# The Sarians — At the Earth’s Core character guide

> The Sarians in At the Earth’s Core by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Sarians

**First appearance:** 0003-iii-a-change-of-masters

## Snapshot

A friendly Pellucidarian tribe whose welcome gives David and Perry their first taste of human warmth beneath the inner sun.

## Who they are

The Sarians live as one of the free human peoples of Pellucidar, offering food, shelter, and companionship to the two strangers from the outer crust. Their kindness stands in sharp contrast to the Mahars' cruelty, and their simple cosmology, a flat world ringed by a great wall, shows how much these people still have to learn. Their hospitality anchors David's early alliances and reminds him what is at stake beyond mere survival.

## Relationships

### [The Mahars](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/at_the_earth_s_core_se/characters/the_mahars)

_rivalry_

The Mahars oppress the Sarians, treating them as slaves and enemies.

## In the story

### [A Change of Masters](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/at_the_earth_s_core_se/chapters/iii-a-change-of-masters)

The noble human prisoners, described as a proud and well-formed race, who are being marched in chains.

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