With the temper of her father but the wits of her mother, Lyra is a force to be reckoned with. She has ambition beyond what the rest of her family can imagine and that bodes ill for all who meet the Tigress.

Vai is a zhrul, a slave from the islands of Aryus. He's lost and out of place in Valhym, but when Lyra steals me, he finds he doesn't mind the change. A strange conclusion to those who know Lyra.

The prince of Valhym, Eirik has enough on his plate with wars and scheming Jarls. He did not need to fall under the gaze of Lyra, but now it's happened, Eirik needs all the help he can get.

Tortured by the Bear and his children since he was a child himself, Harold didn't think things could get any worse. They did.

A members of Taka's guild of thieves and the closest thing Lyra has to a friend.