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House Raa
The ruling Gold family of Jupiter's innermost moon, Io. Following the events of Golden Son, House Raa become the political leaders of the Rim Golds for the rest of the saga. open/close all folders
Previous generations
Akari au Raa
Founder of House Raa and one of the original leaders of the Society alongside Silenius au Lune.
- Founder of the Kingdom: He was this for the Rim in particular, while sharing the role with Silenius for the Society as a whole.
- Posthumous Character: Has been dead by centuries by the time the series begins.
Current Generations
Revus au Raa
Gaia au Raa
Romulus au Raa's mother and a former leader of the Kryptea.
- Ascended Extra: Only has a small role in Iron Gold, but is given greater importance in Light Bringer.
- Even Evil Has Loved Ones: Gaia might be a ruthless supporter of the Color Hierarchy and former head of the Krypteia, but when her grandson Diomedes makes it clear that he means to fulfill his oath to end the Hierarchy and she'll have to kill him to stop him, she ultimately chooses her family over her adherence to the Hierarchy.
- Obfuscating Insanity: Pretends to be senile around her daughter-in-law and grandchildren in Iron Gold in order to remain beneath notice.
- Obnoxious In-Laws: Completely detests Romulus' wife Dido.
- Retired Badass: Light Bringer reveals that she used to run the Rim's secret police for half her life.
- Screw Politeness, I'm a Senior!: How she keeps up her act of senility.
Vela au Raa
Romulus's sister.
Atlas au Raa
See the Gorgons page.
Romulus au Raa
Heir to house Raa. Becomes ArchGovernor of Io after his father is assassinated at the end of Golden Son, after which he declares the Rim's independence from Luna and becomes Sovereign of the Rim.
- Affably Evil: Polite to all of his opponents, regardless of their Color, and keeps his word when he offers someone hospitality.
- Enemy Mine: Forced to team up with the Rising in order to survive.
- The Good King: He is this for the Rim Dominion, insofar as anyone can be while still espousing the Hierarchy.
- Good Old Ways: A firm believer in this. He thinks that the core world Golds have become petty, decadent thugs and lost the honor and strength that once allowed them to conquer the solar system.
- Named After Somebody Famous: His name comes from one of the founders of Rome.
- Noble Demon: Darrow admits that despite upholding the hierarchy, Romulus isn't petty and cruel about it like other Golds.
- You Killed My Father: His father and daughter's deaths at the end of Golden Son prompt him to declare war on the Sovereign.
Dido au Raa
Romulus' wife. Despite her husband's desire to avoid a conflict, she clamors for war against the Solar Republic.
- Evil Matriarch: The dramatic version. She will gladly send her children, nieces, and nephews to their deaths if it means they can kill Cassius.
- Foil: A subtle one to Darrow in Iron Gold. Both of them are married to the leader of their faction and deliberately go against the orders of their government for a cause they believe in. But where Darrow is try to end a war as quickly as possible, Dido is trying to start one. And where Darrow deliberately avoids seizing power to avoid a civil war despite the Senate's fears of him pulling a military coup, Dido actually does launch a coup with the goal of installing herself as the Rim's Sovereign, nearly causing a civil war on Io until after Romulus's trial.
- War Hawk: In contrast with her more pragmatic husband, Dido continues to sound a rallying cry for war against the Republic.
Aeneas au Raa
Oldest son of Romulus and Dido.
- Killed Offscreen: Aeneas is killed during the Battle of Ilium in Morning Star, with his death only being shown through archived helmet cam footage in Iron Gold when Romulus is placed on trial to determine if he knew about Darrow destroying the Ganymede Docks.
- We Hardly Knew Ye: Gets killed after his one and only appearance in Morning Star.
Diomedes au Raa
The Rim's new Storm Knight and Romulus' son.
- Affably Evil: Despite his manners and his ideals, he still participates in a system that upholds slavery and subjugation as a good thing.
- Even Evil Has Standards: Diomedes genuinely abides by a code of honor and refuses to duel Cassius when his mother orders him too since Cassius is their guest.
- I Gave My Word: As part of Diomedes's honor he takes his oaths very seriously, refusing to ever break them. Athena knows this and that's why she makes him swear to end the Color Hierarchy, since he will do everything he can to do so if he swears, and he does.
- Heel–Face Turn: When Diomedes teams up with Darrow to stop the Ascomanni he ends up swearing to end Color Hierarchy and fully teams up with him.
- Master Swordsman: Diomedes is one of the great razor masters of his generation.
- Noble Demon: Diomedes might fight to uphold the Hierarchy, but he both kind to all those around him and has a keen sense of honor. He later pulls a Heel–Face Turn after taking an oath to end the Color Hierarchy.
- Warrior Prince: He was not destined to be the heir, but he becomes this after the death of his older brother at the battle of Illium.
Marius au Raa
Romulus' son, and a Quaestor for the Rim.
Seraphina au Raa
- Aborted Arc: After being developped as a potential love interest to Lysander in Iron Gold, she is suddenly hostile to him at the start of Dark Age and dies within the first third of the book.
- Ascended Extra: She briefly appeared as a child in Morning Star when Darrow came to meet with her father, before becoming a much more important character in Iron Gold.
- Belligerent Sexual Tension: With Lysander in Iron Gold.
- Blood Knight: Seraphina relishes the blood and carnage of war, having the time of her life while invading Mercury.
- Generation Xerox: She and her mother are both war hawks.
- Half the Woman She Used to Be: Cut in half by a Republic railgun in a battle of Dark Age.
- Killed Mid-Sentence: Dies while insulting Lysander in Dark Age.
- War Hawk: Like her mother, she is eager for war against the Republic.
Thalia au Raa
