Protagonist
Zirian
A young clockmaker’s apprentice trying to shatter the shackles of time and restore the fabric of time after the Clock Tower plunges the world into eternal night.
Related: Minutero · Cuckoo
Cast
Duskfade Characters: Zirian, Cuckoo, and Every NPC
Who they are, why they matter for story or completion, and which collectibles or achievements they gate.
Characters and Companions
Companion
Cuckoo
Zirian’s mechanical cuckoo bird, along for the whole journey and woven into traversal and story beats.
Weapon
Minutero
The clock-hand blade Zirian swings. Every light attack, heavy attack and combo string runs through it.
Related: Combat guide · Rainbow Ingots
Story objective
Zirian’s Sister
The rescue target that drives the main quest forward.
Faction
Master Clockmakers
The order behind the Clock Tower and the secret at the centre of the story. Their academy is a full region.
Related: Clockwork Academy
Quest NPC
Arpeggio
Collects Music Boxes. Return every box to him for the “Master of melody” achievement, and find him in the caves for a second one.
Related: Music Boxes
Hidden NPC
Wally
Hides across the world. Finding all of Wally’s hiding spots is its own achievement.
NPC species
Cloudie
Cloud folk tied to two secret achievements: the guard’s jars, and the one wearing a strange crown.
Lore NPC
Tanion
Author of Tanion’s Diary, a collectible set that fills in world backstory.
Related: Tanion’s Diary
Merchant
Traveler
Sells objects and upgrades for Coins. Buying the entire stock unlocks Shopaholic.
Related: Coins · Upgrade Gears
Landmarks
Clock Tower
The structure that dragged the world into eternal night, and the thing Zirian is climbing toward from the very first hour.
Temporal Anchor
A destructible object in Tick Town. Breaking it unlocks an achievement most players miss on their first pass.