What Grisha Suborder do you belong to?

The Darkling’s favorite soldiers, these Grisha can stop anyone in their tracks as long as they have a clear line of sight at their unsuspecting victims.

But their power can also be used for purposes other than murder, for the most part. With their ability to relax people by slowing their hearts, they can provide temporary respite from a person’s inner demons. They can also provide literal warmth by speeding up heart rates.

Kefta: Red Kefta with Black Embroidery

Notable Heartrenders: Nina Zenik, Tamar-Kir Batar, & Tolya Yul-Bataar

“Are you aware that I could waggle my fingers and make you wet your trousers?”

— Nina Zenik

A healer, as the name suggests, has the power to heal your body be it bones, muscles, skin, or any other physical injury. They can also treat illnesses that seem to have no cause.

Kefta: Red Kefta with Grey Embroidery

Notable Healers: Hanne Brum, Sankt Grigori, & Sankta Anastasia

“This is a dangerous time. You were healing the prince when we spoke to him the other day. You can’t keep doing that.”
“Why not? If I can offer some small comfort, I should.”

— Hanne Brum

Squallers can control air pressure that enables them to manipulate the wind and hurl objects or people through the air in combat. They can also summon storms and lightning. However, The Darkling forbade summoning lightning in the Second Army due to its unpredictability.

Kefta: Blue Kefta with Silver Embroidery

Notable Squallers: Zoya Nazyalensky

"Then I have made you strong enough to survive the fall."

— Sankt Juris speaking to Zoya Nazyalensky | “King of Scars” by Leigh Bardugo

Tidemakers have the power to summon and control water, and they can be very powerful Grisha to have in battle, especially in naval battles. A Tidemaker has the ability to control water currents and thus, can control the fates of ships and anything else that’s at sea. The mysterious Council of Tides located at the harbor in Ketterdam have been doing this for a very long time.

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Notable Healers: The Council of Tides & Sankt Vladimir the Foolish

"For thirty days and thirty nights, Vladimir stood in the water and held back the sea, whispering his prayers as the sun rose and fell, and crabs nibbled at his toes until the great seawall and the base of the lighthouse were built."

— "The Lives of Saints" by Leigh Bardugo

The Inferni have the ability to manipulate fires, which means that they can make a fire from a small flame that provides light and warmth into a raging fire that can consume forests and lives in an instant. However, all fires require a spark to burst into life.

Kefta: Blue Kefta with Red Embroidery

Notable Healers: Harshaw & Kuwei-Yul Bo

“Oncat scratches me all the time,” said Harshaw as he ambled up beside me.

“Oh?” I asked hollowly.

“Funny thing is, she likes to stay close.”

“Are you being profound, Harshaw?”

“Actually, I was wondering, if I ate enough of those fish, would I start to glow?”

I shook my head. Of course one of the last living Inferni would have to be insane.”

— Harshaw speaking to Alina Starkov | "Ruin and Rising" by Leigh Bardugo

Alkemi specializes in chemicals like blasting powders and poisons. Alkemi and Durasts often share their workspace and do similar work.

Kefta: Purple Kefta with Red Embroidery

Notable Healers: Bo Yul-Bayur & Leoni

"Maybe they had a change of heart, said Leoni, opening a bottle of something blue. She could always be counted on to find a positive outcome, no matter how unlikely. “It isn’t easy to leave all you love behind."

— Leoni speaking to Nina | "King of Scars" by Leigh Bardugo

Durasts can change and manipulate glass, steel, wood, plants, and stone on a molecular level. This includes changing a solid's shape, texture, or composition. This also gives them the ability to absorb things, whether it’s poisons or disease from another person's body into their own.

Kefta: Purple Kefta with Grey Embroidery

Notable Healers: David Kostyk & Ilya Morozova

"I...I don't understand half of what goes on around me. I don't get jokes or sunsets or poetry, but I know metal. Beauty was your armor. Fragile stuff, all show. But what's inside you? That's steel. It's brave and unbreakable. And it doesn't need fixing."

— David Kostyk spoke to Genya | "Ruin and Rising" by Leigh Bardugo

RARE

Tailors can change a person's eyes and hair if they have the right material, or take away or give a tattoo. Tailors are capable of changing a person's bone structure and face shape. They can also remove skin flaws and add a blush to the face. A skilled tailor can also change a person’s body shape and face for long periods of time.

Kefta: Red Kefta with Blue Embroidery

Notable Healers: Genya Safin

"I am not ruined. I am ruination."

— Genya Safin | "Ruin and Rising" by Leigh Bardugo

RARE

Sun Summoners are rare, and they have the ability to bend and summon light. They can also summon heat from the sun. In some cases, light can be made into the Cut, a lethal ability that uses light to create a slicing effect on the target, or it can be made to turn objects invisible.

Kefta: Blue Kefta with Gold Embroidery

Notable Healers: Alina Starkov

"It’s true," I said softly. "You are stronger, wiser, infinite in experience." I leaned forward and whispered, my lips brushing the shell of his ear. "But I am an apt pupil."

— Alina Starkov speaking to The Darkling | "Ruin and Rising" by Leigh Bardugo

RARE

Shadow Summoners are rare, and they have the ability to gather and manipulate darkness and shadows. In some cases, darkness can be made into the Cut, a lethal ability that uses shadows or darkness to create a slicing effect on the target.

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Notable Healers: The Darkling & Baghra

He pressed a kiss to the top of my hair. "I will strip away all that you know, all that you love, until you have no shelter but me."

— The Darkling speaking to Alina Starkov | "Ruin and Rising" by Leigh Bardugo