, and Raphael's hidden second in command. She was chosen as a promising mage, placed over the Maraveth Ascendant Consulate, and made ruler of Shaoying. After s...

Emilia is a woman in Emperor Isandro's imperial circle during the Maraveth Core reaction and the Proxion system emergency. She brings Isandro the Proxion message after he misses her request, delivers equipment for Amos's void gate operat...

Eremion belongs to the Guardians of Malverand, wields fire and divine magic, and administers Morindel and Blackcrag during the Malverand era. He governs by organizing logistics, resource management, production, farming, skyships, and mag...

Eshmir is an ancient atraxi survivor from Atraxis Prime Alpha and a devoted companion of Jorhan. She remains with the atraxi remnant through the fall of their original world, their arrival in Xalmyrra, the building of Atraxis Prime, and...

Ezunil sits in Nadun's classroom at the Council Citadel in Ulzathir during Helena Hyperion's childhood. In 2092 AX, Tazil throws a pebble at Helena during a lesson on Ulzathir's trade network; Helena avoids it, and the pebble strikes Ezu...

Felix Lessaro is a Haverloch commander, diplomatic representative, and vector mage for the Axial Concord. He is known for his precise symmetry, strikingly young appearance, and pristine black and white striped hair. Isaac trained him wit...

Feng Raoyun, usually addressed as Emperor Feng, rules Thundermarch from Stormpeak and the Celestial Palace. His court works through advisors such as Wei Lianxu, commanders such as Yingshui, and Thundermarch's mages and soldiers. His reig...

Feryon Aedrath is the supreme commander of Keldara, based in Varentis alongside Durvek. After Khoradyn steps away from command, Feryon keeps Keldara's military functioning, speaks for Keldara in Xalmyrran council matters, warns the counc...

Flavian is a Terranovan farmer and fire mage who becomes Helena's partner during her long stay in Thalassai. He lives in a village near Terranova, farms barley and corn, and builds a quiet life with Helena while she hides her mission to...

Frederick is a divine mage from Varnhallow and a long serving attendant. He first works as Wilfred's closest advisor in Luminaris, then becomes one of Thalion's trusted retainers as the Order of Thalion Zenith grows.

Gabriel is Raphael's ice god and operates through the surviving Malverand faction and the Rahmavir coalition. After Eliona restores Raphael from his Malverand heart, Gabriel becomes Raphael's memory source and guide through an ice shard....

Garrik of Kaldaryn leads Kaldaryn, after beginning life as a prince of the Blackcrag Dominion, and takes charge of the Order of Thalion Zenith after Isaac disappears. He commands Kaldaryn's coalition across western and central Valrindor,...

George is the king of the Blackcrag Dominion before Garrik's rise. He rules from Omberion during the threat from Shroudvale, keeps Blackcrag cautious about direct military action against Shroudvale, and secretly secures Garrik as Blackcr...

Gin is Renneth's giant cuddly frog and eventual astragon. He begins life among the intelligent frogs of Erenmyr, is named by Thalena during her hidden life in Xalmyrra, and later bonds with Renneth after following Renneth and Maric throu...

Glin is a giant cuddly frog from Erenmyr, Deylin's bonded companion, and one of the astragons Thalena trains during her hidden Xalmyrran years. In astragon form, Glin carries riders between nations, shields armies with starlit barriers,...

Hadrian is a Thalassai imperator based in Pyrenis, where he commands under Ignaros and leads the Thalassai legions alongside Aelius and Marcellus. He was previously imperator of Chronasis before Aelius took that post. He is a lightning a...

Halgarr is a Vintergard commander from the northern guard and a practical ally of the Skarnheim Alliance. He serves around Rimvold, Kaldspire, and Bjarnholt, handling guard checks, escorts, vault access, ship transport, and messages for...

Halgrim is the master smith of Rimvold, where Helena works at the forge during her time in the city. He fuses earth and fire magic while smithing, teaches Helena how to craft weapons tailored for mages, and invites her to return after sh...

Horol’Khai is the temporal god of Skarnheim and the god bound to Sigurd / Sigvariel through the Hourglass Shard. Arcanis works on the strange hourglass prototype, and Michael / Eltaru later reshapes it with his own essence and essence ta...

Hrzai is Xalmyrra's ancient divine goddess, the first successful god core of the Malverand Empire, and the golden being who later moves through Xalmyrra as Xelthys. Her original artifact form is the golden tree, and she is later revered...

Ignaros is the Thalassai archon of fire and ruler of Pyrenis, the volcanic city known for its forges, colosseum, military strength, and volcanic ice cream. He shares Thalassai's core archon council with Thalena, Naryon, Calythos, and Zep...

Ignatius is the son of Helena and Flavian, born while Helena lives with Flavian and his parents near Terranova. He inherits Flavian's fire magic, grows into a stronger fire mage than his father, and becomes the legendary archon of fire i...

Ilyra Caedris, titled Lightbearer of Hope, is a level nine divine mage from Erenmyr and a legendary healer across Xalmyrra. She is the wife of Deylin and the mother of Eira. After Deylin reaches Thalassai, Cassian appoints both of them a...

