Characters in The Obelisk Gate

Essun

Also in The Fifth Season, The Stone Sky

Nassun

Also in The Fifth Season, The Stone Sky

Alabaster

Also in The Fifth Season, The Stone Sky

Schaffa

A Guardian with damaged memory who takes a special, ambiguous interest in Nassun, becoming her mentor at the Found Moon settlement.

Ykka

Orogene leader of the underground comm Castrima, where she has made it possible for orogenes to live openly.

Hoa

A stone eater who has accompanied Essun since she fled Tirimo, often appearing in the form of a young boy.

Also in The Fifth Season, The Stone Sky

Antimony

A stone eater who watches over Alabaster as his body slowly turns to stone.