Evgeni Cypressmark
the Hoarfrost Count
Well-born one, marked by the cypress that stands watch between the living wood and the frozen dark.
Power
You draw frost from a dead man's breath and twist it into a key that opens any lock — but once turned, it melts to nothing, and the dead man's shade follows you for one year and one day.
- Familiar
- A magpie named Kholod that speaks only in your mother's voice.
- Bloodline
- House Cypressmark
You remember the exact feel of the copper coin you swallowed — cold, tinny, good for nothing — and the innkeeper's laugh when you coughed it back up. That was the night the frost began to web across your skin like a second set of veins, and the shadows in the room stopped moving when you moved.