Characters
These are the characters of Five Rings, listed in the order they appear. ‘Key characters’ are integral to the plot.
01. Dahjal:
Appearing human to the naked eye, ‘Dahjal the Deceiver’ is an immortal demon who wanders the world of Lura, struggling against the nature of his own heart; the one thing that prevents him from taking what he desires most.
He poses as a giver, being kind to the people of Lura, to achieve his own ends and pay off karma for the centuries worth of pain he has caused.
Element: Fourth Ring, Air
*key character, demon, alias: Greggor
02. Anati:
Also an immortal, Anati lost her sister to the void. At that point, her personality all but vanished. She seemed to take on Astarte’s war-loving, sadistic personality instead. ‘Anati the War-torn’ may never be satisfied—no matter how many mortals she tortures and kills—but Dahjal struggles to bring her back to the girl he remembers from his youth.
Sadly, she enjoys Dahjal’s pain … if she is even herself anymore.
Element: First Ring, Fire
*key character, demon
03. Astarte:
Anati’s older sister was the Demigoddess of War, lost outside the planes during one of the iterations of the Grand Cycle.
Element: First Ring, Fire
demon, deceased
04. Rahaab:
This immortal is very secretive, going about stopping the Grand Cycle his own way. He is currently leading a guild of wayward thieves in an effort to find a special grimoire.
Element: Third Ring, Water
*key character, demon
05. Drionus:
Long ago, this man was the Meiallin, and considered one of the strongest mystics to ever live.
Element: Fifth Ring, Seven Rays
Meiallin, deceased
06. Asyria:
This girl is mature beyond her age and is quite the celebrity, earning an unprecedented two titles by the time she was six years old. Her full title is ‘Giver and Meiallin Asyria of the seven rays’, making her the strongest—and perhaps most caring—mystic alive.
Element: Fifth Ring, Seven Rays
*key character, mystic, Meiallin, Giver
07. Larimosa:
Larimosa is a giver, currently living at the Temple of Marais with her daughter, Asyria.
Giver
08. Cirellio:
A thief from Bastok who has been struggling with his past.
*key character, main character, Aydomar, Bastok, high thief, fatalist
09. Twice:
Cirellio’s horse at the beginning of the story is named ‘Twice’; a brown and white palfrey.
animal
10. Gazic:
Lord Gazic is the current leader of Tartaros, Lura’s largest guild of thieves. His ties to the major political players and the underworld make him a very dangerous and powerful man.
*key character, Aydomar, theif, Lord
11. Redmond:
Redmond is the leader of the Brennan faction of Tartaros.
Brennan, thief, Master
12. Taglaraun:
A famous smithy and proficient fighter from Brennan.
coppersmith, deceased, Brennan
13. Rezzik:
The king of Aydomar, largest city in the world. He controls the Northern Alliance, therefore controls sky haven, and therefore has a great deal of control over what happens in Kassara.
*key character, Aydomar, King
14. Matar:
Lord Gazic’s personal avian messenger hawk.
animal
15. Kithani:
A famous assassin from hundreds of years ago, the bards still sing of her killing a brother of a king, then going mad, killing across the countryside as soldiers hunted her down like a dog. They eventually cornered her in a house and lit it ablaze with her still inside. This story is particularly frightening to the people of Lura—fire doesn’t sustain within the environment, and dying in such a manner is believed to be the worst possible death.
*key character, assassin, deceased
16. Cauinn:
An awakened, Cauinn left her home in Amiette to move to Shiira, where she studied with a Priestess to become a Legionnaire. She is invaluable to the mystics in that she’s one of the few awakeneds in the world that can manipulate the seven rays.
Element: Fifth Ring, Seven Rays
*key character, mystic
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