Xepher of House Sicarius is the second son of Lord Xantos Sicarius of Falconpoint. Hot-headed, boastful, and crass, the young jackal is a talented warrior and an exceptional archer. When he came of age, he briefly rode with Nicolas Goldentree and the Golden Company until he grew homesick and returned to Falconpoint. Xepher engages in frequent whoring, and has sired perhaps dozens of bastards across the Red Vale.

However his faults, the young Xepher is fiercely loyal to his family, and is especially protective of his half-sister, Lydia Talon. During the course of the war against the Dark Lord, he continues to prove a great warrior, as well as a skilled battle commander against the armies of the Dark Lord...