The Eight

The Eight is a body containing eight minds, and a major antagonist in The Memory of Sky.

The Eight were among the Corona's Children, a group of immortal children discovered in the belly of a Corona. The Eight were found and raised by the Papio. Each mind had some ability to control its own organs and blood. After battling each other within the body with toxic blood, they eventually agreed to unite behind a single voice, initially led by Divers.

Divers
Divers is notable to the Papio for having blood and tissue similar to that of a human. She was the first one to take full control of the body, after defeating the others with help from caretakers with whom she communicated in code.

In The Dragons of Marrow, it's revealed that Divers is a Remora. When she attempts to draw a picture of herself as an individual, she includes eyes on stalks and a sucker in place of a mouth.

Tritian
Tritian has blazing orange blood. His flesh is the best suited for the high heat and pressure of the Coronas' realm, and took control of the Eight when they fell in. Whem he attempts to draw a picture of himself, it's described as looking like a squat human.

Kai
Kai is first mentioned by name in The Dragons of Marrow. He has ancient memories of a great ocean. He is eventually revealed to be a descendant of the Polypond. When he attempts to draw a picture of himself, it's described as looking like a many-legged serpent. Though eight types of blood are mentioned, Kai does not have any blood of his own. He decorates his picture with bits of black glass in place of blood.

Others
The other members of the Eight are not named, but their blood is described:


 * Smoky red
 * Bright pink
 * Violet (x2)
 * Black
 * Blue