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Quicksilver Recap

Fantasy Fangirls

Thu Nov 06 2025

Summary

Fantasy Fangirls – "Quicksilver" Recap Episode

Date: November 6, 2025
Hosts: Lexi and Nicole

Episode Overview

In this special recap episode, sisters Lexi and Nicole from the Fantasy Fangirls podcast deliver a comprehensive, spoiler-filled catch-up on Quicksilver by Callie Hart. With the highly anticipated sequel Brimstone just around the corner, they break down the book’s major events, discuss lore, theorize about what’s next, and revisit key characters, setting the perfect stage for existing fans and newcomers eager to dive into the next installment.

1. Book Recap: “Lorreth’s Ballad – The (Unhinged) Summarized Saga”

[05:06–12:02]

Nicole delivers a high-energy, witty, and at times “unhinged” blitz through the plot of Quicksilver, highlighting all the twisty turns:

Main Character:
- Cerys Fane—thief, apprentice glassmith, owner of a forbidden magical gauntlet.
- Quote: “Sarris Fane... finds herself in quite the pickle. She is the proud new owner of a golden Guardian's gauntlet, which is a big no-no in Zavaren.” (Nicole, 05:07)
Key Early Events:
- Cerys’s brother Hayden runs off with her bag (and the gauntlet), gets into trouble with Guardians.
- To save Hayden, Cerys admits to the crime and is arrested, ultimately fighting back and killing two Guardians.
- She's brought before Queen Madra, stabbed by Heron in the Hall of Mirrors, and, in a near-death moment, pulls a magic sword—activating the fabled Quicksilver pool.
Realm Jumping & New Alliances:
- Upon waking, Cerys is now in the fae realm of Yvelia, meets key players: Everlane (Kingfisher’s half-sister), Wren, and the infamous Kingfisher himself.
- She’s given a week by King Bellacon to unlock her alchemy powers under threat of war.
Bonds, Betrayals, and Steamy Encounters:
- Cerys makes a deal with the mysterious Kingfisher to rescue her brother, but ends up with Carrion Swift instead.
- The group’s journey features dangerous experiments, intense training, and “sexual tension heating up, up, up.”
- Numerous direct nods to the spicy romance (“Bang, bangity bang. I said a bite me, Fisher. Bang. Ruin me.” — Nicole, 10:00)
Warfare, Magic, and Major Reveals:
- Cerys creates a legendary God Sword. Vampire king Malcolm invades, leading to kidnappings and pitched battles.
- Carrion Swift’s true fae (and royal) heritage comes to light.
- The final confrontation: Cerys discovers a magical coin binding Kingfisher to Malcolm, Carrion’s blood weakens Malcolm, and Cerys decapitates the vampire king.
Brush With Death & Divine Bargains:
- Cerys is mortally wounded, and as she dies, is offered a choice by Zarith, God of Chaos and Change:
  - Die, or return as something new—a being neither fully fae nor vampire.
  - She chooses the latter, becoming the first ever half-fae, half-vampire (dhampir).
Ending:
- With Malcolm dead, Cerys is pointed to become the new queen of the Sanisroth (vampires).

2. Where Are They Now?

Key Realms, Characters, and Plot Points for “Brimstone”
[17:19–41:30]

Zelvarin (The “Human” Realm):

Environment:
- Windswept, hot desert city with twin suns; water is scarce, most wards (especially the 3rd, where Cerys is from) are impoverished.
Queen Madra:
- Ruthless, ancient, power-hungry. Known for stamping out magic and hunting alchemists, keeps water rations in place, and is revealed to be part of the immortal Triumvirate.
- Quote: “Not only was she in charge of quarantining the Third...but she is well over a thousand years old.” (Nicole, 19:54)
Hayden & Elroy:
- Hayden (Cerys’s brother), now a store clerk in the 7th Ward, troubled and feeling guilty.
- Elroy, Cerys’s mentor, still working in the forge; both are currently safe but unsettled.

