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Soulframe's named characters include the Envoy (you), Grandfather Doyen, the Nightfold's Ancestors (Verminia the Rat Witch, the blacksmith Tuvalkane, Orlick the Bicameral), Empress Alora of Eldveil, the Wylds and the rival Envoy Tempest Bayor. Announced voices are Jennifer English (Alora), Ben Starr (Bayor), Kim Bonifay (Verminia) and Dan Pye (Avakot).
Soulframe's named characters are the Envoy you play, Grandfather Doyen from the Envoy's childhood, the Ancestors who share the Nightfold with you (Verminia the Rat Witch, the blacksmith Tuvalkane, Orlick the Bicameral and others), Empress Alora of Eldveil, ruler of the Fey, the Fey champions called the Wylds, the Omen Beasts, and on the other side Synod of the Ode and the rival Envoy Tempest Bayor. Digital Extremes has announced four voice actors: Jennifer English as Empress Alora, Ben Starr as Tempest Bayor, Kim Bonifay as Verminia and Dan Pye as Avakot (Jun 25, 2026). At the TennoCon 2026 Devstream (Jul 11, 2026), the panel shows concept art labeled "Empress of Eldveil": a blue-skinned figure in long blue and gold robes with a tall golden headdress and a staff, then a painted figure of her seated. As of Oct 21, 2026 the cast is still growing: Soulframe is in Preludes, its pre-alpha, and the Warsongs Fable that introduces Bayor and the Empress in play is not out yet.
Quick facts
| You | The Envoy, customizable, of ancient Fey blood |
| Family | Grandfather Doyen; the Envoy's mother (character creation) |
| Ancestors in the Nightfold | Verminia, Tuvalkane, Orlick the Bicameral, Mestra Carmo; Zenith the vendor |
| The Fey | Empress Alora of Eldveil; the Wylds Tethren, Sirin and Oscelda |
| Omen Beasts | Orengall the Omen Shewolf, Bromius the Arbearer |
| Enemies | Synod, Medis Gyon, Tempest Bayor |
| Voice cast | Jennifer English, Ben Starr, Kim Bonifay, Dan Pye |
| Not out yet | Bayor and the Empress's in-game appearance (Warsongs, as of Oct 21, 2026) |
The Envoy
The Envoy is you: a customizable hero of "ancient Fey blood" washed ashore on Midrath (Steam, read Oct 21, 2026). The Envoy's story begins with family. In the 2024 build, character creation began with the Envoy's mother holding her newborn (CGMagazine, Jul 24, 2024), and "Your choices during the Warsongs Prologue will decide your starting visage" (soulframe.com, Feb 12, 2026). Each Envoy wears a Pact arm granted by an Omen Beast; Tempest Bayor's red one is called rare. The Envoy's past is the subject of Warsongs; the plot is on Story.
Grandfather Doyen
Doyen is the Envoy's grandfather. Digital Extremes' TennoCon 2026 release promises a story memory of "lakeside fishing with Grandfather Doyen" (Digital Extremes, Jul 14, 2026), and the recap: "Venture back to memories of your past childhood with Doyen" (soulframe.com, Jul 11, 2026). Official texts call the Envoy "Minnow" ("Set your spirithooks and cast away, Minnow!"), without saying who speaks. New Envoys walk from the shore to "Grandfa's hut" (soulframe.com, Nov 16, 2025); that Grandfa is Doyen is likely but not stated. Fishing itself is on Fishing.
Verminia, the Rat Witch
Verminia is the Rat Witch and the Brewer of Hues, an Ancestor in the Nightfold who changes how your Envoy looks. In Devstream 12 (Jan 30, 2026) the team shows "more customization coming to Verminia": "you will now be able to alter your appearance through Verminia in terms of complexion, facial features, and hair", based on "the choices you made with mom" in the tutorial. She also sells dyes and elixirs and brews The Cogah, the hard-mode elixir. Her Fable, The Brewer of Hues, follows her poppets, her "very own mischief" of flying rat creatures (soulframe.com, Jul 11, 2026). Kim Bonifay voices her. A 2024 release called her "A new Ancestor and Omen Beast of the Nightfold family" (GamesPress, Jul 20, 2024); Digital Extremes' newer texts call her the Rat Witch, an Ancestor.
Tuvalkane, Orlick and the other Ancestors
Tuvalkane is the Nightfold's blacksmith: since Preludes 16 you dismantle old weapons and "retune them with the blacksmith Tuvalkane" (Digital Extremes, Sep 18, 2026). Digital Extremes also writes her name "Tuvulkane"; its newest texts use Tuvalkane. Her work is on Tempers and Crafting.