Isandriel later uses the name Isaac. He is a former Guardian of Malverand, the wielder of Tal'Massar, and the long term hidden leader of the Order of Thalion Zenith after Thalion Zenith. Barachiel created him with Tal'Massar as a failsaf...

Isandro is the emperor of the Malverand Intergalactic Empire, ruling from Maraveth with Rafe and Eamon among his closest advisors. His reign depends on the empire's Maraveth Core and nanite based spell technology, while Helena Hyperion's...

Ishara serves Ozaith directly alongside Nadun as a member of Ulzathir's council. She receives Aurelia, Viviana, and Gren after Ozaith accepts Aurelia's offer, making clear that life in Ulzathir requires work and allegiance to Ozaith.

Ishqari is Ozaith's daughter, Zain's sister, and the head researcher on Ulzathir's council after Ozaith's death. She backs Zain's modernization of Ulzathir, works to adapt essence powered ship and weapons technology, and Gabriel enhances...

Isrynn is Kaelion's mother, a powerful temporal mage from Soltheris, and a Soltheris advisor who mentored Aurion with Astheron. She later joins the Xalmyrran Council, disappears during council business in northern Keldara, survives in Va...

Ivan is a Morozkayan earth mage, architect, and council member from Kyranthos. He mentors Vianna in earth magic, remains with Morozkaya's council after Pyrathalor is lost and Kazimir and Kyrana die, and later serves Thalion's time displa...

Jareth is a long lived atraxi scientist, engineer, air mage, and void navigator. He calibrates the escape gate from Atraxis Prime Alpha, adapts atraxi technology for Atraxis Prime and Xalmyrra's gates and essence towers, lives in Haverlo...

Jeremiah is an ancient Malverand guardian, first batch earth shard wielder, earth and cosmic mage, founder of Jazarel, and ruler of the Jazarel Empire. Barachiel brings him from Maraveth into Malverand's ruling circle as a prodigious chi...

Jin Leiyun is an elemental mage from Thundermarch, the bonded wielder of Tianlei, and an ally against Xol'Zahir, the shapers of Shroudvale, the guardians from the Malverand era, and Qadir after Gabriel empowers him with a crystal at Pyre...

Jorhan Theris later rules Xalmyrra as Xol’Zahir. He is an ancient atraxi survivor from Atraxis Prime Alpha, the ruler of Atraxis Prime, and the spiral shard wielder behind Xalmyrra's storms, darkness, and repeating cycles. He calls himse...

Julian is Vianna's older brother, a Brighthaven born fire mage, and the son of Marcus and Vivian. He guides Vianna through her first day at Radiance Prime Magic School, knows the school's class system well, and expects to become a fire m...

Kaelion Saeryth is a Soltheris born council mage, the Voice of the Veil, and the chosen wielder of Xoh’Tenol. At the Xalmyrran tournament, he competes as a level eight illusionist. After Xoh’Tenol chooses him in Thalcoris, Kaelion become...

Kaelric Ardyn is a level eight divine mage from Soltheris, known in tournament announcements as the Shield of the Radiant King. He is Aurion's bodyguard, advisor, oldest friend, and protector, and remains loyal to Daryas after Daryas bec...

Kairessa is the archon of time in Chronasis in 4332 AX, when Helena returns to Thalassai and searches for records about Malverand. She is a young looking, beautiful temporal mage whose mastery over time slows her aging.

Kaldramir Kaldaros is a historical Keldaran supreme general whose knowledge of the cycles leads him to start the War of Scars.

Kalyx is an elderly Thiravos consul based in Pelagos and the head consul during Renneth and Maric's visit. He has white hair and a white beard, wears deep teal robes in the consulate, and presides over the six consul meeting that receive...

Kazehiro is a powerful air and ice mage from Hanamizu, the capital of Shanari. He meets Renneth and Maric during their diplomatic voyage north from Xalmyrra, brings them before Arashiiwa, and volunteers to explore mainland Valrindor on S...

Kazimir is a Morozkayan diarch in Kyranthos, ruling Morozkaya alongside Kyrana under Pyrathalor's protection. He is a powerful ice mage and Vianna's combat instructor. After Thalena captures Pyrathalor, Kazimir readies Morozkaya's armies...

Kharvos is an ancient Malverand fire and earth god created largely from Thamrielle's essence through Malverand's early god core work. His fire and earth shard makes him Thamrielle's god and empowers her while she takes the source essence...

Khauren is a god from the Malverand era, the former god of Eremion, and the hidden deity behind Zain's public "new Ozaith" claim in Ulzathir. He speaks through fiery pact marks in his wielders' palms, first as the flame sigil carried by...

Kheran is an atraxi survivor from Atraxis Prime Alpha and a disciple of Jorhan. After the atraxi settle in Xalmyrra, Jorhan assigns Kheran to Jareth's Valrindor scouting group to build essence towers for human powers while looking for a...

