Trials of Cydaria characters

Appears from the start

A void-affinity fighter and head of a Savannah household who can open the time-altered Time Prison. He has brought Gerald and his allies into custody and is increasingly willing to show trusted Crown figures how his unusual ability works.

Appears from the start

Derek's telepathic companion and a member of his Savannah household. She is already established as a close ally before this volume begins.

Also known as Prince Edgar

Appears from the start

A prince of Cydaria and a formidable lightning fighter. He helps Derek contain the aftermath of the palace attack and is trusted with dangerous Crown responsibilities.

Appears from the start

An elite Crown fighter who holds several attackers at bay during the palace assault and helps Derek and Edgar contain the threat.

Appears from the start

A Crown leader whose voice can compel obedience. She secures Gerald's possessions after his capture and helps prevent the prisoners from contacting outside allies.

Also known as Natalie Savannah

Appears from the start

Savannah's city lord, an appraiser, and a perceptive interrogator. She shows Derek her rune-secured prison and explains her preference for secure, dignified confinement during investigations.

Also known as Gerald

Appears from the start

A Torith noble held after an attack on Edward and the palace guards. King Edwin identifies him as a trafficker, while Natalie and Alana begin the difficult work of uncovering his plans and connections.

Also known as Shadow Witch

Appears from the start

A dangerous operative captured with Gerald's group and known as the Shadow Witch. She can resist Alana's compelling voice, though not as completely as Derek can.

First appears in chapter 22

A captive held alongside Gerald Torith whose questioning has produced little useful intelligence.

First appears in chapter 2

Derek's returning guard and trainer, with a personal grievance against Torith. Gerald's confinement gives him hope that his son is safer and that the kidnapping and murder connected to his family may finally be explained.

Also known as Brandi

First appears in chapter 2

A versatile crafter in Derek's household. Improved meditation greatly increases her output as she works with mana cores and materials supplied through Derek and Roman.

First appears in chapter 2

The household manager who handles supplies and shop operations. She provides the practical business oversight that lets the other members focus on crafting, training, and field work.

Appears from the start

A contract specialist and business associate already working with Derek's household before this volume. He supports Malorie in Savannah's commercial dealings.

First appears in chapter 2

A wind user who trains and gains levels alongside Jacks. Her recent class change has strengthened her confidence in the field.

Also known as Thomas

First appears in chapter 2

A young spear trainee in Derek's household. He is progressing quickly under instruction and preparing to enroll at the Academy.

First appears in chapter 2

A spear fighter who trains Thomas as he prepares to enroll at the Academy.

First appears in chapter 19

The Savannah Adventurers Guild guildmaster and a spear fighter. She joins Vanessa's party for the dungeon's first trial.

First appears in chapter 2

An alchemist developing permanent-stat products from void-beast materials. He supplies Derek and Brandi while continuing experiments that could expand the household's commercial reach.

First appears in chapter 3

A lower-ranked Crown member and Derek's friend whose family lives under the disgraced Gracefall name. He attends the auction with his son Jensen and niece Claire.

First appears in chapter 3

Walter's son accompanies his father and Claire to the Crown auction. His Academy studies are almost complete, after which he hopes to serve in the royal army.

First appears in chapter 3

Walter's niece, who attends the Crown auction with Walter and Jensen.

Also known as Jensen

First appears in chapter 4

Following King Edwin's restoration of House Searidge, Walter's son bears its recovered surname. Near the end of his Academy studies, he plans military service.

First appears in chapter 4

Walter Gracefall after King Edwin restores his family's Searidge name and dissolves the inherited soul contract that suppressed him. The decision ends decades of punishment imposed on his line.

First appears in chapter 7

Cydaria's foremost combat smith, known by his professional title. He offers Derek an interim halberd and agrees to forge a custom glaive after his raid commitment permits it.

Also known as Walking Forge

First appears in chapter 9

The combat smith known as the Walking Forge. He gives Derek his own halberd for temporary use and plans to forge a custom glaive after his current obligations permit it.

Appears from the start

A Crown business contact and established adventurer.

Appears from the start

Cydaria's king. He condemns Gerald's attack and trafficking, then entrusts Natalie and Alana with the prisoners and the investigation.

Also known as Crown Prince Edward

Appears from the start

Cydaria's crown prince and army commander. He survives the palace attack and reports how Avery, Derek, and Edgar defeated Gerald's force.

First appears in chapter 18

A light-affinity healer in Edgar's raid. He supports the proposed allocation of lower-level members to the expedition's first trial.

First appears in chapter 18

A mage in Edgar's raid.

First appears in chapter 19

A level-250 healer assigned to Vanessa's ten-person trial party. She serves as its principal healer as the group enters a ten-day beast-tide survival challenge.

First appears in chapter 19

A level-245 support fighter assigned to Vanessa's ten-person party for the dungeon's first trial.

First appears in chapter 19

The armored tank in Vanessa's ten-person party for the dungeon's first trial.

First appears in chapter 19

An archer in Vanessa's first-trial formation. She helps defend the group against increasingly large beast waves over the ten-day challenge.

First appears in chapter 19

A support fighter who applies debuffs in Vanessa's first-trial party. He joins the defensive formation facing a prolonged series of beast waves.

Also known as Osian

First appears in chapter 21

A foreign king who learns that Cydaria's elite raid force is inside a time-dilated dungeon. He prepares a joint invasion and assigns his brother to command the field campaign.

First appears in chapter 21

King Osian's brother, a duke appointed to command the planned invasion of Cydaria. Osian trusts him with the battlefield forces while the kingdom's strongest fighters are absent.

Also known as Duke Elris, Riven

First appears in chapter 28

King Osian's brother and the invading battlefield commander. He offers Alana protection for her people if she remains outside the war.

First appears in chapter 22

Derek's co-operator on a portable shower product. He becomes a party to the Savannah business agreement formed through The Void Emporium while Derek is away in the raid.

First appears in chapter 23

A level-250 raid healer who accompanies Derek, Edgar, Avery, and Tyron during a sparring excursion while the first trial remains active.

First appears in chapter 26

Jacks's son and an Academy graduate with prior dungeon leadership experience. He leads the temporary group assembled to test Brandi's elemental mana-core weapons.

First appears in chapter 29

A dual-blade swordswoman in Vanessa's first-trial party. The ten-day beast tide leaves her with catastrophic leg injuries, but Tristan expects his healing to prevent permanent loss.

First appears in chapter 30

A raid support mage selected for the five-person legendary trial. Her buffs strengthen the combatants as three enormous wyverns open their attack.

First appears in chapter 36

A subdued psychic amphitheer whom Avery contracts and names. Her attempted mental control fails against his practiced resistance, and their new bond immediately begins changing her.

First appears in chapter 37

An adult fire wyvern that Edgar incapacitates after a prolonged battle. Facing death, the creature accepts his second contract attempt and receives the name Blitz as their bond begins.

First appears in chapter 45

A moss-covered dragonkin worm subdued and contracted by Tyron. Their immediate bond transforms the creature, which Tyron names Rocky.