Characters
- Kyarra - A gifted novice at the Echorium who is shocked to learn that she is the daughter of Frazhin and Lady Yashra.
- Caell - Kyarra's close friend in the Echorium who can talk to Half Creatures, and later forms a close friendship with Night Plume.
- Singer Kherron - A Songless ex-Second Singer who is resentful and desperate to sing again.
- Singer Renn - The newly appointed Second Singer sent to recover Kyarra.
- Singer Graia - The First Singer of the Echorium.
- Singer Rialle - A claustophobic Singer with a close bond to merlee who is kidnapped by Frazhin.
- Night Plume - A dark-coloured quetzal, leader of a flock under Frazhin's control, who is freed by Rialle's songs.
- Yashra - Kyarra's mother, who received Yehn for her crimes in Crystal Mask and is now helpless.
- Frazhin - A disfigured man who controls Half Creatures using khiz crystal.
- Shaiala - A Kaleri woman with a close bond to the centaurs.
- Erihan - A Kaleri prince, and later leader of the tribe.
- Lord Nahar - Erihan's father, the initial leader of the tribe.
- Xiancotl - Holy man of the forest people.
- Speaks Many Tongues - Translator for the forest people.
- Lord Zorahan - Leader of the Harai tribe.
- Lord Azri - Karchlord.
- Lianne - A novice at the Echorium who bullies Kyarra.
- Jilian - Daughter of a famous pirate, Asil, she helps to kidnap Kyarra but then befriends her.
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