Orlick the Bicameral is "the dearly departed historian", who since Preludes 14 ranks up as you complete Spectral Sight tasks (soulframe.com, Apr 17, 2026). Mestra Carmo is the Ancestor behind the Duelo Pact, met in The Wreck of Mestra Carmo. Steelsinger Kane invented Moonsteel Thread (soulframe.com, read Oct 21, 2026). Zenith, a "dale seer camel", sells wares in the Nightfold (Digital Extremes, Nov 26, 2025). Avakot, a sproutling guide voiced by Dan Pye, has been with the game since the 2023 demo. Where they live is on The Nightfold.
Empress Alora of Eldveil
Alora, the Empress of Eldveil, rules the Fey. Digital Extremes describes her as "Ruler of the ancient race of Fey with the same moral compass as nature itself: whim. Song is the source of her power" (soulframe.com, Nov 16, 2025). In Devstream 15 (May 29, 2026) the hosts introduce "award-winning voice actress Jennifer English, the voice of Empress" Alora, who joined the TennoCon panel. Digital Extremes' TennoCon release calls Warsongs "her first in-game appearance" and says that about Bayor she "seems to know more…" (Digital Extremes, Jul 14, 2026). One 2025 post printed her name "Aurora"; every later text says Alora, as do Founders' "Alora's Royal Dyes".
The Wylds
The Wylds are Fey champions whose Pacts are sold in the Founders bundles: Wyld Tethren, a Courage champion; Wyld Sirin, a "Fey assassin"; and Wyld Oscelda, "a Fey healer so renowned in the garden of Eldveil" (soulframe.com, read Oct 21, 2026). Their Pacts return after Founders closes. See Founders Packs.
Tempest Bayor
Tempest Bayor is a rival Envoy who serves the Ode. Digital Extremes: "As a rare red-armed Envoy, he aligns himself with the invading Ode forces with the support of his faithful raven companion. His motivations are unknown" (Digital Extremes, Jul 14, 2026). The TennoLive 2026 teaser (Jul 4, 2026) dwells on a bearded man, tearful, whose arm is marked in red, sitting in a stone room until a dark bird flies in through a bright doorway. Bayor arrives in the Warsongs Fable, promised for fall 2026 and not out as of Oct 21, 2026; the recap's demo line is "Meet Bayor, an Envoy like yourself but sworn to Synod and the Ode" (soulframe.com, Jul 11, 2026).
Ben Starr voices him. In Devstream 15 the hosts tease "a pivot with where the story went" for "an existing character" and bring on Starr, who jokes that he finally wore the studio down: "I am in Soulframe and I won't apologize for it." Starr, Warframe's Arthur, also sings "Silver Eyes", the Warsongs duet with Lorelei Marcell (soulframe.com, Jul 28, 2026); see Music.
Synod and Medis Gyon
Synod is "the Ode'n lord", named only in item texts and announcements so far. Medis Gyon is the Ode's "plague doctor of the stars", inventor of The Organ (soulframe.com, Mar 8, 2026). Both are on The Ode; the beasts are on Omen Beasts.
Frequently asked questions
Who voices Tempest Bayor in Soulframe? Ben Starr voices Tempest Bayor in Soulframe, announced in Devstream 15 on May 29, 2026. Bayor appears in the Warsongs Fable, which is not out as of Oct 21, 2026.
Who is Verminia in Soulframe? Verminia is the Rat Witch and the Brewer of Hues, an Ancestor in Soulframe's Nightfold who handles appearance changes, dyes and elixirs. Kim Bonifay voices her.
Who is the Empress in Soulframe? The Empress is Alora, Empress of Eldveil and ruler of the Fey, whose power comes from song. Jennifer English voices her in Soulframe.
Who is Doyen in Soulframe? Doyen is the Envoy's grandfather in Soulframe, met in a childhood fishing memory tied to the Warsongs story.
Who is Tuvalkane in Soulframe? Tuvalkane is the blacksmith of Soulframe's Nightfold, who refines weapons and, since Preludes 16, retunes their Tempers.
Who are the voice actors in Soulframe? Soulframe's announced voice cast is Jennifer English (Empress Alora), Ben Starr (Tempest Bayor), Kim Bonifay (Verminia) and Dan Pye (Avakot), as of Oct 21, 2026.
Is Ben Starr in Soulframe? Yes: Ben Starr plays Tempest Bayor, a red-armed Envoy sworn to the Ode, in Soulframe's coming Warsongs Fable.
