Annaïg Hoïnart and Mere-Glim are living in Black Marsh when the mass arrives, now identified as the flying city of Umbriel.

The two are quickly captured, separated, and forced to work by the native of Umbriel, but before that Annaïg is able to send Coo, an enchanted bird that allows her to communicate over long distances, to Attrebus Mede, prince of the Tamrielic Empire.

Attrebus receives Annaïg's bird, and asks his father, the Emperor Titus Mede I, to send an expedition to stop the flying city.

He discovers a decapitated and charred body with Attrebus' Imperial signet ring, but believes it is too convenient to be authentic.

During the attack, Annaïg loses the locket that connects her to Coo, but accidentally acquires her kitchen master's invisible blade, which wraps itself around her forearm.

The agent says she is disappointed the job was not completed, and transforms into a monstrous beast, killing the crime lord and all his bodyguards.

They spend a few hours together before saying their goodbyes, and Annaïg promises Glim that, while all they can do is continue to move forward, eventually they will be free.

Attrebus has been coddled his whole life, and has inflated opinions of his abilities and standings, learning his "friends" loathe him, and his combat training was carefully orchestrated babysitting.

Annaïg Hoïnart - A young Breton girl who accidentally arrives on Umbriel with her friend Mere-Glim, and the two of them are captured.

Colin Vineben - An Anvil-born Inspector in the Penitus Oculatus who investigates the disappearance of Attrebus and later Umbriel's appearance in Tamriel.

Mazgar gra Yagash - An Orc and one of a group of Imperial Legion scouts sent to investigate the stories about Umbriel, assigned as bodyguard to the mage Brennus.