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* DeadSparks: Her marriage with Valdir has become this by the time of ''Dark Age'', [[spoiler: though she later reveals that this is deliberate on her part so that she won't risk spreading the incurable poison she's been infected with to spread to him during sex]].
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* EyeScream: [[spoiler: Both of his eyes are gouged out after Sefi's death]].
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler: Runs off into the streets of Olympia after House Barca's Sol guard recover Sefi and Ephraim's bodies following Fa's sack of Olympia]].
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler: Runs off into the streets of Olympia after House Barca's Sol guard recover Sefi and Ephraim's bodies following Fa's sack of Olympia]].
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* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: [[spoiler: Attempts to help Lyria infiltrate the Obsidian camp to convince Volga not to follow Fa, and gets executed for it]].
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* RememberTheNewGuy: First appears in ''Dark Age'', where it's revealed Valdir is FamedInStory as one of the greatest Obsidian warriors of the Republic.
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A mysterious Obsidian missing his tongue found by Darrow and Sevro in Apollonius's cell in Deepgrave. Not much is known about him, including his name but they bring him along on their mission to assassinate the Ash Lord rather than leaving him in Deepgrave.
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[[folder: Skarde]]Skarde Olsgur]]
An Obsidian Jarl of the Blood Ram tribe who fought alongside Darrow during the TimeSkip between ''Morning Star'' and ''Literature/IronGold''.
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* MysteriousPast: Tongueless is believed to have been a guard at Deepgrave that had the misfortune of shoved into Apollonius's cell, but Darrow notes his skills are unusual for that of a prison guard and wonders if that's not who he really was.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: His real name is never learned and he's only referred to as Tongueless.
* SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome: [[spoiler:After being introduced in ''Iron Gold'' he is quickly sliced apart by Ajax in the prologue of ''Dark Age''.]]
* TongueTrauma: The reason for his nickname is that his tongue has been removed.
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* MysteriousPast: Tongueless is believed to have been a guard at Deepgrave that had the misfortune of shoved into Apollonius's cell, but Darrow notes his skills are unusual for that of a prison guard and wonders if that's not who he really was.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: His real name is never learned and he's only referred to as Tongueless.
* SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome: [[spoiler:After being introduced in ''Iron Gold'' he is quickly sliced apart by Ajax in the prologue of ''Dark Age''.]]
* TongueTrauma: The reason for his nickname is that his tongue has been removed.
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* OpportunisticBastard: He was all in favor of siding with Volsung and tried to kill Darrow, but when Darrow confronts Volsung he supports his claim to duel him to ensure he won't face trial in case Darrow wins.
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* AscendedExtra: Originally he was one of the nameless Obsidians that Darrow gave a razor to in ''Golden Son''. He returns in ''Dark Age'' as [[spoiler: Sefi's husband]].
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* AscendedExtra: Was one of the nameless Obsidians that Darrow gave a razor to in ''Golden Son''.
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* AllLoveIsUnrequited: ''Dark Age' and ''Light Bringer'' indicate that he has a crush on [[spoiler: Darrow, who is HappilyMarried to Virginia]].
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* AllLoveIsUnrequited: ''Dark Age' Age'' and ''Light Bringer'' indicate that he has a crush on [[spoiler: Darrow, who is HappilyMarried to Virginia]].
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* WeHardlyKnewYe: [[spoiler: Dies just 3 chapters after she's introduced]].
* ArrangedMarriage: [[spoiler: Her marriage to Valdir
* DeadSparks: Her marriage with Valdir has become this by the time of ''Dark Age'', [[spoiler: though she later reveals that this is deliberate on her part so that she won't risk the incurable poison she's been infected with to spread to him during sex]].
* AllLoveIsUnrequited: ''Dark Age' and ''Light Bringer'' indicate that he has a crush on [[spoiler: Darrow, who is HappilyMarried to Virginia]].
