Lykos

Lykos emerges in the Red Rising Saga as Darrow's birthplace, an underground Red mining colony whose tunnels and cramped stone homes ignite his transformation from miner to revolutionary. As the narrative advances, the settlement shifts from a localized origin point into a broader emblem of Red endurance, its connections to neighboring Gamma and Lambda camps highlighting systemic oppression amid escalating galactic warfare. By the later books, Lykos is portrayed as a sprawling, hivelike warren carved into Martian rock, its enduring presence underscoring how personal roots fuel larger rebellions even as the story expands beyond Mars.