Characters
Main character, born in Canton
Robin Swift/Lovell
what is the match-pair "fānyì-translate" used for
It is used by Robin to take down the tower
What languages does Robin specialize in?
Latin, Greek, Chinese
Ramy
No, Letty kills him
Robin's half brother, part of the Hermes Society, lost his ability to "dream in Chinese"
Griffin Lovell/Harley
What was the match-pair "Bào-Burst" used for?
Killing both Eveline and Professor Lovell
what languages does Victoire know?
Latin, Greek, Franch, Haitian Kreyol
Robin
No, he dies when he takes the tower down
Oxford Professor, had two Chinese children, ends up being killed by one of his children
Professor Richard Lovell
What was the Chinese word "wúxíng" paired with to help the characters?
"invisible" the wúxíng-invisible match pair was used by Griffin when he is first introduced and Robin when Griffin is dying
What languages does Letty specialize in?
Latin, Greek, French, German
Victoire
Yes, she decides to leave the tower before it is taken down
English woman who helped raise Robin, taught him English, and gave him the name Robin
Elizabeth (Betty) Slate
What is the match-pair "‘Polemikós-Discutere" used for?
To make the pamphlets the characters had written fly off
What languages does Ramy know?
Latin, Greek, Urdu, Arabic, and Persian
Letty
Unfortunately yes
Twins who attend Oxford, Classics students
Edgar and Edward Sharp
What was the match-pair "bleach-bhel" used for?
used by the characters while in the tower to try to keep their clothes clean. this match-pair did not work
What languages does Anthony Ribben specialize in?
Latin, Greek, French, Spanish, and German.
Griffin
No, he is killed by Sterling Jones