Blades of Light and Shadow Miscellaneous Characters

The good, the bad, and the almost irrelevant. They are the miscellaneous characters that are there to answer that one question, explain away that one plot hole, assist in adding development to that actually relevant character, or give that good (or bad) advice. We usually never learn their names. They are there and they are gone as soon as they serve their purpose often never to be seen again. They may not be the most memorable but definitely have a role to play. If the "No Image" picture is used, it means that the particular character has only been mentioned and has never physically appeared.

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## Book 1

### Chapter 1

#### **Xaius**

Two thousand years ago, elven king Xaius and his people fought a war against the shadow forces.

#### **Shadow Gargoyle**

Before the shadow gargoyle can attack, Ellara blasts it into nothingness.

#### **Ellara**

Ellara is a battlemage and Xaius' second-in-command. She reports that the enemy is many but weak, and they are driving them back.

#### **Bartender (1)**

He is the bartender at the Dancing Pig Tavern, and he tells Kade they've been hearing this story for years. His character model resembles Damon Fierro from The Royal Masquerade.

#### **Town Constable Angus**

When you bump into a stranger, Angus is the one to tell you his name. When he, Grenn, and Mal leave, you become upset that Mal called you a "kit" and you complain to Kade that you're better than Angus, who is a drunk. At the end of the chapter, you and your party find his body at the temple. His character model resembles Gabriel Amarne from The Crown & The Flame series.

#### **Grenn**

Grenn is Angus' apprentice. She pipes in that Mal is a world-famous adventurer. At the end of the chapter, you and your party find her body at the temple. Her character model resembles Kailani Keawe from The Crown & The Flame series.

#### **Vendor (1)**

If you choose to visit the night market, you get to use your chosen Diplomacy skill on her. She resembles Mary Zilberg.

#### **Blacksmith**

If you choose to visit the blacksmith, you get to check out the item of which you've chosen your skillset for. Her character model resembles Heze from Across the Void.

#### **Owlbear**

You get to fight one to help Nia and Scholar Vash. You can use the Beastmaster skill on it.

#### **Kromp**

If you go to retrieve Nia's bracelet in the premium scene, you'll encounter these. They're nasty little critters, crawling around hoarding shiny things for their burrows. The females are venomous.

### Chapter 2

#### **Vorglin**

If you decide to explore the Temple with Nia and Kade in a premium scene (side quest), you encounter a vorglin, a creature that feeds off of fear. It resembles a Shadow Monster from The Elementalists. When they are fed emotions they don't enjoy (such as happiness or sadness), they transform them into an elemental discharge usually like iron or brass. Gold discharge is rare.

#### **Thugs**

The thugs are a group of criminals, responsible for murdering Constable Angus and Grenn and taking Mal hostage. They force him to solve the puzzle at the Temple of Ellara, which contained an Onyx Shard. They are killed when Mal deliberately sets off one of the traps. One of the thugs character model resembles Arnold Northmun from Bloodbound series.

#### **Shadow Hound**

They are two creatures summoned by Duke Erthax that manage to wound Scholar Vash. One is defeated by Nia if she has her bracelet, and one is defeated by your character if you kick it or throw a rock at it.

### Chapter 3

#### **Vendor (2)**

She offers to sell you a premium outfit. Her character model resembles Cora Pritchard from It Lives In The Woods.

#### **Alfonso**

Mal introduces you to Alfonso and you have the opportunity to try one of his Tonguemelters, a spicy oyster that turns your tongue purple. You also buy anchovies for Threep from him.

#### **Tinara**

She is a pickpocket who stole Nia's coinpurse. You can recover it in a premium side-quest. Her character model resembles Iola from Bloodbound, Book 3.

#### **Guard (1)**

In the side-quest, you and your party run after Tinara who leads you to the Thieves Guild hide-out. His character model resembles Euthymios from A Courtesan of Rome.

#### **Thiefmaster**

He tells Tinara to return what she has stolen. His character model resembles Arthur Vance from It Lives Beneath.

#### **Local**

He tells you that the library was plundered and burned to the ground by a vicious band of orcs when they raided the town a few years ago. His character model resembles the First Spear in A Courtesan of Rome.

#### **Vantissa**

She is the owner of a pub and Mal's friend.

