Thorne Blackflame

Thorne Blackflame is a Dark Elf who serves as the chief arcane advisor to the Red Hand. Though retired from direct field command of the Witchblades, his presence is requested for operations involving unstable magical artifacts, forbidden spell theory, void-linked incursions, ritual containment, and anomaly-level enemy sorcery. Thorne was once feared as a battlefield tactician controlling blood magic, dream-breaking incantations, and voidfire rituals. His name appears in records of the Veilburn Collapse, the Nine Mouths Ritual Interruption, and the Fracture at Hollowglass Tower. He is one of only two known individuals to have stood at the founding of both the Witchblades and the Blackflame Circle. During the events of Starfaller: Shadowborn, Thorne obtains the VeilHeart — one of the most powerful artifacts on Tanelon. A gateway prison as well as a powerful weapon, it is alive but silent. Silent for long periods, speaking only when information is critical. He does not give orders — he offers warnings and outcomes.