Board Thread:The Last Sovereign Discussion/@comment-39332473-20190808194309/@comment-38754466-20191129105508

Istavan and Agnan are the only male named characters who aren't part of the ardoheim succession crises I'd really predict getting a shard. All the other male characters are either nameless or very unlikely to do it.

As far as Ginasta killing people who give up their shards go, she's stated in the past that Janine doesn't have to worry about Ginasta killing her for being a tyrant, because mortal tyrants can only be a tyrant for a single lifetime, and she did give Simon the option of giving up the shards power to avoid becoming her enemy even back than.