#### **Guard (2)**

If one of your special skills is Charisma and you use it, he starts to doubt the Mayor's claims that you and your party are criminals.

#### **Mayor**

He attempts to arrest you, Mal, and Nia and accuses you of being bandits. He is a servant of the Shadow Court who is killed at the end of the chapter. He resembles The Baron from the Bloodbound series.

### Chapter 4

#### **Gerhard**

Gerhard is the captain of the *Sun Maiden*. You and your party board his ship and sail for the Shimmering Isles. Your choices in Chapter 5 determine if he survives the fight against the grobtars and if his ships are damaged.

#### **Sailor**

She is Gerhard's first mate. You and your party play cards with her. In Chapter 5, she tends to the wounded but appreciates it if you take over and use your medicine skill. Her character model resembles Kendyll from America's Most Eligible: Season 10.

#### **Bloodsquid**

If you decide to visit the Forbidden Cove on a side excursion, you come across a bloodsquid. You fight it to free Mal from its tentacles.

#### **Mermaid (1)**

You meet her if you choose to go on a sidequest with Mal. She saves you from the Bloodsquid, and you have the chance to kiss her on the lips or the cheek.

#### **Belana**

An Orc Pirate who attacks you. If one of your special skills is Blades, you beat her in a duel and kick her over the railing of *Sun Maiden*. In Chapter 5, her name is revealed to be Belana. In the premium scene with Imtura, she asks for permission to join the festivities. She later attacks your group and Threep notices that she is under the influence of the Shadow Court. When she is captured and about to be interrogated by your group, she commits suicide by plunging a knife into her neck.

#### **Kraglin Redfashti**

An Orc Pirate who attacks Nia and Threep. If one of your special skills is Archery, you can shoot him with an arrow. If another of your special skills is Brawling, you can knock him over the side of the ship. In Chapter 5's premium scene, his name is revealed to be Kraglin. He was supposed to be swabbing the deck, but he got Marglin to do it.

You meet him again in Flotilla in Book 2, Chapter 16, where he is revealed to be the leader of Clan Redfashti.

#### **Grobtar**

At the end of chapter 4, the ship is boarded by Grobtars. They make a strange guttural sound. Little is known of their culture save unreliable accounts from captured sailors, but they are feared for their vicious, merciless attacks on traveling ships. They seem to be worse than Orc pirates.

### Chapter 5

#### **Grobtar Chief**

If you have the beastmaster skill, you can choose to charm the grobtar chief and then speak to it in the language of the grobtars. If you don't have the beastmaster skill but have the Gauntlet of Pain, you end up killing the Chief which causes the remaining Grobtars to retreat.

#### **Flotilla Guard**

He welcomes Imtura and thereby reveals that she is the princess of Flotilla. He also joins the festivities in a premium scene and, if you choose to join the band, will ask you to play louder. Your Character notes he is very enthusiastic.

#### **Skullcrusher Minurva**

She is an orc and a librarian. She is at least two heads taller than Imtura, with biceps like tree trunks. In a premium scene, Imtura challenges her to a round of armwrestling and wins. You meet her again in Flotilla in Book 2, Chapter 16.

#### **Marglin**

Mentioned by Kraglin, Marglin is swabbing the deck while the others party. Marglin is presumed to be a part of Imtura's crew.

### Chapter 6

#### **Skeleton Monster**

You encounter this creature if you go with Mal and Imtura to recover the lost treasure from the abandoned pirate ship. It is defeated when You (if you play as Orc) or Imtura throws it against a tree, smashing it to pieces. It resembles the vine creatures from It Lives in the Woods.

#### **Skeleton Pirate (1)**

You encounter this reanimated corpse while following a trail of footprints on Zephyr Cove. It is defeated when Nia knocks it's head off with a roundhouse kick.

#### **Skeleton Pirate (2)**

You encounter this second reanimated corpse during your battle with the Pirate Captain. If you have the Gauntlet of Pain and are able to use it (requires brawling skill), you and Imtura smash its bones to powder. If you don't have the gauntlet or cannot use it, you either have to use your blades skill (if you have it) or dodge until Imtura takes care of it.

