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Book cover of Children of Blood and Bone
Children of Blood and BoneTomi AdeyemiLegacy of Orïsha, book 1

Characters in Children of Blood and Bone

5 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

Antagonists

  • King Saran

    Tyrannical king of Orïsha who ordered the Raid that killed the maji and suppressed magic; Amari and Inan's father.

Supporting characters

  • Inan

    Prince of Orïsha, commander of the Royal Army, and King Saran's son; discovers his own maji powers and is torn between duty to his father and his connection to Zélie, one of the novel's three alternating POV narrators.

  • Tzain Adebola

    Zélie's older brother, a kosidán with no magic, who protects her on the journey and develops feelings for Amari.

    Also in Children of Virtue and Vengeance