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Silence characters

By Nicoli Gonnella

Every entry below is hidden until you open it, and each names the chapter the character first appears in.

Felix Nevarre (Protagonist)

Appears from the start

An Earth-born Unbound altered into a Nemean. Banished into the void after surviving the essence-anchor crisis, he receives a quest to escape and carries Ravenous Tithe, an ability that consumes claimed targets and their power.

Pit (Supporting)

Appears from the start

Felix's bonded Tenku companion, stranded beside him in the void. Pit fights at Felix's side as they search for a way to escape.

The Maw (Antagonist)

Appears from the start

A weakened primordial bound to Felix through power he consumed. The Maw cannot strike him physically in the void, but remains a hostile and knowledgeable adviser who seeks influence over him.

The Corrupted Gnarhollow (Antagonist)

Appears from the start

A powerful corrupted void creature carrying much of the Maw's stolen power. The Maw's reaction draws it toward Felix Nevarre and Pit, and it begins pursuing them.

The dwarf pirate officer (Antagonist)

First appears in chapter 5

A dwarf pirate officer who commands a schooner's attack after its crew notices Felix and Pit in the void.

The Night's Wake captain (Antagonist)

Also known as The dwarf pirate officer

First appears in chapter 6

A dwarf officer who commands a pirate schooner's attack on Felix and Pit. He belongs to the Ten Hands and captains the Night's Wake.

Vessilia Dayne (Supporting)

Also known as Vess

First appears in chapter 7

The heir of Pax Rell, a guild trainee, and a survivor of Magda's Foglands expedition. At the tribunal, she credits Magda's group with rescuing abandoned prisoners and challenges the guild's refusal to help them.

Magda Aren (Supporting)

First appears in chapter 7

The missing leader of the Foglands rescue expedition. Her actions saved prisoners abandoned by the guild, while her surviving associates face judgment in her absence.

Evie Aren (Supporting)

First appears in chapter 7

A member of the group caught in the tribunal's aftermath. She remains with the Foglands survivors while Magda Aren and Felix Nevarre are missing.

Harn Kastos (Supporting)

First appears in chapter 7

Magda's former teammate and one of the Foglands survivors facing the guild tribunal. He belongs to the group left to manage the consequences while Magda and Felix remain missing.

Eliza DuFont (Supporting)

Also known as Elder DuFont

First appears in chapter 7

The Harwatch guild's Elder of Acquisitions. During the tribunal, she defends the guild's decision not to mount a rescue after its Foglands operation lost contact.

Vessilia Dayne’s guardian

First appears in chapter 7

Vessilia Dayne’s guardian, who removes her from the guild tribunal after she challenges the council.

The Ten Hands captain (Antagonist)

Also known as Nixie pirate captain, Leader of the Ten Hands

First appears in chapter 8

The Nixie ruler of the Ten Hands stronghold and Felix's captor. He offers Felix a place among the pirates after the Night's Wake brings the unusual newcomer before him.

Dahlia (Supporting)

First appears in chapter 11

A naiad cook in the Ten Hands stronghold. She recognizes Pit as a Tenku and gives him mana-rich food, showing him respect uncommon among Felix's captors.

Korm Rocksplitter (Antagonist)

First appears in chapter 11

An ogre enforcer serving the Ten Hands captain. He is identified as a dangerous journeyman-level member of the pirate leadership.

Daedalus Mungle (Minor)

Also known as Mungle

First appears in chapter 12

A disturbed human and former Sage of Vellus living in the void. His fragmented knowledge points Felix toward a temple near desolation as a possible route of escape.

Atar V'as (Supporting)

First appears in chapter 15

A fire mage and Foglands survivor studying under a Harwatch elder. His association with the expedition draws the attention of hostile noble apprentices.

High Elder Fairbanks (Supporting)

Also known as Fairbanks

First appears in chapter 16

The leader of the Harwatch guild branch. He views the changed Foglands as an opening for territorial growth and access to newly available resources.

Elder of Spirit (Antagonist)

First appears in chapter 16

A Harwatch guild elder directing research into inert primordial essence found in Foglands survivors. The elder proposes extracting and studying it through a concealed program.

The Sworn operative (Antagonist)

First appears in chapter 16

A Sworn agent employed by Eliza DuFont. The assignment combines Vessilia Dayne's protection with the intended killing of Magda Aren.

The half-orc pirate bard (Antagonist)

First appears in chapter 17

A Ten Hands scout who secretly follows Felix with a silent elf companion under concealment wards. The pair report on Felix's strength and handling of his damaged ship.

The silent elf observer (Antagonist)

First appears in chapter 17

A silent elf who trails Felix Nevarre alongside a half-orc scout. Concealment wards hide the pair while they observe Felix for the Ten Hands captain.

The corva ferryman (Supporting)

Also known as Felix's host

First appears in chapter 18

A corva rim worker who brings Felix and Pit to Echo's Reach. Impressed by Felix's restraint and his voluntary pact with Pit, he offers to house both newcomers.

The corva farmer (Supporting)

Also known as The corva ferryman, Felix's host

First appears in chapter 19

The ferryman who shelters Felix and Pit at his three-island farm in Echo's Reach. He maintains the household with his spouse and children.

The corva farmkeeper (Supporting)

First appears in chapter 19

A corva farmkeeper and parent who shares a three-island farm with the ferryman. She welcomes Felix and Pit into the family household.

The duke's Hand

First appears in chapter 23

Vessilia Dayne's former betrothed and current combat instructor, acting for her father. The Hand confines her interests to her family's plans and presses her to abandon her Foglands allies.

The guild archivist (Minor)

First appears in chapter 23

A guild archivist who lets Vessilia Dayne overhear news of the hidden Foglands survivors by manipulating a privacy ward, then restores the ward while watching how she responds.

The conference lord (Supporting)

First appears in chapter 28

An Echo's Reach leader who intervenes when conference guards provoke Felix, disciplines them, and receives Felix and Pit privately.

Corrin Catan (Supporting)

Also known as Master Inquisitor Catan

First appears in chapter 32

The Master Inquisitor commanding the Inquisition contingent that arrives in Harwatch. He announces an operation against Foglands monsters and demonstrates authority backed by overwhelming mana.

Darius

First appears in chapter 32

Vessilia Dayne’s guardian. He restricts her contact with guild members he has not approved.

The unidentified envoy

First appears in chapter 33

A concealed survivor who watches Magda's body being removed from the guild ward. Hidden by illusion and aided by inherited arrays, he evades the group while pursuing a plan associated with his father.

The imprisoned dwarf (Minor)

First appears in chapter 35

A living dwarf imprisoned within a pirate ship's mana engine and drained as its power source. The vessel cannot be operated normally while the captive remains connected.

Lord Knowledge (Minor)

First appears in chapter 36

An Echo's Reach conference leader rescued by Felix from a pirate mana engine. He survives the extraction but is left nearly unresponsive by his captivity.

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