This is a list of characters appearing in the novel series Overlord, written by Kugane Maruyama and illustrated by so-bin, and its anime and manga adaptations.
After Nazarick is transported to the New World with its NPCs, who gain sentience, Ainz begins to take action to protect the tomb.
A member of the guild known for his high perception abilities to detect any intruders, earning him the title "The Eyes of Ainz Ooal Gown."
They live in a tribal-like society with five known tribes: Green Claw, Red Eye, Dragon Tusk, Razor Tail, and Small Fang.
Nazarick attempts to massacre them to solidify control over the region, but Cocytus, who oversaw the operation, develops respect for them, causing him to instead subjugate them.
A human nation east of Nazarick, which is an absolute monarchy ruled by an emperor that has annual territorial skirmishes with the Re-Estize Kingdom.
Ainz makes a trade deal with the nation in exchange for reclaiming their former capital, which was occupied by Frost Dragons and the demi-human Quagoa.
In an attempt to build a "Frost Dragon Empire", they take the Dwarf Kingdom's former capital as a nesting ground.
Ainz confronts them to reclaim the capital as part of a trade deal with the dwarves, and they eventually swear allegiance to him out of fear after he kills their patriarch.
After Ainz interferes in the conflict as part of a trade deal with the dwarves and has Aura and Shalltear massacre them, the survivors swear servitude to him to ensure their survival.
A vast wilderness inhabited by demi-human tribes who constantly attempt to invade the neighboring Roble Holy Kingdom.
A human nation west of Nazarick, which is being undermined from within by corrupt nobles and crime lords while the Baharuth Empire encroaches on its territory.
It is a heavily militarized nation that has had to prioritize defending itself against invasions from the neighboring Albelion Hills, which are inhabited by several demi-human tribes.
Legendary figures in the New World who, 200 years ago, defeated a group known as the "Evil Deities," who are implied to have been YGGDRASIL NPCs.
Around 500 years ago, they went to war with a group of Players known as the Eight Greed Kings and lost, causing their kind to be greatly reduced in population.