#### **Pirate Captain**

This man originally served Queen Ventra Tal Kaelen and was ordered to dispose of the Onyx Shard that was taken from the Library at Port Parnassus. During the journey, the Shadow Court began manipulating him through the Shard, affecting his sanity and causing him to become paranoid that the members of his crew were planning a mutiny, causing him to murder them. At some point, the Shadow Court granted him the power of Necromancy. When your party encounters him, he is reciting an incantation and piecing together a crown made of driftwood with the Onyx Shard in the middle. If you have the deception skill, you can trick him into thinking you already work for the Shadow Court. Alternatively, if you learned one of the Elite Skills from Nia, you can blast him with Light Magic. In the end, he is decapitated by Imtura.

### Chapter 7

#### **Lapna**

You are attacked by these animals that come in hordes and draw in larger creatures. You can defeat the first horde by shooting them with arrows if you have the respective skill. Later, a second horde attacks and you can convince them to leave by speaking to them in Lapna language if you have the Beastmaster skill. It resembles the Jackalope from It Lives Beneath

#### **Voxper**

Previously referenced on the loading screen, Mal, Threep, and you encounter this voxper in a side quest. Threep asks him to join your group but the voxper refuses since he is on his own mission after his master's death. The voxper looks like an Arylu from The Elementalists, Book 1 in its first form.

#### **Lord Goffrey of Whitetower**

He was the master of the voxper who died during an attack on the caravan. The voxper gives you his most prized possession, the Magic Dagger, and makes you swear to use it to avenge Goffrey.

#### **Drakna**

This creature follows the two strangers. You fight them off at the beginning of Chapter 8. Aerin tells you that they attacked the caravan and killed Lord Goffrey. Drakna have a queen that Baldur wants to kill and take her head as a trophy. You are captured by them at the end of Chapter 8. In Chapter 9, you can charm a baby drakna and are able to charm it if you have the beastmaster skill. Your friends and the Princes work together to defeat the Queen and either succeed or fail depending on choices.

### Chapter 8

#### **Unicorn**

Baldur tries to shoot the unicorn even if you try to stop him. Aerin manages to catch the arrow mid-air.

### Chapter 9

#### **Egovore**

If you decide to go on the Side Quest with Tyril and Mal, you find yourselves preyed upon by an egovore. It created an illusion of the fae for you, but Tyril manages to notice the inconsistencies and warn you. It shows you an illusion of Kade, but in the end, you manage to defeat it.

#### **Kaya Duskraven**

Kaya was Tyril's friend and lady of House Duskraven. Tyril describes her as funny, humble and compassionate. There were talks of marriage as they shared Kilvali, but they were just friends because she was only interested in women. She was also a historian and fascinated with the Shadow Court, visiting all the major archives to gather more knowledge. While initially believed to have physically appeared in Chapter 10, it's revealed one chapter later that the Kaya they have seen is an impostor. In a letter that she had written to Tyril, Kaya had revealed that she heard the Onyx Shard calling for her. When she followed the call, she was killed and turned into a glass statue.

In Chapter 12, Tyril and your Party say goodbye to Kaya in the Shrine of the Eldest. In his eulogy, Tyril says Kaya abhorred injustice and fought for knowledge and understanding. She taught him to honor their past but to also challenge it, to right the wrongs of their forebears. She gave her life trying to undo the harm done by the Shadow Court and they will finish her work.

### Chapter 10

#### **Janos of House Rainwallow**

When you and your party approach the gates to Undermount, the guard stops you. He says there is no Heir to House Starfury as Tyril had left in shame, but if you let Tyril continue talking, Janos will step aside and allow him entrance. Other guards share his appearance throughout Chapters 10 through 12.

#### **Elf (male)**

He is the first to recognize Threep and asks for his counsel on what to wear to the Ancestral Masquerade. Threep tells him to wear purple. In Chapter 12, when Tyril and your party expose Duchess Xenia, he apologizes on behalf of the Council of Houses and reinstates House Starfury.

#### **Elf (female)**

She is shocked to see a nesper and wants his counsel as well but you and your party escape before she can ask Threep a question. In Chapter 12, when Tyril and your party expose Duchess Xenia, she says the Council of Houses will erase the debts of House Starfury.

#### **Guard (3)**

He asks Threep how they may serve him, to which Threep replies that he'd like food. Imtura then shoves Threep in her pack to hide him.

