Hildred Gladwyne

Noticeably older than her peers, Hildred is starting her life over again—differently this time, she hopes. Hating everything about who she was in her former life but unable to leave it behind, Hildred sought the intervention of Ulfhrafn of Eysteinn, master of magic affecting the memory. He cast a spell of his own design—tabula rasa— to wipe away all traces of her past self. All she began with was her literacy skills, and a note written to herself which she did not recognize. After assurances from Ulfhrafn, who prompted her to recopy her own note so she could see that the handwriting matched, she joined the Temple of the Invisible, as the note instructed her. Having reached nearly the same level of power in less than half the time, the Temple’s ruling council is wondering whether to send her out into the community to find new recruits. They see her potential, but also the risk that even under her new name she might be noticed by her former associates and lured back into her old life.