Khezriya is Ozaith's daughter, Zain's sister, and the commander responsible for military matters on Ulzathir's council. She remains with Zain after Ozaith's death, plans troop movements, defends his rule in Ishtanur, and directs armies t...

Khoradyn Kaldaryn is the former supreme commander of Keldara, a legendary earth mage, an explorer, and the founder of Kaldaryn in central Valrindor. He comes from Xalmyrra and spends much of his later life beyond it, first in Thundermarc...

Khoradyn Kaldaryn is the previous cycle Khoradyn who cofounds Thalassai. He escapes old Xalmyrra with Orin, Therion, and Xandor during the refugee flight, becomes the first archon of Earth, and founds Thalmyris.

Killian is a magic user registered in Emperor Isandro's systems in the Malverand Intergalactic Empire. He is summoned with Xavian, Carson, and Aldrin to test whether the essence inside the capsules can be manipulated; he accepts his fail...

Kira is a Varnhallow divine mage, the former patriarch of Lysaraine, and a trusted patriarch in Thalion's Order. She pilots skyships and steers fleet maneuvers from the helm during the Siege of Rimvold, the Jazarel Battle, and Thalion's...

Kjeldan is a chosen mage from Rahmavir and a commander in Raphael's coalition at Omberion and during the Battle for Cyndarel. He takes command of Omberion's defense while Soria, Eliona, and Azarion investigate activity near Maraveth, and...

Koriel is a Malverand officer under Eremion and, with Azarion and Rhaeniel, a second generation shard candidate chosen before Eremion sends forces through Ashenford against Isandriel. He serves with Azarion and Rhaeniel, uses temporal an...

Kren is a Keldaran air mage, commander, and close companion of Vianna / Viviana. During his time displaced years, he lives as Gren. He travels from Keldara into Thundermarch with Khoradyn and Rhalyn, joins the army and settlement that Ga...

Krexyn is an essence shaper from Shroudvale and an old friend of Malcairn / Silas. He comes from the transformed remnant of the Malverand Empire, survives the shapers' confinement behind the walls, and crosses into Xalmyrra to find Silas...

Kyrana is a Morozkayan diarch and council leader in Kyranthos, ruling Morozkaya alongside Kazimir under Pyrathalor's protection. She is a powerful fire and earth mage, Vianna's instructor, and a Morozkayan leader in the invasion of Thala...

Leif is a temporal mage who defended Rimvold before retreating to Bjarnholt. During the Siege of Rimvold, he is with Virel's approaching force alongside Thorik of Bjarnholt and the astragon Glin. When Zain targets the left flank with a h...

Leon is a young boy from Brondoris who meets Thalena when she arrives in the city square on Glin. Leon stares at Glin, and Thalena invites him for a ride; Glin blinks Leon and his mother onto his back, and Thalena shields them with divin...

Liana is a Morozkayan council member and expert water mage based in Kyranthos. She guides Vianna's water magic training, sits with Ivan, Kazimir, and Kyrana in Ember Spire council meetings, and stays with Ivan and the council as Vianna t...

Lirien is an explorer for the Xalmyrran Council and a close early mentor to Eira. She raises and guides Eira after Eira's school years as a maternal guardian and field partner on council missions from Irrathis.

Lucilla is the head consul of Theryssa in Pelagia, the daughter of Nerissa and Isandriel, and a long lived half god politician who wields divine, earth, temporal, and balance magic. She downplays her fighting ability. She is a trained co...

Luke is a Malverand Intergalactic Empire officer initially attached to Chronasis under Bruno. With Elias, he becomes one of Thalena's assigned Chronasis officers after her arrival through a dead gate, follows Amos into Isandro's palace a...

Lunorax is an ancient chronarc of Chronasis, a former archon of air, and a close friend and student of Thalena. For centuries, he works as her second in command in Stella Aeterna, handling administration, agriculture, exports, security a...

Lysander is a former member of Ulzathir's council, a divine mage, and a member of the Order of Thalion Zenith. Simon recruited him more than a century before Varnhallow collapses to act as the Order's eyes inside Ulzathir. He is intellig...

Lyssara is a mage of the Xalmyrran Council in Irrathis. She serves during Aldar's tenure and takes part in council decisions about Eira, the spiral mark, the shard, the Land of Darkness, Aurion's politics in Soltheris, and the tournament...

Lythariel is a powerful darkness mage and life mage who teaches and protects Eira. In Xalmyrra's altered history, she is a famous darkness mage from Erenmyr who saved villages and contributed to darkness magic studies, but Eira created b...

Maelis is a mage of the Xalmyrran Council and the council member responsible for the archives. She sits in Aldar's council circle with Lyssara, Mirael, Brynor, and Kaelion, questions his plans for Eira and Lythariel, tracks threats from...

Magnus was the regent of Morindel after the old nation had given way to a loose alliance of city states. Early in his regency, Nero visits Morindel City to ask about the market square fountain, the reputed site of Eremion's final battle....

Mahina is a pale haired girl and librarian in Aurivallis. Under Xoh'Metztli's control, she greets Cassian and Arinella with a moon blessing, guides them to old Morvayne records, and retrieves the Wanderer's book, The Eleven Stories of Ol...

