Kiran Ross

Kiran Ross is a cleric of Barica, the leader of the Temple of Honour in Red Deer, and a former mentor to Rorrik.

A werewolf who is much older than they look, Kiran's life did not begin as one of piety. As they confessed to Rorrik following the revelation that Rorrik had deceived them, they were born into a werewolf pack known for its brutality and wanton slaughter, and they excelled within it. Their downfall came when they fell in love with one of their packmates — a she-wolf just as brutal as they were. The pack's alpha demanded she mate with him, and when she and Kiran objected, the pack tore her to pieces while holding Kiran in place and forcing them to watch.

Kiran drifted for several years afterwards, leading a criminal existence before they were shown kindness by a human priest of Barica. This led to Kiran's religious awakening, and they eventually found themselves in Red Deer, where they began to tend to the temple.

Generally soft-spoken and devout, Kiran has a mild temperament now, though their patience with our heroes thinned when they downplayed the gravity of Rorrik's deception and the danger Kiran courted by helping him undermine Aleida de Gris.