* DeadSparks: His relationship with Sefi has become this by the time of ''Dark Age'', [[spoiler: though Sefi later reveals that this is deliberate on her part because she doesn't want the incurable poison she's been infected with to spread to him during sex]].
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* TheMistress: [[spoiler: She and Valdir are sleeping together in ''Dark Age'']]
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* ImAHumanitarian: Some of the Ascomanni eat the people they capture.
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* BaritoneOFStrength: Ragnar has an incredibly deep voice, to the point all of his dialogue is in '''bold''' and he is also incredibly strong, capable of taking on and killing large groups of enemies all at once by himself.
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[[Characters/RedRisingSolarRepublic The Solar Republic]] | [[Characters/RedRisingDarrowOfLykos Darrow of Lykos]]] | [[Characters/RedRisingDarrowsFamily Darrow's Family ]]| [[Characters/RedRisingHouseBarca House Barca]] | [[Characters/RedRisingHouseTelemanus House Telemanus]] | [[Characters/RedRisingHowlers The Howlers]] | [[Characters/RedRisingSonsOfAres The Sons of Ares]] | [[Characters/RedRisingRimDominion The Rim Dominon]] | [[Characters/RedRisingHouseRaa House Raa]] | [[Characters/RedRisingTheSociety The Society]] | [[Characters/RedRisingHouseLune House Lune]] | [[Characters/RedRisingHouseGrimmus House Grimmus]] | [[Characters/RedRisingHouseBellona House Bellona]] | [[Characters/RedRisingHouseAugustus House Augustus]] | [[Characters/RedRisingBoneriders The Boneriders]] | [[Characters/RedRisingGorgons The Gorgons]] | [[Characters/RedRisingTheInstitute The Institute]] | '''The Obsidians''' | [[Characters/RedRisingCriminalsAndTerrorists Criminals and Terrorists]]-]]]
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[[Characters/RedRisingSolarRepublic The Solar Republic]] | [[Characters/RedRisingDarrowOfLykos Darrow of Lykos]]] | [[Characters/RedRisingDarrowsFamily Darrow's Family ]]| [[Characters/RedRisingHouseBarca House Barca]] | [[Characters/RedRisingHouseTelemanus House Telemanus]] | [[Characters/RedRisingHowlers The Howlers]] | [[Characters/RedRisingSonsOfAres The Sons of Ares]] | [[Characters/RedRisingRimDominion The Rim Dominon]] | [[Characters/RedRisingHouseRaa House Raa]] | [[Characters/RedRisingTheSociety The Society]] | [[Characters/RedRisingHouseLune House Lune]] | [[Characters/RedRisingPraetorianGuard The Praetorian Guard]] | [[Characters/RedRisingHouseGrimmus House Grimmus]] | [[Characters/RedRisingHouseBellona House Bellona]] | [[Characters/RedRisingHouseAugustus House Augustus]] | [[Characters/RedRisingBoneriders The Boneriders]] | [[Characters/RedRisingGorgons The Gorgons]] | [[Characters/RedRisingTheInstitute The Institute]] | '''The Obsidians''' | [[Characters/RedRisingCriminalsAndTerrorists Criminals and Terrorists]]-]]]
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A caste of warriors raised in medeival settlements on the frozen polar regions of terraformed planets. Following the liberation of the tribes on Mars' south pole in ''Morning Star'', they emerge as their own faction in the conflict against the Society.
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!! Other Obsidians
[[folder: Wulfgar]]
-> See the [[Characters/RedRisingSolarRepublic Solar Republic]] page.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Ozgard]]
A shaman for the Obsidians and one of Sefi's advisers in ''Dark Age''.
[[folder: Wulfgar]]
-> See the [[Characters/RedRisingSolarRepublic Solar Republic]] page.
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[[folder: Ozgard]]
A shaman for the Obsidians and one of Sefi's advisers in ''Dark Age''.
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* BruiserWithASoftCenter: Her dream is to open up a sanctuary for carved animals that have been abandoned.
* DesignerBabies: She was the result of House Grimmus's attempt to breed stronger Obsidians.
