Of course, I'm so used to everyone knowing. Daseng is the leader of the group of cultists who came under Malicant's sway and tried to spread his taint. He's also Zanru's -- the former head of the Metalworker family -- her ex-husband.

Emperor Eshai was the ruler who intially brought the Foreigners, both this batch and the ones three hundred years ago, to Keeliai. She's also responsible for bringing the kedan to this world -- we're not from here, you see. We were... well, I suppose the kedan were the original Foreigners, brought to battle Malicant. But her magic damaged us, made us... muted, dull. Most didn't even know it. That was what I was trying to fix.

She died several years ago... one of the Foreigners, who is no longer here, murdered her.