Maia is an aether and cosmic mage from Ulzathir, the former wielder of Ozaith, and a member of the Order of Thalion Zenith under Thalion. Ozaith gives her the name Ozaryn after choosing her as his wielder; after his death, she rejects Oz...

Marcellus is a Thalassai imperator who commands the Thalassai legions alongside Aelius and Hadrian. He is an air and temporal mage and a former student of Lunorax. After Aelius becomes imperator of Chronasis and Hadrian commands in Pyren...

Marcus is Vianna and Julian's father, an adult level eight mage from Brighthaven. He knows Isaac through Damian and accepts Isaac's harsh training of Vianna at Radiance Prime Magic School, even after Vivian objects.

Maric is Xarion's advisor in Teryndal Assembly, a close friend of Renneth, and the bonded companion of Spin. He begins as a potent water mage and administrator, then becomes a shard wielder after making a pact with Renneth in Theryssa.

Master Han is a senior teacher at Cloudrift Temple in Thundermarch and the old master of Jin Leiyun. He teaches that all users of the dragon arts are special and takes a personal interest in Jin because he senses that Jin is meant for mo...

Meliora is the young woman who becomes the moon shard wielder in Aurivallis after Draven Skyforge kills the previous wielder. She rules Aurivallis from the Temple of Resonance, where Xoh'Metztli acts through her and uses her voice to con...

Michael is the guardian of Maraveth, a ruling guardian of the ancient Malverand Empire, and the acting ruler who tries to hold Malverand together after Barachiel vanishes at the Aethrendar Gate. In Varnhallow, he rules as Eltaru or Eltar...

Mike is Medic Mike of Maraveth, a renowned medical researcher in the Malverand Intergalactic Empire. After Helena Hyperion's essence made copy dies in Maraveth, he joins Isandro, Rafe, Eamon, and Amos in the research surrounding her pres...

Mirael is Brynor's wife, the mother of Braylen and Nereyne, and a powerful divine mage of the Xalmyrran Council. She speaks for Erenmyr in council concerns, works from the council's Irrathis circle, and often tempers Brynor's forceful st...

Mithara is Helena Hyperion's sibling and classmate in Ulzathir. In 2090 AX, she is nine years old in the Council Citadel classroom, has awakened cosmic magic, and argues with Tazil that she should become the next wielder of Ozaith. By 20...

Moranna is a resident of ancient Zarephon. She encounters Eira beside the river outside the settlement, brings her before the elders of the Oracles, and guides her into Zarephon's guarded community.

Myrdon is a prince of Myrravel and one of the Myrravel mages sent with Azarion after the kingdom's king and queen promise aid. He is killed during Azarion's mission against the Order near the source, and Myrelia, his sister, attacks Kael...

Myrelia is a princess of Myrravel, sister of Myrdon, and one of the Myrravel mages sent with Azarion during his mission against the Order near the source. She uses earth magic and divine magic in combat, survival, and healing, and her gr...

Nadun is a senior member of Ulzathir's council, a direct servant and child of Ozaith, and Ozaith's shard wielder when Ulzathir marches against Abraxas, the Oracles of Eternity, and the expanding Plains of Eternity. He serves Ozaith direc...

Nahm is the natural cosmic god of symmetry and perfection from Haverloch, the divine authority behind the Axial Concord, and the god wielded by Virel. Haverloch's mirrored capital, Axanaxa, its Symmetry Trials, and its specialty in vecto...

Naryon is the Thalassai archon of water and current archon of Thalmyris, the water aligned port region on Xolterra's southeastern coast. He succeeds Pontarius after Pontarius leaves politics for command of Thalassai's navy, and he later...

Nereyne is a child of Brynor and Mirael and the sibling of Braylen. She spends time at Irrathis Magic School, where she and Braylen play with Xirane after Xarion's disappearance. Brynor regards Nereyne as a prodigy. When he seals himself...

Nerissa is an ancient water and earth goddess of Theryssa and Thiravos who empowers mortal wielders through the wave shard. She was once the sole goddess serving both island nations and later shares their divine life with Pyragos after s...

Nero of Theryssa and Thiravos is Nerissa's wave shard wielder, a powerful water and earth mage, and a chief defender of Theryssa and Thiravos. He begins as a talented young mage from Pelagia, becomes Nerissa's chosen in 5208 AX, and is p...

Nethira is a chronarc of Chronasis, a divine and temporal mage, and an elite official under Thalena in Stella Aeterna. Under Cassian, she handles palace administration, healer organization, essence core reserves, supply work, and practic...

Nuvyra is the queen of Myrravel during the Eternal War, when Ulzathir and Myrravel march into the Plains of Eternity. She is a distant relative of Aurelia and rules from Myriandel beside King Ranan after Aurelia's absence. In the royal h...

Oktlix, also called the Data Scar, is a void bound artificial sentience with origin magic knowledge, a material makeup close to Malverand technology and the Maraveth Core, and a history that includes the source breach at Zarephon. Oktlix...

