Sciona Freynan
the first woman admitted as a highmage, brilliant and deeply invested in the system that excludes her.
Thomil
a Kwen survivor whose knowledge exposes the human cost hidden inside Tiranish magic.
Carra
Thomil’s niece, survivor of the Crossing and embodiment of the future he is trying to protect.
Archmage Bringham
Sciona’s longtime mentor and patron, later revealed to have always known what Tiran’s magic consumes.
Sciona’s family
beneficiaries of her success who resist the truths that would make that success morally costly.