Katabasis
KatabasisR. F. Kuang
Characters in Katabasis
7 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Alice Law
Antagonists
Nick Kripke
One of a pair of rogue magicians whose research without conscience makes them Alice and Peter's adversaries in Hell.
Magnolia Kripke
One of a pair of rogue magicians whose research without conscience makes them Alice and Peter's adversaries in Hell.
Supporting characters
Lord Yama
A judge of the underworld, drawn from Chinese Diyu mythology.
Peter Murdoch
Alice's rival, who joins her descent into Hell.
Professor Jacob Grimes
The brilliant, abusive advisor whose death in a spell gone wrong sends his two students into Hell after his soul.
Elspeth Bayes
A former doctoral student of Grimes whose disillusionment with academia shadows Alice's own.