A Shadow in the EmberJennifer L. ArmentroutFlesh and Fire, book 1

Characters in A Shadow in the Ember

7 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

Seraphena Mierel
Princess of Lasania, raised in secret as an assassin and chosen as the mortal consort of the Primal of Death.
Nyktos
The Primal of Death, ruler of the Shadowlands, promised Sera as his mortal consort.
Also in A Light in the Flame

Antagonists

Prince Tavius
Sera's stepbrother and heir to the Lasanian throne; cruel toward his stepsister and dismissive of the kingdom's suffering.
Queen Calliphe
Sera's mother and Queen of Lasania, who views Sera primarily as an instrument of the kingdom's survival.

Supporting characters

Nektas
The first draken, one of Nyktos's closest protectors in the Shadowlands.