Characters in The King's Blood

Cithrin bel Sarcour

An orphaned ward of the Medean Bank who has become a banker in her own right, running a branch in Porte Oliva and learning to fight with money and leverage rather than steel.

Also in The Tyrant's Law, The Widow's House, The Spider's War

Marcus Wester

A grizzled mercenary captain haunted by the deaths of his wife and daughter, drawn into a quest against an ancient goddess.

Also in The Tyrant's Law, The Widow's House, The Spider's War

Geder Palliako

A bookish, socially awkward minor noble whose reckless courage and cruelty have made him a hero of Antea; well-meaning insecurity curdling into tyranny.

Also in The Tyrant's Law, The Widow's House, The Spider's War

Clara Kalliam

A perceptive Antean noblewoman navigating the intrigues of the court and the dangers surrounding her family.

Also in The Tyrant's Law, The Widow's House, The Spider's War

Master Kit

A former actor and apostate priest of the spider goddess who helps Marcus hunt the cult.