Characters in Firefight

David Charleston

A full Reckoner investigating whether any Epic can use power without corruption — a theory that has profound personal implications.

Also in Steelheart, Mitosis, Calamity

Megan

An Epic herself whose nature is central to the book's central question about whether Epics can be good.

Also in Steelheart, Calamity

Regalia

The Epic who controls Babylon Restored, with a complicated agenda that goes beyond simple domination.

Prof

The Reckoners' leader, whose own secret becomes increasingly difficult to ignore.

Also in Steelheart, Mitosis, Calamity