A fourteen-year-old who discovers he is a host for the god Horus and a descendant of two pharaohs. Raised travelling the world with his father, he has no fixed home and no friends until the events of The Red Pyramid.

Carter's younger sister, raised in London with their grandparents. A host for the goddess Isis and one of the most naturally talented magicians of her generation. Funnier and more impulsive than Carter, she narrates half the trilogy.

An Egyptian magician from the House of Life who serves as a host for the goddess Nephthys. Initially an antagonist, she becomes one of Carter's closest allies and eventual partner.

Julius Kane's brother and the guardian of the Brooklyn House nome. A powerful magician who is briefly possessed by Set. Takes on a mentor role for Carter and Sadie.