The Raven TowerAnn Leckie

Characters in The Raven Tower

6 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

Eolo
Mawat's loyal retainer, a transgender man whose quiet persistence drives much of the human plot at the usurped court.
Strength and Patience of the Hill
A god who lives in a boulder and narrates the story in the second person, speaking only truths that can bend the world.

Antagonists

Hibal
Mawat's uncle, who has taken the Lease for himself and now sits on the bench that was his brother's.

Supporting characters

Mawat
The son of the Lease and heir to Iraden's leadership, who returns to find his uncle on his father's throne.
The Raven
The protector god of Iraden, who lived in a living raven and whose waning power sets the story in motion.
Tikaz
A noblewoman in the Ophelia mould whom the novel gives far more to do than her Shakespearean counterpart.