Phantom Blade Zero · Characters

Every character in Phantom Blade Zero

180 named people appear in Phantom Blade Zero’s story and quest log. Here is each one, where you meet them and which quests they are in, with the main cast first. Names are the game’s own; nothing here is guessed.

180 named characters
53 with their own page
26 factions
9 regions

Checked 3 Nov 2026 against the launch game’s own text

On this page 4 sections

The main cast
Everyone you meet, region by region
Who they fight for
Frequently asked questions

The main cast

The people the story turns on. Open one for who they are, who they are to the others, and every quest they are in.

Everyone you meet, region by region

Grouped by the region where you first meet them. Bold names have a page of their own.

Weeping Creek Valley Walkthrough

Soul
You. Once The Order’s most feared blade, now blamed for its master’s death, with sixty-six days left to live.
Quests: Against the Flow, Steel and Steam, Heartless Remnants, Town of Death, The Heart’s Trail, The Four Serpent Houses, The Way Forward, Soulrend Cliff
Yu’er
A brewer’s daughter from Pangzhen who slipped out of town to find a cure for her father.
Quests: Against the Flow, The Heart’s Trail, Flesh Lily, Apprentice Healer, A Healer’s Mercy
Inanis
The Order’s master of illusion and keeper of its secrets, who guides Soul as a projected mind.
Quests: Illusion of Inanis, Secrets at the Heart of the Lake, Resonant Strings
Peng Meng
Eldest of the Four Axes, chained up behind the valley waystation.
Quests: Four Fierce Axes, Festering Secret, Against the Flow · Boss fight
Mó Yuan
Last lord of the Bastion of Mó, met through the dragon pillars, and an optional fight.
Quests: Bloodline Awakening, Lóng Pillars · Boss fight
The Hunt
The Order’s hunter of traitors, sent with a pair of sickles to kill Soul.
Quests: Against the Flow, Steel and Steam · Boss fight
Gu Lingran
The Mandate officer in charge around the valley.
Quests: Four Fierce Axes, Festering Secret
Zheng Rong
Captain of the Mandate squad holding the valley waystation.
Quests: Festering Secret, Apprentice Healer
Spectral Blade
A runaway Shadow Warden of The Order who keeps turning up at the Sha-Chi towers.
Quests: A Severed Mindseal
Forge
Eldest of the three craftswoman sisters, a smith who upgrades your weapons.
Hua
A puppet bride keeping a wedding hall in a field of red spider lilies.
Boss fight
Hansui
One of the High Elder’s four Acolytes, who wields ice and guards the Crimson Manor.
Quests: Secrets at the Heart of the Lake, The Crimson Manor · Boss fight
Yucong, No. 34 Twisted Puppet
Puppet No. 34, one body with three faces.
Quests: Triple Threat · Boss fight
Monk Huijue of Kuye Temple
A Kuye Temple monk waiting at the waystation for his master Bi Hai.
Quests: Leave None Alive
Jagged Steel
A frenzied Maskwalker of the valley, his face bound in scrap iron.
Boss fight
Blue-Robed Swordsman
Zheng Rong’s lieutenant, a swordsman in blue.
Quests: Festering Secret
Puppet "Mute"
A puppet lock in the Crimson Manor, missing its tongue.
Quests: The Crimson Manor
The Puppet Scavenger
A living puppet stitched together by the Herald, locked under the Crimson Manor.
Boss fight
Hui
Hua’s childhood sweetheart, whose empty grave stands behind the wedding hall.
Worried Baishan Guardian
A Baishan guardian waiting at the waystation for her missing sisters.
Quests: Apprentice Healer, Four Fierce Axes
Brooding Old Archer
An old archer drinking on the waystation roof, ashamed of his pupils.
Quests: Purge the Sect
Dying Archer
One of the old archer’s pupils, dying in the bandit archers’ camp.
Quests: Purge the Sect
Petrified Mandate Disciple
A Mandate disciple who saw what was done to the Four Axes.
Quests: Four Fierce Axes
First Gate Disciple
A gate disciple of the camp below the Sha-Chi tower.
Quests: Deep in the Valley
Old Beggar
An old beggar whose doggerel hints at hidden treasure in every region.
The Peddler
A peddler at the waystation who lost his goods and a pinwheel for his daughter.