* EmotionalBruiser: Unlike her co-workers, she doesn't make any effort to hide her emotions.
* EscapedFromTheLab: Was bred in a laboratory on Earth before being freed and immigrating to Luna.
* FireForgedFriends: [[spoiler: With Lyria and Victra in ''Dark Age'']].
* ProperlyParanoid: Despite her innocence, she accompanies Ephraim to [[spoiler: deliver Pax and Electra to the Syndicate]] armed with six knives and an acid gun.
* RagsToRoyalty: Goes from a life of crime to [[spoiler: becoming the Queen of the Obsidian nation]].
* RaisedInALab: Was born and raised in a lab due to her origins as a test-tube baby.
* SecretLegacy: [[spoiler: The laboratory she was born in was a breeding farm owned by the Grimmus family, and one half of the genetic material used to create her comes from fan-favorite character ''Ragnar Volarus'']].
* WouldNotHurtAChild: [[spoiler: Expresses concern when the team drops off Pax and Electra at the Syndicate's safe-house and she fears the children will be harmed]].
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[[folder: Wulfgar]]
-> See the [[Characters/RedRisingSolarRepublic Solar Republic]] page.
* DesignerBabies: She was the result of House Grimmus's attempt to breed stronger Obsidians.
* EmotionalBruiser: Unlike her co-workers, she doesn't make any effort to hide her emotions.
* EscapedFromTheLab: Was bred in a laboratory on Earth before being freed and immigrating to Luna.
* FireForgedFriends: [[spoiler: With Lyria and Victra in ''Dark Age'']].
* ProperlyParanoid: Despite her innocence, she accompanies Ephraim to [[spoiler: deliver Pax and Electra to the Syndicate]] armed with six knives and an acid gun.
* RagsToRoyalty: Goes from a life of crime to [[spoiler: becoming the Queen of the Obsidian nation]].
* RaisedInALab: Was born and raised in a lab due to her origins as a test-tube baby.
* SecretLegacy: [[spoiler: The laboratory she was born in was a breeding farm owned by the Grimmus family, and one half of the genetic material used to create her comes from fan-favorite character ''Ragnar Volarus'']].
* WouldNotHurtAChild: [[spoiler: Expresses concern when the team drops off Pax and Electra at the Syndicate's safe-house and she fears the children will be harmed]].
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[[folder: Wulfgar]]
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[[Characters/RedRisingSolarRepublic The Solar Republic]] | '''Darrow [[Characters/RedRisingDarrowOfLykos Darrow of Lykos''' Lykos]]] | [[Characters/RedRisingDarrowsFamily Darrow's Family ]]| [[Characters/RedRisingHouseBarca House Barca]] | [[Characters/RedRisingHouseTelemanus House Telemanus]] | [[Characters/RedRisingHowlers The Howlers]] | [[Characters/RedRisingSonsOfAres The Sons of Ares]] | [[Characters/RedRisingRimDominion The Rim Dominon]] | [[Characters/RedRisingHouseRaa House Raa]] | [[Characters/RedRisingTheSociety The Society]] | [[Characters/RedRisingHouseLune House Lune]] | [[Characters/RedRisingPraetorianGuard The Praetorian Guard]] | [[Characters/RedRisingHouseGrimmus House Grimmus]] | [[Characters/RedRisingHouseBellona House Bellona]] | [[Characters/RedRisingHouseAugustus House Augustus]] | [[Characters/RedRisingBoneriders The Boneriders]] | [[Characters/RedRisingGorgons The Gorgons]] | [[Characters/RedRisingTheInstitute The Institute]] | [[Characters/RedRisingObsidians The Obsidians]] '''The Obsidians''' | [[Characters/RedRisingCriminalsAndTerrorists Criminals and Terrorists]]-]]]
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[[center:[-''Literature/RedRising'' '''[[Characters/RedRising Main Character Index]]'''\\
