Red Rising Saga · Character

Glirastes

Also known as Master Maker, Glirastes the Master Maker

Supporting
First seen · Book 5 · Ch. 2

Glirastes is a supporting character in Red Rising Saga (Book 5).

Gender: male
Age: elderly
First appears: Book 5 · Ch. 2
Books: 2

Glirastes emerges in Dark Age as a sinister, drug-addled architectural genius whose fourteen-fingered hands and vulture-like visage mark him as both brilliant and unsettling. By Light Bringer, the once-menacing tutor has been reduced to a battered hostage whose loyalty to Lysander is tested through physical torment, transforming him from a powerful, independent figure into a living symbol of the dangers faced by those caught between warring factions. Across the two books, his arc illustrates the fragility of even the most formidable intellects when political violence escalates beyond their control.

Description

A lean, bald human man with a hooked nose and a cruel, vulture-like appearance, wrapped in polar bear fur. 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 Lysander's architectural tutor and protector in Dark Age, treating him as a protégé; evolves in Light Bringer as Glirastes's loyalty is tested through physical torment, turning their relationship from one of guidance to one of shared vulnerability under factional violence.

Story so far

BOOK 5Dark Age
- Appears as a bald, elderly man wrapped in polar bear fur or purple robes, cultivating a sinister necromancer-like presence.
- Uses fourteen fingers to manipulate intricate contraptions and architectural designs.
- Serves as Lysander's architectural tutor and protector, treating him as a protégé.
- Regularly dabs golden drug powder from his nostrils while resting hands on his tummy in decadent repose.
BOOK 6Light Bringer
- Begins as a wizened party guest offering unexpected protection to allies.
- Endures physical torment that leaves him battered and exposed.
- His bruised body becomes a testament to the price of loyalty amid factional conflict.
- Transforms from powerful independent figure to vulnerable hostage caught between warring sides.