Crimson Forest Walkthrough

The Chord
The Order’s pipa-playing illusionist, lost a year ago in the Crimson Forest.
Quests: Whence the Weeping, Illusory Pipa, Resonant Strings
Iron Fiend
One of Mu Xiaokui’s two guards, a fighter in black iron gauntlets.
Quests: Heartless Remnants, Use It Against Them, Heart of the Fist · Boss fight
Jade Dancer
One of Mu Xiaokui’s two guards, riding twin saw blades.
Quests: Heartless Remnants, Use It Against Them · Boss fight
Quick Hand Zhang
A trader and treasure hunter who can be in five places at once, and sends you after lost treasures.
Quests: Quick Hand’s Request, The Wily Hare’s Three Dens
Yuyin
Eldest of the Pillars of Kunlun and head of the Kunlun sect, missing since the Crimson Forest campaign.
Quests: Pillars of Kunlun
Jewel
Youngest of the craftswoman sisters, a jeweller who works on your accessories.
Quests: Illusory Pipa
Bai Chilian
A swordswoman with twin serpent blades, one of the four great Maskwalkers, sending snakes through the Mirrorwood.
Quests: Illusory Pipa · Boss fight
Iron Fever
A fist fighter, one of the four great Maskwalkers The Order and the Pillars of Kunlun fought a year ago.
Quests: Heart of the Fist · Boss fight
The Crusher
Half giant, half withered, a hammer fighter driven by the Saw on his shoulders.
Quests: Soulrend Cliff · Boss fight
The Saw
The faceless little creature riding on the Crusher’s neck.
Quests: Soulrend Cliff · Boss fight
Hua Qianxiao
A drunken swordsman holding the bridge to Pangzhen, one of the four great Maskwalkers.
Boss fight
Jing Ye
A bandit chief in spiked steel, one of the four great Maskwalkers, ambushing the forest road.
Boss fight
Lanlan
A Baishan disciple in the thieves’ camp, against Perfect Transcension.
Quests: Secrets of the Baishan Sect
Ju
A Baishan disciple who believes Perfect Transcension is the only way.
Quests: Secrets of the Baishan Sect
Silver-Tongued Thief
A thief in the forest camp who keeps a list of his lost brothers.
Quests: A Healer’s Mercy
Li the "Flying Rat"
‘Flying Rat’, one of Thief Wang’s lost brothers.
Quests: A Healer’s Mercy
Zhou the "Lean Monkey"
‘Lean Monkey’, one of Thief Wang’s lost brothers.
Quests: A Healer’s Mercy
Gui the "Night Raven"
‘Night Raven’, one of Thief Wang’s lost brothers.
Quests: A Healer’s Mercy
Zhen the "Slippery Eel"
‘Slippery Eel’, one of Thief Wang’s lost brothers.
Quests: A Healer’s Mercy
Irreverent Thief
A thief asking after his brother, the Nimble Thief.
Quests: Honor Among Thieves
the Nimble Thief
A dead thief who left a letter written in blood.
Quests: Honor Among Thieves
Ye Han, Tianshan Twin Swords
One of the Tianshan Twin Swords, seen in a memory of the Crimson Forest.
Li Qiu, Tianshan Twin Swords
One of the Tianshan Twin Swords, seen in a memory of the Crimson Forest.
Severely Wounded Baishan Disciple
A badly wounded Baishan disciple hiding in the Crimson Forest.
Quests: Secrets of the Baishan Sect
Junior Sister
The youngest disciple hidden by her brothers in the same memory.