Yvelia (Fae Realm):

Capital: Winter Palace.
King Bellacon:
- Kingfisher’s stepfather, usurped the throne after betraying the royal Dianthus family.
- In secret alliance (for centuries) with vampire king Malcolm, hoarding silver to weaken the war’s front against vampires.
- “Yes. Boo. You suck, Belacan.” (Lexi, 27:10)
Everlane:
- Kingfisher’s half-sister; rescued after being bitten by Malcolm, now convalescing after risky, never-before-attempted magical healing.
- Ship status with Wren: “Yes, we ship them so hard.” (Lexi, 31:40)
Kalish:
- Kingfisher’s ancestral home; protected by magical borders, now a refuge for the group.

Sanisroth (Vampire Realm):

Status:
- Formerly ruled by Malcolm; capital city is Amon Trayes, a forbidding necropolis. Now under Cerys's (soon-to-be) rule.
The Blood Curse:
- Ancient curse transforming Fae into vampires. Malcolm was the first; Carrion’s Dianthus bloodline holds the key to the curse’s end.

3. Deep Lore and Theories

The Triumvirate

[53:37–54:53]

Members: Madra, Bellacon, Malcolm—immortal, magical rulers linked to a single life-force (cannot die unless all are killed at once).
Malcolm’s Death: Officially dead (beheaded with a God Sword), but the hosts debate if this will last unless the Triumvirate is fully destroyed (Nicole: “I think Malcolm has a timed clock...to respawn.” 54:56)
Theme: Expect major focus on how to destroy the Triumvirate in Brimstone.

The Gods’ Tree and Zarith

[45:33–49:54]

World Tree Metaphor: Each realm is a leaf; a rot is killing the tree, symbolizing a cosmic threat.
Cerys’s Role: The goddess Zarith has manipulated events to prevent Cerys and Kingfisher from meeting (their bond always ends the universe in his precognition) but is gambling on their “god-bound” bond creating a new, unpredictable path.
- “No pressure. Just live my life.” (Lexi, 49:32)
Cerys’s Resurrection: Accepts Zarith’s offer to return as an unprecedented hybrid (half Fae, half vampire) outside godly interference.
Open Questions: What is the rot? How can an alchemist restore the balance? Is it linked to the blood curse or Triumvirate?

Alchemy

[49:58–53:27]

“Forgotten, long-dead” magic. All alchemists have Fae blood; three branches: immortality seekers, inventors (like Cerys), and healers.
Unique Powers: Cerys surpasses even legendary alchemists in her control (can manipulate metals with less than 5% quicksilver, multiple elements); hosts tease that we’ve only seen 10% of her full power to date.

Carrion Swift

[57:09–60:11]

Reveal: The last Dianthus heir, secreted away after his family’s murder and raised glamored as human. His blood can kill cursed vampires, which is instrumental in defeating Malcolm.
Succession Theory: The hosts speculate Seras may kill Malcolm, Kingfisher might kill Madra, and Carrion could be fated to kill Bellacon.

4. Character Status and Key Plot Points Heading into Brimstone

[41:30–63:00]

Cerys: Now a dhampir (half Fae, half vampire), soon to be crowned queen of Sanisroth. Holds immense, unprecedented magical potential. Fully “God-bound” to Kingfisher; they can speak into each other’s minds (and debate whether this can cross realms or... lead to “mind-to-mind” intimacy).
Kingfisher:
- His own curse (quicksilver madness) quieted, on the path to recovery but still at risk.
- Now bonded to Cerys both romantically and magically.
Bond: Their union is prophesied to lead to disaster but also to a unique, uncertain hope for the universe.
Everlane: Alive, healing after vampire bite due to a magical team effort; fate when she wakes up unknown.
Triumvirate: Malcolm destroyed, but ongoing threat as lore suggests all members must die for any to stay dead.
Other Lupo Proalia (Fisher’s warriors):
- Lorath: Bardic heart, now wielding the legendary God Sword.
- Danya: In time out after losing her hand trying to claim the God Sword.
Witches: Ishabel (heir to the Balqadir clan), helped in magical healing; witch clans may become increasingly important.
Open Questions:
- Will the vampire army obey Cerys?
- Is Belacon’s secret alliance with the enemy exposed?
- What is the nature of the God Tree's rot, and can Cerys’s powers fix it?
- Are the Triumvirate's members truly immortal, or will Brimstone see their end?
- Will Carrion’s newly revealed status change the power dynamic in Yvelia?

