Vermilion
VermilionMolly Tanzer
Characters in Vermilion
3 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Lou Merriwether
A gunslinging, chain-smoking Taoist psychopomp who guides restless spirits to rest in and around 1870s San Francisco.
Antagonists
Dr. Panacea
The enigmatic operator of a remote mountain sanatorium in the Colorado Rockies where missing workers have been disappearing.
Supporting characters
Shai (Vermilion)
Dr. Panacea's aide at the sanatorium, whose wary kindness toward Lou draws the two into an uneasy alliance.