Village of Lu Walkthrough

Leng Tu
The Herald, the Lady of the Veil’s envoy, who turns villagers into puppets.
Quests: The Heart’s Trail, The Way Forward, Soulrend Cliff, The Herald’s Illusion, The Crimson Manor · Boss fight
Mu Xiaokui
Mu Tianmiao’s only daughter, who grew up with Soul and comes looking for him with a sword.
Quests: Heartless Remnants, Young Mistress · Boss fight
Master Bi Yuan
Head of the Tianxuan sect, a wandering Taoist who came to the Village of Lu and was caught.
Quests: Heartless Remnants, The Sword and the Way · Boss fight
Dusk
A puppeteer who deserted the High Elder and now works for the Herald.
Quests: Secrets at the Heart of the Lake, Illusory Pipa · Boss fight
Lan Shaodi
Young master of a Wulin family who seems to sell orphans to the Herald.
Quests: Young Master Lan
Master Bi Hai
A monk of Kuye Temple who came to the Village of Lu at an old friend’s call.
Quests: Heartless Remnants · Boss fight
Firefly
An illusionist, Dusk’s junior sister, hunted by the Acolytes.
Quests: Secrets at the Heart of the Lake
Cui
The headman’s granddaughter, turned into a little puppet girl.
Quests: Cui
Old Man Gen
The cart driver who takes Soul to Pangzhen, deep in gambling debts.
Quests: The Journey Home
Acolyte Yanru
One of the High Elder’s four Acolytes, who wields fire and hunts deserters.
Quests: Secrets at the Heart of the Lake · Boss fight
Zhuo Bi
A heavy-armoured gatekeeper guarding the Village of Lu.
Quests: Heartless Remnants · Boss fight
Yuzan, No. 3 Musician Puppet
Puppet No. 3, a musician puppet that plays the pipa.
Quests: Heartless Remnants · Boss fight
Sect Leader He
Head of the Shenji school, a master of mechanisms caught in the Village of Lu.
Quests: Heartless Remnants
Songstress Puppet
A songstress puppet still waiting for her lover where they met.
Quests: A Puppet’s Wooden Heart
Wailing Scholar
Qingniang’s lover, a scholar.
Quests: A Puppet’s Wooden Heart
Ping
A villager’s wife who fell into a sleep she cannot wake from.
Superstitious Wulin Fighter
A Wulin fighter who gave up on the Mandate and turned to the Lady.
Three-Eyed Puppet
A three-eyed puppet inside the Crimson Manor mechanism that talks about the Herald.
Quests: The Crimson Manor
Kuye Temple monk
A Kuye Temple monk in a Village of Lu courtyard.
Quests: Leave None Alive
Sleeping Flower-Masked Hunter
A hunter asleep under a flower mask, calling for his dog.
Quests: Dahuang
Sleeping Flower-Masked Weaver
A weaver asleep under a flower mask, praying for a child.
Quests: A Dream of Motherhood
Rescuer Thief
A thief at the tunnel entrance who tried to save Yu’er.
Quests: Heartless Remnants
Villager Holding His Wife
Ping’s husband, who prays to the Lady of the Veil to save her.
Rational Wulin Fighter
His sworn brother, who begs him not to believe.

