In The Remnant Backstory guide, readers are introduced to the rich history and political structure of the Cross-Sea Lands—a nation built atop itself to escape rising seas. It explores the stark divide between the City Above and the City Beneath, where class, survival, and identity collide. Key characters and factions are introduced alongside cultural customs like veiling and weapon-forging from Cross-Sea stone. The guide sets the stage for Basha Inaba’s journey, as she unravels her sister’s death and navigates a world steeped in secrets, rebellion, and rising tides.

Once upon a time, fantasy gave us women in narrow shapes: the damsel, the warrior, the crone. They waited in towers, fought in armor, or whispered ancient wisdom from the shadows. But today’s heroines aren’t confined to one role—they’re layered, flawed, fierce, and fully human. In The Legion of Pneumos, characters like Keira, Tegan, Junia, and Basha reflect this evolution, balancing duty and desire, rebellion and resilience. They echo familiar archetypes but break them open to reveal something deeper. Because real strength isn’t in fitting the mold—it’s in rewriting it. And these women? They’re writing in ink, blood, and fire.

Family shapes us, whether through love, loss, or the ties we struggle to break. Fantasy stories have long delved into these relationships, using magic and epic stakes to explore themes of belonging, duty, and identity. In The Legion of Pneumos series, Keira, Neval, and Basha each grapple with the weight of family—whether it’s Keira’s struggle with her mother’s instability, Neval’s rebellion against a father who failed him, or Basha’s grief over the sister she both loved and resented.