The Japanese light novel, manga, and anime series Shakugan no Shana features an extensive cast of characters created by Yashichiro Takahashi and Noizi Ito.
An organization of Denizens who moved into the human world several millennia ago under the Grand Master and the God of Creation, the Sairei no Hebi (「祭礼の蛇」?, "Snake of the Festival"). After his defeat by Flame Hazes, it is led by three powerful figures called the Trinity. Since then, the Bal Masqué stayed low and became an organization to support Denizens, like Outlaw does with Flame Hazes. Their goal is to accomplish the "Grand Order", and the Power of Unrestraint called the "Psalm of Grand Order" and the Midnight Lost Child, which resides in Yuji, are the keys vital to their plot. The subordinate members of Bal Masqué are largely classified into three types of functions; the combatants called Wanderers, the trackers and scouts called Jaegers, and the messengers called Heralds.