Judah Low

A golemetrist and former railway scout whose love for the Iron Council becomes protective control.

Cutter

Judah’s lover and follower, traveling to warn the Council and eventually surviving his certainty.

Ori

A young revolutionary drawn from organizing into Toro’s violent, revenge-driven cell.

Ann-Hari

A former sex worker and leader of the Iron Council, committed to collective agency.

Toro

A Remade woman behind the mask, whose militancy conceals a private vendetta against the Magister who ordered her Remaking.

Qurabin

A monk who trades identity, memory, and senses for the knowledge needed to defeat Spiral Jacobs.

Spiral Jacobs

A Tesh agent using reality-altering magic against New Crobuzon.