Pangzhen Walkthrough

Myst
Second of the craftswoman sisters, who forges souls into weapons from a hidden tavern in Pangzhen.
Quests: Illusory Pipa, The Cube, The Sword and the Way
Lei Dang
Tiger Cannon of The Order, Soul’s old partner, with a cannon where his right arm was.
Quests: The Heart’s Trail, The Way Forward · Boss fight
Gu Wanyue
A woman in white singing opera beside a dry well in Pangzhen.
Quests: Sha-Chi Powered Boat, Pillars of Kunlun · Boss fight
Flame
Master of Pangzhen’s lion dance school, who drove out Maskwalkers with the dance.
Quests: The Heart’s Trail, Lion Dance Grandmaster · Boss fight
Child of Insight
A child who runs Pangzhen’s branch of the Pavilion of Knowledge and talks like an old man.
Quests: Xue, Admirer of Heroes, Four Fierce Axes
Wu Xuan
A general who once led his men against the Maskwalkers, now guarding a Pangzhen back street.
Quests: Sha-Chi Powered Boat · Boss fight
Wealthy Merchant’s Son, Jin
A wealthy Pangzhen merchant’s son, the youngest of seven fellow disciples, lost to the Sha-Chi of Meigu Lake.
Quests: A Brother Once More · Boss fight
Wei Sanchuan
One of Moji’s disciples, keeper of the spare key to the camp’s outer gate.
Quests: Pillars of Kunlun
Wealthy Merchant’s Daughter, Xiu
Huang’s sickly daughter.
Quests: A Brother Once More
Chang Hong
Thunder Spear of The Order, Soul’s old friend, a quiet family man sent to stop him.
Boss fight
Yu’er’s Father
Yu’er’s father, a Pangzhen brewer who will not wake from a strange sleep.
Quests: The Heart’s Trail, Flesh Lily
Xie Xiaorong
A pupil of the healer Xie Huichun who improves your medicine in Pangzhen.
Quests: The Four Serpent Houses
Female Puppet
Chen Zhu’s childhood sweetheart.
Quests: Bai Xue
Lu Jieyuan
Cui’s father, once captain of the village guard, who joined the Mandate.
Quests: Cui
Daoist Bi Di
A Taoist feeding fish in The Order’s tavern, Bi Yuan’s junior brother.
Quests: The Sword and the Way
Leading Opera Actress
A puppet who remembers only that she was the leading opera actress.
Quests: The Star Performer
Yu Ling
A Pangzhen woman who keeps repeating one name.
Quests: Don’t Forget Me
Senior Mo
Second-in-command of the lion dance school.
Quests: Lion Dance Grandmaster · Boss fight
Xie Qiudong, the Divine Healer
A ‘divine healer’ of Pangzhen’s back streets, from Xie Huichun’s school.
Boss fight
You Loong, Leader of the Blackwater Crew
Leader of the Blackwater Crew, who guarded Pangzhen’s waterways.
Boss fight
Blaze
A Shadow Warden captain in red with a meteor hammer and a golden mask.
Boss fight
Cavalrybane, Elite Shadow Warden
An elite Shadow Warden patrolling the streets of Pangzhen.
Boss fight
Soulclaimer, Elite Shadow Warden
An elite Shadow Warden holding the Pangzhen docks.
Boss fight
Zhu Yuan, the Searing Blade
A swordsman who survived a sea of fire and fell in love with flame.
Boss fight
Anxious Twin-Blade Captain
A Mandate twin-sword captain waiting outside The Order’s tavern.
Patron Gao
One of the patrons of the Mirage Estate, Flame’s friend.
Concerned Mother
A Pangzhen mother waiting at her door for news of her son.
Quests: A Mother’s Heart
Son
Her only son, sent to join a righteous sect.
Quests: A Mother’s Heart
Huang, Drunken Wealthy Merchant
Huang, a rich Pangzhen merchant, drunk and cruel to his family.
Quests: A Brother Once More
Purple-Robed "Wolf" Leader
The purple-robed leader of the Wolf unit, fled from the fallen Mandate camp.
Quests: The Undying Heroic Spirit
Shopkeeper Niu
Shopkeeper Niu in The Order’s tavern, an old friend of Huang.
Quests: A Brother Once More
Acolyte Lei Ting
One of the High Elder’s four Acolytes, who wields thunder and spies on Pangzhen.
Boss fight
Farmer
A Pangzhen farmer who quarrelled with his brother over money.
Quests: Kin Against Kin
Farmer’s Brother
The farmer’s brother, who left home after the quarrel.
Quests: Kin Against Kin
Traveling Merchant
A merchant on the road with his daughter.
Quests: Kin Against Kin
Fisherman
A fisherman in The Order’s tavern whose two friends never came back.
Quests: The Cube
Agonized Twinblade Swordsman
A purple-robed twin-sword fighter forced into Perfect Transcension.
Quests: The Undying Heroic Spirit
Steadfast Twinblade Swordsman
A purple-robed twin-sword fighter who swore never to touch the dark arts.
Quests: The Undying Heroic Spirit
Resolute Purple-Robed Guard
A purple-robed blade guard who took the punishment for his juniors.
Quests: The Undying Heroic Spirit
Defiant Purple-Robed Guard
A purple-robed blade guard who will not be made a tool.
Quests: The Undying Heroic Spirit
Unyielding Baishan Guard
A Baishan sword guard who still believes the Wulin will mend.
Quests: The Undying Heroic Spirit
Defiant Baishan Guardian
A Baishan guardian who describes how Perfect Transcension eats a person.
Quests: The Undying Heroic Spirit
Lion Dance Disciple
A lion dance disciple staying at his master’s side.
Quests: Lion Dance Grandmaster