#### **Fortellane**

Fortellane was the House Starfury Head Butler. However, Valir had to let him/her go as well as most of the household staff.

#### **Terran Starfury**

Terran was a general during the time of the Great War. He turned the tide of many battles but left a troop of soldiers behind during one, which made him a coward in the eyes of many. It took a long time for House Starfury to live down his shame.

### Chapter 11

#### **Farin Starfury**

She is the founder of House Starfury. ​​​​​​When you and your party reach Tyril's House's ancestral crypt, she greets you. If you are an elf, she senses your blood and tells you that you are of House Nightbloom, even though the house is no more. If you are not an elf, she is surprised you have great insight; and if you are human and you tell her she's wrong about friendship, love, and loyalty, she is stunned by your defiance but accepts your case for it.

As the founder of the House, she believes that every house is devoted to its own ascension and that Tyril cannot show cowardice before the other houses. Tyril informs her that he and your party seek to destroy the Shadow Court and stop its influence. She tells your party the location of the Onyx Shard and says she cannot go with you. She can feel the pull of the shard but she has no power beyond the crypt and cannot face the corruption herself.

She offers Tyril the blade of his ancestor used to face the Beast of Blood at Cragheart. When he declines it, she offers the Blade of Sol to you. If you are not an elf, she tells you that you will be the first of your kind to carry an Ancestral elven sword.

#### **Golem**

The Golem is the guardian to the Deep Mansions of thousands of years and it appears in the premium scene if you decide to explore a hidden area in the catacombs for a magical artifact with Nia and Tyril. Only people that have magical affinity can get through an invisible wall. It is bound to its task without realizing that the master is dead thus making it feel sad and lonely. Before it is released by Nia and Tyril, it gives Your Character a magical brooch that would help in the future battle.

#### **Elven Ghoul**

A monster in the catacombs of Undermount that grabs your closest love interest. If one of your skills is Archery, you shot it with an arrow. It is eventually killed by Tyril.

#### **Elven Ghast**

A necromantic creature. If you learned stealth skills from Mal, you can slip into the shadows and avoid it. If you learned Cleansing Fire from Tyril, you blast it with a fireball. If you have any of the legendary weapons, you can punch it with the Gauntlet of Pain, shoot it with the Elven Longbow, or stab it with the Sword of Sol.

### Chapter 12

#### **Elanei Rosecoven**

Elanei of House Rosecoven was slain by her sister, Eleryn who became Duchess Xenia. She was an ancestor to House Duskraven. Tyril believes that Kaya had grown up hearing of Elanei's heroic tales and that is what made Kaya go looking for the scepter.

### Chapter 13

#### **Drake**

Drakes are large bird-like creatures with feathers, beaks, and talons. They are as large as horses and can carry at least two individuals when flying. Only the wealthiest Undermount nobles can afford them, and the Council of Houses lends them to you and your party to take you to Whitetower. It is stated that Drakes are herbivores.

#### **Guard (4)**

When Mal takes you to the Nooks and Crannies, this guard says if he brings Mal in and claims the bounty on his head, he can buy a villa. If you have Prince Aerin's signet ring, you show it to the guard and he lets you both go. If you don't have the ring, you both run and escape him.

#### **Noblewoman (Human 1)**

If you decide to go with Nia and Imtura out on the town, you look through stalls and have Imtura try on a dress. Two noblewomen snub her. Later, you can prank them with Threep at a banquet, by either spraying them with ale or having Threep pretend to be a cat and hiss at them, causing them to fall over themselves and laughed at by their audience. She or a similar looking noblewoman appears in Chapter 16 and asks if King Arlan really believes your word about Solerne since you are strangers. Arlan addresses her as Lady Pentechor. The first character model resembles Cassiopeia from Nightbound.

#### **Noblewoman (Human 2)**

She hopes that the merchant can deep clean the dress that Imtura is touching before someone buys it. Her character model resembles Countess Henrietta from the Desire & Decorum series.

#### **Prisoner (Female)**

When you and your party return to the Temple, you see a pit full of prisoners and you demand to know what's going on. Solerne explains that they require a tremendous amount of Light to cleanse the Shards and it is far more than any of them can offer and survive. That was the dark secret in the ancient scrolls - that to defeat the Shadow Court, the elves sacrificed themselves - hundreds of thousands of them burning the very last of their Light. Her character model resembles Pavarti Daly from the Desire & Decorum series.

