What is a sea whip in Shadow and Bones?
In the books, we're given a bit more backstory on the sea whip. The legend says the creature is a cursed dragon prince named Rusalye. Forever stuck in the form of the sea serpent, Rusalye is made to guard the waters bordering the Bone Road, a northern portion of the True Sea.
The two go to find the stag before the Darkling can and grow close again before confessing their love for each other. Alina gets Mal to promise to her that he should kill her if they are about to be captured by The Darkling, as she does not wish for her powers to be used against her will.
While they manage early on to find and kill the ice dragon Rusalye, aka the sea whip, it takes them until the end of the season to realize that the final amplifier, the firebird, is actually Mal.
Alina Starkov is the first known Sun Summoner in existence. Unlike the Darkling, who is descended from Morozova and inherited the same Shadow Summoning powers as his mother, Alina's ancestry is unclear.
The sea whip is a sea-dwelling dragon. The legendary beast was found in the pages of stories. Bardugo's books describe the sea whip as “a shimmering, undulating white shape.”
Grisha are only able to use one amplifier. The only known exceptions to this were Alina Starkov and Zoya Nazyalensky. Some Grisha can also be born as living amplifiers, able to magnify the power of other Grisha with just a touch.
Mal was oblivious to Alina's love from before book one even began. He slept with Zoya and countless others before he realised who was waiting by his back door.
During the Shadow Fold crossing, volcra attack the sandskiff, but Alina lets out a burst of light killing the volcra in order to save Malyen. Better known as the Sun Summoner, Alina is the protagonist of the series. As one of the most powerful Grisha, she is the only one capable of saving Ravka from the Fold.
Alina Starkov
In the beginning, the Darkling and Alina felt drawn to one another. Before Alina left the Little Palace, the Darkling kissed her abruptly by the lake, after he told her about the stag he was hunting.
While searching for the last amplifier, Mal and Alina find out the truth about Mal's heritage. He is descended from Baghra's sister, making him a great-nephew of the Darkling.
Who is INEJ's brother?
Harij was separated from his family when he was a child. He was 12 and his sister, Inej, was 14 when four men took them from their parents' wagon.
Is Mal a Grisha? While Mal is not a Grisha, he does have magical powers, which are revealed in Ruin and Rising. Mal is a human amplifier, which means a Grisha can use his powers to enhance their own.
Ulla is a half-sildroher songcaster and the half-sister of The Darkling via their late mother, Baghra. She is also known as Sankta Ursula of the Waves.
Between the novels Siege and Storm and Ruin and Rising, on which season 2 is largely based, Alina loses her Sun Summoner powers completely for a time after a fight with Kirigan. She also ends up gaining a piece of the Darkling's power and vice versa.
In the book, however, Alina uses merzost through her still-active connection to the Darkling in order to create her own nichevo'ya (shadow monsters like the Darkling uses) to fight back against him at the end of the second novel. As a result of her using the power that one time her hair turns permanently white.
How is Eros Represented in Art? In ancient Greek art from the 6th century BCE, Eros is usually depicted as an adolescent with wings and he often carries a wreath of victory. He may also hold a lyre, a hare, or a whip, the latter when in pursuit of a youth.
She is portrayed as a winged goddess wielding a whip or a dagger. In early times the representations of Nemesis resembled Aphrodite, who sometimes bears the epithet Nemesis.
Mythic Kraken
Hundreds of years ago, European sailors told of a sea monster called the kraken that could toss ships into the air with its many long arms. Today we know sea monsters aren't real--but a living sea animal, the giant squid, has 10 arms and can grow longer than a school bus.
Sun Summoners: A suborder of Grisha who can manipulate light. These are the rarest type of Grisha, which is why Alina (Jessie Mei Li) is so important.
Grisha are known to age more slowly than humans because channeling their natural element rejuvenates them; those who do not practice much will grow weaker and die faster.
Can any Grisha use the cut?
It is unknown if other Grisha can harness this power or if it's specific to Baghra, the Darkling, and Alina, as other Sun Summoners have not been mentioned to use the Cut. No other type of Etherealki are shown to use the Cut either.
The True Sea is the sea which separates Fjerda, Ravka, and the Shu Han from Novyi Zem. Kerch is also an island which lies in the True Sea. The heart of Ravka was separated from the True Sea by the Unsea.
While searching for the last amplifier, Mal and Alina find out the truth about Mal's heritage. He is descended from Baghra's sister, making him a great-nephew of the Darkling. It also makes him an amplifier. He accepts this fate, understanding and willing to die for Alina.
Nichevo'ya (or "the nothings") are shadow creatures created by the Darkling through the use of merzost (creation).
Shadow and Bone
The stag is first mentioned in the Istorii Sankt'ya. The animal itself is first seen after Malyen Oretsev and Alina Starkov kiss in Tsibeya while on their mission to find it. Soon after, the stag is killed by the Darkling in order to obtain the antlers and make an amplifier for Alina.
1 The Darkling
The Darkling is the primary antagonist of the series, but he is considered the most powerful Grisha of all. As a Shadow Summoner, he can manipulate darkness to create solid objects and creatures.
Suli or Sulli can refer to: Souli, region in Epirus, Greece, and home of the Souliotes. Abu Bakr bin Yahya al-Suli (c. 880 – 946), poet and scholar at the Abbasid court.
Ravka is heavily influenced and inspired by Tsarist Russia of the early 1800s. Many of the countries that surround Ravka are based off of real nations that surround Russia (Mongolia and China for Shu Han and Norway and Finland for Fjerda).
Is Mal a Grisha? While Mal is not a Grisha, he does have magical powers, which are revealed in Ruin and Rising. Mal is a human amplifier, which means a Grisha can use his powers to enhance their own.
Mal was oblivious to Alina's love from before book one even began. He slept with Zoya and countless others before he realised who was waiting by his back door.
Did the Darkling abuse Alina?
Rather than raping or assaulting women, the Darkling tricks Alina into falling in love with him, his goal being to take Alina's power for himself and effectively enslave her.
In the book, however, Alina uses merzost through her still-active connection to the Darkling in order to create her own nichevo'ya (shadow monsters like the Darkling uses) to fight back against him at the end of the second novel. As a result of her using the power that one time her hair turns permanently white.
Mal is a Morozova: the third amplifier: the firebird.
Alina Starkov was the original Sun Summoner.
Morozova used dark magic known as merzost and his own finger bones to create powerful animals that could be killed and merged into a Grisha's body to boost their powers.
Ilya Morozova, also known as the Bonesmith, is one of the first and most powerful Grisha. He is believed to be the only Grisha to successfully create an amplifier, but his work drove him to tamper with forbidden merzost.
