Voracious characters

Appears from the start

Brightsong's founder and council leader. He begins the book badly injured after defeating two dragons, unable to contact Besal, and troubled that the resulting oath has placed both dragons under his control.

Appears from the start

Hal's separated inner counterpart, missing and beyond Hal's reach after the dragon battle. His location, condition, and prospects for surviving their separation are unknown.

Appears from the start

Hal's romantic partner and a leader on Brightsong's council.

Also known as Hal's envoy

Appears from the start

Hal's envoy in Brightsong. She is among the established allies present as the council confronts the consequences of Hal's victory over the dragons.

Appears from the start

Hal's mimic familiar and a member of Brightsong's council. Vorax serves as a trusted companion within the settlement's leadership circle.

Appears from the start

Hal's close protector, described as his koblin shadow. Lurklox remains near him as Brightsong prepares for further danger.

Also known as Fire dragon

Appears from the start

A fire-aligned dragon who can assume human form. Hal's recent victory has bound him by an oath.

Also known as Ice dragon

Appears from the start

An ice-aligned dragon who can take human form. Newly subject to Hal through the dragon oath, she openly describes the arrangement as enslavement.

Appears from the start

A childlike figure who becomes distressed during the meeting about the dragon oath and leaves.

Also known as Childlike oracle

First appears in chapter 6

A disguised adult elf-like figure who binds Besal to secrecy after assuring him that her proposal will not directly endanger Hal. She offers to find his weakened form a sturdier vessel.

First appears in chapter 7

Ashera's familiar and the intended user of a commissioned mithril frying pan.

First appears in chapter 7

A dwarf artisan hired by Ashera to forge cookware from mithril. Payment for the work includes the use of dragonfire.

First appears in chapter 3

A hostile founder whom Hal believes may be an alternate version of himself. Rinbast controls other alternate selves and stands behind the Kinslayer threat facing Brightsong.

First appears in chapter 11

A powerful drow operative who takes charge of the weakened Besal in the unstable Fathomways. She subjects him to dangerous tests while keeping her larger purpose concealed.

First appears in chapter 23

An independent founder travelling under a false identity with the hidden Kinslayer expedition. She considers turning against its increasingly unstable archmage but does not know whether Hal would accept her help.

First appears in chapter 23

A tribal scout guiding the concealed expedition near Brightsong. His knowledge of the region helps the party remain hidden while Hal's patrols search for it.

First appears in chapter 23

The unstable leader of the hidden expedition near Brightsong. He serves Rinbast, cannot penetrate the settlement's anti-magic barrier, and is becoming harder for his own companions to trust.

First appears in chapter 24

A Brightsong ally who joins Angram in assessing an unexpected tower mage while Hal is unconscious.

First appears in chapter 24

A Brightsong ranger ally who works with Mira to question the newly arrived tower mage and determine whether he poses a danger to the settlement.

First appears in chapter 24

A noncombatant mage brought toward Brightsong with urgent news. He admits relying on stolen travel scrolls while his abilities and loyalties remain under scrutiny.

First appears in chapter 25

The tower mage identifies himself as a food mage after demonstrating magic that produces hardy, edible crops. He asks to remain in Brightsong and continue his research.

First appears in chapter 24

A long-time acquaintance of the newly arrived tower mage. Lay brings him toward Brightsong with urgent information and vouches for him while both remain under assessment.

First appears in chapter 31

Brightsong's resident brewing creature. When the town hall and its equipment undergo an unexplained transformation, the innkeeper denies causing the change.

First appears in chapter 32

A critically weakened female Kinslayer who arrives at Brightsong seeking asylum. Hal recognizes her connection to Besal's apparent death and initially responds as if she remains an enemy.

First appears in chapter 32

The second Kinslayer seeking refuge at Brightsong after breaking from Rinbast. Like the wounded woman beside him, he is an alternate version of Hal whose intentions have not yet been proven.

First appears in chapter 32

A scarred and visibly impaired returnee recognized by Mira and Elora. Lamora blocks Hal's attack on the wounded female Kinslayer, though the extent of his free will remains uncertain.

Also known as Female Kinslayer

First appears in chapter 42

The female Kinslayer now living under guarded sanctuary in Brightsong. She identifies herself as Val, an alternate-sex counterpart of Hal, and asks him to end her life if strain ever destroys her identity.

First appears in chapter 41

A dwarf construction organizer who mobilizes Brightsong's workers with his son to begin the settlement's urgent smithy project.

Also known as Second Kinslayer

First appears in chapter 45

The other Kinslayer granted sanctuary in Brightsong. Dale is a druid who can assume one monster form and use that creature's powers, but cannot combine traits from different forms.

First appears in chapter 32

A returning Brightsong ally who objects when the Appa innkeeper accepts Val as an apprentice. Her concern places her directly in the debate over how the former Kinslayer should be received.

First appears in chapter 41

A weakened dwarf council member whose missing soul fragment may be recoverable through a dungeon expedition.

First appears in chapter 41

Barden's son, weakened after losing a soul fragment during the return to Aldim.

Also known as Ashera's Appa familiar

First appears in chapter 43

Brightsong's Appa innkeeper is the familiar for whom Ashera commissioned a mithril cooking implement. The innkeeper needs it to improve the inn's food.