Olivia, also called Archscholar Olivia, is a member of the Brighthaven Triarch during Vianna's youth. She speaks at Radiance Prime Magic School's first year gathering and later meets with Damian and Isaac after Vianna's tournament to dis...

Orin Avenhart, also called Orin of Erenmyr, is an ancient divine mage from Valcirae and a pure essence being who mimics a human body. He leads Erenmyr's scholars, teaches, heals, defends Erenmyr, and speaks for its leadership in Xalmyrra...

Ozaith, also called Hyperion and Ozaith Tzerakh, is a natural god, an aether and cosmic power, and Ulzathir's divine ruler. He uses the title King of gods, and his council, shrines, children, followers, and shard wielders sustain his aut...

Ozaith is the singularity god and ruler of Ulzathir in eastern Valrindor. He uses the title King of gods. Ulzathir's council, armies, fleet, and shard wielders serve his rule.

Phariel is Thamrielle's trusted second in command and a commander of the Malverand troops sent to fight alongside Rahmavir against the Plains of Eternity. He ranks among Thamrielle's strongest warriors, and the Rahmavir front stays quiet...

Pontarius is Admiral of the Thalassai Navy and a former archon of water in Thalassai. He charts waters around Thalassai, tracks the eastern storms and southern darkness, and delivers maritime intelligence to Thalassai's leadership.

Pyrathalor, first called Thalor, is an ancient god of fire and ice who begins as an obsidian being when Isandriel and Thamrielle force the burning frost crystal awake on a volcanic glacier in Morozkaya. Viviana later activates the crysta...

Pyrrhus is Chronasis's head of records during Helena's return to Chronasis in 4332 AX. He answers almost daily to Kairessa, introduces Helena to the Palace of Time, and wears finely woven blue robes when he first approaches her in a Chro...

Qadir is Zain's master of scouts in Ulzathir, a senior officer based at the Council Citadel in Ishtanur. He has sand brown hair and blue eyes, manages scouts and border intelligence, and serves on Zain's council beside Khezriya, Ishqari,...

Radomir is the flameward sovereign of Drozhvenya, the southern agricultural nation whose capital is Viregrad, and later becomes a diarch of Morozkaya. He is a fire mage and political leader who manages grain farming, food exports, volcan...

Rafe is Maraveth's overseer and an advisor to Emperor Isandro in the Malverand Intergalactic Empire, working beside Eamon and Mike after Helena Hyperion reaches Isandro's palace, during the Zarephon breach work, through Amos's void dives...

Ralvon is a Rahmavir scout and envoy in Raphael's coalition. He carries orders and battlefield intelligence between Raphael, Eremion, Eliona, Azarion, and Rahmavir's chosen leaders, and he is one of Rahmavir's fastest scouts. His courier...

Ranan is the king of Myrravel during the Ulzathir Myrravel march through the Plains of Eternity toward the source in the Eternal War. He is a distant relative of Aurelia and rules from Myriandel beside Queen Nuvyra after Aurelia's absenc...

Raphael belongs to the ancient Guardians of Malverand, becomes Michael's personal hand and enforcer after Barachiel's disappearance, and tries to restore imperial rule after the Malverand Empire fractures. He fights to restore Malverand'...

Ravira is a Halvarim chosen who directs Rahmavir source policy and fights with high level origin magic. She joins Zorath under Raphael and Gabriel in the final Rahmavir push toward Zarephon and the source during the Eternal War, then fig...

Razen is an older Tenari mage from Thalcoris, a teacher at the Tequaltor Magic School, and commander of the Tenari army. He serves Tazarin in Tequaltor, trains students and visiting Xalmyrrans, and organizes Thalcoris's mages and soldier...

Remiella was a Malverand guardian, a rare dual water and earth mage, and the ancient wielder of Nerissa's wave shard. She governed Thiravos and Theryssa for the Malverand Empire, and her final wave shard spell shattered those lands into...

Remus Flassaro is a Haverloch mage, member of the Axial Concord, and keeper of symmetry. He is Simon's second in command in the Axial Concord.

Ren Wuye is the former shard wielder of Tianlei and the predecessor to Jin Leiyun as Tianlei's chosen. He once defended Thundermarch with Tianlei's lightning shard, then withdrew into Stormpeak and left his nation exposed during Jin's yo...

Renneth Pryar is a Teryndal council mage and representative on the Xalmyrran Council. After Renneth survives a cave injury and amnesia, Rhyzmar raises him through the Adventurers' Guild, lets him live at the guild, and Renneth eventually...

Rhaeniel is a Malverand officer under Eremion. Before Eremion and Raphael's attack on Isandriel along eastern Ashenford, Eremion chooses Rhaeniel, Azarion, and Koriel as second generation shard candidates; Rhaeniel serves with them, uses...

Rhalyn is a Keldaran divine mage from Varentis and Kren's sister. She travels with Khoradyn through the northern passage into Thundermarch, trains Jin as a Keldaran teacher and early love, and later teaches divine magic in Varentis, prot...

