A patroller cadet at Madrasa, Rayan is the estranged adopted son of famed military commander Faisal al-Qatil and secretly the apprentatice of Halim al-Saqr, the greatest modern hero of Shajarah Province. An apprentice cleric in his youth, Rayan possesses latent abilities to wield the mystical power of sahar.

A champion camel racer and cavalry cadet at Madrasa, Shahzad is the crown prince of Shajarah Province and destined to defend his realm against the undead nasnas horders during the next Pattern War. 

A lancer cadet at Madrasa, Junaid hides that he was raised in the domain of the last ignoble Haqir and fights for Shajarah Province with the hopes that he can remove his family from the grip of a thief lord.

A swordsman cadet at Madrasa, Saul is the cousin of Shahzad and second in line to the throne of Shajarah after Shahzad.

An archer cadet at Madrasa, Gamal is the son of the Patrollers Boluk Agha of Shajarah destined to be a noble.

A cleric cadet at Madrasa, Yusuf wields the mystical power of sahar on the battlefield and calls his comrades to righteousness.

The Chorbaji of enlisted soldiers at Altawam fortress, Faisal gained fame in his youth as the slayer of Jazira, who helped unite the island alongside the mystical hero al-Shiftar.

The greatest modern hero of Shajarah province, Halim now lives a simple life as the Chorbaji of the law enforcement shurta in the village of Gharbiun.

The son of the Muzakhraf Craftsment Guild Overseer of Shajarah, Kadir is an immortal si'lat and the leader of a band of mysterious foreign adventurers investigating a cult called the Muqadar.

The son of the Manajim Mining Consortium Foreman of Shajarah, Uday is a diminutive afrit and a member of a band of mysterious foreign adventurers investigating a cult called the Muqadar.

The sister of a competitor in the Pattern Games, Wayandi is a racer from Ramlia and a member of a band of mysterious foreign adventurers investigating a cult called the Muqadar.

The beloved of Wayandi al-Sadri, Khalil is a lifter from Gharbiun and a member of a band of mysterious foreign adventurers investigating a cult called the Muqadar.

The Sheikh of the Isle of Jazira, Mustafa is the first of the Pattern Warriors of his generation to arise. As the mighty al-Shiftar, Mustafa can teleport anywhere in Jannah.

The ruler of Dahab Canyon, Azim is the last Haqir in Shajarah, the last in a line of disgraced nobles who forsook fleeing refugees fleeing undead nasnas during the Second Pattern War.

Idris is the leader of a mysterious cult called the Muqadar dedicated to preparing Jannah for conquest by the Great Djinn, Iblis.