LOTN: CHARACTERS

SEASON ONE: The Fight For Souls

Reginald Black

An English stage magician who, after experiencing a vivid, recurring dream of a man in a field, blood raining from the sky, believed the vision to be prophetic. He founded the Order of Wormwood, a secret society consisting of real practitioners of magic, who would guise themselves as performers to strengthen their abilities, to one day defend mankind against these forces of evil. Reginald’s attempt to protect humanity would ultimately give rise to the very shadows he sought to oppose, as his son, Orem, was tempted to lead the Dark forces toward the end of the world.

Episodes: 1–5, 21, 23

Orem Black

Son of Reginald Black. Orem was raised outside the Order of Wormwood as his father sought to protect the society’s secrets. That exclusion, combined with the death of his mother, led to Orem’s estrangement from Reginald and set him on a divergent path. After witnessed something supernatural as a soldier during the Boer Wars, Orem became convinced it was his fate to seek the Book of Amar, a text of magic rumored to be authored by Satan. Embracing the Dark, he later founded the Knights of the Black Serpent, dedicating himself to understanding and enacting the Processions.

Episodes: 1–6, 8–11, 14, 17, 19, 22–25

“The Great” Banerjee

A powerful Hindu Brahmin and mantrik born in India in 1827, the seventh son of a seventh daughter, born with genuine magical abilities. A necromancer, who also had the ability to heal others, commune with spirits, and manipulate ethereal plains, he co-founded the Order of Wormwood alongside Reginald Black after the two shared a prophetic dream. Following Reginald’s death, Banerjee became the Order’s most senior and guiding member, serving as its moral and mystical anchor. Cast into the Abyss by Orem Black, Banerjee used his powers to help uncover Satan’s designs.

Episodes: 1-12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20, 21, 23

Veera Sarin

Nephew of Banerjee, a gifted practitioner of magic, Veera was raised within the Order of Wormwood, trained in its true purpose from a young age. Present during Orem Black’s betrayal and the destruction of Black Manor, Veera was cast into the Abyss alongside his uncle, where he sharpened his abilities. Returning to the mortal world during World War II, Veera became a central leader among the forces of Light, standing against Dark threats.

Episodes: 2-6, 8-10, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20–25

Broderick Zayne

A 17th-century English alchemist and religious philosopher who sought to destroy copies of the Book of Amar after determining it to be a corrupted and dangerous text. In 1684, while attempting to steal an original volume of the book, he was banishment to the Abyss. He remained lost in the void, beyond time, until he was displaced back into the world in 1894. Passage through the ethereal realms rendered Zayne an Eternal, no longer bound by natural aging or death. In the modern era, he’d train in sacred magic and become a central figure in the resistance against Orem Black.

Episodes: 4, 7-13, 16, 19, 22, 24, 25

Gérard Roux

A French knight of the Fifth Crusade who became an Eternal after a direct encounter with Death. Living for centuries, Roux served at the Vatican in secrecy, operating from a hidden archives as a scholar of forbidden history and esoteric theology. He’d become Broderick Zayne’s mentor, training him in the Disciplina Arcani and later joining him, playing a central role in the Light’s covert war against the Dark.

Episodes: 12, 13, 16, 19, 22, 24, 25

Aolani

A powerful sorceress and Hawaiian kahuna whose life ended in 1731 when she was sacrificed to a volcano after her village was deceived by a demon. Preserved intact within the Abyss, she developed extraordinary abilities to bridge realms across space and time. Aolani would aid Veera Sarin and the forces of Light by opening portals between worlds and helping banish major agents of the Dark.

Episodes: 17, 18, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25

Joseph Frost

Orem Black’s childhood friend and the son of stage magician Fredrick Frost. Though lacking innate magical ability, Joseph became deeply entangled with the Book of Amar, surviving possession by its power and later serving as Orem Black’s second-in-command. His father’s sacrifice to become an Oracle bound Joseph further to the Dark, even as doubt and regret increasingly shaped his path.

Episodes: 2-6, 8-11, 14, 17, 19, 22-25

Kasson

A demon whose origin traces back to ancient Egypt, where his soul was damned after committing the mortal sin of murder. Over centuries, Kasson manipulated key figures and events to advance the Dark’s plan, including orchestrating the dream that led Reginald Black to found the Order of Wormwood. He directly guided Orem Black toward the Book of Amar, masquerading as multiple figures, including Reginald himself within the Abyss. Kasson remains an active architect of the Dark’s long-term strategy.

Episode appearances: 9, 18, 23, 25

Herakles

A Mycenaean warrior abducted from the battlefield by Satan and imprisoned alive within the Abyss after refusing command of Hell’s armies. While trapped, he summoned Kharos through a Hero Prayer, rendering him untouchable to corruption but leaving him stranded in the void. He later allied with Banerjee, Veera Sarin, and Aolani, assisting in their escape and joining the fight against the Dark in the modern world.

Episodes: 15, 17, 18, 20, 22, 25

Heng Shao

A Shaolin monk gifted with supernatural motion magic allowing him to distort time and move with extreme speed. After exposing a demonic possession of a Yeti in 604, Heng summoned Kharos through a Hero Prayer, an encounter that rendered him undying. Heng later took a vow of silence, becoming a reclusive guardian who communicates telepathically, and trains select individuals for the war against the Dark.

Episodes: 16, 19

Fredrick Frost

A skilled stage magician and a longtime associate of the Order of Wormwood, as well as the father of Joseph Frost. Though born without supernatural ability, he became deeply involved in Orem Black’s rise after the attack on Black Manor, ultimately aiding Orem’s escape and joining the Knights of the Black Serpent. In an effort to decipher the Processions, Fredrick willingly sacrificed his life to become a permanent vessel for an ancient Oracle, surrendering his body to serve the dark.

Episodes: 3, 10, 11, 14, 19

Death

The keeper of time in the universe, possessing knowledge of all universal laws and predetermined destinies set by Fate. He dictates birth and death and holds the power to extend life when permitted by cosmic law. Death oversees the Processions and acts as an impartial arbiter, aligned with neither Light nor Dark.

Episode: 11, 13, 15, 22

Kharos

A divine warrior, neither angel nor man, summoned through the Hero Prayer to confront overwhelming evil. Known across cultures by many names, he appears wielding different sacred weapons depending on era and place. Bound by universal law, Kharos exists solely to destroy monsters and protect humanity.

Episodes: 15, 16, 21, 22