Defiance of the Fall 11 characters

Also known as Zachary Atwood

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Founder of the Atwood Empire and a dual human-Draugr cultivator. Stranded in the Void Star with Ogras and Vi, Zac seeks a way out.

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Zac’s demon companion, believed lost after vanishing into a spatial vortex.

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Zac's spiritual plant companion.

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The consciousness associated with Zac's coffin-like spirit tool.

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A Voidgate researcher and spatial guide traveling with Zac and Ogras. She seeks rescue from the compromised realm.

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Zac's Titan-blooded ally from Earth. He rules a local kingdom with the support of its realm spirit.

First appears in chapter 3

The lipless, heart-cursed commander of an invading Kantanu force.

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Zac's sister, who is alive but held through their mother Leandra's connection to the Six Profundity Empire.

Appears from the start

Zac and Kenzie's mother. She took Kenzie into the orbit of the Six Profundity Empire.

First appears in chapter 6

The sentient spirit of the dimensional-seed realm. Corruption has made her dangerously ill, and saving her may require remaking most of her domain.

First appears in chapter 6

Billy's statue-like mentor, who proposes remaking Jemmy's realm to save her. In return, the mentor requires Billy to open a portal, seek its true body, and stay away from Ultum.

First appears in chapter 10

A powerful Voidgate spatial cultivator and Vi's niece. She helps organize the defense of Jemmy's realm and the difficult plan to evacuate its residents.

First appears in chapter 10

An Albright Empire fighter aiding the defenders of Jemmy’s realm.

First appears in chapter 15

A formidable fire cultivator pursuing Zac. Her arrival disrupts the siege.

First appears in chapter 16

Iz Tayn's independent fire golem and battlefield companion. Its power dominates the local fighting as it moves to rejoin her.

First appears in chapter 23

A gigantic runic guardian emerging from the corrupted lake. A fragment of the Lost Plane gateway is embedded as its ninth eye, shielding it and feeding its strength.

First appears in chapter 29

A Vigil-linked leader who separates Zac from his companions and explains the altered Left Imperial Palace contest and its coming war condition.

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Zac’s disciple and an axe-array cultivator.

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Zac’s Draugr ally and contact within the Undead Empire.

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Zac’s spectral butler and an educator in Elysium.

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An Atwood commander and spear specialist.

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An Atwood leader and revenant commander.

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An undead ally of Zac.

First appears in chapter 33

A key Atwood Empire administrator who suppresses insurrections and wrote the Atwood Codex. She expects undead integration to create further unrest.

First appears in chapter 36

Leader of the Zhix and a cautious possible recruit for Zac's inheritance search. He weighs opportunities for his people against the political consequences of closer cooperation.

First appears in chapter 53

A Jix breeder and discovery-oriented cultivator. Zac invites him to the Million Gates expedition because his outlook and abilities may prove useful around ancient inheritances.

First appears in chapter 53

Zac's covert political adviser. He recommends stopping organized opposition to undead integration before it can spread, while maintaining a different public posture.

First appears in chapter 54

A figure whose unresolved bond with the Ayn Hive Queen prompts Velary to ask Zac to monitor her.

First appears in chapter 55

A captive sword cultivator used in the Blessed Kin's experiments. She resists a corruptive elixir and refuses an order to kill children despite the consequences.

First appears in chapter 55

An early-monarch unorthodox alchemist who holds Thea as an experimental subject and studies her response to a corruptive elixir.

First appears in chapter 56

A powerful traveling Buddhist cultivator who intervenes against the Hallowed Mother. He frees Thea and seeks to recruit her as a guide for a journey beyond Earth.

First appears in chapter 42

A moon-spanning moss network awakened into consciousness by Integration. Unable to manage the growing life and death attunements around it, the entity demands that Zac provide a solution.

First appears in chapter 67

A fugitive technocrat navigator pursued by pirates after an Ultum opportunity draws attention to him. Ogras's force rescues him, then compels him to guide a raid.

First appears in chapter 66

An Atwood archer defending the entrance to an ancient array tower during Ogras's expedition. He supports the battle from range while searchers work inside.

First appears in chapter 66

Carl's wife and a member of Ogras's expedition. She guards the entrance to an ancient tower while her husband provides ranged support against attacking pirates.

First appears in chapter 77

An Undead Empire correspondent whose final-chapter message offers Zac supplies while cautioning him against taking appearances at face value.

First appears in chapter 50

Zac's established public undead identity, now openly confirmed to the Undead Empire delegation. The identity lets him operate politically among undead powers while concealing the full nature of his dual existence.

First appears in chapter 65

An inventor who awakens carrying the Realm Keeper orb, the Seal of the Mercurial Court. The inheritance names him a realm singer of Ultum, and he hopes to restore his lost wife.