The Characters of the First Story

## The Characters

### Who are they?

As the name implies, they are the characters of the first story ever told. While the names imply some archetypes, each has a specific story their lives follow. Most of this is mired in tragedy. They appear in every universe, and their names generally don't change. Each time they die they reincarnate in a new world, destined to have the same fate as those who came before. If they try to stray from their story the universe tips things so they are back on their destined path.

### The Drifter

* **Who are they?**
* **How will they die?** They will freeze to death on the edge of a lonely road.

### The Enemy

* **Who are they?**
* **How will they die?** He will either lose to the Paladin or beat her, continuing the cycle.

### The Killer

* **Who are they?**
* **How will they die?** They will be murdered by their protégé.

### The Knight

There are two knights that have previously been identified in the Revanche Cycle. Mari Renault served Neffa Raneri and was burned with her 82 years prior to the events. of the book and another 150 years previously.

* **Who are they?** Frequently a woman. Their parents killed in front of them as a child. The murderers kill them falsely, believing they are in possession of something they aren't (drugs, information)
* **How will they die?** They will burn to death in the arms of the Witch.
* **Gift**: War, can speak to past incarnations

### The Paladin

* **Who are they?**
* **How will they die?** She will either beat the Paladin or lose to him, continuing the cycle.

### The Prophet

* **Who are they?**
* **How will they die?** They will die alone, seeing their prophecies fulfilled and their warnings ignored.

### The Psychopomp

* **Who are they?**
* **How will they die?**
* **Gift:** They remember the past

### The Salesman

* **Who are they?**
* **How will they die?** They will die imprisoned by a tyrant, their hands and tongue removed.

### The Scribe

* **Who are they?**
* **How will they die?**

### The Thief

* **Who are they?**
* **How will they die?** They will be betrayed by a lover when they return from a successful heist.
* **Key to open the reliquary:** The thief is taken away to face torment and death at the hands of the false warden.

### The Witch

There are two witches that have previously been identified in the Revanche Cycle. Neffa Raneri was burned 82 years prior to the events of the book and another Witch lived 150 years previously.

* **Who are they?** A woman with a streak of sadism
* **How will they die?** She will burn to death in the arms of her Knight.

### Unknown Characters

Two of the thirteen characters have yet to be identified. The Architect from Any Minor World is a possible Character

## Most Recently Identified Active Characters

‡ Not confirmed, \* Dead

* Livia has memories of being a religious leader before as St. Elise who had the same fate as her.
* Carlo Serafini is candidate because he is an alcoholic and has a similar name to the other Scribes.

#### Previous Characters and Characters not in Defined Universes

* Prophet: Cassandra
* Psychopomp: Hypatia on the Deadnaught

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 The Castle Doctrine, chapter 17
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Queen of the Night pg 202-3
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Detonation Boulevard, chapter 49
4. ↑ Queen of the Knight 262-3, 279-80
5. ↑ The Killing Floor Blues pg 78