The whole city is searching for Hasryan—some for revenge and justice, others to save their friends. Yet no one knows where to find him except Lord Arathiel Brasten, who vanished 130 years ago only to magically return.
Lord Diel Dathirii’s struggle to free his city from the neighbouring imperialistic enclave is far from over. Enemies gather around him, and without allies in Isandor’s upper spheres, he must place his fate in Lower City residents. Little does he know, the city he’s trying to save might well save him in return
Author’s Description:
The whole city is searching for Hasryan.
Lord Allastam wants to take bloody, ruthless revenge for the murder of his wife. Inspector Sora Sharpe wants to bring him to justice for his crimes against the city. Yet no one knows where to find him except Lord Arathiel Brasten, who vanished 130 years ago only to magically return.
While the city’s eyes are turned to these two, no one is willing to help Lord Diel Dathirii free Isandor from the influence of the Myrian Enclave and their vengeful leader, Avenazar. High Priest Varden Daramond could help Diel, except Varden has been imprisoned. Lord Dathirii’s only hope of rescuing Varden is Arathiel. An alliance with him, however, would invoke the wrath of the Golden Table… and Lord Allastam himself.
With enemies gathering around him, Diel is left without allies in Isandor’s upper spheres and must place his fate in Lower City residents. But little does he know, the city he’s trying to save might well save him in return.
Representation:
Gender:
Cis boys: Cal, Hasryan, Arathiel, Diel, Nevian,
Cis girls: Branwen
Trans woman: Sora
Genderqueer: Vellien
Sexual and Romantic Orientation:
Cal is asexual and aromantic.
Hasryan is heterosexual and demiromantic.
Larryn is gray-asexual and panromantic.
Nevian is sex-repulsed and biromantic.
Branwen is bisexual and biromantic.
Arathiel is gay and homoromantic
Sora is heterosexual and heteroromantic
Diel is a polyamorous, bisexual gay man.
Vellien is pansexual and panromantic
Race/Ethnicity:
Sora is Asian
Arathiel is Black
Cal, Nevien, Diel and Branwen are White
Hasryan is a PoC. He is from a fantasy race that does not have a comparable real-world counterpart.
Trigger Warnings: From the author’s website: “Abuse (verbal, physical), violence, fire/burns, torture, racism, mind control.”
Ownvoices: Asexual, aromantic
Additional Notes: Second in a series. Arathiel has sensory disabilities. Vellien has anxiety.