Fallen Sepulchre characters

Also known as death wizard

Appears from the start

A powerful death wizard whose soul has entered the afterlife. An archangel tells him that returning to life requires control tokens from all twelve underworld realms.

Appears from the start

Kael's wife. Her absence from paradise leaves Kael uncertain whether she survived or died beyond the boundaries of his world.

Appears from the start

Kael's friend. Like Ember, he is absent from paradise, so Kael cannot determine what happened to him after the crossing.

Also known as Kael's father, arch-wizard

Appears from the start

Kael's estranged father and a powerful arch-wizard whose earlier choices left deep divisions between them.

Also known as elven assassin

Appears from the start

An elven assassin associated with the protection of death wizards. Her history and the full extent of her obligations remain concealed.

Appears from the start

A young half-elf whom Kael protected before his death. Her current location and condition are not yet known.

Appears from the start

A former captive and healer who travelled with Kael but became compromised through her connection to the Dead Sisters.

Appears from the start

The woman who assumes command of the Dead Sisters after the ancient commander kills her predecessor at Arkham Zul.

Appears from the start

A military leader who arranged Kael's assassination. He expects more death wizards to emerge and needs them for plans involving the sepulchre and its seals.

Also known as pirate captain

Appears from the start

A pirate captain bound to Kael by an oath after Kael saved his daughter. He also has a transport agreement with the ancient people.

Appears from the start

Kael's protector in a neutral region of the afterlife. She holds off competing heavenly and demonic claimants and explains the twelve-token path back to life.

First appears in chapter 2

Ember’s mother and the Fae leader who works with the dragonkin queen to examine Gideon’s memories and investigate his part in Kael’s death.

Also known as Dominic's sister

First appears in chapter 3

Dominic's sister and first mate, serving aboard his cannon-equipped ships during their successful action against a larger hostile fleet.

First appears in chapter 3

Dominic's former partner, believed dead for nearly eleven years. He reappears during a boarding action, kills the enemy commander, and reunites with Dominic.

First appears in chapter 5

A feared historic death wizard held inside a demon's false paradise. Kael bargains for her soul, making her his companion. Her soul will return to the queen unless he delivers a second token to a designated place in the living world.

First appears in chapter 5

The ruler who impersonates Ember inside a decades-long illusion designed to harvest Kael's power. Her bargain brands Kael. The imprisoned wizard's soul returns to her if the required token is not delivered, while Kael forfeits his own soul if he dies again.

First appears in chapter 6

The sentient presence within Kael’s weapons. It communicates directly with him and can influence how the weapons are used.

First appears in chapter 7

A rival underworld ruler who offers Kael five tokens in return for withholding tokens promised under an earlier bargain.

First appears in chapter 7

An imprisoned royal who receives the means to escape Arkham Zul with her lady-in-waiting and a vampire ally.

First appears in chapter 7

The princess’s mercenary companion, openly hostile to uncertain allies but loyal to the princess as they prepare to escape Arkham Zul.

First appears in chapter 7

A vampire prisoner preparing to escape Arkham Zul with the princess and her companion.

First appears in chapter 8

A heavenly ruler who detects that one of Kael’s tokens is false, gives him the authentic token, and directs him toward the Tree of Life.

First appears in chapter 9

A coercive ruler who threatens war against the southern kingdom while pressuring the widowed Ember to marry him.

First appears in chapter 9

The southern king's co-ruler, who shelters Ember and accompanies her to a peace conclave intended to prevent war.

First appears in chapter 10

The ruler defending the region of the human seal. His ability to draw on void power remains useful when an invading matriarch suppresses other active magic.

First appears in chapter 10

An invading magic wielder allied with the neighboring emperor. Her presence suppresses the active powers of Ember and the elven guardian while she searches for the human seal.

Also known as Fae High Matriarch

First appears in chapter 12

The Fae High Matriarch, arriving to aid the southern kingdom after its siege. She identifies herself as Ember's birth mother.

Also known as dwarven priest

First appears in chapter 13

A dwarven priest and brother of the stronghold's general. He heals the general with divine stone magic, then sends him away on a summoned golem while remaining behind during the collapse.

First appears in chapter 13

Draven’s brother and commander of the last dwarven host. He refuses to abandon fighters who cannot escape as the stronghold’s defenses fail.

First appears in chapter 14

The former Dead Sister's infant child, pursued by her mother's former order. Her mother says the child can consume souls.

First appears in chapter 15

Leader of the remnants at the ruined dwarven seal. After losing family and fighters in the defense, he asks Kael to lead the war against the returned invaders.

First appears in chapter 15

The eternal inhabitant of the Aether who identifies Kael's bond with that realm and the intelligent spirit within his weapons. The inhabitant permits Kael to return to Talona while warning that his unsettled Aether energy can endanger others.

First appears in chapter 15

A mahala scout who shields and guides Kael after his return to life, helping him contain traumatic memories while leading him away from danger.

First appears in chapter 18

A hungry Guttertown child who accepts a broken hand and further violence to protect his critically injured older sister.

First appears in chapter 18

Tanner's badly injured older sister. Her internal wounds are beyond the treatment available to them in Guttertown.

First appears in chapter 18

An indebted journeyman wizard abducted over a stolen vial. His captors collar him and intend to exploit his magic.

Appears from the start

The deposed ruler of Sethos and father of its missing princess.

First appears in chapter 19

The guild leader who orders a search for a possible death wizard in Corinth, hoping to obtain that wizard's magic for a Broken Blade project.

Also known as the Princess of Sethos

First appears in chapter 20

The former Princess of Sethos after reclaiming the Citadel. She awakens its gargoyle defenders, ends the immediate coup, and assumes the throne after King Bael's death.

Also known as senior wizard

Appears from the start

A former companion of Kael and an allied wizard in Sethos.

Also known as white dragon

Appears from the start

The dragonkin ruler and an ally in the struggle surrounding the seals.

First appears in chapter 21

The future mother of the royal dragon line, entrusted to Kael with six preserved eggs for a dangerous accelerated-time maturation mission.

First appears in chapter 22

A mentally damaged weapon controlled by the ancient commander. Her pendant absorbs magic used by the commander's captives.

First appears in chapter 25

The public leader of the returned invaders. She appears after Corinth's defense and presents her people as allies willing to clear the city.

First appears in chapter 26

An ancient man released when the human seal breaks. The elven guardian translates his speech, and the group identifies him as the creator and father of the old gods.

Appears from the start

The weapons specialist responsible for the cannon capability used by Dominic's fleet.

Appears from the start

A member of Gideon’s party.

First appears in chapter 18

A royal agent who protects the princess’s party in Corinth, senses that King Bael remains alive, and guides the group through a hidden route into the Citadel.

Also known as the royal spy

First appears in chapter 27

The southern king’s brother, freed from captivity in Corinth. He can change shape and previously travelled in the royal spy’s disguise.