Rinir Blackthorn

Main protagonist.

Appearance
As a child, she has blue-white hair that falls well beyond her hips, and sapphire blue eyes. She appears like any other twenty-year-old Teil resident, despite having a rather pale complexion.

After her Bursting, her complexion takes on a slight silver tone only noticeable under bright light. When she decides to take to the road, she decides to braid her hair and wear it styled more similar to Elven royalty. Rimisial comments that he's never seen her take so much care in her appearance; this is because at the time, she had contemplated suicide.

The running
Just days before the burning of Lewun, Rinir learns about the existence of a strange warg in Middrek Forest. She convinces Deicha to help her tame the warg, Ugly.

Later that evening, soldiers appear in the town. Rinir observes them, and flees when they slaughter everyone present at the inn. She runs into Deicha when the town is lit aflame.

Deicha and Rinir are attacked by a forest leopard, and the warg saves them. Rinir heals the warg, but expends more energy than intended and passes out. She sleeps for a few days, and then she and Deicha continue on.

They encounter Seera, who informs Rinir of the prophecy and that she's one of the girls involved with that. Thorn, who has been staying with Seera, accompanies Rinir and Deicha to Middrek.

Thorn introduces Rinir to Cardigan, who catches on that Rinir's an elf. He advises Thorn and Rinir to leave quickly when imperialists arrive in Middrek.

They encounter Artemis on the road at this point, and later Violet, as they approach Riverscross.