Harrowhark Nonagesimus
A new Lyctor whose self-inflicted memory surgery structures the entire novel.
Gideon Nav
Harrow’s sacrificed cavalier, absent from memory but eventually present in Harrow’s body.
Ianthe Tridentarius
A fellow new Lyctor, rival, collaborator, and unpredictable survivor.
John Gaius
The Emperor and necromantic god, whose account of the Resurrection begins to collapse.
Augustine and Mercy
Ancient Lyctors whose rivalry conceals shared knowledge about John’s deception.
Pyrrha Dve
Gideon the First’s cavalier, secretly surviving within his body.
Commander Wake
Gideon’s mother, haunting Cytherea and Harrow’s River bubble.
Abigail Pent and Ortus Nigenad
The dead Fifth House necromancer and Harrow's Ninth cavalier who help Harrow understand and defend her constructed memory.