Human · Jade heir
Elysia Jade
Her questions are as important as her courage. Elysia must decide which parts of the world she inherited deserve her loyalty.
Observation · Persistence · Compassion
DESPIES / CHARACTER COLLECTION
The Main Saga
Power reshapes worlds. The people within them decide what comes next.
Epic fantasy · Political intrigue · Connected worlds
THE PEOPLE AT THE HEART OF IT
Meet the characters.
Introductory profiles. Tap a card pair to explore the full artwork.
Dark elf · Noble daughter
Valeria Grace
Discipline gives Valeria strength, but trust asks something different of her. Her connection with Elysia brings both into unfamiliar territory.
Discipline · Loyalty · Close combat
Star Child · Federation leader
Elonia Bloom
Immense power does not make leadership simple. Elonia stands at the meeting point of personal conviction and responsibilities that reach far beyond herself.
Leadership · Resolve · Power
Star Child · Federation leader
Traize Rao
A reputation cannot tell the whole story of a person. Traize brings a tactical mind and formidable command of weapons to the choices before him.
Tactics · Weapons · Conviction
BEYOND ELONIA & TRAIZE
The Star Children.
Ten more lives in a shared history. Introductory profiles of the people, loyalties, and civilizations beyond a single world.
DESPIES / STAR CHILDREN
Gaia
Stratus patron
Kind and attentive, Gaia shares a close friendship with Lumile. Her peoples include plant beings, dryads, and intelligent insect colonies whose members sometimes act through doll-like puppets. Their contributions help accommodate Stratus’s extraordinary diversity.
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Lumile
Stratus patron
Lumile balances kindness with respect for independence, remaining more involved than many of her peers. She oversees two founding civilizations, including the Avenari machine people of Avenor, and questions when restraint becomes neglect.
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Ella
Stratus patron
Warm and openly affectionate, Ella remains a devoted supporter of Elonia. Her predominantly gnome-and-dwarf civilization is strongly industrial, relying on engineering and technical knowledge rather than widespread magic.
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Til
Stratus patron
Elegant, sharp-witted, and fiercely affectionate toward Elonia, Til prefers divine distance to life among mortals. Her aquatic civilization includes mermaids, fish people, and highly intelligent jellyfish- and cephalopod-like peoples. A council of five handles most governance, with Til checking in.
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Aegis
Stratus patron
Stern in public and warm among those he trusts, Aegis values self-government. Among the peoples under his care are semi-gaseous beings whose societies exist within gas-giant storms and whose magical clothing lets them interact materially with outsiders.
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Ezikakiah
Stratus patron
Ezikakiah oversees predominantly Solar and Fey Elven worlds from a distance. His professed concern often exceeds his attention, while his respect for Ogai reveals where his interest truly lies.
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Zaypher
Explorer and Stratus patron
Serious, focused, and deliberate, Zaypher spends much of his time studying the universe and lost magic aboard a special ship built by machine people. His civilization is predominantly goblin and Ekosin, a long-lived, human-looking people with unusually varied coloration.
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Ogai
Mentor
Ogai devotes himself to skill, mastery, and the welfare of the Star Children. Mentor to Elonia and Traize and caretaker to Wyllit, he remains deeply invested in those he trains, even when their choices differ from his hopes.
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Wyllit
A young life, an old mystery
A young boy in Ogai’s care, Wyllit is surrounded by people who know more of his history than he does.
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AVATAR · APPEARANCE UNREVEALEDDESPIES / STAR CHILDREN
Higgins
God-King of the Dragons
A Star Child who broke from the others, Higgins rules the Dragons through a brutal hierarchy of power. In the mortal throne room, a projection speaks while a formidable dragon representative makes that authority tangible.
Link to profile ↗THE FEDERATION / EMISTIRA
The operatives.
Behind the palace doors, their work changes what survival can mean.
Protector · Mentor
Malakai
An experienced Federation operative whose concern for others reaches beyond the assignment. Malakai brings decisive action and steady encouragement to a team learning what protection demands.
Judgment · Courage · Loyalty
Shadow Monk · Assassin
Anisa
Precise, disciplined, and difficult to catch unprepared, Anisa understands the difference between strength and control. Her demanding guidance gives Valeria room to develop her own judgment.
Precision · Discipline · Resolve
Co-lead · Strategist
Alicia
Alicia keeps people, evidence, and contingencies in view. She tests assumptions, coordinates the operation, and leaves room for the possibility that even a convincing theory is wrong.
Planning · Evidence · Composure
Intelligence · Field support
Kenny
The newest member of the Emistira team learns quickly, notices details, and keeps information moving. His growth depends as much on sound judgment and trust as on courage under pressure.
Observation · Adaptability · Courage
GO A LITTLE FURTHER
Reveal progression notes · story spoilers
Through Til, Valeria’s appraisal points to Shadow Monk, while Elysia’s path includes a dormant Shadow Priest possibility. An appraisal is not the same as mastery or an activated ability.
ONE UNIVERSE. MANY WAYS IN.
Your next world is waiting.
THE MAIN SAGA · COMING SOON
The journey continues.
Four volumes to read now. Nine more on the horizon.
- 05
Gaia
Coming soon - 06
Zaypher
Coming soon - 07
Ezikakiah
Coming soon - 08
Wyllit
Coming soon - 09
Aegis
Coming soon - 10
Traize
Coming soon - 11
Ogai
Coming soon - 12
Higgins
Coming soon - 13
Elysia
Coming soon
Planned volume order. Volumes 6–11 remain provisional. Release dates have not been announced.