In the beginning, the gods did not give humanity wisdom. They gave them silence.And into that silence, they made a woman. Her name was Pandora, though in older tongues she was simply called the Listener. She was not born but constructed — each gesture measured, each thought tuned to serve Read more
Faith Devere was born into the fractured upper crust of a declining family squeezed by the shifting socio-economics of the Ascendancy’s climb to power. Her mother raised Faith and her two sisters, Charity and Hope, in a London townhouse that still carried the stubborn skeleton of old money: bookshelves groaning Read more
“Power doesn’t have to shout. Sometimes it simply listens — and is still obeyed.” Evanya Tarasovich is the daughter of DI’s Patron, Myshelov Tarasovich, and a model remembered only for her beauty and brief, brilliant life. Where her brother Daniil embodies the family’s sharp ambition, Eve carries their father’s charm Read more
In 1937, Arabella Beatrice Cordelia Asquith married into the Volthström family. Her union was with Émeric Volthström, youngest brother of Baron Maurice of the French line of Volthstroms. The marriage contract included the standard dowry of property, bonds, and minor heirlooms, but buried among the annexed documents was a curious Read more
In the original story she’s a cold, heartless fairy drawn to the cold intelligence of a boy named Kai and the evil mirror shards in his eyes and heart. She lures him away from his home town, and once he’s hopelessly lost in the snowy forest, she kisses him to Read more
As a child, Marek fit awkwardly into the shape of the world around him: a square peg for a round hole. His developmental delays were apparent, but despite a mutism that lasted until he was four years old, his eyes lingered with intelligence on his surroundings. When he did speak, Read more
Ozymandias Kassim, better known to fans as Ozy, comes from Singapore’s upper-class. The Kassim family was old money, polished, and respected, but never quite dominant in the hierarchy of the city’s elite. That didn’t matter. Ozy didn’t just inherit status, he claimed it for himself. He was a force from Read more
Age: 21Birthplace: ChernobylNickname: NazikReborn god: Nergal, Babylonian god of plague, disease, and deathPowers: Channeler & Whitherer Born to Crimean refugees in an abandoned house near Chernobyl, Nazariy’s early life was marked by poverty, isolation, and eerie phenomena. His family struggled to survive in the toxic remnants of the Zone, raising Read more
Cadence Mathis was born in 2022 under tragic circumstances. Her mother passed away during childbirth, and her father, Desmond, blamed Cadence for her death. As a result, Cadence faced neglect and emotional abuse throughout her early childhood. Desmond, emotionally distant and filled with resentment, rarely cared for her, leaving Cadence Read more
Elyse was born into an Atharim family in Helsingør, Denmark. Raised with a combination of traditional education and training in the ways of the Atharim, her family played significant roles in her upbringing. Her mother, a researcher and planner, and her father, a hunter, initially believed Elyse would follow in Read more