[[Characters/RedRisingSolarRepublic The Solar Republic]] | '''Darrow of Lykos''' | [[Characters/RedRisingDarrowsFamily Darrow's Family ]]| [[Characters/RedRisingHouseBarca House Barca]] | [[Characters/RedRisingHouseTelemanus House Telemanus]] | [[Characters/RedRisingHowlers The Howlers]] | [[Characters/RedRisingSonsOfAres The Sons of Ares]] | [[Characters/RedRisingRimDominion The Rim Dominon]] | [[Characters/RedRisingHouseRaa House Raa]] | [[Characters/RedRisingTheSociety The Society]] | [[Characters/RedRisingHouseLune House Lune]] | [[Characters/RedRisingPraetorianGuard The Praetorian Guard]] | [[Characters/RedRisingHouseGrimmus House Grimmus]] | [[Characters/RedRisingHouseBellona House Bellona]] | [[Characters/RedRisingHouseAugustus House Augustus]] | [[Characters/RedRisingBoneriders The Boneriders]] | [[Characters/RedRisingGorgons The Gorgons]] | [[Characters/RedRisingTheInstitute The Institute]] | [[Characters/RedRisingObsidians The Obsidians]] | [[Characters/RedRisingCriminalsAndTerrorists Criminals and Terrorists]]-]]]
!! Due to the prevalence of [[LateArrivalSpoiler Late Arrival Spoilers]] and [[FirstEpisodeTwist First Episode Twists]] in both the ''Literature/RedRising'' and ''Literature/IronGold'' series, spoilers from ''Literature/RedRising'', ''Golden Son'', and ''Morning Star'' may be unmarked. Read at your own risk.
!!! Obsidians
A caste of warriors raised in medeival settlements on the frozen polar regions of terraformed planets. Following the liberation of the tribes on Mars' south pole in ''Morning Star'', they emerge as their own faction in the conflict against the Society.
!! The Volarus family
[[folder: Alia Volarus]]
Leader of the Valkyrie clan of Martian Obsidians and Ragnar's mother.
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* AbusiveParents: Willingly gave up her male chidren into slavery.
* LesCollaborateurs: Knows that the Golds are really mortal, but upholds the hierarchy anyway.
* [[OffWithHisHead Off With Her Head]]: [[spoiler: Sefi kills her when she refuses to abandon the Golds]].
* RedBaron: as the Snowsparrow.
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[[folder: Vagnar Hefga]]
-> See the [[Characters/RedRisingGorgons Gorgons]] page.
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[[folder: Ragnar Volarus]]
A Stained Obsidian in service to the Ash Lord. He pledges his loyalty to Darrow after the latter takes control of the Ash Lord's flaghship in ''Golden Son''. [[spoiler: Eventually, Darrow tells him the truth about being a Red, and he becomes a key leader in the resistance from then on]].
* BashBrothers: Formed this dynamic offscreen with Sevro by the time of ''Morning Star.''
* BigBrotherMentor: He mentions being one to his sister in ''Morning Star''.
* BigGuyFatalitySyndrome: [[spoiler: Dies fighting Aja in ''Morning Star'']].
* BloodKnight: As all Stained Obsidians are.
* CharacterDevelopment: Goes from a largely one note killer to one of the most idealistic warriors for the heroes.
* GentleGiant: When he's around Darrow's nieces and nephews.
* FriendToAllChildren: Darrow's nieces and nephews love him.
* IDieFree: [[spoiler: Midway through ''Morning Star'', he decides to die against Aja with his freedom intact]].
* IFightForTheStrongestSide: His initial reason for joining with Darrow.
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[[folder: Sefi The Quiet]]
Ragnar's sister and heir to the Valkyries. She uses the rebellion to assume leadership of all Obsidian tribes in the Republic.
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* ActionGirl: Leads her own Amazon brigade.
* BloodKnight: Like her brother Ragnar.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: The low-tech culture of the Obsidians causes her to come off as this when she interacts with the advanced technology of the rest of the universe.
* GeniusBruiser: [[spoiler: Uses the near lynching of Cassius to establish herself as leader of all Obsidians, not just the Valkyrie]].
