Protagonists
- IDB (Interspecies Development Branch), Avarian Federation
- Director Clienen Hor, leader of IDB Margel Damansk
- Achelous Forushen, cultural anthropologist and Chief Inspector of Civilization Monitoring (CivMon)
- Baryy Maxmun, CivMon agent and sociologist
- Outish, astrobiology intern
- Agent Illian Meridia, Ready Reaction
- Lieutenant Hearter, commander enforcement cutter IDBS Shields
- Sergeant Mears, team leader for enforcement cutter IDBS Shields
- Chief Ivan Darinarishcan, leader of Ready Reaction for Margel Damansk
- Sergeant Horalznick, Ready Reaction
- Jeremy, CivMon Central Station artificial intelligence (AI)
- Mother Dianis (Life Believers)
- Christina Tara, Al suri Ascalon Defender
- Alex, Defender
- Timberkeeps, Mearsbirch Doromen clan
- Woodwern, clan chairman
- Sedge the Warlord, mercenary, Wedgewood garrison commander
- Ogden, master weaponsmith, warden of the Second Ward
- Lettern Stouttree, archer and scout, Second Ward
- Rachael Stouttree, sixthsense kinetic, sister to Lettern
- Mbecca, master sixthsense healer
- Cordelei Greenleaf, sixthsense diviner
- Brookern, sixthsense voyant
- Barrigal, mercenary captain
- Oridians
- The Oligarch, leader of Oridia
- Captain Lucifar, commander of Oridian Lancers
- Sergeant Veri, standard bearer
- Tivor
- Ropert, aorolmin, the Duke of Tivor
- Marisa Pontifract, owner of Marinda Merchants
- Eliot, huntsmaster for Marinda Merchants
- Sifle, Master at Arms, commander of the City Watch
- Lieutenant Rayamars, First Tivor Rifles
- The Silver Cup Couriers Guild
- Akallabeth, guild overseer in Tivor
- Prince Fire Eye, prince of the wryvern nation
- Trishna, sixthsense telepath
- Zil, bravo
The Matrincy
- The Matriarch, the leader of the Matrincy
- Counselor Margret, special envoy to Dianis
- Counselor Breia, planetary counselor to Dianis
Antagonists
- Nordarken Mining
- Rocl Binair, senior vice president of Resource Production
- Director of aquamarine-5 production, responsible for ore procurement
- Quorat, Intruder contractor
- Junko, owner contract mining operation
- Krch, contract miner geologist
- Sysreq, contract miner pilot
- Gof, contract miner
- Geezer, contract miner
- Mining foreman, mining site supervisor
- Empire of Nak Drakas
- Uloch, Drakan decurion and commander of the Drakan expeditionary force
- Larech, Washentrufel agent
- Baldor Prairiegrass, Plains Doroman spy
- Diunesis Antiquaria (Paleowrights)
- Helprig, viscount of Diunesis Antiquaria
- Captain Irons, captain of the Scarlet Saviors
- Duck Peren, examiner
