Baghra

A Shadow Summoner and the Darkling's mother, whose tough instruction hides a desperate plan to stop her son.

Baghra is a Shadow Summoner who is introduced as a tough instructor to Alina at the Little Palace. She reveals herself to be the Darkling's mother, who intentionally conceived and raised him with the intention of making him powerful. She fears he has gone too far and attempts to intervene by encouraging Alina to run away, but is punished by her own son. She kills herself midway through the third book to stop her son's forces, which leaves him heartbroken and grieving.

Quick Facts

Role: Shadow Summoner

Lore & Background

Baghra appears in the original trilogy and is portrayed at a younger age in The Demon in the Wood. She is also the mother of Ulla, who appears in the short story 'When Water Sang Fire'. In the Netflix series, she is played by Zoë Wanamaker.