Adrian

The mysterious figure named in Lilastien's cryptic note: KURTZ STATION -- ADRIAN -- DANGER. Among the gurvani, "the Adrian" is a legend a western-bound cult is preaching -- a prophecy that "the Adrian would bring new life" and that they should avoid war and head west.

Revealed across the book as a Colonial-era figure tied to a place called Kurtz Station, and as Lilastien's son. Igor is his constant companion. His true nature and the danger he represents form the spine of the book's central mystery.