Sister to Emperor Auriel, Kyrisse discovered her Ice Primal abilities as divine confirmation of her superior bloodline. When her brother chose democratic reforms over dynasty, dissolving their imperial throne for committees and councils, she saw it as unforgivable weakness. After his death at barbarian hands - which she witnessed without emotion - she earned the title "Frost Queen" among the scattered nobility who still believe in bloodline supremacy. Now she seeks to forge a new aristocracy from the chaos, seeing powerful Primals as the foundation for a new order with herself as the frozen heart of power. She believes democracy failed because it gave power to the unworthy, and that only those with divine blood - Primals - deserve to rule.