* SelfMadeOrphan: [[spoiler: A rare heroic example, as her mother was one of LesCollaborateurs]].
* TookALevelInKindness: Is initially more concerned with killing the Golds who uphold the hierarchy. [[spoiler: After Cassius's "trial" and the Jackal's nuclear devastation of Luna, she chooses to follow in her brother's footsteps]].
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!! Other Obsidians
[[folder: Wulfgar]]
-> See the [[Characters/RedRisingSolarRepublic Solar Republic]] page.
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[[folder: Ozgard]]
A shaman for the Obsidians and one of Sefi's advisers in ''Dark Age''.
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[[folder: Valdir the Unshorn]]
An Obsidian warlord and Sefi's royal concubine. Sefi recalled him from the front lines after the Iron Rain on Mercury in ''Iron Gold'' and he now serves at her side.
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* ArrangedMarriage: [[spoiler: ''Light Bringer'' reveals that his marriage to Sefi was one in order to ensure peace between the various Obsidian clans]].
* AscendedExtra: Was one of the nameless Obsidians that Darrow gave a razor to in ''Golden Son''.
* BiTheWay: Was in love with Darrow, Sefi, and Freihild.
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[[folder: Freihild]]
A Skuggi warrior for the Obsidians
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* DeadGuyOnDisplay: [[spoiler: She's killed by Volsung Fa and her corpse is hung from the ceiling of the Valkyrie's old throne room]].
* KilledOffscreen
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[[folder: Gudkind]]
A Skuggi warrior for the Obsidians
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[[folder: Skarde]]
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[[folder: Sigurd]]
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!! The Ascomanni
[[folder: Ascomanni]]
The descendants of the Obsidians who surived the Dark Revolt five hundred years before the saga began.
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* HumanSubspecies: How the rest of the solar system sees them after half a millennium of biological modifications.
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[[Characters/RedRisingSolarRepublic The Solar Republic]] | '''Darrow of Lykos''' | [[Characters/RedRisingDarrowsFamily Darrow's Family ]]| [[Characters/RedRisingHouseBarca House Barca]] | [[Characters/RedRisingHouseTelemanus House Telemanus]] | [[Characters/RedRisingHowlers The Howlers]] | [[Characters/RedRisingSonsOfAres The Sons of Ares]] | [[Characters/RedRisingRimDominion The Rim Dominon]] | [[Characters/RedRisingHouseRaa House Raa]] | [[Characters/RedRisingTheSociety The Society]] | [[Characters/RedRisingHouseLune House Lune]] | [[Characters/RedRisingPraetorianGuard The Praetorian Guard]] | [[Characters/RedRisingHouseGrimmus House Grimmus]] | [[Characters/RedRisingHouseBellona House Bellona]] | [[Characters/RedRisingHouseAugustus House Augustus]] | [[Characters/RedRisingBoneriders The Boneriders]] | [[Characters/RedRisingGorgons The Gorgons]] | [[Characters/RedRisingTheInstitute The Institute]] | [[Characters/RedRisingObsidians The Obsidians]] | [[Characters/RedRisingCriminalsAndTerrorists Criminals and Terrorists]]-]]]
!! Due to the prevalence of [[LateArrivalSpoiler Late Arrival Spoilers]] and [[FirstEpisodeTwist First Episode Twists]] in both the ''Literature/RedRising'' and ''Literature/IronGold'' series, spoilers from ''Literature/RedRising'', ''Golden Son'', and ''Morning Star'' may be unmarked. Read at your own risk.
!!! Obsidians
A caste of warriors raised in medeival settlements on the frozen polar regions of terraformed planets. Following the liberation of the tribes on Mars' south pole in ''Morning Star'', they emerge as their own faction in the conflict against the Society.
!! The Volarus family
[[folder: Alia Volarus]]
Leader of the Valkyrie clan of Martian Obsidians and Ragnar's mother.
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* AbusiveParents: Willingly gave up her male chidren into slavery.
