Quick Reference Guide

Pronounced: Sang-quin-ness /sæŋ.kwɪn.nɛs/

Intrepid atheist, explorer, pilot and commander of a deep space first contact ship, the Bhagavad. A man haunted by a past he cannot escape and driven by a curiosity that defies orders. When he rescues a fugitive king, he becomes the most wanted man in the galaxy — and discovers that the universe is far stranger than science alone can explain.

Pronounced: Sheev-ah Vaar-stine-err /ʃiː.vɑː vɑːr.staɪ.nər/

A Karain scientist and feminist father who defied his society's brutal patriarchy. As Chief Genetic Weapons Developer, Sheeva created the very bio-weapons that now hunt his daughter. His guilt and genius drive him in equal measure — he will burn everything he built to protect what he loves.

Pronounced: Sai-kah-rah /saɪ.kɑː.rɑː/

A feline humanoid princess of Setar — adept, lethal, and on a quest that intersects with Xanqunnes' journey in ways neither of them expect. Saikaraa is King Zhirak's lost sister, hunting for relics across the galaxy while her brothers fight over the throne she left behind.

Pronounced: Kah-ritz-ah Dral-ah /kɑː.rɪt.sɑː drɑː.lɑː/

The Alpha Black Dragon of Knovereah. Over ten thousand years old with an eighty-metre wingspan and golden eyes that have seen ages pass. Karizza can trans-morph into a beautiful elven woman, but her true nature is raw, devastating power. Crash-landed and captured, she plots her escape from the slavers who dare to cage her.

Pronounced: Raze-er /reɪz.ɪər/

An eight-foot Minotaur and sworn guardian of the Lord Sorceress Anuriqqua. Raziir is unique in all the worlds — completely immune to magic. This makes him both invaluable and terrifying. Loyal beyond measure, he will tear through any army to protect those he serves. His heart is as vast as his strength.

Pronounced: Zai-skill-ee-on /zaɪ.skɪl.iː.ɒn/

The adopted brother of Lord Sorceress Anuriqqua and the architect of Knovereah's fall. A master necromancer who stole the Book of Dreams and used its forbidden knowledge to raise armies of the undead. Zyskillion's ambition knows no bounds — he has claimed Castle Tempus as his own, and the dead do his bidding.

Pronounced: Zai-enn /zaɪ.ɛn/

The playboy prince of Knovereah and heir to the elven throne. Charming, reckless, and seemingly carefree — until his uncle Zyskillion's coup tears his world apart. Imprisoned in the dungeons of his own castle, Xayenne must find the courage he's hidden behind a lifetime of privilege. Rescued by the Minotaur Raziir, he faces a war he never wanted.

One of the six grand elementals linked to the Lord Sorceress. Aer serves as Battle General for Anuriqqua's armies — a being of pure elemental energy given form and purpose. Loyal to the elven queen through ages of service.

Pronounced: Ves-purr-ah /vɛs.pɜː.rɑː/

A Karain female warrior disguised as a male in a patriarchal society that forbids women from fighting. Fierce purple eyes burn beneath her helmet as she wages a one-woman war against twenty thousand years of oppression. Captured, tortured, and hunted — Vespera refuses to break, refuses to kneel, and refuses to die.

A reptilian humanoid born from the Karain's MDK genetic weapons program — engineered from velociraptor DNA with chameleon camouflage abilities. Designed to be a perfect killer, Skythe carries something his creators never intended: compassion. Bronze-eyed and conflicted, he must choose between the masters who made him and the rebel who needs him.

A 2.5-metre werewolf humanoid experiment, gold-furred and engineered for one purpose: killing. DANTE stands for Dual Advanced Natural Terminator Experiment. He is the Karain military's most devastating creation — a pure predator with no mercy and no hesitation. When unleashed against Vespera, the result is the most brutal fight in the book.

Vespera's human mother and a wizard of immense power — most notably the ability to stop time itself. Katryna's presence on the militaristic world of Karai raises questions about how a human wizard came to marry a Karain scientist, and what secrets she carries.

Pronounced: Eye-on /aɪ.ɒn/

An immortal soul trapped within the body of King Zhirak of Setar. IIION is ancient beyond reckoning — a being of pure consciousness who has walked between worlds and witnessed the rise and fall of civilisations. Philosophical and enigmatic, he speaks in riddles drawn from Eastern wisdom, infuriating the atheist commander who carries him.

The cruel elder brother of King Zhirak and usurper of the Setaran throne. Ashrak's ambition is matched only by his ruthlessness — he will stop at nothing to claim the crown that his gentle brother inherited. A political predator in a world of predators.

Pronounced: Ah-noo-rick-wah /ɑː.nuː.rɪk.wɑː/

The twenty-five-thousand-year-old Elven Queen of Knovereah and the most powerful sorceress in existence. Trapped in the Silver Void by her treacherous adopted brother Zyskillion, Anuriqqua endures exile between worlds while her kingdom falls to darkness. Her power is cosmic, her patience ancient, and her fury — when unleashed — world-ending.

The head of the Council of Creation — an immortal divine being who exists beyond mortal comprehension. The Primary oversees the balance of the universe from within the Silver Void. Enigmatic and all-knowing, this being pulls strings that span galaxies and millennia.

A mortal Elf who was elevated to immortality 210,000 years ago — and whose actions caused cosmic chaos that echoes through the ages. The Student appears in the philosophical preludes, dialoguing with the Master about liberation, karma, and the nature of existence.