Sparrow
A scavenger with a passion for pre-Bang media, from books to films and music.
- The All-Concealing "I": It's used in the narrative to hide the fact that Sparrow has neither a biological sex nor a gender identity.
- Heroic BSoD: Sparrow undergoes this twice throughout the book, first briefly while watching the archives burn, then again after being raped by Beano.
- Line-of-Sight Name: A sparrow is the first thing Sparrow saw after waking up for the first time.
- Pronoun Trouble: Sparrow objects to being spoken of in the third person, anyway. Sherrea has to rewrite portions of a ceremony because of this.
Sherrea
An
adivina of Sparrow's acquaintance.
Frances Redding
A Horseman hell-bent on hunting down other Horsemen who were involved in pressing the Button.
- Older Than They Look: Since she's no longer inhabiting her own body, Frances is somewhere around 80 but looks no older than 30.
- Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness: Add a copious amount of references to poetry, literature, movies, and so on and it verges on unintelligible.
Mick Skinner
A Horseman who gets Sparrow into a bit of a mess while on the run.
- Body Snatcher: As a Horseman, Mick is able to
- The Mole: Played with. He warns Tom Worecski that the others are coming, but still tries to aid the protagonists. It doesn't end well for him.
- Willing Channeler: Seeks these as his hosts, though usually the best he can do is find someone suicidal.