5. Notable Quotes & Moments

“Bang, bangity bang. I said a bite me, Fisher. Bang. Ruin me.”
(Nicole, 10:00)
“No shit, Sherlock. But we know that she's not just a member of Santa's Wrathian soil now. Now she is the Queen.”
(Nicole, 39:02)
“Yes. Boo. You suck, Belacan.”
(Lexi, 27:10)
“No pressure. Just live my life.”
(Lexi, 49:32)
“Will we see this conflict with the other gods? And our characters will have to eventually deal with their unwanted attention? Yes.”
(Nicole, 50:06)
On Kingfisher & Cerys’s bond: “We do have a sex bet now officially, but we're saving that for episode six.”
(Nicole, 45:39)

6. Theories, Hopes, and What’s Next in “Brimstone”

[60:19–64:30]

Lexi & Nicole Share What They’re Most Excited For:

Delving deeper into the Blood Curse origins, especially Kingfisher’s father Finryn and his mysterious research.
Vampire politics: How will Cerys rule as Sanisroth’s queen? (“Excited for the politics next book, especially the vampire politics.” Nicole, 63:33)
Carrion and Kingfisher’s relationship, now both with royal fae ties.
Will Cerys meet another powerful alchemist or learn of new branches of her magic?
The involvement of witches, possible realm-jumping, and lore expansion around the gods.

7. Conclusion & Upcoming Content

Bonus Deep Dive: Episode 6 (covering the Godlands chapter) drops Monday before Brimstone’s release (Nov 18th).
Author Interview: Callie Hart herself joins for a special episode next week.
Midnight Release Party: Denver, Nov 17th – trivia, Q&A, and more!
Resource: Fan Club membership offers early, ad-free episodes, event codes, and more.

Summary Table: Timestamps for Key Segments

| Section | Timestamps |
|---------------------------------------|-------------|
| Lorreth’s Ballad Recap | 05:06–12:02 |
| Where Are They Now? (Realms/Characters) | 17:19–41:30 |
| The Gods & Lore Discussion | 45:33–49:54 |
| Alchemy Deep Dive | 49:58–53:27 |
| Triumvirate Theorizing | 53:37–54:53 |
| Carrion/Character Power Dynamics | 57:09–60:11 |
| Brimstone Hopes & Theories | 60:19–64:30 |

Final Thoughts

This episode is an essential, entertaining, and exhaustive crash course on Quicksilver, perfectly prepping listeners for Brimstone. Lexi and Nicole’s trademark blend of analysis, humor, and theory-crafting makes even the densest lore accessible—and filled with anticipation for what comes next.

“I love this...now we just get to see [Cerys and Kingfisher] being in love and being a team, and then we get to see how they deal...with the world together.”
— Lexi (64:01)

For even deeper discussion, check out their multi-part deep dive series and the upcoming author interview.

