Lightlark Study Guide
Azul
Ruler
Ruler of Skyling.
Celeste
Ruler
Young Starling ruler, best friends with Isla. Eventually discovered that she is not young at all, but has been living a lie for five-hundred years. Is actually Aurora, who ruled Starling when the curses were cast. Has a flair: can change her appearance. She has used her flair to stay undetected for hundreds of years. She cast the curse because the person she loved, Egan Rey, fell in love with her best friend, Violet Crown, and she was unaffected by the curse as the person who started it. Killed by Isla, who takes her power and saves the rest of the Starling realm.
Cleo
Ruler
Ruler of Moonling, eldest of all the rulers. Isla distrusts her from the start. Once the curses are broken, she breaks the bridge connecting Moon Isle to the Mainland and sails away with her people.
Ella
Lightlark Resident
Moonling attendant assigned to Isla at the beginning of Centennial, who becomes loyal to Isla because of the kindness Isla shows to her.
Grimshaw "Grim" Malvere
Ruler
Ruler of Nightshade and descended from Cronan Malvere, who helped to create Lightlark. Has a flair: can teleport and can take at least one person with him.
In love with Isla from before the Centennial, although she does not remember that they are in love since her memories have been taken away.
Isla Crown
Ruler
Young Wildling ruler descended from Lark Crown, who helped to create Lightlark. Attending the Centennial for the first time. Best friends with Celeste and develops feelings for both Oro and Grim as they spend time together during the Centennial.
Has a secret: she does not have any Wildling powers but finds out that she does have power: from both her Wildling mother and her Nightshade father. At some point before the Centennial, she had met and fallen in love with Grim but her memories had to be taken away before the Centennial started. Her relationship with Grim is ruined by his keeping information from her. Finds the heart of Lightlark with Oro, the two of them fall in love with each other. Isla breaks the curse by killing Celeste, but manages to save the Starling realm by taking Celeste's power from her
Juniper
Lightlark Resident
A bartender in the Mainland agora who trades in secrets. He and Isla become aqcuantances and he is killed by Celeste because he knows who cast the curse.
Oro Rey
Ruler
Ruler of Sunling and King of Lightlark, descended from Horus Rey, who helped to create Lightlark. An Origin, meaning he has some power from all the other isles still residing on Lightlark: Moonling, Starling, and Skyling. Has a flair: can tell when someone is lying.
Falls in love with Isla as they search for the heart of Lightlark together and saves her from dying after she breaks the curse. Hates Grim and has hated Grim since they fought on opposing sides during the Sunling/Nightshade War.
Poppy
Wildling Newland Resident
Isla's charm teacher and one of the only people that knows Isla doesn't have power. Isla believes Terra killed her parents.
Terra
Wildling Newland Resident
Isla's fighting trainer and one of the only people that knows Isla doesn't have power. Isla believes Terra killed her parents.
The Oracles
Lightlark Ancient Being
Three sisters encased in ice, one of which wakes and gives Isla information about breaking the curses.
Powers and Curses
Miscellaneous
Moonling -
Power: control of water and ice, healing power, resistant to cold.
Curse: the ocean tries to kill them during the full moon.
Nightshade -
Power: create illusions and power over curses, can manipulate shadows.
Curse: they die if they go outside during the night.
Skyling -
Power: control of wind, can fly.
Curse: can't actually fly anymore.
Starling -
Power: control of light.
Curse: they all die when they turn twenty-five.
Sunling -
Power: can manipulate fire, some can gild items.
Curse: can't go outside during the day.
Wildling -
Power: control over the wild (plants and animals both), very seductive.
Curse: they kill anyone they fall in love with and they must eat human hearts to survive.