The Sorceress' Revolt - Ko Eiji's Story - Character List

 The Sorceress' Revolt - 

Ko Eiji's Story

Author: Toriumi Jinzō

Translator: Ainikki the Archivist

Character List

Character names are given in kanji, then in Japanese romanization, then in Chinese romanization (where available). The novel gives the names in Japanese.

王則 Ou Soku (Wang Ze) - He aspires to eradicate the corruption of the Imperial Court and its bureaucrats, but becomes discouraged by illegal practices that occur during China's civil service entrance exam. He teams up with a sorceress with the goal of ruling the world. 

胡永児 Ko Eiji (Hu Yong'Er) - A beautiful young woman who is welcomed by Sei Koko as her daughter Ko Biji's reincarnation. Her destiny changes from her interactions with Sei Koko.

聖姑姑 Sei Koko (Shan Gōgō) - A Daoist sorceress and a worshiper of Empress Wu Zetian.

蛋子 Tanshi (Danzi Wang) -  A Daoist monk, inventor of "The Way of Divine Thunder and Lightning."

劉玄 Ryū Gen (Liu Xuan) - A salt smuggler.  A fearless practitioner of the staff and Tanshi's master.

強鸞 Chō Ran (Zhang Dapeng) - A sorcerer who uses flame techniques. His father was a Jurchen. 

李俊 Ri Shun (Li Jun) - Tanshi's disciple. A master of hidden weapons, he also has a transformation ability. 

阿牟梨 Amuri (same in Chinese and Japanese) - A Jurchen woman. Captain of a women's cavalry unit.

沈括 Shin Katsu (Shen Kuo) - A boy genius with a keen interest in science. He creates a mechanical titan made out of steel.

文彦博 Bungen Haku (Wen Yanbo) - An old general of the Song Dynasty. He was the commander of the army that attacked Beizhou Castle.

任遷 Jin Sen (Ren Quian) - A sorcerer. Master of the Blue Dragon Blade.

強琪 Chō Ki (Zhang Qi) - A sorcerer. Master of fire magic. 

卜吉 Boku Kichi (Boku Yoshi) - A sorcerer. Master of multi-body techniques. 

呉三郎 Go Saburō (same in Chinese and Japanese) - A sorcerer and a womanizer. 

九天玄女 Kyūten Genyo (Jiutian Xuannü) - A goddess that embodies the spirit of wisdom. Within Hakūn-do Cave, she appears as a halo of light.

袁公 En Kō (Yuan Gong) - An ape-man of unknown age. The keeper and guardian of Hakūn-do Cave.

Minor Characters:

胡活  Ko Kō (Hu Huo) - Ko Eiji's father.

張氏 Chō Shi (Zhang Shi) - Ko Eiji's mother. 

陳善 Chin Zen (Chen Guo) - The scholar who tutors the child Ko Eiji. 

亮丙 Ryou Hei (Liang Bing) - A sixteen-year-old servant who works for Sei Koko. 

呂  Ryo (Lu) - A homeless vagrant who lives on the streets of Bianliang.

春麗尼 Jun Reini (Chun Lingni) - A Buddhist nun in Zhengzhou.

王大戸 Ou Daiko (Wang Dahu) - Ou Soku's father.

王劉 Ou Ryu (Wang Liu) - Ou Soku's mother.

徐尹 Jo Yun (Xu Yin) - A friend of Ou Soku's father Ou Daiko. He arranges for a private teacher to instruct Ou Soku. 

趙壱 Chō Itsu (Zhao Yi) - A poor farmer from the Fen River valley.

銭氏 Sen Shi (Quian Shi) - Chō Itsu's wife.

 

排長の魯 Lieutenant Rou, a platoon leader in the Imperial Army. 

田斉 Ta Sai (Tian Xie), a general who works for Zhang Qi and the Imperial Court.

董元春 Don Genshun (Dong Yuanchun), Beizhou's prefectural judge.

劉 彦威 Ryū En'i (Liu Yanwei) - The general selected by Emperor Renzong to put down the rebellion.

茹剛 Ru Tsuyoshi (Ru Gang) - The emperor's chief of staff and co-general of Ryū En'i's army. 

段雷 Dan Rai (Duan Lei) - Co-general of Ryū En'i's army. 

陶必顕 Touhitsu Ken (Tao Ci) - Co-general of Ryū En'i's army. 

張成 Chō Sei (Zhang Cheng) - Commander of the East Barracks in Ou Soku's army.

竇文玉 Dōbun Gyoku (Dō Wenyu) - Commander of the West Barracks in Ou Soku's army.