Svanhild is the leader of Vintergard and a close ally of Sigurd in the Skarnheim Alliance. Her unusual sense of smell helps her question visitors, follow magical trails and test the accounts of foreign delegates.
Appearance
Svanhild has blond hair and keen green eyes. She carries a spear.
Personality
Svanhild is perceptive, direct and curious about unfamiliar magic and history. She keeps her promises of safe passage and supports her allies with practical help, while expecting truthful answers from visitors and delegates.
Magic
Svanhild wields temporal, ice and runic magic. Her distinctive sense of smell detects magic, darkness, individual trails, fear and deceit. It can expose concealed shards and help her check testimony. She described this gift as inherited, tracing her ancestry to Queen Sylvia the First of Skarnheim.
History
As leader of Vintergard, Svanhild hosted Eira, Lythariel and Silas at Kaldspire after questioning them about their travels and magic. She kept her promise of safe passage.
A close ally of Sigurd, she helped him question delegates, traced Eira's abductors and summoned Vintergard's army. She assisted Jin Leiyun in the ancient vaults and led the northern vanguard against the shapers threatening Rimvold. She withdrew with Sigurd and the army before Silas stopped the asteroid threatening the city.
Relationships
- Sigurd: A trusted ally. Svanhild helps him check testimony and commits Vintergard's soldiers to the defense of Skarnheim.
- Jin Leiyun: She helps him obtain records from the ancient vaults and works alongside him in investigating the threats to Skarnheim.
Svanhild is the leader of Vintergard and a close ally of Sigurd in the Skarnheim Alliance. Her unusual sense of smell helps her question visitors, follow magical trails and test the accounts of foreign delegates.
Appearance
Svanhild has blond hair and keen green eyes. She carries a spear. At Kyranthos, she wore a cloak lined with fur.
Personality
Svanhild is perceptive, direct and curious about unfamiliar magic and history. She keeps her promises of safe passage and supports her allies with practical help, while expecting truthful answers from visitors and delegates.
Magic
Svanhild wields temporal, ice and runic magic. Her distinctive sense of smell detects magic, darkness, individual trails, fear and deceit. It can expose concealed shards and help her check testimony. She described this gift as inherited, tracing her ancestry to Queen Sylvia the First of Skarnheim.
She learned to recognize shard wielders by smell, but could not identify Isaac's unusual scent.
History
As leader of Vintergard, Svanhild hosted Eira, Lythariel and Silas at Kaldspire after questioning them about their travels and magic. She kept her promise of safe passage.
A close ally of Sigurd, she helped him question delegates, traced Eira's abductors and summoned Vintergard's army. She assisted Jin Leiyun in the ancient vaults and led the northern vanguard against the shapers threatening Rimvold. She withdrew with Sigurd and the army before Silas stopped the asteroid threatening the city.
Svanhild later represented Sigurd at the meeting in Kyranthos. She verified testimony but refused to promise support for an invasion of Thalassai. She returned to report to Sigurd and Jin, admitting that Isaac's scent remained unfamiliar.
Relationships
- Sigurd: A trusted ally. Svanhild helps him check testimony and commits Vintergard's soldiers to the defense of Skarnheim.
- Jin Leiyun: She helps him obtain records from the ancient vaults and works alongside him in investigating the threats to Skarnheim.
Svanhild, also known as Sylvia, led Vintergard before becoming Queen Sylvia the First of Skarnheim in the past. A mage able to smell magic and deceit, she served the Order of Thalion Zenith and trained Helena.
Appearance
Svanhild has blond hair and keen green eyes. She carries a spear; Zayren later gave her a frost spear. As Sylvia, she wore gray robes with silver details.
Personality
Svanhild is perceptive, direct and exacting. She keeps her promises but demands truthful answers and strict oaths from those entrusted with secrets. Her severity as an examiner is tempered by concern for her pupils.
Magic
Svanhild wields temporal, ice and runic magic. She blinks through space, forms temporal bubbles and freezes opponents. Her distinctive sense of smell detects magic, darkness, individual trails, fear and deceit. It can expose concealed shards and help her check testimony and oaths.
Her senses have limits. She could not identify Isaac's unusual scent, and contradictory accounts from Thamrielle and Sephara both appeared truthful because each believed what she said. Her judgment therefore distinguishes deliberate lies from sincere belief, rather than establishing every statement as objective fact.
