Inflame characters

Appears from the start

An exiled human entering a new zone where the ambient energy is initially lethal to him. Joe relies on ritual magic and his Reductionist path, but must first break the mortal limit before he can move or breathe safely.

First appears in chapter 3

The dwarven recruiter who forces Joe to choose a side in the local war. Captain presents himself as Joe's sponsor in the Dwarven Legion.

First appears in chapter 3

The elven representative at the recruitment area and the alternative to joining the dwarves. Enlightened One cannot act until Joe chooses voluntarily, but becomes the rejected faction recruiter once Joe commits to the dwarves.

First appears in chapter 5

A dwarven Legion trainee in Joe's first local hunting party. Broski claims the leadership position, although Dudette makes the same claim and the party's hierarchy remains unsettled.

First appears in chapter 5

A dwarven Legion trainee assigned to Joe's first hunting party. Dudette also claims authority within the group, leaving its leadership unsettled when the new party first introduces itself.

First appears in chapter 5

A dwarven Legion trainee introduced as a member of Joe's first local hunting party.

First appears in chapter 7

Joe's returning party member, recognized among a newly respawned cohort in Dwarven Legion training. His presence confirms that another of Joe's established companions has reached the dwarven zone.

Also known as General Mayhem

First appears in chapter 8

A dwarven general who oversees the lethal officer-selection course. Mayhem admits the surviving candidates to a six-month test in which their rank depends on the measurable benefit they create for Dwarvenkind.

Also known as Major General Havoc

First appears in chapter 9

A magical researcher and Major General assigned as Joe's mentor and national liaison for the Ranker quest. Havoc has access to considerable military and magical resources.

Also known as Grandmaster Smith McPoundy

First appears in chapter 15

A grandmaster smith whose discarded failed shield attracts Joe's attention in the dwarven landfill. McPoundy prizes his professional reputation, and the unusual quest tied to the shield gives Joe a reason to seek him out.

First appears in chapter 22

A high-status elven opponent who attacks the Legion during its assault on a border fort. Havoc identifies this figure as Francine and treats her as an important rival.

First appears in chapter 26

The divine power whose hidden shrine Joe captures for his own faction. Establishing Occultatum in the zone changes the local religious balance, marks Joe as its champion, and turns his conflict with the elves into a blood feud.

Also known as Queen Cleocatra

First appears in chapter 29

A cat who enters Joe's room unhindered and then identifies herself as ruler of the hidden, neutral Nyanderthals. Cleocatra offers royal recognition for Joe's aid to one of her subjects and leaves him an unexplained reward.

First appears in chapter 29

A Nyanderthal subject whom Joe previously saved. A letter concerning Cindy Clawford brings Queen Cleocatra to Joe and establishes that his assistance has earned formal recognition from the hidden neutral people.

First appears in chapter 30

A dwarven princess seeking the high-priestess position in Occultatum's new faith. She offers a Grand Temple and additional fort temples, viewing the religious office as both a holy calling and relief from dynastic pressure.

First appears in chapter 35

A human arcane loot lord and Odds and Ends shopkeeper who delivers equipment that Havoc arranged for Joe. Minya also reports a connection to the shop's counterpart on Midgard.

First appears in chapter 40

A forge-capable elemental summoned and bound by Joe in the Caves of Solitude. The slag elemental obeys while Joe sustains their mana link and supplies intense heat for field crafting.

First appears in chapter 41

The name Joe gives his bound slag elemental before dismissing the summon to conserve mana.

Also known as Hostile elven leader

First appears in chapter 43

The commander of the hidden elven fort who maintains its grand illusion defenses. The Lady of Light captures Joe after his sabotage and arranges to confine and interrogate him inside the fort.

First appears in chapter 44

An elven interrogator who restrains Joe with mana-suppressing cuffs. Eli repeatedly kills and respawns his prisoner while using speech-based compulsion to demand equipment and information.

First appears in chapter 53

A sanctioned necromancer and Legion officer who supplies volunteers for Joe's anti-illusion ritual. Major Infraction cooperates despite open hostility because the coming fort assault requires a defense against elven deception.

First appears in chapter 55

Major Infraction's axe-specialist officer, assigned to escort Joe into the assault on Grandma's Shoe. Captain Cleavage accepts Joe's painful anti-illusion protection before they enter the contested fort.

First appears in chapter 59

A dwarven officer who challenges Joe's authority to consume oligarchy resources during the volcanic emergency. General Information changes course when Joe explains the rescue plan and commits mana-rich officers to the effort.