Characters in From Blood and Ash

Penellaphe "Poppy" Balfour

The Maiden, chosen from birth for a sacred role and forbidden nearly every human contact.

Also in A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire, The Crown of Gilded Bones, The War of Two Queens, A Soul of Ash and Blood, The Primal of Blood and Bone, The War of Two Queens (1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation], The War of Two Queens (2 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]

Hawke Flynn

The charming, dangerous guard assigned to protect Poppy, and her forbidden temptation.

Vikter Wardwell

One of Poppy's personal guards, who secretly trains her in combat and acts as a stern, protective mentor figure.

Ian Balfour

Poppy's adoptive brother, who underwent his own Ascension two years earlier.

Also in A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire

Kieran Contou

A watchful, wolven guardsman aligned with Hawke, who keeps his own counsel.

Also in A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire, The Crown of Gilded Bones, The War of Two Queens, A Soul of Ash and Blood, The Primal of Blood and Bone, The War of Two Queens (1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation], The War of Two Queens (2 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]