The Ruin of Kings

A bastard orphan from the slums of Quur who discovers he is the long-lost son of a treasonous prince and is drawn into his new family's dangerous power struggles.

Heir of House D'Mon who claims Kihrin as his illegitimate son and draws him into the family's ruthless political ambitions.

A shapeshifting woman in the employ of House D'Mon who holds Kihrin captive and shares narration of part of the book with him.

An assassin of the Black Brotherhood whose own family lineage rivals Kihrin's.

Janel Theranon, a Joratese woman who claims a prior connection to Kihrin and becomes a central figure later in the series.