Character guide

Shann Lantee

major

Also known as Shann, Lantee

Shann Lantee is the least important man on the Survey team, a Dumps-of-Tyr orphan who cleaned animal cages just to wear the uniform. When Garth Thorvald's cruelty accidentally saves his life, Shann finds himself alone on an enemy-held world with only two wolverines and no supplies. His fierce, unpolished resourcefulness and his bond with the animals become the unlikely foundation of resistance.

Ragnar Thorvald

major

Also known as Thorvald, Ragnar, the Terran

Ragnar Thorvald is the tall, cool-eyed officer Shann worshiped from afar, the one man who argued against opening Warlock before the Throgs struck. Stranded alongside Shann, he brings field discipline and hard-won experience, but his confidence is shaken by a world that defies Survey doctrine. His uneasy alliance with Shann—and his shadowed connection to his brother Garth—drives the pair deeper into Warlock's mysteries.

Throgs

major

Also known as the Throgs, Throg

The Throgs are the unseen terror behind Warlock's fall, a starfaring race that has fought Terrans across many worlds but never once communicated with them. Their technology and hounds make them lethal, yet their inability to share minds with other species is both their strength and their vulnerability. One stranded Throg, cut off from his kind and stripped of his weapon, becomes the strange fulcrum on which Shann's fate turns.

Taggi

supporting

Also known as the overexcited Taggi

Taggi is a miniature bear-devil from Terra's northlands, one of the first wolverines ever tested on Warlock, and now one of only two of his kind left alive there. Excitable and demanding of Shann's attention, he and his companion Togi range ahead, catch skitterers, and dig out earth-wasp burrows with tireless curiosity. His keen senses and fierce loyalty make him far more than a pet—he is Shann's scout, guard, and last link to home.

Togi

supporting

Togi is one of the two mutated wolverines who survive the Throg attack alongside Shann, a warm-furred fugitive and the only other representative of her species on Warlock. Where Taggi rushes ahead, Togi moves with a steadier caution, squeezing into crevices and sharing the night's watch with her companion. Her presence, pressed against Shann in the dark, is both practical protection and a quiet anchor of companionship in a world that wants him dead.

Garth Thorvald

supporting

Also known as young Thorvald, Garth

Garth Thorvald is a smudged copy of his impressive brother—arrogant, well-muscled, and intent on reminding a labor hand of the gulf between them. His malicious prank of opening the wolverines' cage sends Shann into the hills, which is why Shann is alive when the domes burn. Though he never appears again, his shadow hangs over Shann's memories and over Ragnar's name, a reminder of the casual cruelty that shaped Shann's world.

Wyverns

supporting

Also known as the Wyverns, Wyvern

The Wyverns dwell unseen within a stone hive of hollows above the sea, their numbers and intentions equally unreadable to the Terran survey team. They treat Shann Lantee's thoughts as both puzzle and prophecy, insisting his dreams were never theirs to set — a claim that unsettles him more than any open threat. Their fragile bodies and gemmed arms conceal a will that quietly steers the story's middle, turning captivity into a test of what dreaming truly means.

Warlock

minor

Also known as the First-In Scout who charted Warlock

The legendary First-In Scout who originally charted the planet Warlock.

Logally

minor

A Wyvern elder or leader, providing guidance to the Terrans.

Trav

minor

A Wyvern character, possibly a guide or ally.

Tyr

minor

A Wyvern, possibly a warrior or scout.

Lorry

minor

A Wyvern character, possibly a child or youngling.

Fadakar

minor

A Wyvern, possibly a leader or elder.

Circe

minor

A Wyvern female, possibly with special abilities.