Mandate Encampment Walkthrough

Huangxing
Second of the Pillars of Kunlun, who pushes Perfect Transcension through the Mandate camp.
Quests: Pillars of Kunlun, Justice Tarnished, Whence the Weeping, Hero’s Lament · Boss fight
Seven-Star Chief Disciple
Chief Disciple of the Seven-Stars Formation, a seven-sword formation once of the Mandate.
Quests: The Seven-Stars Formation, The Undying Heroic Spirit, Daughter of the Dark Sect · Boss fight
Moji
Third of the Pillars of Kunlun, gentle, and the loudest voice against Perfect Transcension.
Quests: Pillars of Kunlun, Hero’s Lament
Red
A swordswoman in red at the top of the dovecote tower.
Quests: Daughter of the Dark Sect · Boss fight
Wu Lengshuang
Eldest disciple of the Baishan sect, who went looking for her missing teacher.
Quests: Secrets of the Baishan Sect · Boss fight
Bi Taotao
Head of the Baishan sect, missing since she went to the Mandate camp.
Quests: Secrets of the Baishan Sect · Boss fight
Corpse-Eating Xue
A woman trapped in the cemetery outside the Mandate camp.
Quests: Xue, Admirer of Heroes · Boss fight
Wan Jun
A hammer fighter guarding the Mandate camp, loyal to Huangxing.
Quests: Pillars of Kunlun · Boss fight
Qianqian
One of Moji’s disciples, devoted to her teacher.
Seven-Star Second Disciple
Second of the Seven-Stars Formation.
Quests: The Seven-Stars Formation · Boss fight
Seven-Star Third Disciple
Third of the Seven-Stars Formation.
Quests: The Seven-Stars Formation · Boss fight
Seven-Star Fourth Disciple
Fourth of the Seven-Stars Formation.
Quests: The Seven-Stars Formation · Boss fight
Seven-Star Fifth Disciple
Fifth of the Seven-Stars Formation.
Quests: The Seven-Stars Formation · Boss fight
Seven-Star Sixth Disciple
Sixth of the Seven-Stars Formation.
Quests: The Seven-Stars Formation · Boss fight
Seven-Star Seventh Disciple
Seventh of the Seven-Stars Formation.
Quests: The Seven-Stars Formation · Boss fight
Zhao Di
One of Moji’s disciples, who wrote for help when he vanished.
Zhuge Feng
One of Moji’s disciples, who wanted to flee the camp.
Madam
His wife, who chose Transcension to fight the monsters.
Quests: The Undying Heroic Spirit
Disoriented Swordswoman
A dazed swordswoman at the dovecote door.
Quests: Daughter of the Dark Sect
Male Mandate Grandmaster
An elder of the Mandate’s leadership, seen in a memory.
Quests: Daughter of the Dark Sect
Female Mandate Grandmaster
An elder of the Mandate’s leadership, seen in the same memory.
Quests: Daughter of the Dark Sect

Mountain of Imprisonment Walkthrough

Lu Sanqian
Headman of the Village of Lu, climbing the mountain to pray for his granddaughter.
Quests: Cui
Agonized Ironmask
An iron-masked Maskwalker who keeps a list of everyone he has killed.
Quests: Ledger of Atonement, Bai Xue
Bi Feng
Huangxing’s elite blade, once famous for clearing sixty-four bandit camps.
Quests: The Broad Saber · Boss fight
Jade-Face (Jade Mask)
A Maskwalker sent by Huangxing to watch Soul, who can split into gold and iron copies.
Quests: Pillars of Kunlun · Boss fight
Liu Yi
One of Moji’s men, caged on a cliff for refusing Transcension.
Quests: Hero’s Lament
Iron Butcher
A brute in a scrap-metal mask, now a guard at a Mandate camp.
Boss fight
Kui Yanyan
A madwoman cooking travellers on the road up the Mountain of Imprisonment.
Boss fight
Ailing Man
A man escaped from Pangzhen, caged on the mountain road.
Lucid Wulin Fighter
One of Huangxing’s old men, caged for refusing Transcension.
Quests: The Broad Saber

