Verna is a faithful Sister of the Light, who was sent from the Palace of the Prophets in the Old World, along with two other sisters, to retrieve Richard Cypher from the New World. She was the only Sister of the Light to return with Richard to the Palace of the Prophets in the Old World, where it was intended for Richard to undergo his wizard training. After Richard escapes from the palace, Verna is the only Sister of the Light to help him in his fight against the Keeper and the Sisters of the Dark.