Youngest daughter of Duke Slava and twin of Kiril; framed for murdering her father and executed, she is raised as one of the Unliving by her great-aunt Sveltana and seeks to clear her name.
A scholar of the Shantiri who mastered animating the Undead to protect the Seven Cities; friend of the explorer Aguirre and an expert raiser of Skeletons and Ghouls.
A dark-skinned sellsword of the Bull Duchy hired by the Necromancer Javed; she embraced vampirism and joined the Spider Cult, now known among her enemies as the Black Widow.
An Elf born under a full moon and trained as a Druid who could never find Harmony; she found peace by drinking Namtaru venom and becoming a Vampire, finding harmony in death's silence.
A charismatic general of the Bull Duchy poisoned by a rival; he cheated death by drinking Namtaru venom, becoming an Undead, and fled to join the Necromancers.
Recruited into the Spider Cult by the Death Lord Haffayad after his bride's death; he vows to find her reincarnation and is now one of the most determined Necromancers in Ashan.
The good-natured Wizard brother of the Demon-worshipper Malik; betrayed and left for dead by his brother, he survived and joined the Spider Cult as a champion of Order against Malik's Chaos.
A brilliant swordsmanship student of the Mageblade Deras Ban; hidden in Al-Betyl during the war, she joined the Cult of the Spider Goddess and is trusted by Sveltana.
A Wizard who hunted and caged Namtaru spirits until the Necromancer Aguirre blinded her; her clouded sight let her see ghosts, and she joined the Spider Cult to tend the Mother Namtaru.
A former knight of the Unicorn Duchy who became a Vampire out of fascination with the future; he hunts Demons while waiting to see what ages to come will bring.
Pavel's sister who became a prominent Necromancer in the Seven Cities; recalled to act as regent and tutor to young Slava, she later raises Anastasya from the dead.
The first child of Wizards devoted to the Spider Goddess, prophesied an uncertain fate by the Mother Namtaru; highly skilled in necromancy, she has yet to decide whether to become Unliving.