Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of death, rape, death by suicide, physical abuse, and emotional abuse.

Sera is the protagonist and first-person narrator of A Fire in the Flesh. She is the Princess of Lasania, a mortal kingdom, and the daughter of King Lamont and Queen Calliphe. Her father passed away shortly after her birth, and her mother later married Ernald. Her stepsister Ezra is the current Queen of Lasania when this novel begins but does not appear in the book. 

Sera is curvy and freckled, with blonde hair that verges on silver. Because of a deal that her ancestor made with Eythos, she was intended to become the Consort of the Primal of Death, as indicated by the crescent-moon birthmark on her left shoulder. Eythos also hid the remaining embers of life in her bloodline, which gives her significant power. However, that power comes with a cost: She will die unless they are removed or she is Ascended to become a Primal. Because of this predetermined future, Sera’s character arc explores the tension between Fate Versus Free Will, as she struggles to both fulfill her purpose and maintain her individuality and choice.