Under Heaven
Characters in Under Heaven
7 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Shen Tai
The second son of a celebrated Kitan general, Tai has spent two years alone burying the dead of both armies at Kuala Nor, honoring his father's memory.
Shen Li-Mei
Tai's sister, a former lady-in-waiting at court whose own journey to become a steppe ruler's bride runs in parallel with her brother's.
Antagonists
An Li (Roshan)
An aging frontier general commanding three of the empire's military districts, whose ambitions set the empire on the road to catastrophic rebellion.
Supporting characters
Wei Song
A Kanlin Warrior, one of a monastic order of trained bodyguards, sent to protect Tai on his journey east toward the capital.
Spring Rain
A celebrated courtesan of the North District with ties to Tai's past, now caught up in the shifting loyalties of the imperial court.
Sima Zian
A famed poet, decades older than Tai, who becomes his companion and friend on the road to the capital.
Meshag
Son of a Bogu steppe leader, touched by shamanic transformation, who crosses paths with Li-Mei on the northern grasslands.