History
Vintergard and the alliance
As leader of Vintergard, Svanhild hosted Eira, Lythariel and Silas at Kaldspire after questioning them about their travels and magic. She kept her promise of safe passage and described her unusual senses as inherited from Queen Sylvia the First of Skarnheim.
A close ally of Sigurd, she helped him question delegates, traced Eira's abductors and summoned Vintergard's army. She assisted Jin Leiyun in the ancient vaults and led the northern vanguard against the shapers threatening Rimvold. She withdrew with Sigurd and the army before Silas stopped the asteroid threatening the city.
Svanhild later represented Sigurd at the meeting in Kyranthos. She verified testimony but refused to promise support for an invasion of Thalassai. She returned to report to Sigurd and Jin, admitting that Isaac's scent remained unfamiliar.
The past and the Order
A timerift at Kyranthos carried Svanhild, Zhang, Kren and Ivan into the past. They joined the resistance in Varnhallow and tried to escape by attacking Eltaru. Thalion, who was impersonating Eltaru, defeated their assault, and Aurelia healed Svanhild's injuries. Eltaru's escape spell later brought the group out of the anomaly in 2085 AX.
Recognizing the beginnings of Rimvold, Svanhild swore to serve Thalion when he declared Skarnheim independent. She helped prepare an army and entered the Order of Thalion Zenith, whose work and origins were kept secret. During contacts with Haverloch, she used the name Sylvia, investigated Uriandel with Rhyzmar and helped arrange trade and food supplies. At meetings, she was assigned to question everyone entering or leaving the room, including Thalion himself.
Sylvia fought Jeremiah with Benedict, using temporal magic while Benedict attacked with ice. Isandriel healed her during the fight, and Jeremiah escaped. She also helped Benedict freeze the lake whose waters were used to flood Jazarel.
Helena and Queen Sylvia
Sylvia tested Helena for admission to the Order. Their sparring was severe, with Isandriel standing by to heal injuries, and Sylvia initially questioned whether a child should be subjected to it. Helena persisted. Sylvia administered the Order's oaths and checked Helena's account of her childhood. She also taught her temporal magic.
Sylvia was installed as Queen Sylvia the First of Skarnheim, ruling from Rimvold. She continued to help Benedict and the Order prepare for war.
Relationships
- Sigurd: Her trusted ally in the modern Skarnheim Alliance. She helped test testimony at his councils and represented him abroad.
- Thalion: She swore to serve him in the past and helped establish the Order and Skarnheim. She enforced its security even when checking his own promises.
- Helena: Her pupil and fellow Order member. Sylvia tested her severely but recognized her talent and taught her temporal magic.
- Benedict: Her colleague in the Order. They fought Jeremiah together and helped freeze the lake used to flood Jazarel.
Svanhild, also known as Sylvia, led Vintergard before becoming Queen Sylvia the First of Skarnheim in the past. A mage able to smell magic and deceit, she served the Order of Thalion Zenith, trained Helena and remained in the past to rule Skarnheim and raise her daughter.
Appearance
Svanhild has blond hair and keen green eyes. She carries a spear; Zayren later gave her a frost spear. As Sylvia, she wore gray robes with silver details and, as queen, a crown and regal blue clothing.
Personality
Svanhild is perceptive, direct and exacting. She keeps her promises but demands truthful answers and strict oaths from those entrusted with secrets. Her severity as an examiner is tempered by concern for her pupils. She rarely shows affection openly, though her friendships with Thalion and Helena and her relationship with Zero brought out a warmer side.
Magic
Svanhild wields temporal, ice and runic magic. She blinks through space, forms temporal bubbles and freezes opponents. Her distinctive sense of smell detects magic, darkness, individual trails, fear and deceit. It can expose concealed shards and help her check testimony and oaths.
Her senses have limits. She could not identify Isaac's unusual scent, and contradictory accounts from Thamrielle and Sephara both appeared truthful because each believed what she said. Her judgment therefore distinguishes deliberate lies from sincere belief, rather than establishing every statement as objective fact.
