![]() ![]() ![]() And now she has only fourteen days to fall in love, knowing that when she does she must give that love up to Ananshael. Give to the god the one who makes your mindįor this is something Pyrre has never experienced – love. Pyrre is confident in her abilities, but the final command has her consumed with unfamiliar doubt: To complete her Trial, she must make seven kills in fourteen days, according to a specific ritual of the order, or else sacrifice herself to her god. In Skullsworn, we find Pyrre in her early years, as she is embarking on the Trial that will allow her to become the priestess we meet later. Pyrre’s injection into the story gives an interesting counterpoint to the concept of killing, and her skill at dispatching at will proves invaluable to those whom she has been charged with protecting. ![]() She is actually a priestess of Ananshael, the god of death. We first meet her as a prattling, vulgar merchant, but it quickly becomes apparent this is a ruse. Within this framework is a very interesting character named Pyrre. While often they sit comfortably in a particular trope (quiet yet powerful, suffering male leader feisty, overlooked younger sister mysterious elder monk with almost inhuman abilities etc.), their depth and complexity is truly mesmerizing. One of the major strengths of Brian Staveley’s Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne epic fantasy series ( The Emperor’s Blades, The Providence of Fire, The Last Mortal Bond), is his characters. ![]()
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