### Chapter 14

#### **Priest (Female)**

She tells you to drop your weapons when you and your friends confront Solerne. She resembles Professor Bhatt from It Lives in the Woods.

#### **Grand Clerk**

He is Solerne's head secretary. His character model resembles Florian Tartassis from The Crown & the Flame series.

### Chapter 15

#### **Dawn Knight**

While in the armory, you spot the *Armor of the Dawnbringer*. Arlan tells you that it belonged to the Dawn Knight, his great-great-grandmother's bravest champion. His/her gender is the same as yours. Arlan tells you that it's said he/she cut down an invading shadow force on his/her own, thereby saving Whitetower.

#### **Shadow Beast**

You encounter this beast shortly after you enter the Shadow Realm. If you have the brooch, you use it against it and thereby save your group from having to fight it and potentially get injured. If you don't have the brooch, you can use your seduction skills.

#### **Shadow Guards**

They guard the gate of the castle in the Shadow Realm. You can choose to use your deception or elite stealth skill. If you have neither skill, you have to fight through them. If you use the stealth skill, you shortly overhear them gossiping. If you have previously killed Xenia, one of them tells the other not to spread the rumour but the guard heard that Xenia was killed in Undermouth by some mortals. The other guard doesn't believe this since "it'd take an army to kill her." If you haven't killed Xenia, they talk about her coming back and being livid since her plan failed and she was beaten by some mortals.

Two similar looking guards appear in the premium scene if you free Loola. You can choose to rush them or lure them to your position. In the second case, Threep will pretend to be cat in need of milk. They are then knocked out by Imtura and Mal.

### Chapter 16

#### **Scammer**

He appears in Mal's premium scene, trying to scam festival-goers with a roll-the-dice game. His character model resembles Marquis Hayward from Desire & Decorum series.

## Book 2

### Chapter 1

#### **Guard (5)**

She's a guard loyal to Valax. Her character model resembles the Sun Court Guard from *The Cursed Heart, Book 1*.

### Chapter 2

#### **Guard (6)**

She's a palace guard who intercepts you once you return to the mortal realm. Her character model resembles Yvaine from *Guinevere*.

#### **Suit of Armor**

It is a suit of armor that is reanimated due to the Animation Medallion. Its character model resembles a version of the Stormholt Soldiers from *The Crown & The Flame*.

#### **Fluria**

It is a monster that's been chased by Tyril. Her character model resembles an evolved version of Lumian from *The Elementalists*.

#### **Puppy**

If you chase the Fluria with Tyril, you encounter the puppy, and the Fluria heals it. Its character model resembles the Puppy from *Wishful Thinking*.

#### **Man (1)**

He is one of the people who listens to the sermon at the Temple of Light. His character model resembles a version of Martin Silva from *High School Story: Class Act*.

### Chapter 3

#### **Woman (1)**

She is the mother of the child that Nia intends to heal. Her character model resembles a version of Mary from *Desire & Decorum*.

#### **Child**

She is sick, and Nia intends to heal her. When Nia arrives at her house however, she seems to dislike her as she believes that the Temple is kidnapping children. When Nia and you reassure her that you have good intentions, she changes her mind. Her character model resembles a version of Main Character from *It Lives In The Woods*.

#### **Servant**

He is Lord Thurgood's servant. His character model resembles the Beaumont Herald from *The Royal Masquerade*.

#### **Augustus Thurgood**

He is an artifact collector who makes money off stealing. You show up at his house looking for Mal, and you can distract him while Mal steals a statue. His character model resembles Samuel from *Distant Shores*.

#### **Orphan (1)**

He is an orphan with magic affinity, and one of the children under Mal and Nia's protection. His character model resembles a version of Main Character from *It Lives In The Woods*.

#### **Orphan (2)**

She is one of the orphan children under Mal and Nia's protection. Her character model resembles young Kenna Rys from *The Crown & The Flame* series.

#### **Serpopard**

It is a monster that Imtura is fighting in a tavern. Its character model resembles the questing beast from *Guinevere*.