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You are correct. So without further ado, Sarris Fane, locally known thief and apprentice glassmith, finds herself in quite the pickle. She is the proud new owner owner of a golden Guardian's gauntlet, which is a big no no in Zavaren. Rushing off to the local tavern, Cerys finds her brother Hayden outside nursing his post gambling losses to the one, the only Carrion Swift. She leaves her bag with a forbidden gauntlet outside with Hayden and marches inside to confront the biggest flirt in Sylvarin. Back outside, Hayden has run off with the gauntlet in tow and has gotten himself cornered by the Guardians to protect her brother. Cerys admits she took the gauntlet gauntlet and fights back against the Guardians, killing two before she is arrested. After her arrest, Serious is brought to the hall of Mirrors, or what was once the hall of Mirrors and now is just a dusty room with an old sword stuck in the ground. Interesting. The immortal bitch Queen Madra orders her favorite guard to make her sing Harren. And Harren must have been taking lessons from Arya Stark because he stabs her with the pointy end of his blade. Even half dead, Saera summons her inner King Arthur and she pulls the sword out of the ground and unknowingly unlocks the Quicksilver Pool raising Out of the Quicksilver is a tall man with shoulder length black hair and broad shoulders. His eyes are mismatched with one fully green and the other rimmed in silver. Welcome, welcome welcome. Kingfisher or Death according to Serious. After looping a chain around her neck, he takes her through the quicksilver and everything goes dark. Dun dun dun. Serious wakes up fully healed in Evalia, the Fae realm where she meets meets Everlane d' Barra and Renfys Orithian sister and friend to Kingfisher. Now that she's awake, she's marched off to meet the King of Evilia, AKA Everlane's father and Kingfisher's stepdad, Bellakon. Since Cerys can awaken the Quicksilver, Bellakon gives her one week to figure out her alchemy powers so he can take over the world. I mean totally just defend his people from the vampires that he's totally 100% not working with in secret. Right? Serious works for several days to learn to transmute the quicksilver and nothing. Using a hot steamy makeout as a distraction, Seiris steals Fisher's ring, believing it will protect her through the quicksilver. But sigh. It was a lie. The ring is just an ordinary ring. You can't use it to go back to Zelvarin. But don't worry, Serious Kingfisher will make A deal with you. He will go get Hayden and in exchange Seras has to do everything he says that's definitely not one sided. She agrees, but is furious when Kingfisher returns. Not with Hayden, but with Carrion. Fucking Swift. But the oath is binding and it's time to get the fuck out of the Winter palace and meet up with Wren to head to Kalish. At Kalish, Kingfisher's family home, Seirs continues her failed experiments with the Quicksilver. Taking a break in the dining room, a group of feeders crashes the party, leaving Ceres with a nasty scratch. Thanks to the oath with Kingfisher, Seiris is left bedridden for days to heal. And when she is finally able to leave his bed, it's back to Forge and more failed experiments. But the experiments can wait. To the war camp we go. The sexual tension is heating up, up, up. It's their moment. But sadly, Kingfisher only gets a nibble in this time. Off in the war room, Dania is getting pissed and Serious does not appreciate this member of the Lupo Proalia yelling at her man. So she explodes Danya's super fancy sword. Which does not help the situation. You know what else didn't help the situation? Malcolm, the king of the vampires horde of vampires are trying to cross the darn. Thank the gods for those ice breaking hammers. Speaking of hammers. Bang, bangity bang. I said this is the definition of come and go bang. After getting the tldr on Fisher's Lupa Proalia, Lorath's backstory, and that she's the strongest alchemist in history, Ceres is whisked off to Ballard for a mini getaway with Kingfisher. And bang, bang, bangity bang. I said a bite me fisher. Bang. Ruin me. At Carrie and Swift's suggestion, Cerus asks the Quicksilver to work with her. And it works. Well, shit. I bet Carrion will be riding that high for a while. But it's not all sunshine and rainbows. The Quicksilver wants something in return. A song. Well, it's a good thing we have a bard in this party. After slaving away for hours in the Forge, Sabers finally finishes the brand spanking new Godsword. Sorry, Danya. Lorath rolled a nat 20 on performance. You snooze, you lose. After successfully fending off the horde of feeders, thanks to Lorath's new badass Godsword, the wolves are in for a surprise. Malcolm has not only kidnapped Everlane, but he's bitten her. And not in the fun way tracking down a witch. Ishabal. The crew has a plan. They'll sneak in, steal Everlane back and use magic to draw the venom out. Easy peasy. But first. Bangdi.

