TARA AITKINS, The youngest Knight Provost in the military regulators, sequestered by the Pathfinders of the church to track down ecclesiastical conspirators. Sceptical, she carry’s out her duties and discovers that not all truths are absolute.

TREPADAIUS JACK, Leader of the Pathfinders, Alderman of the Black branch and protector of the Imperial Church, a man driven by loss and a friend of fear. He believes in the greater good, is moved by divine inspiration and is highly motivated. The empire must survive and with the church guiding, it will.