Minerva Kor
Minerva Kor was the younger sister of Sinera, and one of the few other people who could use atavism.
Her sister once took pity on a dragon and saved its life. The dragon was smitten with Sinera, but she didn't reciprocate.
The dragon kidnapped Minerva and demanded Sinera devote herself to him in exchange. She refused. Instead she attempted to rescue Minerva. The plan failed.
The dragon killed Minerva before Sinera's eyes and used her soul as a link to curse her, stripping away most of Sinera's magic in the doing. He left her alive and told her that when she changed her mind, he'd free Minerva’s soul and return Sinera's magic. And then he founded the Golden Dominion carving it out of the wilds.
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Resvarygrath resurrected Sinera and Minerva, giving them bodies molded from those of shadow elementals. Both have lost all previous elemental contracts.