These are some of the people who walk – and sail – through the world of the Four Lights.
This gallery introduces each character — who they are, what they value, and how they fit into the ancient world of riverside and lakeside villages around the Sweet Sea nine thousand years ago.
Each portrait is imagined in a contemporary setting inspired by possible materials and landscapes.
Main Characters
Deghóm
Name means: formed-earth
A thoughtful young woman shaped by village life and ritual songs. An orphan adopted by a loving milk-mother, she has a fierce sense of compassion.
Pérha
Name means: moon-prayer
A steady, grounded presence whose wisdom comes from painful experience and the practical knowledge of river‑village life.
Láko
Name means: milk
A gentle, observant young man with a mind for patterns, measurements, and the quiet logic of the natural world.
Téra
Name means: three
A lively, resourceful boy raised in the woods and shaped by forest life. He is quick thinking, with a strong sense of loyalty and a sharp tongue.
Déya
Name means: day, light or sky
A name expressing respect for the vastness and light of the sky.
Déya is interpreted in different ways, as a powerful godlike figure requiring sacrifices, as a gentle illuminating presence or a vague idea of rhythm and memory.
The Four Lights express ideas about Déya, but the name itself is a simple carved cross.
Kúru
Name means: spiral
A young, successful trader who is familiar with distant shores, trade routes, and the unpredictable moods of the water.
Yára
Name means: season
A confident, respected leader whose authority comes from experience, generosity, and a deep understanding of people and exchange.
SUPPORTING CHARACTERS
These figures enrich the world’s cultural, spiritual, and social landscape. Their roles vary, but each contributes to the texture of life around the Sweet Sea.
Wínali
Name means: little bird.
A respected elder whose insight comes from years of observing the land and its people. She is kind but tough, knowing her own mind and not easily influenced by the powerful.
Kádali
Name means: little heart
An outcast, dwelling in forests and caring for those rejected by society. She is a keeper of old knowledge, skilled in practical healing and the quiet wisdom of the forest.
Lenakána
Name means: song of fullness
A conflicted community leader shaped by duty, tradition, and the expectations of village life. She has compromised with the powerful but sits uneasily with authority and cruel ritual.
Torkáda
Name means: strong heart
A capable river navigator whose experience keeps communities connected along the waterways.
ABOUT THESE IMAGES
The portraits are interpretations inspired by the archaeology of cultures around the Black Sea region nine thousand years ago.
They are not literal depictions of events in the series — only atmospheric representations of how the characters might have appeared in their own time.
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