SNOWMOON
Gladias
Gladias
A member of Veridia's Order of Steering, Gladias moves between public duties and family life. His questions about his country's institutions grow harder to set aside.
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People before systems.
Friends, families, rivals and collaborators. Six entry points into a much larger cast. These illustrations are adaptation designs, not descriptions approved by the original author.
Zei Leimin
Zei Leimin
A Minpentai player in Dzego with an interest in physics and cryptography. Zei's talent for understanding rules takes on consequences far beyond a game board.
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Bai Jahen
Bai Jahen
A fellow Minpentai player whose relationship with Zei develops through competition, difficult conversations and cooperation. Bai brings her own experience of trust and belonging.
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Seila
Seila
A writer on economics and culture, a traveler and a co-parent with Gladias. Seila's perspective connects unfamiliar societies to the intimate realities of a family.
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Fin
Fin
Zei's friend, interested in language and technical problems. Fin's training and experiments run alongside the group's changing challenges.
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Mu
Mu
An important collaborator in the later chapters. Mu works alongside Zei as the story moves toward the snowy forests of Veridia.
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