Grave Empire
Grave EmpireRichard SwanThe Great Silence, book 1
Characters in Grave Empire
5 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Renata Rainer
A low-ranking diplomat in the Imperial Office sent to the mermen of the Iris Isles to seek answers about the Great Silence.
Also in Steel Gods
Peter Kleist
A noble-born army lieutenant posted to a frontier fort where supernatural forces are killing soldiers.
Also in Steel Gods
Supporting characters
Count Lamprecht von Oldenburg
A nobleman and senator obsessed with forbidden occult knowledge who studies a plague that induces madness.
Also in Steel Gods
Colonel Glaser (Great Silence)
A cold, ambitious military officer whose hunger for power drives much of the conflict.
Didacus Marushka
The ambassador who is Renata Rainer's superior at the Imperial Office.