Rhyzmar is the guild master of the Adventurers' Guild in Teryndal, an air mage, and a long standing ally of Aldar, Xarion / Thalion, and Renneth. He assigns guild quests, recommends adventurers for council work, announces Xalmyrran tourn...

Rowan leads the Durakarn military. He is a massive, rugged, bearded man with a broad chest and thick forearms, and he commands guards, mages, and skyships during Durakarn's response to Jorhan.

Rowenna Ironvale is an Adventurers' Guild adventurer, Dorian's longtime partner, and Cassian's adoptive mother. She and Dorian raise Cassian in Teryndal, encourage him toward school and a life of service, and remain his parents in practi...

Sarine is a skilled mage and trusted aide serving Teryndal's Assembly under Xarion. She handles Assembly administration, permits, scouting, oversight assignments, and emergency errands, often working near Maric, Xandor, and Naryon.

Sephara is an Oracle of Eternity, a lightning mage, and an envoy of Abraxas from the Plains of Eternity. She warns Uriandel and Isandriel about the Oracles' prophecies concerning outsiders and a destroyer, argues that the Oracles protect...

Seralyth is the queen of Soltheris during Aurion's reign, Aurion's wife, and a divine healer based in the Luminary Halls in Zeydrith. She works among Soltheris healers, advises Aurion in the royal court, and steadies him while Soltheris...

Severin is a high ranking Lumerian noble from Avalon and an ally of Alistair around the source at Zarephon. He wields temporal, cosmic, and earth magic, a combination that lets him survive source dives, operate inside the dense essence o...

Sharuzh is an Ulzathir commander and Nadun's second in command during the Ulzathir Myrravel march toward the source. He leads Ulzathir's initial force from Ishtanûr through Khaladun to the Plains border while Nadun remains behind with He...

Sigurd leads Skarnheim from Rimvold and is Sigvariel, the ancient guardian of Malverand who held Varnhallow. He rejects the title of king and uses the Skarnheim Alliance to bring Svanhild, Thorik, Halgarr, Garrik, Silas, Jin, Lythariel,...

In Xalmyrra, Sariel lives as Silas Kaine. Sariel is the former prince of the Malverand Empire, and he later lives as Malcairn, the ancient essence shaper who survived into Shroudvale. He is the son of Barachiel and Thamrielle, a failed c...

Simon Calesso leads Haverloch's Axial Concord. He governs from the Hall of Reflections in Axanaxa, works under Nahm's authority, and handles Haverloch diplomacy, intelligence, and military planning.

Soria belongs to Rahmavir's chosen and uses origin magic as a scout in Raphael's campaign to close the source and end the spread of the Plains of Eternity. She scouts Maraveth for Ralvon and Kjeldan, follows Eliona and Azarion into the M...

Spin is Maric's giant cuddly frog and later astragon. Thalena names her in Erenmyr while living among the frogs; Spin is a water mage who can command the swamp's waters. Spin later follows Maric and Renneth through the swamps with Gin, b...

Splin is Kaelion's giant cuddly frog from Erenmyr and later a starlit astragon. She bonds with Kaelion in the Xalmyrran swamps, carries him by responding to his thoughts, and becomes his companion, mount, rescuer, and protector across Xa...

Svanhild is the leader of Vintergard, a close ally of Skarnheim, and a temporal, ice, and runic mage from Valrindor. Her scent based magic lets her detect magic, lies, hostility, fear, shard wielders, darkness, unusual beings, and indivi...

Tal'Massar is an engineered god core and ancient god bound to Isandriel, later known as Isaac. His god core is based on Hrzai's successful creation, and his unmaking magic is an advanced form of divine magic designed to make gods killabl...

Tamara works under Emperor Isandro in Maraveth. After an emergency at Isandro's Palace, Isandro orders her to clean everything up before he returns to the Maraveth Core, and she bows before directing the workers. She later serves among t...

Tarazhi is an Ulzathir mage and Aurelia's personal attendant and guard. He escorts Aurelia, Viviana, and Gren to the Council Citadel after Aurelia offers her power to Ozaith, then joins Sharuzh's Ulzathir march toward Myrravel and the Pl...

Tazarin, formerly King Therion of current cycle Soltheris, is the emperor of Thalcoris and later Thalassai's archon of cosmos. As Therion, he was Aurion's father, ruled Soltheris while darkness creatures struck its southern villages, and...

Tazil is Helena Hyperion's sibling and classmate in Ulzathir. During Helena's childhood in the Council Citadel, he is an aether magic prodigy who competes with Mithara over the chance to become the next wielder of Ozaith.

Thaddeus is a trusted envoy and commander for Jeremiah. At Rimvold, he is Jeremiah's protector, delivers Jeremiah's demand for Skarnheim to join the attack on Uriandel, and later leads part of Jeremiah's skyship formation against Uriande...

Thalena Xenith, born Helena Hyperion, is the former archon of Chronasis, the archon of Space and Time, and a ruler and strategist of Thalassai. She is the daughter of Aurelia and Ozaith, a survivor of the Order of Thalion Zenith, and a m...