History
Vintergard and the alliance
As leader of Vintergard, Svanhild hosted Eira, Lythariel and Silas at Kaldspire after questioning them about their travels and magic. She kept her promise of safe passage and described her unusual senses as inherited from Queen Sylvia the First of Skarnheim.
A close ally of Sigurd, she helped him question delegates, traced Eira's abductors and summoned Vintergard's army. She assisted Jin Leiyun in the ancient vaults and led the northern vanguard against the shapers threatening Rimvold. She withdrew with Sigurd and the army before Silas stopped the asteroid threatening the city.
Svanhild later represented Sigurd at the meeting in Kyranthos. She verified testimony but refused to promise support for an invasion of Thalassai. She returned to report to Sigurd and Jin, admitting that Isaac's scent remained unfamiliar.
The past and the Order
A timerift at Kyranthos carried Svanhild, Zhang, Kren and Ivan into the past. They joined the resistance in Varnhallow and tried to escape by attacking Eltaru. Thalion, who was impersonating Eltaru, defeated their assault, and Aurelia healed Svanhild's injuries. Eltaru's escape spell later brought the group out of the anomaly in 2085 AX.
Recognizing the beginnings of Rimvold, Svanhild swore to serve Thalion when he declared Skarnheim independent. She helped prepare an army and entered the Order of Thalion Zenith, whose work and origins were kept secret. During contacts with Haverloch, she used the name Sylvia, investigated Uriandel with Rhyzmar and helped arrange trade and food supplies. At meetings, she was assigned to question everyone entering or leaving the room, including Thalion himself.
Sylvia fought Jeremiah with Benedict, using temporal magic while Benedict attacked with ice. Isandriel healed her during the fight, and Jeremiah escaped. She also helped Benedict freeze the lake whose waters were used to flood Jazarel.
Helena and Queen Sylvia
Sylvia tested Helena for admission to the Order. Their sparring was severe, with Isandriel standing by to heal injuries, and Sylvia initially questioned whether a child should be subjected to it. Helena persisted. Sylvia administered the Order's oaths and checked Helena's account of her childhood. She also taught her temporal magic.
Sylvia was installed as Queen Sylvia the First of Skarnheim, ruling from Rimvold.
She and Benedict later helped Helena explore the abyss. On their mission to Crosford, Raphael killed Sylvia and Benedict in one course of events. Helena changed that outcome through the abyss, warned them of the attack and escaped with them aboard their ship.
She maintained relations with Haverloch and helped protect the Order's secrets and the history Thalion wanted concealed. Before Thalion's campaign, Sylvia told him she was pregnant with Zero's child. After the war she led the survivors in Skarnheim, helped those who wished to leave find their designated refuge and gradually let the Order recede into obscurity. When Thalion returned in 2114 AX, she remained queen. A young daughter stood beside her and Zero.
Sylvia stayed in Skarnheim with their daughter when Zero left with Thalion's group to seek a way back to their own time.
Relationships
- Sigurd: Her trusted ally in the modern Skarnheim Alliance. She helped test testimony at his councils and represented him abroad.
- Thalion: She swore to serve him in the past and helped establish the Order and Skarnheim. Their friendship endured her strict security checks and his departure.
- Helena: Her pupil and fellow Order member. Sylvia began as a demanding examiner, then trusted her enough to explore the abyss with her. Helena saved her and Benedict at Crosford.
- Zero: Her partner and the father of her daughter. She remained in Skarnheim with their daughter when he left with Thalion's group.
- Benedict: Her colleague in the Order, military and magical collaborator, and fellow guide in Helena's abyss training.
Svanhild, also known as Sylvia, led Vintergard before becoming Queen Sylvia the First of Skarnheim in the past. A mage able to smell magic and deceit, she served the Order of Thalion Zenith, trained Helena and remained in the past to rule Skarnheim and raise her daughter.
Appearance
Svanhild had blond hair and keen green eyes. She carried a spear; Zayren later gave her a frost spear. As Sylvia, she wore gray robes with silver details and, as queen, a crown and regal blue clothing.
Personality
Svanhild was perceptive, direct and exacting. She kept her promises but demanded truthful answers and strict oaths from those entrusted with secrets. Her severity as an examiner was tempered by concern for her pupils. She rarely showed affection openly, though her friendships with Thalion and Helena and her relationship with Zero brought out a warmer side.
