Indaria characters

Also known as Derek

Appears from the start

A void-travelling adventurer who returns from a completed raid intent on protecting his Savannah household. Before reinforcing Alana and Edgar, he must secure the dragonkin in his custody and determine whether Void Travel is safe for living passengers.

Appears from the start

Derek's bonded void companion, who returns with him to Savannah after the raid and remains at his side as he prepares to aid their allies.

Appears from the start

A Cydarian champion retaliating after enemy attacks harmed people and businesses under her protection. Derek intends to aid her once his captive dragonkin are secure.

Appears from the start

A Cydarian prince and one of the allies Derek intends to reinforce after securing his captive dragonkin near Savannah.

Appears from the start

An elite Crown fighter and Lyra's partner. Unable to contact Alana or Edgar directly, he relies on Stella for news while Derek prepares to aid them.

Appears from the start

Avery's bonded flying companion, gifted with mental control. She may be able to pacify Derek's lesser dragonkin, though controlling both wyverns would exceed what Avery considers safe.

Appears from the start

A Savannah leader who helped defend the city and continues to organize wartime information. Her efforts have helped keep Derek's people secure while he was away.

Appears from the start

One of Natalie's operatives in Savannah's defense. He is reported to have disabled many hostile portal mages during the attacks on the city.

Appears from the start

A smith traveling with an earth-affinity companion. The smith agrees to help contain Derek's captive dragonkin near Savannah.

First appears in chapter 3

The identity of the smith who made Void's Harbinger, as recognized by Derek while showing the weapon to Brandy.

First appears in chapter 2

The manager of Derek's household and the Void Emporium. She has kept the shop staffed and trading during the war, and she receives authority over the employment contracts of Bones and Ogre.

First appears in chapter 2

The Void Emporium's developing smith, whose varied goods keep the shop stocked and actively trading while Derek is away.

First appears in chapter 2

A reformed former assassin released from Derek's Time Prison into contracted work under Malorie. He is assigned to serve the household and shop as a butler, with further training planned in the capital.

First appears in chapter 2

A reformed former assassin released from Derek's Time Prison into contracted work under Malorie. He is assigned to guard the shop and serve as Silvi's taste tester.

First appears in chapter 6

Edgar's wyvern companion and aerial mount. He carries the prince during the border battle, where they harass the opposing army with lightning while its earth defenses prevent a decisive breakthrough.

First appears in chapter 4

An earth-affinity companion who helps the smith, Derek, and Avery immobilize and restrain the captive wyverns at the temporary holding clearing outside Savannah.

Also known as Alana

First appears in chapter 6

Alana's transformed identity on the battlefield beyond Cydaria's border. Her altered voice places severe mental pressure on opponents while she holds four enemy leaders in a stalemate.

First appears in chapter 8

The daughter of the opposing commander fighting Derek and Alana. Derek recognizes their connection during the battle.

Also known as the Indarian duke

First appears in chapter 9

An Indarian commander and Sabrina's father. Badly wounded during the battle, he is captured by Derek and confined in Time Prison while the remaining enemy leaders flee.

Also known as the Cydarian crown prince

First appears in chapter 12

Cydaria's crown prince and intended successor despite having lost a hand and much of one forearm. He remains the chosen heir as the royal family considers how to impose a lasting settlement on its defeated enemies.

First appears in chapter 12

A Cydarian princess and sister to Edgar and Edward. She says she is unsuited to rule.

Also known as the Cydarian king

First appears in chapter 12

Cydaria's ruler, who favors binding the defeated Indarian royal family through contracts instead of carrying out mass executions. He intends to leave the throne to the Cydarian crown prince after the war.

First appears in chapter 14

Sabrina's personal maidservant. She is present when Derek's group secretly enters Indaria and falls under Alana's command before she can raise an alarm.

First appears in chapter 15

Cydaria's contract maker, summoned after Indaria accepts vassal status in principle. He is responsible for turning the proposed surrender terms into binding soul contracts.

First appears in chapter 15

Indaria's king and the captured commander's brother. Recognizing that his kingdom has been defeated, he enters negotiations to preserve its royal family and government under Cydarian vassalage.

Also known as the Indarian king

First appears in chapter 16

The proper name of the Indarian king. After Callum binds the royal family and kingdom beneath Cydaria, Ossian takes an oath to follow Cydarian rule and answers Derek's questions about Gerald Torith's trafficking operation.

First appears in chapter 17

Ossian’s wife and a participant in the settlement talks. She argues that the public alliance must offer Indaria a visible benefit if its rulers are to limit dissent.

First appears in chapter 10

The slain enemy king’s brother and the surviving duke from his kingdom. Derek and Alana defeat him, preserve his life, and confine him in Time Prison for a proposed public execution.

First appears in chapter 17

A captured duke from Cydaria's other enemy kingdom. His defeat is included in the public account of the war, and Cydaria intends to use his planned execution when replacing his kingdom's leadership.

First appears in chapter 20

An elven support fighter and Trent's mother. She accompanies her son while he claims a promised drake.

First appears in chapter 20

Tara Perez's son, whose combat class creates illusions that can exchange places with him. He tames an elementless drake on his first attempt and begins its evolution.

First appears in chapter 20

A lesser amphitheer fought by the Cydarian crown prince during an attempt to form a taming contract. The first contract fails, leaving the creature’s acceptance unresolved.

First appears in chapter 21

The Cydarian crown prince's bonded lesser amphitheer. After accepting the prince's contract, Volt evolves to nearly Lyra's size and displays his partner's lightning affinity.

First appears in chapter 22

An exceptionally old and powerful Indarian elder who operates outside the royal army. He joins the campaign against the neighboring kingdom because of a longstanding grievance with its royal line.

First appears in chapter 22

The former king expected to lead resistance against the allied Cydarian and Indarian force. He is the father of the dead crown prince and remains committed to his royal line's fight.

First appears in chapter 22

Astris's queen and widow of its fallen crown prince. Ossian expects her or Traven to lead resistance to the approaching allied force.

First appears in chapter 29

The matriarch of House Reeves, one of three major noble leaders who withdrew from a lost war. She offers cooperation to the victors and helps arrange their peaceful entry into the capital.

First appears in chapter 29

The new patriarch of House Rivai. He withdraws his house from the lost war, then cooperates with the victors and helps escort them into the capital.

First appears in chapter 29

The patriarch of House Borough. He withdraws his house from the lost war, then cooperates with the victors and helps escort them into the capital.

First appears in chapter 28

An older elf allied with Marrick who dies in the final battle as the coalition’s only confirmed casualty.

First appears in chapter 29

An elderly elven ally of Marrick who dies as the coalition's only confirmed casualty in the final battle. Marrick recovers his body for a proper funeral.

First appears in chapter 30

The two surviving younger members of the defeated royal family, brought to the palace as the victors prepare a transfer of power. Their fate and possible place in the next government remain undecided.

First appears in chapter 32

A capable Cydarian relative proposed as king of the conquered and renamed realm. The settlement plan pairs him politically with Sabrina to establish a new royal household aligned with both kingdoms.

First appears in chapter 40

The beast master hired to feed and manage the lesser dragonkin at their newly secured kennel outside Savannah. She works under Lyra's oversight while the wyverns remain contained nearby.

First appears in chapter 42

A hostile noble leader who acts during Robert and Sabrina's wedding reception. He launches a concealed toxic attack at Sabrina, forcing Derek to intercept it moments after the new rulers are crowned.

Appears from the start

Derek's returning guard and trainer. He is still seeking the full truth about the kidnapping and murder of his family, an obligation left unresolved even after Gerald Torith's death.