* LesCollaborateurs: Knows that the Golds are really mortal, but upholds the hierarchy anyway.
* [[OffWithHisHead Off With Her Head]]: [[spoiler: Sefi kills her when she refuses to abandon the Golds]].
* RedBaron: as the Snowsparrow.
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[[folder: Vagnar Hefga]]
-> See the [[Characters/RedRisingGorgons Gorgons]] page.
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[[folder: Ragnar Volarus]]
A Stained Obsidian in service to the Ash Lord. He pledges his loyalty to Darrow after the latter takes control of the Ash Lord's flaghship in ''Golden Son''. [[spoiler: Eventually, Darrow tells him the truth about being a Red, and he becomes a key leader in the resistance from then on]].
* BashBrothers: Formed this dynamic offscreen with Sevro by the time of ''Morning Star.''
* BigBrotherMentor: He mentions being one to his sister in ''Morning Star''.
* BigGuyFatalitySyndrome: [[spoiler: Dies fighting Aja in ''Morning Star'']].
* BloodKnight: As all Stained Obsidians are.
* CharacterDevelopment: Goes from a largely one note killer to one of the most idealistic warriors for the heroes.
* GentleGiant: When he's around Darrow's nieces and nephews.
* FriendToAllChildren: Darrow's nieces and nephews love him.
* IDieFree: [[spoiler: Midway through ''Morning Star'', he decides to die against Aja with his freedom intact]].
* IFightForTheStrongestSide: His initial reason for joining with Darrow.
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[[folder: Sefi The Quiet]]
Ragnar's sister and heir to the Valkyries. She uses the rebellion to assume leadership of all Obsidian tribes in the Republic.
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* ActionGirl: Leads her own Amazon brigade.
* BloodKnight: Like her brother Ragnar.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: The low-tech culture of the Obsidians causes her to come off as this when she interacts with the advanced technology of the rest of the universe.
* GeniusBruiser: [[spoiler: Uses the near lynching of Cassius to establish herself as leader of all Obsidians, not just the Valkyrie]].
* SelfMadeOrphan: [[spoiler: A rare heroic example, as her mother was one of LesCollaborateurs]].
* TookALevelInKindness: Is initially more concerned with killing the Golds who uphold the hierarchy. [[spoiler: After Cassius's "trial" and the Jackal's nuclear devastation of Luna, she chooses to follow in her brother's footsteps]].
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!! Other Obsidians
[[folder: Wulfgar]]
-> See the [[Characters/RedRisingSolarRepublic Solar Republic]] page.
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[[folder: Ozgard]]
A shaman for the Obsidians and one of Sefi's advisers in ''Dark Age''.
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[[folder: Valdir the Unshorn]]
An Obsidian warlord and Sefi's royal concubine. Sefi recalled him from the front lines after the Iron Rain on Mercury in ''Iron Gold'' and he now serves at her side.
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* ArrangedMarriage: [[spoiler: ''Light Bringer'' reveals that his marriage to Sefi was one in order to ensure peace between the various Obsidian clans]].
* AscendedExtra: Was one of the nameless Obsidians that Darrow gave a razor to in ''Golden Son''.
* BiTheWay: Was in love with Darrow, Sefi, and Freihild.
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[[folder: Freihild]]
A Skuggi warrior for the Obsidians
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* DeadGuyOnDisplay: [[spoiler: She's killed by Volsung Fa and her corpse is hung from the ceiling of the Valkyrie's old throne room]].
* KilledOffscreen
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[[folder: Gudkind]]
A Skuggi warrior for the Obsidians
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[[folder: Skarde]]
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[[folder: Sigurd]]
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!! The Ascomanni
[[folder: Ascomanni]]
The descendants of the Obsidians who surived the Dark Revolt five hundred years before the saga began.
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* BioAugmentation: They modified themselves with enslaved Carvers to survive in space without the aid of technology.
* HumanSubspecies: How the rest of the solar system sees them after half a millennium of biological modifications.
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