Silverborn: The Mystery of Morrigan Crow

Morrigan Crow is the protagonist of the novel and the point-of-view character. At the opening of the novel, she is 13 years old. She is described as having “[c]oarse, thick black hair, [a] square jaw, a nose that bent ever so slightly to the side, and a thin mouth that seemed eternally poised on the verge of snarling” (96-97). This physical description serves as characterization, hinting at traits like stubbornness. Morrigan is also clever, very loyal to her friends, and passionate about developing her abilities as a Wundersmith, which gives her the special ability to handle the invisible energy called Wunder.

Morrigan was born in the Wintersea Republic, which is a distant realm at odds with the Free State, the region where she now resides. Earlier in the series, she came to the city of Nevermoor to join the Wundrous Society, an institution dedicated to educating people of extraordinary talent. Coming to the Free State involved a dramatic escape from her family, especially her father, Corvus Crow, an important official in the Wintersea Party, which rules the Wintersea Republic. Morrigan was born on Eventide, the evening before the turn of an Age, and for this reason, she grew up being told she was cursed.