Character Analysis
(Avoiding Spoilers)
Grew up… in a small village in Galla, in the mountains. Daine never knew her father, and suffered that stigma. But something much worse happened when her village was attacked by bandits. Her family was killed, and Daine went into the woods, planning revenge on the bandits.
Living… in Tortall. Daine has always had a talent with animals, and she gave up her wild life in the woods to work with Onua, the horsemistress of the Queen’s Rider’s in Tortall. Now she’s living near the stables, and getting to know a whole host of important people – including Numair, a powerful mage who thinks Daine’s gift with animals is something supernatural.
Profession… horse-trainer. Daine doesn’t have any official instruction when it comes to horses, but she barely needs it. She can talk to the horses, and so as long as she can persuade them to co-operate with her, training is a breeze.
Interests… archery, tracking, and animals. Daine is an expert archer, and excels at all aspects of wilderness survival. She loves animals, and sometimes worries that her interaction with them is harmful.
Relationship Status… single. Daine is just starting to make friends who aren’t animals, and she’s still cautious around humans. Animals are more straightforward, and less dangerous.
Challenge… balancing her human and animal obligations, and learning how to use her magic. Numair says she has a great power, but Daine is afraid that if she uses her magic, she’ll lose herself in it and become an animal herself. There’s violence and war brewing, and Daine could help, but only if she is willing to ask animals to get involved in human conflicts – and she’s not so sure that she is.
Personality… stubborn but caring. Daine is naturally inclined to help and protect both animals and people. She refuses to do anything she thinks is a bad idea, and it usually takes a lot to change her mind. Daine is powerful, but hesitates to use her power.
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When the First Gods created all things, they brought forth two lesser gods, Tharn and Balatur, to walk upon the new world. But greed and power twisted their minds and turned their ambition into madness. And so the First Gods condemned them to eternal sleep in order to preserve creation.
Now, the exiled prince Calandryll, the mercenary Bracht, and the warrior woman Katya pursue Rhythamun, a powerful wizard who would wake one of the mad gods and provoke apocalypse. He carries with him the Arcanum, an ancient book of power that — simply by virtue of having been discovered — already stirs the god from his slumber.
But Calandryll and his companions are chased by another vengeful mage, whose dark magics created Cennaire, an undead murderess, to thwart their efforts. And as they face the perils of civil war, magical assaults, and the ever-present threat of Cennaire’s treachery to reach Rhythamun before he wakes the god, they live with the knowledge that the fate of the world rests solely in their hands.
Wild Magic is the dazzling conclusion to The Godwars, an epic quest of daring heroism and startling magic by one of the rising stars in the fantasy firmament.
