Gideon Heathcliff

Gideon Heathcliff is the son of William Heathcliff. He is a stern young man with snow-white hair and blue eyes.

In the Octavian Empire, people are divided into three "races": Purebloods - possess dark matter and have exceptionally light hair and eye color. Purebloods are the pinnacle of Octavian society. Halfbloods - possess matter at a middling level and primarily work for the Purebloods. Lowbloods - lack dark matter and are considered outcasts.

Half-bloods and low-borns primarily live in the Forbidden Lands, a city of crime where pure-bloods are hated with all their hearts. Pure-bloods reside in the capital, Romus. (Half-bloods are also allowed to live in Romus, after a series of checks.)

Gideon has a younger sister, Gabriella, a capricious 10-year-old girl. He also has a younger stepbrother, Gautier Heathcliff, who is the lost prince. His real name is Killian Paris Burke.

After the coup, the empire was led by a council of elders, which clearly divided all people in Octavia. If the prince ascends the throne at 19, he will overthrow the council, thereby ridding the country of its stupid rules.

Gideon attends the Academy of Saints and Great Ones, a separate academy for purebloods. He has a best friend, Lumiere Waldin, a short-haired blond man who constantly nags Heathcliff. Waldin previously attended the Corps of Pages, a closed military institution, but transferred to the Academy in his fourth year.

Gideon has a rather explosive temper, which only abates when it comes to his younger sister. He rarely communicates with Gautier, as he doesn't want the legitimate heir to take the throne.