A priestess of Quetzalcoatl, who was sometimes believed to be his older sister. Petlatl knew nothing beyond the remote temple in which she had always lived, safe in the company of the women who served alongside her. Their days were filled with learning the complexities of the ritual calendar, sacred Read more
Born through IVF as a late attempt by her parents, Ronan and Fionnuala Finnegren, to secure genetic perfection, Maeva grew up at Glenshae House in County Down, surrounded by wealth, Catholic tradition, and expectations of obedience. The Finnegrens presented themselves as philanthropists and guardians of human welfare, but secretly served Read more
Cernunnos was born on the darkest day of the year, in the shadow of winter’s solstice, in a forested region revered for its ancient groves and sacred stones. His family were minor guardians of the land, people attuned to natural cycles and the rhythms of the seasons, but his connection Read more
Lancelot was taken from his father’s home before memory could form, leaving him untethered to family, tradition, or the world he might have known. He was raised by the Lady of the Lake in her quiet, liminal realm — neither fully land nor legend, a place suspended between waking and Read more
Nimue was not like other children. Even before she could speak in full sentences, she lived half-lost in thought, prone to long silences and sudden absorption. She daydreamed openly, staring out across fields or streams as though following a story only she could hear. Her hands were rarely still. She Read more
Guinevere was born into a noble family of Britain, a Celtic land before England as we know it existed, fighting the Anglo-Saxons. Her family loved her in their own duty-bound way. As a young girl, she was schooled to keep her eyes steady, speak gently, and never show how overwhelmed Read more
Eira Meredydd grew up on the Welsh coast in a close-knit family where honesty was not just a virtue but a survival strategy. Meredydd women had a reputation for speaking truth directly — gently, but uncompromisingly — and for choosing independence over any bond that threatened their autonomy. Eira was Read more
The Greeks referred to Eros as a primordial being because love and desire have existed since the moment of creation. Even desire, passion, love and romance were depicted as winged children of Eros. The singular Eros, however, remained distinct in myth. It was he who lit the flame of love Read more
Faith Devere was born into the fractured upper crust of what was soon to become 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, alone in a London townhouse that still carried the stubborn 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