Content Warnings

The villains of the story are capturing magical creatures and animals for the purpose of selling them. 

A character is being held captive at a government facility. 

There are several very graphic descriptions of blood throughout the book. Some are real, and others are within nightmares.

Blood taken from a consenting adult is also used briefly as a component in a spell. 

As this is a fantasy story, there are many fantasy themes which come up such as: Monarchy, Magic, Elves, Dwarfs, Dragons, Mages, Spellwork and more. This is just a reminder to keep in mind the things that classically come up in fantasy which may come up in the book, even if it's not explicitly listed here.

Note: This does not include common triggers that come with fantasy. Triggers are listed separately.

There are many descriptions of fire and threats of being set on fire throughout the book. 

A character with PTSD experiences flashbacks several times throughout the book. 

Several characters are seen grieving or trying to handle their grief throughout the novel.

Blood is also used briefly as a component in a spell. 

Dragons in the story are depicted as human and the villains of the story are capturing dragons with the intention of selling them.

Dragons in the story are depicted as humans and the villains of the story are experimenting on them. 

A character experiences a period of hypervigilance and paranoia due to an attack which happens early in the book. 

Dragons are depicted as humans in the story and are being held in cages against their will. 

Several characters are kidnapped throughout the story. All of them are adults. 

A character realizes that he has been inprisoned for over 20 years and has lost that time. 

Several characters nearly die fighting or in other dangerous situations. 

The main character of the book has PTSD and it is depicted throughout the novel as he experiences symptoms relating to it. 

Several characters experience deep remorse upon learning new information or escaping a dangerous situation. 

A character was abandoned as a child and frequently expresses their feelings about this.

A character was being starved by the villains of the book. 

Several characters threaten to harm or maim other characters throughout the book. 

A character discusses being burnt by a dragon's acid and describes it happening to another person in the narration. 

A character briefly mentions losing her parents and being adopted. 

The dragons in this series are, in many ways, a representation of being othered for being Queer. As such, there are moments when the dragons are persecuted which may read like homophobia/transphobia/etc. to readers. However, because it is through the lens of fantasy, it is not something that is necessarily blatant or consistent. 

A character briefly describes her feelings around her parents trying to arrange a marriage for her. 

The main character falls from a cliff while trying to scale down it in the first part of the novel. It is a graphic description, but it only happens once. 

A brief conversation between two characters mentions people being held captive like slaves and prison labor. 

A character discusses losing her parents at a young age. s of fantasy, it is not something that is necessarily blatant or consistent. 

A character who is rather sickly is introduced and described. 

Several characters go out to a tavern together and drink while discussing their goals. 

A character is killed via their stomach being cut open and it is briefly described. 

Two of the characters interact with guards who inspect them and their things while they are trying to enter the capitol city. 

A character is depicted physically abusing an employee of his.