D a r r o w-He is the main character. He is the lowest of the colors. He has a wife named Eo. In the beginning, Darrow thought his life was pretty good. He was a hell-diver of Lykos, and works in the mine. His father had gotten hung for dancing the forbidden dance. The one that teaches him now is his fathers drunken uncle. His uncle had taught him the forbidden dance just once, hidden away, but they have never done it sense. Later in the book he becomes something more. He becomes one of the upper. He is now...a gold.
Eo- She is Darrow's wife. She has this dream that the red will become more powerful. She shows Darrow the outside world and she showed him that there is something more to the world. She is small and fragile compared to everyone else. She works at a spider silk shop down in the mines and shares a room with Darrow. Darrow and her share a house with many others though.
Dancer- He is a higher Red than Darrow. He has a bad hand and he is the one that saved Darrow from being hung. He also had help from others. Dancer works with Harmony and Matteo to help plan "the mission". He works for Ares. He doesn't know exactly what Ares plans but Dancer does what Ares wants, because he doesn't want to live in the hiding anymore.
Cassius- He is a Gold. He becomes really good friends with Darrow after the Passage and during the game. They go through a lot together and they care for each other. He has a great sense of humor and is also very handsome as described in the book. When it comes down to courage and his friends, he will take a beating to get them back.
Eo- She is Darrow's wife. She has this dream that the red will become more powerful. She shows Darrow the outside world and she showed him that there is something more to the world. She is small and fragile compared to everyone else. She works at a spider silk shop down in the mines and shares a room with Darrow. Darrow and her share a house with many others though.
Dancer- He is a higher Red than Darrow. He has a bad hand and he is the one that saved Darrow from being hung. He also had help from others. Dancer works with Harmony and Matteo to help plan "the mission". He works for Ares. He doesn't know exactly what Ares plans but Dancer does what Ares wants, because he doesn't want to live in the hiding anymore.
Cassius- He is a Gold. He becomes really good friends with Darrow after the Passage and during the game. They go through a lot together and they care for each other. He has a great sense of humor and is also very handsome as described in the book. When it comes down to courage and his friends, he will take a beating to get them back.