Characters: Ewan ap Rhys - once a great sorcerer, now a small boy Anwen ferch Rhys - scholar of blood magic Duke Blackthorn - Duke of Dawn and Dusk, Warden of Weal and Woe, and all-around evil faerie "Kaliam" - magically conjoined apprentice wizards Maergath - Magister of Soulshaping, necromancer, angry and hateful wizard Narlis Thordane - Hero for hire, proud and unrepentant scumlord Niamh Wayrest - trader in forbidden lore, purveyor of curiosities OLIVER THE BARBARIAN - a very reluctant hero and monster-slayer Sage Whitechalk - heir to the Whitechalk Family Saoirse Nettlefield - Headmistress of Wyrdwood, conniving academic