DawnOctavia E. ButlerXenogenesis, book 1

Characters in Dawn

6 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

Lilith
Lilith Iyapo
A human survivor awakened by the Oankali, who must lead other humans through a transformed Earth's future.

Antagonists

Peter Van Weerden
One of the awakened humans, who challenges Lilith's authority.

Supporting characters

Jdahya
An Oankali who first speaks with Lilith and brings her into his family.
Nikanj
Jdahya's ooloi child, a third-gender Oankali who grows close to Lilith.
Kahguyaht
Jdahya's ooloi spouse, a distant and condescending member of Lilith's adoptive Oankali family.