Farseer

"My birth was ordinary; full of a woman's pain and blood. I didn't mean to kill her, but I was frightened and I was dying."

Aesic Dyonn is a Farseer. A souleater with the ability to cut a person's soul from their body with a mere look. His kind are feared by all, whether they deserve that fear or not.

Valin Amatta is the first person in a long time to approach him directly, despite her fears. So when she comes asking for someone to help investigate the murder of her father, he is compelled to help her, but he finds more on their journey than he bargained for.