Characters in Scythe

Citra Terranova

A competitive, principled teenager chosen as an apprentice scythe; later takes the name Scythe Anastasia.

Also in Siega, Thunderhead, The Toll

Rowan Damisch

An overlooked teenager selected alongside Citra to apprentice under Scythe Faraday; by the close of the book he goes rogue under the name Scythe Lucifer.

Also in Siega, Thunderhead, The Toll

Scythe Goddard

A charismatic new-order scythe who conducts mass gleanings and treats killing as spectacle.

Also in The Toll

Scythe Faraday

An old-guard scythe who takes gleaning as a solemn responsibility and mentors Citra and Rowan.

Also in Siega

Scythe Curie

A famous, respected scythe of the old order known as the Grande Dame of Death; she takes over Citra's apprenticeship.

Also in Thunderhead

High Blade Xenocrates

The High Blade presiding over the MidMerican scythedom, whose compromised position leaves him unable to check Goddard's faction.