Sources
- Countdown to TennoCon 2026, Digital Extremes, Jun 25, 2026
- Soulframe Fable Quest Arriving This Fall Featuring Ben Starr as Tempest Bayor, Digital Extremes, Jul 14, 2026
- TennoCon 2026 Recap, Digital Extremes, Jul 11, 2026
- Soulframe on Steam, Steam, read Oct 21, 2026
- Preludes 13: A Triquetra of Virtues, Digital Extremes, Feb 12, 2026
- Preludes 14: The Duelo, Digital Extremes, Apr 17, 2026
- Soulframe Devstream 11 Overview, Digital Extremes, Nov 16, 2025
- Soulframe Preludes 16 Update Available Now, Digital Extremes, Sep 18, 2026
- Soulframe Founders and Preludes 12 Update Available Now, Digital Extremes, Nov 26, 2025
- Soulframe Founders, Digital Extremes, read Oct 21, 2026
- Silver Eyes Music Visualizer, Digital Extremes, Jul 28, 2026
- The Organ's Breath: Official Soundtrack, Digital Extremes, Mar 8, 2026
- TennoCon Attendees Get the First Look at New Soulframe Gameplay, Digital Extremes via GamesPress, Jul 20, 2024
- Soulframe's atmosphere, CGMagazine, Jul 24, 2024
- Soulframe | Devstream 16 - Live from #TennoCon 2026!, Soulframe, Jul 11, 2026 (video)
- Soulframe Devstream #12, Soulframe, Jan 30, 2026 (video)
- Soulframe Devstream #15, Soulframe, May 29, 2026 (video)
- TennoLive 2026 Teaser, Soulframe, Jul 4, 2026 (video)
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Development HistoryDigital Extremes announced Soulframe at TennoCon on Jul 16, 2022, opened its first closed pre-alpha test in Dec 2023 and has developed it in public through Preludes updates since; the promised fall 2024 public opening and a hoped-for 2025 launch both slipped, and there is no release date as of Oct 21, 2026.
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DevstreamsDevstreams are Digital Extremes' Soulframe developer livestreams on Twitch and YouTube. The next, Devstream 18, is on Oct 30, 2026 at 3:30 p.m. ET and will cover Open Preludes; watching Devstreams for 30 minutes has usually earned a Preludes invite by Twitch Drop.
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Digital ExtremesSoulframe is developed and published by Digital Extremes of London, Ontario, the studio behind Warframe, founded in 1993 and owned by Tencent through Leyou since Dec 2020. Geoff Crookes is Soulframe's Creative Director and Steve Sinclair, the studio's CEO, works on the game.
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MusicSoulframe's songs are composed by Keith Power and produced with audio director George Spanos, with lyrics by Power, Sydney Hills and Steve Sinclair; the official releases include Song of Waste and Song of Growth, Rivers of Dendria, Drippin' Flagon (by Alan Doyle), The Organ's Breath, The Wreck of Mestra Carmo and Silver Eyes, on Spotify, Apple Music, Bandcamp and other services.
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Preludes UpdatesPreludes is Soulframe's pre-alpha, played by invited players since Dec 2023; its latest update is Preludes 16: Of Hook & Hound (Sep 18, 2026, Hotfix 6 on Oct 8, 2026), and Preludes 17 has not been announced, as of Oct 21, 2026.
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TrailersSoulframe's newest trailer is the Preludes 16: Of Hook & Hound teaser of Sep 4, 2026, and its main one is the TennoCon 2026 Official Warsongs Trailer of Jul 11, 2026; Digital Extremes has released trailers since the Jul 16, 2022 cinematic reveal, listed here in order with what each shows.
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Free to Play and ArcsSoulframe is free to play, and every Preludes update is "always free"; its premium currency is Arcs, "Relic coins of the ancient Fey" bought with real money, which today pay for Bestitching and items at Zenith's Wares, as of Oct 21, 2026.
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WarsongsWarsongs is Soulframe's next Fable (story quest), shown at TennoCon 2026 on Jul 11, 2026 and promised for "later this Fall" with no date; it is not out as of Oct 21, 2026. Digital Extremes calls it "a lost history of you, Envoy", and it brings the rival Envoy Tempest Bayor (voiced by Ben Starr) and the corrupted Vadagar Pact, which draws on the Vespers Doom, Death and Wrath instead of Virtues.
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StoryIn Soulframe you play an Envoy of ancient Fey blood, washed ashore on Midrath, who frees Alca's Omen Beasts and heals the land from the Ode, invaders whose Spellsong made Alca's people forget their rites, their sacred beasts and their Ancestors. The story is told in Fables; the next one, Warsongs, tells the Envoy's own past and is promised for fall 2026.
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FishingFishing came to Soulframe in Preludes 16 on Sep 18, 2026, with six lures and six fish, among them the Emerald Prickleback and the Boilhead Wumper. You cleanse each catch of the Ode's corruption, then release it or keep it to make snacks for your wolf pup in the Nightfold.
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Preludes 16Preludes 16: Of Hook & Hound, released on Sep 18, 2026, is Soulframe's latest update; it added fishing, a wolf pup companion, dynamic weather and Tempers retuning, and Hotfix 6 followed on Oct 8, 2026.
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Tempers and CraftingSince Preludes 15 (Jun 10, 2026), Soulframe's weapons drop fully crafted with Tempers, random buffs that you refine with Ingots at the blacksmith Tuvalkane's forge. Since Preludes 16 (Sep 18, 2026) you can dismantle weapons to reclaim their Tempers and retune eligible Legendary weapons with them.
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