The Gods Below
Characters in The Gods Below
7 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Hakara
An orphaned elder sister who crosses a dangerous border to find her sibling and discovers she can wield the aether magic the gods' power runs on.
Rasha
Hakara's much younger sister, separated from her when the Restoration reaches their country; the sisters end up on opposing sides of the war between the gods.
Sheuan
The last scion of a failing noble clan who will do whatever it takes to restore her family's standing inside a manipulative court.
Mullayne
Sheuan's cousin, an inventor and explorer who leads an expedition into the depths of the hollow world to help a chronically ill friend.
Antagonists
Kluehnn
The god beneath the earth whose Restoration rebuilds ruined countries at the cost of half their people while remaking the rest.
Supporting characters
Thassir
A powerful winged being with ties to the world's deep history who moves through the story in disguise.
Nioanen
An old god who works to fight back against Kluehnn and the God Pact.