Elara Vaen
"The runes do not speak. They remember."
A disgraced archivist who reads what the temples forbid. Her sight is older than her years.
Motif · Cracked obsidian, violet ink
Dramatis Personae
Those Who Carry the Legend
A spoiler-safe introduction to the figures whose lives turn on the first unsealing.
Six Figures
The First Reading
Korin of the Spires
"I was given an oath before I was given a name."
Last of an order that no longer exists. He guards what should not have survived.
Motif · Iron sigil, ember banner
The Veiled Mother
"Some histories ask to be kept. Others ask to be buried."
Speaks only at the hinge of the moons. She knows the names that were unmade.
Motif · Silver thread, mist
Brann the Cartographer
"The map ends where the world remembers itself."
Walks the unwritten edges. Brings back coastlines that should not exist.
Motif · Bone compass, parchment
Sevrin of Ash
"I do not pray. I bargain."
Cast out by the high cleric and richer for it. Trades in answers no one else will give.
Motif · Burnt copper, violet wound
The Hollow King
"I was promised a throne. I have forgotten what for."
Wakes in a kingdom that no longer remembers him. He will be remembered, by any means.
Motif · Black crown, empty mirror