Dramatis Personae
THE MORTAL REALM Vincent of Beckett, Lord of Wyndrift Nathaniel of Beckett, Vincent’s younger brother
Edric, Captain of the Guard
Lady Hyacinthe, Knight of Wyndrift
Alyse, castle seneschal
Gwenda, castle healer Grimald of Beckett, Baron of Englewood Hugh of Delavoy, Lord of Drake Hall, ally to Wyndrift Adria, the Poet Queen James, Lara, and Tristan, tenants of Wyndrift fields
Henriette, James’s sister Darian, craftsman of Wyndrift
THE UNDERLING REALM Zenia, goddess of winter, fire,* and cunning*
Alva, goddess of nightmares and dreams
Phelyra, goddess of revelry and coin* Bade, god of war Dacre, god of healing, Lord of the Underlings Hem, blacksmith and mortal vassal to the god of war Xan, god of iron Orphia, goddess of death, Underling matriarch
THE SKYWARD REALM Warin, god of spring, iron,* and rivers* Thile, god of dusk, oaths,* and summer,* Lord of the Skywards Luz, goddess of harvest and rain*
Shale, god of wind Enva, goddess of music Rowena, goddess of fate, Skyward matriarch Demi, goddess of autumn
DIVINES WHO BELONG TO MULTIPLE REALMS
Matilda, herald of the gods The Gatekeeper of the wastelands
*Denotes magic that has been stolen