Meigu Lake Walkthrough

Yan Qiansui
A celebrated pipa player taken in by the High Elder.
Quests: Allure of Vanity, Illusory Pipa · Boss fight
Blizzard Blademaster
A white-robed swordsman of the northern Wulin who came south to find his son.
Quests: Secrets at the Heart of the Lake, Whiteshadow · Boss fight
Sect Leader Ming
Head of the Ming Sword sect and a leader of the Mandate.
Quests: Allure of Vanity, Four Fierce Axes
The High Elder
Head of the illusionists who serve the Lady of the Veil, master of the four Acolytes.
Quests: Secrets at the Heart of the Lake
Heartpiercer, Elite Shadow Warden
An elite Shadow Warden set to guard the White Serpent House.
Quests: The Four Serpent Houses · Boss fight
Xi Niang
A woman of the Meigu music house, like a sister to Yan’er.
Quests: Allure of Vanity
One-Eyed Archer
A Featherbow master who refused Perfect Transcension and went after Huangxing.
Boss fight
Acolyte Guhe
One of the High Elder’s four Acolytes, who wields poison and watches Meigu Lake.
Boss fight
Xiao Jiang
A boy of the Blackwater Crew, seen in a memory.
Er Ya
Xiao Jiang’s sister, seen in the same memory.
Assassin
An assassin hired with gold.
Quests: Allure of Vanity

Mirage Estate

Yuding, No.12, Crescent Blade Puppet
Puppet No. 12, wielding a crescent glaive in the Mirage Estate’s training yard.
Quests: The Way Forward · Boss fight
Qiu Feng, the Crimson Boneblade
A Thread-Binding killer guarding the mourning hall of the Mirage Estate.
Boss fight
Twisted Master
The Twisted Master, who once led an attack on the Silk sect.
Silk Sect Leader Si Wuya
Master of the Silk sect, seen in the Mirage Estate’s shadow play.
Wu-wu, the Mournful Girl
A girl in a half-laughing, half-crying doll mask.
Boss fight
Shopkeeper Fan
A merchant of the Mirage Estate’s guild.
Boss Yu
A merchant of the Mirage Estate’s guild.
Patron Yao
A merchant of the Mirage Estate’s guild.
New Thread-Binding Disciple
A new Thread-Binding disciple digging into the Herald’s past.
Storyteller
The shadow-play storyteller of the Mirage Estate.

Mount Soulrend

Zuo Shang
Soul’s sworn brother, raised beside him by Mu Tianmiao, and The Order’s new Shadow Sovereign.
Quests: Soulrend Cliff · Boss fight
Meng Hua
An illusion master from the old Eleven, whose name is tied to the Lady of the Veil.
Quests: Soulrend Cliff · Boss fight
Boy
The Blizzard Blademaster’s twelve-year-old son.
Quests: Whiteshadow
Captain Qing Long
Captain of the Mandate camp on Mount Soulrend.
Dying Shadow Assassin
A shadow assassin dying on Mount Soulrend.
Quests: Soulrend Cliff

Not tied to one region

Mu Tianmiao
Founder and Shadow Sovereign of The Order, father of Mu Xiaokui and adoptive father of Soul and Zuo Shang. His death starts the story.
Xuan Li
Last heir of the Xuan family and its studies of the Celestial Tome, now in The Order’s service.
Uncle Zhong
An old hand of The Order who serves Zuo Shang.
The Flesh Sculptor
The mysterious healer who saves the dying Soul and gives him sixty-six days.
Xuan Yu
Xuan Li’s elder brother and one of the Eleven, named in letters and dialogue.
Ethereal Swordsman
A grandmaster who preyed on the poor twenty-three years ago, met in Soul’s childhood flashback.

Who they fight for

The Order, the Mandate, the Pillars of Kunlun and two dozen sects and crews, with what the game says about each:

Frequently asked questions

Who is the main character of Phantom Blade Zero?

Soul, once The Order’s most feared blade. He is blamed for killing its Shadow Sovereign, Mu Tianmiao, is cut down by his sworn brother Zuo Shang, and wakes with sixty-six days to live.

How many characters are in Phantom Blade Zero?

This page lists 180 named characters from the story and the quest log.

Who is Yu’er?

A brewer’s daughter from Pangzhen who slipped out of town to find a cure for her father. You meet her in Weeping Creek Valley, and she gives three healer quests. Her page.

Who is Mu Xiaokui?

Mu Tianmiao’s only daughter, who grew up with Soul and Zuo Shang. Her page.

Sources for this page 1

Phantom Blade Zero Official Phantom Blade Zero launch build: the game’s own dialogue, documents, bestiary, quest log and loading screens, read 3 November 2026. Quotes are the game’s English text, unchanged.