Alexandria is a Fire Mage with, shall we say, not a very good handle on her magic. She tries, and even attended a school for magic users, but to no avail. Since the ending of her school career she has hidden herself away from the world in an attempt to better her magic. The only people who know her whereabouts now are Vincent and Zoey, her two closest friends.

Her parents were charged with treason at a young age and were executed shortly after, so she never really knew them well. Instead she was raised by the Fire House, a charity run by the Fire Lord to take care of promising young Fire Mages.

Vincent is Alexandria's closest friend. He sometimes feels as though he's her keeper. He also attended the Institute of Warriors, which is where Alexandria and he met. He trained there under hand to hand combat and weapon use. He is technically from a family of Water Mages, but his skills are next to non-existent. It doesn't bother him, because he prefers not using magic anyways.

He has a brother, Maxwell, that he doesn't get along with in the slightest. The rest of his family prefers the cool climate of the water to the land.

He will protect Alexandria to the death if need be.

Zack's motto is this: he wants to do what he wants to do. Don't get him wrong though. He prefers not to hurt other people while he does what he wants, and he's not selfish by any means, regardless of his motto, because he usually wants to help others. Helping others makes him feel pretty good. He's very smart and a pretty strong guy, so he feels in most cases he can help. Although his quick wit tends to get him into trouble, and anyone else he's helping.

His family is spread out all over the place, but he has one relative close by -- Zoey, his cousin, whom he looks upon as a kind of big sister. He doesn't like to discuss his parents or siblings.

He is Violet's boyfriend and true love.

Zoeys' parents were assistants to Lady Thanurel until they died suddenly at the hands of a mugger. She was five. Since then, Zoey's been taken in by the Mistress of Shadows to learn her magic. Zoey is cheerful and friendly, sometimes forgetting that not everyone is the like. Lacking common sense, she goes wherever looks interesting -- even to dark alleys where obvious danger awaits. Fortunitly she has Greg around to keep her out of trouble. Imber-Lan hopes to teach her enough to be independant.

Greg is Lady Thanurels' bodyguard. He's always hiding in a nearby shadow, ready to hurt anyone who attempts to touch Imber-Lan, and with his size (6'8") it's very unlikely that he does much fighting when an opportunity presents itself. He's very protective of Zoey, whom he loves, and watches her a bit more than Lady Thanurel... Especially since Zoey has more of a tendancy to get into trouble than Imber-Lan does.

He doesn't get along with Wyne or Lord Thanurel but likes Imber-Lan very much.

Lord Thanurel is the undisputed dictator of Umbraza (more commonly referred to as "The Shadow Kingdom"). He created the kingdom over 400 years ago by overthrowing the feudal lords of the time and uniting the city-states under one nation. Shortly after that he conquered the Light Kingdom, which has been a province of Umbraza ever since. Iccar is a master of Shadow Magic and Necromancy; many consider him to be the most powerful sorcerer alive. The only thing more important to Iccar than his kingdom is his wife, Imber-Lan.

Imber-Lan met Iccar roughly seventy-five years or so after his take-over. She's younger than Iccar, but his equal in Shadow Magic (although he also practices Necromancy). She spends most of her time travelling the countryside meeting the common people or staying at home and training Zoey, her apprentice. She never had any children, mostly due to the danger they would have lived in and the complications of immortality, so she considers Zoey her daughter.

How these two attained immortality is unknown, though it is rumoured they remain young through dark necromantic rituals.

Wyne is the General of the Shadow Army and Iccar's personal assistant. A very good one at that. He's a vampire too, but people don't really talk about that. He's a joker with a darkly twisted sense of humour. He enjoys his job oh so much. When he's not out and about causing mayhem for Iccar he enjoys a good smoke or battle of wits with Imber-Lan. He likes to tease her and Zoey.

Wyne was originally from the Water Kingdom. Why he left and how he became a vampire is secret to everyone except Iccar. He doesn't like talking about it, and HATES his last name.

Bennett is the only person in the entire Fire Country with any common sense, or so he believes. Actually, that's fairly accurate. He's patient and studies his opponents before making any plans to take them down. For some reason or another Mordechai has decided to stick him with the only person alive that can wear at his patience... Maxwell. Despite this, he follows orders without question. His loyalty still lies to the fallen king, but until he feels confident that Mordechai isn't going to destroy the country, he won't leave his position.

Maxell is proud, manipulative, and powerful. He has risen up the ranks of his magic skill to become a Master Wizard of Water and Ice magic. His talent knows very few limits. Still, although he has a strong affinity for water, Maxwell has become the second in command of the Fire House Army, just below Bennett (an odd occupation for a Master Water wizard). He reigns over the Fire Army with Bennett and takes care of any special tasks that the Fire Lord would wish of him.

As punishment for imprisoning Lady Thanurel in Mordechai's dungeon (and calling her a slut queen), Maxwell was transformed into a woman by Lord Thanurel. Although he believed it to be a fitting punishment, Iccar was unaware that Maxwell is attracted to both men and women.

Maxwell hates his brother, Vincent, for reasons unknown.

Mordechai is the most arrogant son of a bitch that has existed over the last several centuries. He is ruthless and without any feeling for the needs of others. He feels he's always right and acts as though his plans are flawless. Unfortunitly, he's still new at the whole rulership shtick, so he's not as flawless as he might imagine. He is also wildly dependent on the Spirit of Life that the Fire country controls. His constant habit of underestimating his enemies will get him into trouble someday soon.