Darrow au Andromedus

Red Rising

A tall young man with a lean, powerful build featuring broad rounded shoulders, a tense mass of hard corded muscles binding his torso like armor, and exceptionally strong dexterous hands out of proportion to his frame. His skin is smooth, soft, lustrous, tanned, and entirely faultless without scars. Shoulder-length golden blond hair falls wild and unbound or is tied back by leather, framing a strikingly handsome and pretty face with golden eyes that shine like ingots and see the world with sharper clarity. Intricate golden sigils, a central circle with wings curving like scythes up the wristbones, mark the backs of both hands. A permanent scar crosses his belly from a past stabbing. He moves with lightning speed and agility, often appearing as a fierce, arrogant warrior in black and gold fatigues with a howling wolf emblem, golden recoil armor that fits like a second skin, or a white wolfcloak stained with blood and mud while carrying a cruelly curved slingBlade on his back.

• Infiltrates the Institute as a Gold after being carved by Mickey, wins House Mars as Primus by outmaneuvering rivals.
• Forms the Howlers with Sevro and allies like Mustang, avenges Julian's death by defeating Cassius in single combat.
• Wins the Institute by slaying Titus and conquering the castle, earning the moniker 'Reaper'.

Golden Son

A towering warrior just over seven feet tall with a broad powerful build and limbs heavy with muscle stands as an imposing figure among men. His sharp face with high cheeks and a strong nose looks as if carved from angry marble, bisected by the angled scar of the Peerless Scarred that marks his status among the ruling Golds. Long hair frames his intense Golden eyes while Gold sigils run from the backs of his hands up his forearms where metallic wings are embedded in the flesh. He wears a sable black military uniform decorated with a roaring lion badge, a razor weapon coiled snakelike around his right forearm, thick military boots, and a pegasus pendant holding a lock of hair resting on his chest.

• Serves as Lancer for Nero au Augustus while secretly leading Sons of Ares rebellion.
• Trained by Lorn au Arcos, duels Karnus au Bellona, and exposes Harmony as a traitor.
• Reveals his Red identity to Mustang, loses friends like Pax and Quinn, and escapes betrayal by Roque.

Morning Star: Book III of the Red Rising Trilogy

A 2.1 meter tall muscular man weighing 160 kilograms when armored, with short dirty blond hair and a distinct scar across his face that he has chosen to keep. His frame is broad and powerful, built for war, and his hands carry no Gold sigils whatsoever after their surgical removal. He wears form-fitting blood-red pulseArmor that makes him appear an unstoppable engine of war, with his signature bone-white slingBlade razor coiled around his right vambrace, a gravFist on his left hand, and a helmet that can slither over a face marked by fierce resolve and hard-won leadership as the Reaper and Morning Star.

• Captured and tortured by the Jackal after Roque's Triumph betrayal, rescued by Sevro and allies.
• Leads the Battle of Ilium, allies with Ragnar Volarus and Romulus au Raa against the Sovereign.
• Storming Mercury and Agea, kills Aja au Grimmus indirectly, defeats Roque, assassinates Sovereign Octavia au Lune.

Iron Gold

A tall broad man in his mid-thirties with a thick muscular frame that is stronger and more brutal than in his youth, his body bearing the visible history of multiple surgeries, cartilage replacements, and the constant ache of old war wounds. He possesses lustrous golden hair and piercing golden eyes, with a distinct scar marking his face as a remnant of his carving and battles. Fair skin carries the faint golden hue of his adopted caste, and he typically wears sleek scarabSkin that unzips to reveal a steam-covered form or heavy pulseArmor and starShells for war, projecting the complete image of a hardened commander who has kept the gifts of the Carver while leading revolutions.

• Leads Republic forces in the Rim War, frees Apollonius au Valii-Rath from Deepgarth prison.
• Clashes politically with former mentor Dancer over war strategy, kills ally Wulfgar in battle.
• Strains marriage with Mustang amid governance tensions, navigates resentment from son Pax.