Thalia is the young daughter of Thalena and Jin, raised in Chronasis around Stella Aeterna. She has immense innate power, awakens some aether magic at a young age, and carries a piece of Tianlei's essence that Thalena fused into her at b...

Thalvian is a Soltherian master engineer from the Artisan Guild and the brilliant scientist who invents the orreries under Aurion's command. He builds essence amplifiers, orreries that gather essence through cores, gate equipment, reinfo...

Thamrielle is an ancient Malverand guardian, Barachiel's partner, and Sariel's mother. She is an extraordinary fire and earth mage who uses lava, volcanic eruptions, and terrain shaping magic large enough to alter battlefields and landsc...

Tharezh is the Sultan of Ereshval in 2107 AX, ruling from Qarezh as the Plains of Eternity threatens the northern frontier. He is cautious about sending skilled mages into the plains. He approves the expedition backed by Drashir, Vashir,...

Thea, also called Theia and Titania, is Ozaith's daughter from Ulzathir, Anshar's sister, and a scout in Thalion's Order of Thalion Zenith. She leaves Ulzathir after Zain takes power, is displaced through the Stella Aeterna timerift, and...

Therion (Founder), also recorded as Emperor Therion, is the previous cycle Therion of Soltheris who founds Thalcoris and Tequaltor. He escapes Xalmyrra with Xandor, Orin, Khoradyn, and refugees after Jorhan / Xol'Zahir and Aldred tear th...

Thirun is an atraxi disciple of Jorhan in Atraxis Prime. He scouts lands for the atraxi, joins Kheran and Dhalith in a unified barrier during Jorhan's uncontrolled shard eruption, searches Xalmyrra for Arcanis, and later survives the pla...

Thorik of Bjarnholt is the gruff, battle hardened leader of Bjarnholt, a southern Valrindor land with Stormhaven as its capital. He is a lightning and runic mage within the Skarnheim Alliance. He joins Sigurd in Kaldaryn negotiations, re...

Thurion is King Thurion of Soltheris, an ancient Xalmyrran ruler and immense cosmic mage active during the atraxi arrival. He invites Jorhan and Belanor to bring the atraxi before the rulers of their new world, seeks to bring their advan...

Tianlei is the storm god of Thundermarch and the divine being behind the lightning shard. He is bound to Jin Leiyun after Jin kills Ren Wuye, Tianlei's former shard wielder, in Stormpeak. Thundermarch worships Tianlei as its storm god, r...

Torukhan is the khagan of Serekhai and a Serekhai leader in Raphael's coalition against the returned Order. At the Halvarim summit, he speaks for Serekhai's agreement with Rahmavir and names the returned Order as an immense threat to the...

Tyson is a researcher at the lake facility inside Zarephon, where Amos brings Thalena to examine the essence dense lakebed rift. He is stationed at a nearby terminal during Thalena's interface with the protected computer system, and his...

Ulrich is a scholar on the Blackcrag council and a close advisor to George. He tutors Garrik in governance, history, and philosophy, briefs the council on Shroudvale, and speaks for Blackcrag's delegation during the defensive alliance ta...

Uriandel is an ancient Malverand guardian, lightning mage, technical collaborator, and ruler of Ashenford. Barachiel brings him into Malverand's ruling circle after Jeremiah's rise as a promising, reserved mage, and Uriandel joins Arcani...

Varin is a Haverloch man, a former member of the Axial Concord, and the pilot and logistics manager of the Order of Thalion Zenith. Jarin gives him to Thalion as a skilled recruit, and Varin serves among the patriarchs who keep the Order...

Vashir is a water and sand mage from Ereshval's northern frontier and the twin brother of Drashir. During the 2107 2108 AX expansion of the Plains of Eternity toward Ereshval, he hosts Kallion and John in Qarezh, prepares an official exp...

Veyrik is a level seven air mage who enters the tournament of champions in Xalmyrra as Eira's early opponent. He wears pale gray robes and meets her with a confident manner. Eira binds him with darkness tendrils before he can channel a s...

Vianna Kairo uses the name Viviana during her time displaced years. She is a Brighthaven born fire and ice mage, former wielder of Pyrathalor, and leader in Morozkaya after the Thalassai invasion. Isaac trains her at Radiance Prime Magic...

Victor is the regent of Ashenford, an industrial nation in Valrindor with forges, mechanisms, and constructs. He runs machine experiments, uses Eira's magic to test Ashenford's devices, and pursues trade for the city.

Vincent is the current regent of restored Jazarel. He receives Xarion, Aelius, and Jin at Jazarel's domed government building when they arrive to meet Kaelion, directs officials to care for Xarion's skyship, and answers questions about t...

Virel Tessaro wields Nahm for Haverloch as a high level active mage. He works for the Axial Concord as a high speed diplomat, scout, commander, and planner, carries Nahm's geometric shard, and carries out Nahm's work as a primary mortal...

Vivian is Vianna and Julian's mother and an adult level eight mage from Brighthaven. She lives with Marcus, Julian, and Vianna in Radiance Prime, questions Isaac's harsh training of Vianna at Radiance Prime Magic School, and pushes Marcu...

