Red Rising Saga · Character
Glirastes
Also known as Master Maker, Glirastes the Master Maker
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 5 · Ch. 2
A bald elderly man with fair skin and a lean build stands wrapped in polar bear fur or purple robes that give him the sinister look of an evil necromancer. His narrow orange eyes burn with cruel intelligence from a sharp vulture-like face, his neck folds twisting as he cranes his head like a frazzled contemptuous owl. With fourteen fingers on his hands he manipulates intricate contraptions, often dabbing golden drug powder from his nostrils or resting his hands on his tummy in decadent repose.
- Gender
- male
- Age
- elderly
- First appears
- Book 5 · Ch. 2
- Books
- 2
Glirastes emerges in Dark Age as a sinister, drug-addled architectural savant whose fourteen-fingered hands and vulture-like visage mark him as both genius and grotesque. By Light Bringer his role shifts from shadowy mentor to battered pawn, his bruised body bearing the cost of divided loyalties. Across the two books he transforms from a decadent recluse into a tragic figure whose expertise and allegiance become weapons in the solar war.
Description
A bald elderly man with fair skin and a lean build stands wrapped in polar bear fur or purple robes that give him the sinister look of an evil necromancer. His narrow orange eyes burn with cruel intelligence from a sharp vulture-like face, his neck folds twisting as he cranes his head like a frazzled contemptuous owl. With fourteen fingers on his hands he manipulates intricate contraptions, often dabbing golden drug powder from his nostrils or resting his hands on his tummy in decadent repose. Bald elderly Orange man with skinny sagging body mottled with bruises and superficial lacerations, strained eyes. He appears naked or in simple party attire, his frail frame and aged skin marked by hardship.
Connections
Family & partnersFriends & mentorsRivals
Lysander au Lunearchitectural tutor
Begins as Glirastes’s favored student and recipient of architectural tutelage and protection; evolves into a relationship where Glirastes’s loyalty costs him physical torment, turning the once-proud mentor into a symbol of sacrifice for Lysander’s cause.
Story so far
BOOK 5Dark Age
- Appears wrapped in polar-bear fur or purple robes, projecting an aura of necromantic menace.
- Tutors Lysander au Lune in architecture and shields him from political threats.
- Habitually inhales golden drug powder while manipulating intricate contraptions.
- Positions himself as Lysander’s indispensable protector and confidant.
BOOK 6Light Bringer
- Attends a high-society gathering as an unexpected ally to Lysander’s faction.
- Suffers brutal physical torment that leaves him battered and exposed.
- His suffering underscores the personal price of loyalty amid factional strife.
- Transitions from protected mentor to a living cautionary tale for those caught between powers.
Gallery
Book 5: Dark Age
Appearances
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