| MARCUS ESHU | son of Elegba and Oba, sixteen; a young man of color |
| OSHOOSI SIZE | a spirit, brother to Ogun Size |
| OBA | mother to Marcus; a young mother of color |
| OGUN SIZE | brother to Oshoosi Size; a man of color |
| OSHA | daughter of Shun and Shango, best friend of Marcus Eshu, sev enteen; a young woman of color |
| SHAUNTA IYUN | daughter of Nia, best friend of Marcus and Osha, eighteen; a young woman of color |
| SHUN | mother of Osha, godmother of Shaunta Iyun; a young mother of color |
| ELEGUA | aunt to Ogun and Oshoosi Size; a woman of color |
| SHUA OR JOSHUA | from the Bronx nee Stratford, Connecticut; a man of color |
| TERRELL | a young man of color |