Tyris is the young steward of the Ervenholme estate, who bears the entire burden of managing the household and finances of the impoverished Erven family. He is the son of the previous steward and a descendant of the old Olisar family, which has served the Ervens for over a hundred years, and he possesses the family’s ancestral magic of analysis, which allows him to determine the price, quality, and authenticity of any item.