Lexi (17:19)

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Lexi (34:00)

Malcolm had been the only king of this territory for thousands and thousands and thousands of years. Years. Growing his army of Feeders and vampires and literally creating this whole occult civilization of the dead. Fey magic does not work on Santa's Rothian soil. Fae magic needs light and life to survive and there's nothing but death, darkness and decay on the other side of the river in Santa's Roth. That is not a fun place for living people to be stationed right now like Sarah Sink Fisher. Now that Malcolm is assumably off the board though we're going to talk more about that soon. I'm interested to see what changes changes can happen in Santa's wrath and if the light and life from magic to flourish can even return to the area. Like with the help of witches or even Saris's powers. Maybe. But again we can gather There are a lot of vampires still in Sanus Roth and I'm willing to bet they like things the way that they are or want to keep trying to rule over the realm. While we're on the subject of vampires and Sanus Roth, there's the all important Blood Curse that has been a through line in the book thousands and thousands of years ago. The Blood Curse curse turned Fae into vampires. It elongated their teeth so they could bite their Victims and drain them, which they needed for their immortality. Malcolm was the very first to be affected by the curse. When the cure was discovered, many of the Yvellian Fae took it because they were horrified by the monsters they become. But there were those like Malcolm who preferred being the monsters and chose not to take the cure and thus stay immortal with their dark power. Over the centuries, Malcolm killed off others who kept the curse too. 2 until he was the only OG with the blood Curse. It was the last true king of Yvelia, Ruak Dianthus Carrion's father, who charged five Witch families with the task of finding the cure to the curse. Of these five, the Balcadir clan was instrumental in breaking the curse. This is the same clan that Ishabal is heir to. How they figured out how to break the curse, we aren't sure at least yet. But we do know one thing. Ruik's blood was used to create the Blood Curse in the first place. That allowed Malcolm to become a vampire. Fire. So, ah, isn't this interesting? Ruik's blood was used to create the Blood Curse. And he was the one who sought how to find the cure. But even with the curse lifted, all Fae still have traces of their vampire fangs. And the fangs, the canines are there. Still functional. We also know that Fenryn Fisher's father studied the Blood Curse for decades. Why and what we learned, we don't know. But I'm so curious about Papa Finryn's research. I cannot say that it's enough. And it was an alchemist who helped Malcolm figure out the key to the Blood Gift. Whatever Blood Gift means. But important to know that for our alchemist Seras in the story.

Nicole (39:02)

No shit, Sherlock. But we know that she's not just a member of Santa's Wrathian soil now. Now she is the Queen. But why is Seiras the queen of the Sanisrothian court? In Fae courts, the crown is passed down through the bloodline. But if that crown is murdered, then the crown is claimed by the person who slew them in the Vampire Court. A place where they've only had one king the entire time. There really isn't a succession plan because Malcolm the arrogant ass was planning to live forever. So they adopted the rules of the fake court. And Serous is the one who killed Malcolm. So she is going to become queen. She's not officially queen right now. In two days time from the ending chapter of Quicksilver, she will be coronated and made the new queen of Senisroth. We cannot talk about where things left off without discussing our boy Kingfisher, who is in Stannis wrath with his mate as she recovers, you know, being transitioned and becoming a queen of a realm. In Quicksilver, Kingfisher suffered the majority of the book with the Quicksilver in his own mind, which we know from when Sabers talk to it, that the Quicksilver refused to leave him because they are him, one weapon, one being. We also know from our Calla Callies on the show, whenever the quicksilver in Fisher's eyes are still, that means that he is in his right mind. But whenever it's whirling around or taking over, that means it's very active in his mind. Screaming Anorath More. Causing him to have hallucinations and etc. Because of this, this deep decline of Fisher's sanity, he was planning on taking his own life when he was no longer able to be in his right mind. But at the end of the book, we get a nice little surprise. Thank God. When Serous wakes up from her transition, there is much less quicksilver in Fisher's eye. Huzzah. Turns out that together, Talana and Ishbal found a way to dampen the effects of the metal in his mind, thus quieting the Quicksilver. And eventually, after about a million sessions, he will be Quicksilver free. Big news for our boy Fisher. So I think that means Fisher is going to be traveling back to Kalish, since that's where Talena and Ishabel are stationed, especially because they're treating Lane there. But allow me to step on my romantic soapbox for a moment, because both Seras and Kingfisher have accepted their side of the bond, leaving them now fully bonded.

