King Sorrow
King SorrowJoe Hill
Characters in King Sorrow
7 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Arthur Oakes
Rackham College senior whose desperate plan to escape blackmail leads the group to summon King Sorrow.
Gwen Underfoot
Becomes a paramedic to save as many lives as the dragon claims; the group's moral center.
Colin Wren
Wealthiest of the group; proposes using the Crane journal to summon the dragon.
Alison Shiner
Survivor of conversion therapy who struggles with alcoholism and her feelings for Donna.
Donna McBride
One of two politically opposed, selfish twins; quick to anger and violence.
Donovan McBride
Donna's twin; the pair are later kidnapped and interrogated as the threat escalates.
Antagonists
King Sorrow
The dragon summoned from the Long Dark via the Crane journal; demands a sacrifice every year.