Amplifier
Amplifiers are pieces of a powerful animal’s body (usually bones or teeth) that amplify a Grisha’s power. The pieces are usually made into jewelry of some sort. Grisha are only allowed one amplifier, and…
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Corporalki
The Corporalki are an order of Grisha who can manipulate bodies, either by healing (Healers), as soldiers (Heartrenders), or by changing the body’s appearance (Tailors). They are the highest…
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Etherealki/Summoners
Etherealki, or Summoners, are an order of Grisha who can manipulate either fire (Inferni), air and wind (Squallers), or water (Tidemakers). Alina is a rare Summoner in that she…
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Fjerda
Fjerda is a neighboring country and enemy of Ravka.
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Grisha
Grisha are people who can harness the “small science”; what they can do seems magical, but they actually just learn to use elements (like light or metal) that already exist and simply manipulate them. They…
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Healer
Healers are a subgroup of Corporalki Grisha. They’re trained to heal injuries.
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Heartrender
Heartrenders are a subgroup of Corporalki Grisha. They’re soldiers and are trained to kill by manipulating people’s bodies.
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Inferni
Materialki/Fabrikators
The Materialki or Fabrikator Grisha can manipulate physical elements, like stone, bone, or metal. Their kefta are purple.
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Oprichniki
Oprichniki are a class of non-Grisha people who are nevertheless highly trained and act as guards for the Darkling.
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Sandskiff
Sandskiffs are shallow sleds that people use to cross the Shadow Fold. They have huge sails that propel them over the sand.
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The Shadow Fold/The Unsea
The Shadow Fold, or the Unsea, is a desolate, sandy area that divides Ravka in two. It’s entirely dark and was created centuries ago by a Grisha known as the Black Heretic. In the novel’s…
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The Shu Han
The Shu Han is a neighboring country and enemy of Ravka.
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Squaller
Tailor
Tailors are Corporalki Grisha who can manipulate the body’s appearance; they’re essentially makeup artists. Genya is the only Tailor in the novel, and other Grisha scorn her work as silly and pointless.
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Tidemaker
Volcra
Volcra are monsters that live in the Shadow Fold. They’re blind, with sharp teeth and claws and leathery wings, and they attack and eat anyone they can detect in the Fold. Alina learns that…
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