Nicole (45:39)

Well, we do have a sex bet now officially, but we're saving that for episode six. We know that their bond evolves God bindings, meaning that they are going to be a very important couple in Evilian history. But we also know that those who have been God bound in history, which by the way was thousands and thousands and thousands of years ago, it always ends in tragedy with one of the two dying. But for right now we're just to going gonna be happy that the two of them have each other and they're all, you know, bound and such a chapter that has left many many readers, including ourselves in quite the head scratchers is the scene with the gods. And to be quite honest, we believe that we are supposed to be mostly confused. But that's not going to stop us from doing a quick tldr of what we learned from Zareth's encounter with Sarris consider considering it's most likely going to be hella important next book. Let's start with the all important Tree. This giant tree represents the entire universe with each silver leaf being a realm and surrounding the tree is a moat of quicksilver that when the realms fall, they fall into that pool, thus eliminating Entire realms. But there's a rot infiltrating the tree. And as Zarath says, he's been waiting a long time for an alchemist who can reset the balance and make that that rot go away. So basically, congratulations, Ceres. You have the power to save the entire universe from getting eaten away by this rot. But there's a catch, isn't there? Always. Every time Zarith looked into this metaphorical crystal ball of his and saw Kingfisher and Seiris getting together, it sets off a series of events that ends with the entire tree dying. Basically, the end of the universe. No big deal. So in order for, for, you know, to not have the end of the universe, Xarith has been meddling, reshaping fates and moving pieces around on the board in order to make it so that Kingfisher and Seris don't meet. And thus the chain of events don't happen. Note. Zarith is not exactly popular for doing this. All of his fellow gods just want to scrap the tree and start over by replanting the tree. Wow. So why not just kill Kingfisher? If Xarith is so interested in Serus and Xerus plus Kingfisher equals the end of the world, well, it's because Xarith has deemed Kingfisher his champion. We don't entirely know what that means, but it is important to note, given that Fisher is also connected to the gods.

Lexi (50:47)

There's a big old question mark next to the gods and their involvement or lack of involvement. Now, this would not be a recap episode if we did not share a tldr on alchemy, which is such a cornerstone magic in this world. And Serris is the most powerful alchemist ever. But she doesn't know how to tap into all that magic yet. Alchemy is a forgotten, long dead old magic. All alchemists are Fae, but not all Fae are alchemists. Alchemists. For someone to be an alchemist, they need to have fey blood, even if it's just the smallest drop. There are three branches or types of alchemists. Number one, those who want to discover the path to immortality. Number two, those who want to create and invent by transmuting various metals and ores. That is what is believed that Ceres is. And number three, those who want to cure illness and disease. We don't know much about the two alchemy branches regarding immortality and cures, but we do know some about their transmutation. Alchemy. Alchemists These alchemists are who forge quicksilver into weaponry for fey warriors. They are the only people who can manipulate metals as long as there is at least 5% quicksilver. The exception here being serious, who can manipulate and control metals with there is way less than 5%. Even then, with that 5% of quicksilver, it is typical that these alchemists can only transmute the quicksilver from its solid to liquid state so that it can be forged. The ways we know that alchemists can transmute quicksilver include forging new weapons, creating relics, activating and deactivating the quicksilver pools, shattering weapons. But only the strongest alchemists like Saris can do this. Nobody had ever seen anybody do this before, or even heard of it happening after she had done this. Back in Quicksilver. And while it's not physically on the page, we hear stories that they use to transmute compounds into precious metals like silver and gold to fill palace coffers. Aside from these different branches of alchemy, our alchemists are able to work with a specific element or else elements. From my understanding, the more elements an alchemist can manipulate, the stronger they are. While we haven't outright seen manipulation of these elements on the page that we know of thanks to Fisher and Malcolm, a few of the different categories an alchemist can manipulate include, and this is not a comprehensive list, Light, dark, silver, steel, earth, air, fire, water, salt, Brimstone, and quicksilver. Coincidentally, these are all of the elements that Ceres can manipulate melee. According to her runes that appeared on her hands. Callie has informed us that we only know about 10% of Ceres's powers so far. I can guarantee you we will learn more about all that in the series. With her elemental magic and her alchemy magic.