### Chapter 4

#### **Patron (1)**

He is one of the patrons at the bar that Imtura is at. His character model resembles Ben Wilkins from *Red Carpet Diaries, Book 3*.

#### **Bartender (2)**

She is the bartender at the bar that Imtura is at. Her character model resembles Octavia from *Distant Shores*.

#### **Patron (2)**

She is one of the patrons at the bar that Imtura is at, and she offers you the Staff of Silverlake. Her character model resembles The Fate from *Nightbound*.

### Chapter 5

#### **Crystal Wolf (1)**

If you take the side quest with Tyril and Mal, you find this crystal wolf who has escaped the poachers. Its character model resembles an evolved version of Arylu from *The Elementalists*.

#### **Crystal Wolf (2)**

If you take the side quest with Tyril and Mal, you find this crystal wolf who has escaped the poachers. Its character model resembles an evolved version of Arylu from *The Elementalists*.

#### **Fleshdrinker**

They are winged monsters that attack you and your party in the Deadwood. They appear to be using echolocation while flying, like bats.

#### **Mermaid (2)**

She's a mermaid who lives in a lake in the Deadwood. Her home was invaded by a gator and she lost her locket, and she asks you and Imtura for help in taking care of said gator. If you help her, she offers you a bracelet and a kiss. Her character model resembles Artemis from *Across the Void*.

#### **Swamp Gator**

If you take the side quest with Imtura, you defeat it. Its character model resembles Chompers from *Nightbound*.

#### **Mud Creature**

Its character model resembles a scout zombie from *Wake the Dead*.

### Chapter 6

#### **Kricken**

It is a creature that is extinct in Morella, but not in the Shadow Realm. It lives in Whimsywood. Its character model resembles the Perrikin from *Nightbound*.

#### **Ash**

They are a goblin. Their character model resembles Yarrow from *The Elementalists, Book 2*.

### Chapter 7

#### **Soldier (1)**

He is a soldier of the Empire of Ash. His character model resembles Toady from *The Crown & The Flame, Book 3*.

#### **Unicorn**

You meet it if you take the side quest with Aerin, and you wonder if it's the same unicorn you met when you first visited Deadwood.

#### **Taliesin of House Nightbloom**

If you're an elf, the goblins tell you about Taliesin, who defended the goblins when the Elven Empire banished them to the Shadow Realm, and how you ended up being the sole survivor of House Nightbloom because you were too young to go to war.

### Chapter 9

#### **Cobra**

You encounter the cobra if you take the side quest with Nia and Tyril, and you can subdue it and save the bird that it's chasing. Its character model resembles the Asp from *A Courtesan of Rome*.

#### **Bird**

You encounter the bird if you take the side quest with Nia and Tyril, and you can save it from the cobra that is chasing it. After saving it, it picks up the bramble ring from its nest with its beak and deposits it at your feet as a reward. Its character model resembles Leaf from *The Cursed Heart* series.

#### **Dwarf (1)**

He's a dwarf living in Zaradun, and he gets angry when you start asking questions. His character model resembles Kyle Garza from *It Lives Beneath*.

#### **Dwarf (2)**

She's a dwarf living in Zaradun. Mal tries to charm her, but he fails. Her character model resembles the female version of Pat Ransic from *Surrender*.

#### **Guard (7)**

He's one of the guards of Zaradun who arrests you and your party. His character model resembles a version of the Nevrakis Soldiers from *The Crown & The Flame*.

#### **Mummy**

They are shriveled creatures wrapped in bandages that climb out of their stone tombs when you enter the crypts of Zaradun's deep underground.

### Chapter 10

#### **Statue**

If you have the Animation Medallion, you can use it to animate the statue to help you defeat the mummies. Its character model resembles the Headless Green Knight from *Guinevere*.

#### **Devourer**

If you take the side quest with Nia and Imtura, you encounter it and defeat it. Its character model resembles the Bloodwraith from *Nightbound*.

#### **Portia Sanaver**

She is Cherta's sick grandmother. When Cherta attempts to heal her with the Light amulet, she turns monstrous.

### Chapter 11

#### **Elder Radimir**

He is a dwarven elder. When Cherta's grandmother turns monstrous and attacks Cherta and your group, he shows up and saves you using Shadow magic. His character model resembles Omar Amal from *The Royal Finale*.

