jeff.cain

A once-noble shapeshifter who lost himself to the transformations, now a cautionary tale and potential future Kael desperately wants to avoid.

An enigmatic mage scholar researching forbidden transformation magic who recognizes Kael's abilities as something thought extinct—and dangerously unstable.

A battle-scarred mercenary captain who discovers Kael during their first transformation and becomes both mentor and watchful guardian against the darkness within.