Main Characters
Wan ShaiLu
Who is the protagonist of the story?
Being honest will help you overcome difficult life situations
The main theme of the story
The emperor's assassination attempt
The event that started the whole story, happens before the story
A fantasy empire with rich history and culture
Setting of Emperor's Soul
Ashravan
The Emperor
Shai's struggle to forge someone else's soul, her own soul stamps
Identity in Emperor's soul
Resolution
Forging, the manipulation of objects' souls
A key part of the magic system, allows manipulation of souls
Gaotona's role
Who is the antagonist/main arbiter
Ashravan becomes the emperor even though he doesn't want to, but he cares so deeply for the people (Gaotona convinces him to make this choice)
The theme of sacrifice
Shai's threat of execution
The hope of the arbiters to control the Empire
Character motivation
A skilled forger who taught Shai
Shai's mentor
The visual representation of culture in the Empire
Art is valuable because it is a reflection of culture
Frava's attempts to persuade Shai to giver her power over the Emperor
Weedfingers
Political parties trying to gain control of the emperor
Power or struggling with power
Shai completing the Emperor's forgery and escape
Climax
Regulations for forging are an example of...
Government control of the magic system