Lukan Gardova
disgraced noble, cardsharp and investigator of his father’s murder.
Flea
combative Saphronan street child who becomes Lukan’s guide and family.
Ashra
legendary thief whose uncanny gift for walking through walls makes impossible infiltrations possible.
Zandrusa
merchant prince framed for murder and central to Lord Gardova’s last clue.
Lord Marquetta
ambitious merchant prince who frames Zandrusa, hires the Faceless and schemes to reignite war with Zar-Ghosa.
The Faceless
masked ancient beings tied to Phaeron relics and lost power.
Shafia
the Gardova family’s old steward, whose news of the murder starts Lukan’s quest.