Wei Lianxu advises Emperor Feng in Thundermarch. He serves at the imperial court in Stormpeak, attends Garrik's Omberion siege planning as Feng's personal envoy, and later moves out with Thundermarch forces during the Siege of Omberion.

Wilfred is the divine patriarch of Luminaris in Varnhallow before Thalion Zenith succeeds him. He is an old and respected mage who serves Eltaru and the Order, with Frederick as his closest advisor and Benedict as an old friend.

Xandor Morvayne is a former high arbiter of Teryndal and a senior official in Teryndal's Assembly. He is Xarion's father, Xirane's grandfather, and keeps the Assembly functioning through Xarion's absences alongside Sarine and Naryon. He...

Xandor (Founder) is the previous cycle Xandor Morvayne who founds Aurivallis. He holds Teryndal's high arbiter office during the collapse of old Xalmyrra, leads refugees through the western portal after Jorhan / Xol'Zahir and Aldred tear...

Xarion Morvayne is the high arbiter of Teryndal, and Cassian's closest friend. Xarion is Xandor's son, Xelora's husband, and Xirane's father.

Xavian is one of the Malverand magic users registered in Emperor Isandro's systems. Later, Xavian is summoned with Carson, Aldrin, and Killian to test whether the essence inside the capsules can be manipulated. Xavian and Carson spend ho...

Xelora is a divine mage from Teryndal, Xarion's wife, and Xirane's mother. She lives with them in Irrathis during Xarion's years as high arbiter, where their home overlooks the Imperial Institute.

Xirane is Xarion and Xelora's daughter in Teryndal and Xandor's granddaughter. She lives with her parents in Irrathis while Xarion is high arbiter, and their home overlooks the Imperial Institute.

Xoh’Metztli is the moon goddess of Thalcoris. Tenari religion worships her with Xoh’Tenol, and her followers and moon shard wielder are based in Aurivallis. She uses the moon shard, mortal wielders, and priestess resonance songs to contr...

Xoh’Tenol is the sun god of Thalcoris, the deity of the sun shard, and the divine power behind Kaelion's sun magic. Tenari religion pairs him with Xoh’Metztli, the moon goddess, and reveres him across Thalcoris, especially through Tequal...

Xoltan Morvayne is an ancient high arbiter of Teryndal and founder of Irrathis. He is the first Teryndal official to receive the atraxi after they reach the city, and he formally welcomes them to Xalmyrra.

Yǐngshuǐ is the commander of Raindawn City in Thundermarch. She serves under Emperor Feng and remains loyal to Garrik and Kaldaryn. As Garrik's coalition moves against Shroudvale, Maraveth, and the remaining shapers during the Maraveth W...

Zain is a powerful mage of Ulzathir, a son of Ozaith, and the ruler who takes control of Ulzathir after Ozaith's death. He commands Ulzathir's failed invasion of Thalassai, kills Alistair Koss in the Council Citadel, and stages a public...

Zal'therak is the god of veils and illusions, bound to Silas / Malcairn through a diamond like shard. He first comes to the remnants of Malverand as the darkness threatens their survival, offers them his essence, and later joins Xelthys,...

Zayren, known as Zero while serving in the Order of Thalion Zenith, is a level nine aether mage from Thalcoris. He serves Tazarin in Tequaltor, follows Kaelion into Xalmyrra and Valrindor, joins the Order, and returns from temporal stasi...

Zephyra is the Thalassai archon of air and ruler of Aetherion, the high plateau region known for air magic, windweavers, skylorns, and the Palace of Air. Thalena adopted her as a child after a storm near Thalmyris sank the ship carrying...

Zhang is a fire and lightning mage from Thundermarch, a former Cloudrift Temple student, and a close friend of Jin. He trains under Master Han, leaves Thundermarch with Khoradyn, and becomes a cheerful, formidable commander in Kaldaryn u...

Zharrek is an ancient essence shaper and emperor of Shroudvale, created from the last Malverand essence infusion research beneath Maraveth. He begins as Malcairn's closest intellectual peer and friend, then becomes the ruler who traps Za...

Zhenyu Leiyun is the village elder of Stormbrook in ancient Thundermarch and an ancestor of Jin Leiyun. Thalion, posing as Tianlei, heals Zhenyu after darkness creatures maul his leg, and the Leiyun name prompts Thalion to leave Sephara...

Zhulkar is a child of Ozaith, the governor of Brahzûn, and a powerful Ulzathir mage in Zain's command. His region is vital to Ulzathir's textile supply through ibrashi farming. He repeatedly returns to his ibrashi farms after military du...

Ziyara is a Tenari air mage from Thalcoris, Tazarin's guard, and later a Thalcoris diplomat in dealings with Thalassai. She begins as a hardline defender of Tequaltor during the Xolterra War. She later becomes an early Tenari near Tazari...

Zorath is a Rahmavir chosen from Halvarim. He fights and plans alongside Ravira, Raphael, and later Gabriel as Raphael pursues the source in the Plains of Eternity and targets the returned Order.