### Chapter 12

#### **Panther**

The panther attacks you and Valax once you open the portal and teleport from Zaradun to Ironbreach. Its character model resembles the Fae Cat from *The Cursed Heart*.

#### **Mithar**

He is a resident of the Shadow Realm, and specifically Ironbreach's. He has a wife called Aderyn, and a child called Ellinae.

#### **Aderyn**

She is a resident of the Shadow Realm, and specifically Ironbreach's. She is Mithar's wife, and has a child called Ellinae.

#### **Sick Ashen**

She has light sickness. She used to work at the lord's manor. When she fell ill, he dismissed her. Aderyn suspects that the lord must have had something from the light realm that drained her. Her character model resembles the Magpie from *The Cursed Heart*.

#### **Ashen**

If you help Mal patch the roof, the Ashen gives you an ashen biscuit that you can use as a healing item. His character model resembles Professor Kontos from *The Elementalists* series.

### Chapter 13

#### **Shadestalker**

It is a monster that has been chasing Valax in the Shadow Realm for almost a year. Its powers include mind-controlling gaze, and once it mind-controls Valax and you snap her out of it, you manage to wound it and make it run away with her help.

### Chapter 14

#### **Guard / Soldier**

He is one of Lord Kerrigan's guards. His character model resembles one of the Ducitora Soldiers from *The Crown & The Flame, Book 3*.

#### **Lord Kerrigan**

He is the Lord of Shroudwatch and is responsible for the citizens of Ironbeach living in poverty, much to Valax's disgust. If you take a premium option, you help Valax and Nia destroy his belongings and find a way to reimburse the citizens he's stolen from. His character model resembles the masked version of Tony Kowalski from *Crimes of Passion*.

#### **Noble (1)**

She is one of Lord Kerrigan's guests. Her character model resembles the masked version of Anika Desphande from *Crimes of Passion, Book 1*.

#### **Noble (2)**

She is one of Lord Kerrigan's guests. Her character model resembles the masked version of Sigrid Runarsdottir from *The Royal Finale*.

#### **Head of Staff**

They are the Head of Staff of Shroudwatch. Their character model resembles the Masked Skeleton from *Nightbound*.

### Chapter 16

#### **Devana Nagoni**

She's the leader of Clan Nagoni, and your aunt if you are an orc. Her sister was your mother, Ruby, and if you are an orc, she recognises you and tells you about her. In the same scene, it is revealed that she passed away sometime in the past.

#### **Wren Volari**

She is Mal's sister. Her character model resembles Serafine Dupont from *Bloodbound*.

#### **Samson**

He is Wren's cat. His character model resembles adoptable cat from *The Senior*.

#### **Vivi Volari**

She is Wren's wife. Her character model resembles Britney from *It Lives In The Woods*.

#### **Woman (2)**

She is a member of the Thieves Guild. Her character model resembles Barb Powell from *The Senior*.

#### **Man (2)**

He is a member of the Thieves Guild. His character model resembles Jeff Duffy from *Veil of Secrets*.

#### **Man (3)**

He is a member of the Thieves Guild. His character model resembles a Drained Werewolf from *Wolf Bride*.

### Chapter 17

#### **Safina**

She is the thiefmaster of Whitetower. Her character model resembles Tonya Reimonenq from *Nightbound*.

#### **Elf Noble**

She is one of the Elven ambassadors that come to Whitetower to talk about fighting against the Ash Empress. At first she and the other ambassador refuse to join the fight, but eventually you and Tyril convince them. Her character model resembles Aster from *The Cursed Heart*.

#### **Captain Kaleb Wylder**

If you're a human, Kade reveals that you are descended from this great pirate captain from a millennium and a half ago, in the early days of the Valleros Dynasty, who was the last of the Parnassus family, who ruled over a nation of their own before King Baldur I took over during the Morellan Conquest.

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#### **Soldier (2)**

He is a soldier of the Ash Empress. His character model resembles one of the Ducitora Soldiers from *The Crown & The Flame, Book 3*.

#### **Lord Rykel**

If you choose to seal the rift and stay in the Shadow Realm, the epilogue contains a scene of Aerin confronting Rykel, the sixth and final Shadow Court holdout. His character model resembles Han from *America's Most Eligible*.