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The afterlife. read analysis of Alâfia

A maji’s magic. Ashê glows different colors depending on which clan a maji is part of. read analysis of Ashê

Maji who can create and manipulate fire. read analysis of Burner

Magical individuals like Nehanda and Amari who can draw power from tîtáns who share the same magic type (i.e., Connector cênters can only draw from Connector tîtáns, while Tider cênters can only draw from Tider… read analysis of Cênter

Massive horned cheetah-like ryders. Nehanda designs a cheetanaire sigil as the mark of Inan’s rule. read analysis of Cheetanaire

Maji who can connect with others in dreamscapes they create in their own minds. Both Inan and Amani are Connectors. read analysis of Connector

A person who has the potential to become a maji and use magic. read analysis of Divîner

Maji who can manipulate natural elements—Grounders can manipulate the earth and stone, while Welders can manipulate metal. Grounders and Welders serve the same god and are members of the same clan. read analysis of Grounder/Welder

Maji who have the power to heal or cure injury and illness, respectively. Both, however, serve the same god and are part of the same clan. read analysis of Healer/Cancer

A prophecy from an ascending elder’s god that will help the elder lead their clan. They receive it during the ceremony in which they’re named elder of their clan. read analysis of Ìsípayá

The maji resistance group; the word translates to “resistance.” Zélie learns that Mama Agba actually started the group. Its symbol is a red I and its goal is to overthrow the monarchy. read analysis of Iyika

A non-magical person, as opposed to the maji. They make up a majority of Orïsha’s population. read analysis of Kosidán

Maji who can conjure light and darkness. read analysis of Lighter

Lion-like ryders. read analysis of Lionaire

A metal that burns the skin of maji and divîners, as well as neutralizes their powers. The monarchy uses it to capture, subdue, and torture captured maji. While it most often occurs in its… read analysis of Majacite

A person with activated magical abilities. All maji are part of a clan, worship a specific clan god, and have corresponding powers. Reapers like Zélie, for instance, are part of the Reaper clan, worship… read analysis of Maji

The moonstone, unlike its sister the sunstone, exists as power given to someone by the gods, not as an object. It allows maji to connect their lifeforces, which gives them significantly more power, but… read analysis of Moonstone

The god of the Reaper clan. She wears lush red and purple clothing. read analysis of Oya

An event that took place years before the novel begins in which King Saran brutally murdered every divîner over the age of 13. He did this in response to peace talks with maji that failed… read analysis of The Raid

Maji who have control over death. They can do things like save people from death, but they can also kill. Reapers can also connect with the spirits of the deceased and weaponize them. Zélie is… read analysis of Reaper

Large animals—snow leopanaires, lionaires, and cheetanaires—that people in Orïsha ride. They have horns and resemble real-world big cats. read analysis of Ryder

Maji who can see the future and the past, like Mama Agba. read analysis of Seer

Divîner priests who, until they were wiped out in the Raid, lived in the temples like Chândomblé and kept the connections between maji and the gods alive. They were also instrumental in preserving the… read analysis of Sêntaro

The supreme deity. She created the 10 gods, who then shared their powers with humans and created the first maji. read analysis of Sky Mother

Ryders that resemble snow leopards. They were the symbol of King Saran’s reign. read analysis of Snow Leopanaire

A massive stone that was one of the three magical objects needed to perform the ritual intended to restore magic in Orïsha. It shattered during the ritual. Its counterpart is the moonstone. read analysis of Sunstone

Maji who can connect with animals. read analysis of Tamer

Maji who can manipulate bodies of water, such as to create tidal waves, fog, or bubbles within the water so that humans can remain underwater for extended periods of time. read analysis of Tider

Nobles with maji ancestry who, after Zélie brought magic back at the end of Children of Blood and Bone, discovered that they could use their magic. Tîtáns differ from maji in that they’re not… read analysis of Tîtán

Maji who can control the winds and create things like tornados. read analysis of Winder