Otherland: City of Golden Shadow Characters — Full List & Who's Who

A Durban Net instructor whose search for the cause of her brother’s coma leads her into the Otherland conspiracy.

A San student of virtual engineering. His friendship, intuition and commitment to preserving his people’s stories make him Renie’s essential partner.

Renie’s young brother, whose collapse after visiting a forbidden Net club gives the investigation its urgency.

Renie and Stephen’s grieving, alcoholic father, who remains outside the Net while his family enters danger.

An amnesiac man fleeing through interconnected simulations while agents of the Grail Brotherhood try to recover him.

A strange boy Paul meets in a chessboard world. His missing memories and unnatural body complicate the distinction between person and program.

A terminally ill teenager who appears online as the warrior Thargor and becomes obsessed with the golden city.

Orlando’s loyal gaming companion, known online simply as Fredericks and initially mistaken by Orlando for a boy.

A severely burned former airman confined on a military base who uses Christabel and hidden Net access to assemble the resistance.

A resourceful child living on the base who secretly helps Sellars escape his confinement.

A blind French systems expert who helps break into Otherland and experiences its overwhelming data in a distinctive way.

A retired programmer who helped build Otherland’s security and guides Renie’s group into the network.

An archaeologist, early Otherland developer and former Grail Brotherhood member who hosts the travelers in Temilún.

A sadistic assassin with an unusual ability to control electronic systems, employed by the Grail Brotherhood.

The ancient, immensely wealthy leader of the Grail Brotherhood and principal architect of its secret project.

Jongleur’s agents inside Otherland, repeatedly reshaped by the simulations as they hunt Paul.