Red Rising Test

The Red Rising Test is inspired by psychometric methodology and based on research into the characters of the book series. The test provides feedback such as the following:

Darrow O'Lykos

Darrow O'Lykos is a lowborn miner turned surgically transformed Gold insurgent who leads a bloody revolution against a tyrannical color-coded empire. Driven by grief and a fierce desire for liberation, he relies on battlefield daring and unpredictable tactical gambits to outplay far more powerful rivals. He projects reckless confidence and stubborn defiance on the front lines, masking a deep reservoir of personal guilt for the lives lost in his name. Though he longs for peace and quiet devotion with his close allies, he remains trapped by an internal darkness that compels him to keep fighting. He shoulders impossible burdens, hiding his emotional wounds behind unrelenting resolve.

Lysander au Lune

Lysander au Lune is an exiled Gold prince who believes he can rebuild a peaceful empire through enlightened leadership. Raised in the shadows of shattered institutions, he relies on strict mental discipline to analyze chaos without letting emotion cloud his judgment. He presents himself as a thoughtful diplomat who values order over senseless destruction. However, his high-minded idealism masks a dangerous willingness to sacrifice personal loyalties for his grand vision. Lysander consistently rationalizes ruthlessness as a necessary burden for the greater good, setting aside personal bonds whenever they conflict with political destiny. His tragic flaw is believing that tyranny can be righteous if guided by discipline.

Octavia au Lune

Octavia au Lune is the cold Sovereign of the Society, dedicated to preserving absolute political order across the Solar System. She seizes and maintains supreme power through meticulous calculation, viewing the rigid caste hierarchy as humanity’s only defense against chaotic collapse. Externally, she projects composed authority and invokes law, honor, and tradition to legitimize her rule. Behind this public majesty, she acts with ruthless pragmatism, happily overriding legal codes, deploying extreme violence, or torturing allies and family to crush dissent. She treats relationships as strategic assets, maintaining total emotional distance even from her grandson. Her tragic flaw is believing that horrific cruelty is merely responsible statecraft.

Virginia au Augustus

Virginia au Augustus is a brilliant strategist and reformist leader who insists that power must answer to conscience. Born into an elite Gold dynasty, she works within complex political systems to dismantle tyranny through negotiation, alliance, and institutional reform rather than sheer force. Externally composed, rational, and persuasive, she excels at reading people and analyzing power structures to forge third paths through conflict. Yet beneath her polished leadership lies an internal tension between her cold inherited instincts for political leverage and her deep commitment to human dignity. She struggles to balance personal love with duty, often guarding her emotional vulnerabilities while quietly holding fractured worlds together.

Adrius au Augustus

Adrius au Augustus is a cold strategist and political mastermind who turns information, wealth, and human leverage into weapons of absolute control. Driven by a relentless ambition to dominate the ruling caste, he rejects sentimental attachments and treats every alliance as a temporary transaction. He prefers indirect warfare over direct combat, orchestrating media campaigns, engineered betrayals, and ruthless backup plans to dismantle his rivals from the shadows. Beneath his calculated cruelty lies a desperate need to prove his worth to an abusive father who neglected him as a child. He views personal relationships purely as levers, remaining most dangerous whenever cornered, yet his inability to trust leaves him perpetually isolated.

Cassius au Bellona

Cassius au Bellona is an aristocratic Gold duelist who strives to live by a chivalric code of honor. Blessed with charisma and deadly skill with a razor, he embodies the ideal of his ruling caste. His world shatters when personal tragedy turns his sense of duty into a bitter vendetta. Though he serves as the Sovereign's champion out of loyalty, he struggles with the atrocities required to protect an unjust empire. He confronts conflict through formal duels and noble sacrifice, maintaining a polished exterior to mask deep personal grief and shame. Ultimately, his journey forces him to redefine true honor away from caste loyalty toward personal conscience.

Ragnar Volarus

Ragnar Volarus is a towering Obsidian warrior whose terrifying physical strength masks a soft-spoken and gentle spirit. Enslaved for decades as a gladiator and taught to worship his oppressors as gods, he breaks his emotional and physical chains to fight for real freedom. He moves through battle with brutal efficiency, yet he steps into danger to shield others rather than to inflict harm. He pledges his fierce loyalty to those who treat him as a human being instead of a weapon. Beneath his fearsome reputation, he longs for equality, brotherhood, and a world where no one is forced to live solely for slaughter.

Sevro au Barca

Sevro au Barca is a fierce, foul-mouthed warrior and leader of the Howlers whose crude exterior masks an intensely loyal heart. Raised on the margins of Gold society, he uses dark humor, shock tactics, and brutal aggression to intimidate rivals and shield himself from emotional vulnerability. On the battlefield, he rejects polished social decorum, relying on unconventional and gruesome methods to secure victory. Beneath his wild behavior lies a desperate need to protect his chosen pack. He openly despises rigid hierarchies and high-society rules, yet he offers unflinching devotion to those who earn his trust. His capacity for violence is bound to a deep, protective love for his inner circle.