Effie Sevrance

The younger sister of Drey and Raif, Effie Sevrance is an important main character in the series, only eight years old, and very serious and wise for her age. Her estranged personality makes her beloved by several in the clan, and feared by others for her budding sorcery powers.

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Description

Effie is considered a plain girl by many, short and skinny. She almost perpetually adopts a serious mien, and like her brother, gives considerable thought before speaking. While Effie often notices important details about others and what troubles them, her youth and inexperience often prevents her from speaking up. For example, she notes that Drey looks like her father when someone mentions Effie looks like her mother. She thinks to herself ''"Then who does Raif look like?" ''She never poses this question aloud.

Given a shapeless stone at birth as her lore, Effie was chosen by the clanguide to follow him. Like Raif, she has a very unusual lore, and the two also clearly possess the old skills, unlike their brother Drey. Effie has a fascination with stones. She also has a deep bond with the Shankshounds, a group of hunting dogs that treat Effie as a pup, but are otherwise vicious to most people. Effie often crawls into their cote, preferring the hounds' company to her clansmen.

History

Meg Sevrance died giving birth to Effie, so knew her mother only through tales. It was said that Meg told her sons that Effie would need the most love from them, because she herself was about to die. As such, the Sevrance family and most of the roundhouse clansmen - Raina and Anwyn especially - take a special interest in Effie's life and welfare.