Mrillis grew up as the student of powerful Rey'kil enchanters. Unsure if he was the Child of Blood or the Child of Life, his guardians taught him of right and wrong, painful choices, and love. The target of an enchanter so evil no one spoke his name, Mrillis becomes an instrument in his defeat, and is then charged with befriending Endor, his orphaned son. Teamed with Ceera, a girl raised as Mrillis' sister, the three fight to protect their world and harness magic that once threatened to destroy all. In answer to a vision of a bowl made from the stars, Mrillis and Ceera turn poison into power and form the Zygradon.