Magic
Svanhild wielded temporal, ice and runic magic. She blinked through space, formed temporal bubbles and froze opponents. Her distinctive sense of smell detected magic, darkness, individual trails, fear and deceit. It could expose concealed shards and help her check testimony and oaths.
Her senses had limits. She could not identify Isaac's unusual scent, and contradictory accounts from Thamrielle and Sephara both appeared truthful because each believed what she said. Her judgment therefore distinguished deliberate lies from sincere belief, rather than establishing every statement as objective fact.
History
Vintergard and the alliance
As leader of Vintergard, Svanhild hosted Eira, Lythariel and Silas at Kaldspire after questioning them about their travels and magic. She kept her promise of safe passage and described her unusual senses as inherited from Queen Sylvia the First of Skarnheim.
A close ally of Sigurd, she helped him question delegates, traced Eira's abductors and summoned Vintergard's army. She assisted Jin Leiyun in the ancient vaults and led the northern vanguard against the shapers threatening Rimvold. She withdrew with Sigurd and the army before Silas stopped the asteroid threatening the city.
Svanhild later represented Sigurd at the meeting in Kyranthos. She verified testimony but refused to promise support for an invasion of Thalassai. She returned to report to Sigurd and Jin, admitting that Isaac's scent remained unfamiliar.
The past and the Order
A timerift at Kyranthos carried Svanhild, Zhang, Kren and Ivan into the past. They joined the resistance in Varnhallow and tried to escape by attacking Eltaru. Thalion, who was impersonating Eltaru, defeated their assault, and Aurelia healed Svanhild's injuries. Eltaru's escape spell later brought the group out of the anomaly in 2085 AX.
Recognizing the beginnings of Rimvold, Svanhild swore to serve Thalion when he declared Skarnheim independent. She helped prepare an army and entered the Order of Thalion Zenith, whose work and origins were kept secret. During contacts with Haverloch, she used the name Sylvia, investigated Uriandel with Rhyzmar and helped arrange trade and food supplies. At meetings, she was assigned to question everyone entering or leaving the room, including Thalion himself.
Sylvia fought Jeremiah with Benedict, using temporal magic while Benedict attacked with ice. Isandriel healed her during the fight, and Jeremiah escaped. She also helped Benedict freeze the lake whose waters were used to flood Jazarel.
Helena and Queen Sylvia
Sylvia tested Helena for admission to the Order. Their sparring was severe, with Isandriel standing by to heal injuries, and Sylvia initially questioned whether a child should be subjected to it. Helena persisted. Sylvia administered the Order's oaths and checked Helena's account of her childhood. She also taught her temporal magic.
Sylvia was installed as Queen Sylvia the First of Skarnheim, ruling from Rimvold.
She and Benedict later helped Helena explore the abyss. On their mission to Crosford, Raphael killed Sylvia and Benedict in one course of events. Helena changed that outcome through the abyss, warned them of the attack and escaped with them aboard their ship.
She maintained relations with Haverloch and helped protect the Order's secrets and the history Thalion wanted concealed. Before Thalion's campaign, Sylvia told him she was pregnant with Zero's child. After the war she led the survivors in Skarnheim, helped those who wished to leave find their designated refuge and gradually let the Order recede into obscurity. When Thalion returned in 2114 AX, she remained queen. A young daughter stood beside her and Zero.
Sylvia stayed in the past when Zero returned to his own time. In Benedict's later account, more than two decades after Thalion's departure, she was still ruling Skarnheim and maintaining strong relations with Haverloch. Her rule belongs to that historical period; she did not return with the others.
Relationships
- Sigurd: Her trusted ally in the modern Skarnheim Alliance. She helped test testimony at his councils and represented him abroad.
- Thalion: She swore to serve him in the past and helped establish the Order and Skarnheim. Their friendship endured her strict security checks and his departure.
- Helena: Her pupil and fellow Order member. Sylvia began as a demanding examiner, then trusted her enough to explore the abyss with her. Helena saved her and Benedict at Crosford.
- Zero: Her partner and the father of her daughter. She remained in the past after he returned to the future.
- Benedict: Her colleague in the Order, military and magical collaborator, and fellow guide in Helena's abyss training.