Bryony is the Princess of the Blood and the chief Anchor to the magical Shroud in the kingdom of Luceni. Her existence revolves around a traumatic cycle of ritual death and resurrection every fourteen days to maintain the barrier between humanity and the gods. Raised as a sacrificial vessel, she harbors deep repressed anger toward her constrained life. When the god-king abruptly revokes her protection, she is branded an oathbreaker and marked for execution, forcing her to rely on a dangerous bargain to survive.

Known as "the Wolf," Evander is an immortal Eternal and the most lethal assassin serving the god-king Alexios. He harbors a deep hatred for the Devaliant bloodline due to centuries-old wars that devastated his people. Tasked with executing Bryony after her protection is revoked, he instead enters into a volatile arrangement to heal and train her. He relies on brutality and emotional detachment to cope with his traumatic past.

Alexios is the Eternal of Storms and the god-king of Asteria. He bears the immense magical burden of maintaining the Shroud, which separates the human and immortal territories. The psychic strain of ruling thousands of mortals has left him isolated and quick to punish defiance. He engineers Bryony's downfall when her popularity among the public threatens his absolute authority.

Theodora is Bryony's older sister and a vital political leader in the kingdom of Luceni. Behind her cynical exterior, she suffers from the same deep psychological trauma as the rest of her family regarding the painful resurrections. With their uncle neglecting his royal duties, she takes on the burden of holding the failing empire together while desperately trying to protect her younger sister.

Known as "the Blade," Bastien is an Enforcer for Alexios and Evander's brother. He views any sign of mercy as a weakness and executes his duties with total destruction. Having suffered horrific mutilation at the hands of mortals during ancient wars, he holds a profound hatred for humanity, focusing his anger specifically on the Devaliant family.

Idris is the Emperor of Luceni and the uncle to Bryony and Theodora. Consumed by grief over the tragic loss of his own daughter, he has largely abandoned his imperial responsibilities in favor of drunkenness and hedonism. He views his surviving family members as disposable political tools and seeks to appease the angry god-king at any cost.

Amara is a winged demigoddess who operates with cynical pragmatism. After finding Bryony near death, she smuggles the human princess into the immortal domain of Scillari. She becomes a harsh but effective combat instructor, teaching Bryony to channel her lifelong trauma into physical fighting skills.

Known as the Dark King, Severin is the Eternal of Nyholm. He is a figure of immense power who utilizes necromancy and death magic to defend his desolate territory. Despite his fearsome reputation among mortals and gods alike, his isolated rule conceals personal losses and surprising moments of mercy.

Kas serves as a personal guard in the Hellevig palace. He maintains a close physical relationship with Princess Theodora, offering her moments of sensation and escape from the psychological burden of her royal duties.

Zephyr is a god and spymaster serving in the court of Asteria. She gathers intelligence across the immortal domains for King Alexios, maintaining a strictly professional distance despite his romantic interest in her.

Arcadia is a silver-winged demigoddess who frequently partners with Evander during cyclical celestial mating events. She is deeply embedded in the politics and social hierarchy of the immortal courts.

Markus is an aristocrat in the human kingdom of Luceni. He is chosen as a political match for Bryony, but he quickly recoils from the arrangement when her cursed status as an oathbreaker is publicly revealed during their ceremony.

Amalthea is the ancient mortal princess who established the protective Accords. She sacrificed herself to create the Shroud, binding her descendants to a life of ritual bloodshed to maintain the peace between humans and gods.