From Blood and Ash

by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Poppy has been raised in the shadow of the Ascended, told her destiny is to be chosen by the gods. But when Hawke — her new guard — challenges everything she's been taught, she discovers that the world she knows is built on lies, and the beings who rule it are not what they claim to be.

40 characters, locations, and items in this world codex.

Characters

• Alastir Davenwell — Elderly Atlantian advisor and wolven elder who presents himself as a wise guide — but is secretly a traitor working to destroy Poppy before her power
• Beckett — A young wolven brimming with enthusiasm — all energy and eagerness, not yet tempered by the war that shaped his elders.
• Callum — A golden-haired Revenant who cannot die — the Blood Queen's most unsettling servant, all smiles and empty eyes.
• Casteel Da'Neer — Prince of Atlantia who infiltrated Solis as 'Hawke Flynn' to kidnap the Maiden — then fell in love with her and burned his own plan to the ground.
• Coralena Balfour — Poppy's adoptive mother who knew the truth about her daughter's divine origins and died keeping the secret.
• Delano — A white-furred wolven of rare gentleness who serves as Casteel's scout and becomes one of Poppy's most devoted protectors.
• Duchess Jacinda Teerman — The Duke's Ascended wife and co-ruler of Masadonia — equally complicit in the exploitation of the Chosen and the control of the Maiden.
• Duke Dorian Teerman — Ascended nobleman ruling Masadonia — a predator in silk who feeds on the Chosen and inflicts cruelty on the Maiden behind closed doors.
• Eloana Da'Neer — Former Queen of Atlantia and Casteel's mother — wise, formidable, and one of the first to see Poppy as a daughter rather than a threat.
• Ian Balfour — Poppy's adopted older brother, Ascended yet inexplicably still himself — a walking impossibility that hints at deeper truths about the Blood Queen's p
• Jansen — A Descenter operating within Masadonia's walls — part of the underground resistance that questions the Ascended's divine authority.
• Jasper Contou — Elder wolven and father of Kieran and Vonetta — a voice of experience in Atlantia's councils who bridges the wolven and Atlantian political worlds.
• Kieran Contou — Wolven bonded to Casteel — and later to Poppy through the Joining — whose steadfast loyalty and dry wit anchor the trio at the heart of the story.
• Leopold Da'Neer — Casteel's cousin — playful, skilled with a blade, and fiercely loyal to the Da'Neer line.
• Malik Da'Neer — Casteel's older brother and true heir to Atlantia — captured by the Ascended for centuries, tortured, and bound to the Blood Queen by chains no one fu
• Naill — Atlantian warrior and one of Casteel's inner circle — skilled, loyal, and steady in a world that keeps catching fire.
• Nyktos — The Primal God of Death — later reborn as the Primal of Life — Poppy's divine ancestor whose power echoes through her bloodline across millennia.
• Penellaphe Balfour — The Maiden — Chosen by the gods, veiled and forbidden to be touched — who is actually the daughter of a god and the Blood Queen, destined to shatter e
• Queen Ileana — The Blood Queen of Solis — ancient, terrifying, and Poppy's biological mother, who built a kingdom of lies to harvest the blood of gods.
• Reaver — A young draken — dragon in his true form — bonded to Poppy's Primal bloodline, ancient beyond his teenage appearance, and armed with devastating sarca
• Seraphena Mierel — The first Primal of Life and Nyktos's consort — a mortal woman who became a god, whose sacrifice echoes through every generation of her bloodline.
• Tawny Lyon — Poppy's warm-hearted best friend and Lady in Waiting, later forcibly Ascended by the Blood Queen as a weapon against Poppy's heart.
• Valyn Da'Neer — Former King of Atlantia and Casteel's father — a warrior king who stepped aside when the cost of the crown became unbearable.
• Vikter Wardwell — Poppy's personal Royal Guard and secret father figure who trained her to fight and died protecting her during the Rite.
• Vonetta Contou — Kieran's fierce wolven sister — a warrior who becomes one of Poppy's most trusted companions and a bridge between the wolven and Atlantian worlds.

Locations

• Atlantia — The hidden kingdom beyond the Skotos Mountains — home of the Atlantians and wolven, painted as monsters by Solis but harboring the truth.
• Carsodonia — Capital of Solis and seat of the Blood Queen — a city of opulent cruelty where Castle Redrock looms over streets paved with secrets.
• Evaemon — Capital of Atlantia and seat of the Da'Neer royal family — a city of ancient beauty where Poppy was crowned and nearly killed.
• Iliseeum — The realm of the Primals — where gods dwell beyond mortal reach, and the power that created both kingdoms still slumbers.
• Masadonia — The city where Poppy lived as the Maiden — Teerman Keep, veiling laws, and the gilded cage that could not hold her.
• Oak Ambler — A seaside city in Solis — a stopover on the journey that changed everything.
• Pompay — A city in Solis where the Rite takes place — sacred ceremony to the faithful, slaughterhouse to those who know the truth.
• Spessa's End — A border fortress where Poppy and Casteel made their stand — the place where a Maiden became a queen.
• Stonehill — A city on the road to Atlantia where Descenter sympathies run strong beneath the surface.
• The Kingdom of Solis — The Ascended-ruled kingdom built on lies — where mortals worship their vampire overlords as divinely blessed and the Chosen are sacred cattle.

Items

• Blood of a Deity — The substance at the center of everything — Atlantian blood heals, Poppy's blood resurrects, and the Ascended were created by corrupting it.
• Crown of Gilded Bones — The crown of Atlantia — ancient, powerful, and claimed by Poppy when she rose from Maiden to Queen.
• The Heartmate Bond — The rarest bond in Atlantia — two souls connected so deeply that if one dies, the other may follow. Poppy and Casteel are heartmates.
• The Joining — An ancient ritual binding a wolven to two Atlantians simultaneously — performed by Poppy, Casteel, and Kieran in an act that rewrote the rules.
• The Wolven Bond — The supernatural bond between wolven and their bonded Atlantian — a soul-deep connection that links life, loyalty, and instinct across two beings.

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