Index of Major Characters
(In alphabetical order)
Humans
| THE KINGDOM OF AVANTI | |
| Amara Simha | Councilor of Avanti |
| Angamitra | Captain of the samsaptakas |
| Atulyateja | Garrison commander of Udaypuri |
| Brichcha | Father of Shanku |
| Dattaka | Commander of the Sristhali command center |
| Dhanavantri | Councilor of Avanti & royal physician |
| Ghatakarpara | Councilor of Avanti; nephew of Vikramaditya & Vararuchi |
| Kalidasa | Councilor of Avanti |
| Kshapanaka | Councilor of Avanti & sister of queen Vishakha |
| Mahendraditya | Late king of Avanti; father of Vikramaditya, Vararuchi & Pralupi |
| Mother Oracle | Shanku's grandmother; head of the Wandering Tribe |
| Pralupi | Sister of Vikramaditya & Ghatakarpara's mother |
| Satyaveda | Governor of Malawa province |
| Shanku | Councilor of Avanti; granddaughter of the Mother Oracle |
| Upashruti | Mother of Vikramaditya & Pralupi; second wife of Mahendraditya |
| Ushantha | Mother of Vararuchi; first wife of Mahendraditya |
| Varahamihira | Councilor of Avanti |
| Vararuchi | Councilor of Avanti; half-brother of Vikramaditya |
| Vetala Bhatta | Chief councilor of Avanti; royal tutor |
| Vikramaditya | King of Avanti |
| Vishakha | Wife of Vikramaditya; Kshapanaka's sister |
| THE KINGDOM OF MAGADHA | |
| Daipayana | General of the Magadhan army |
| Kapila | Second son of Siddhasena of Magadha |
| Shoorasena | Elder son of Siddhasena of Magadha |
| Siddhasena | King of Magadha; ally of Avanti |
| THE KINGDOM OF VATSA | |
| Chandravardhan | King of Vatsa; ally of Avanti |
| Himavardhan | Brother of Chandravardhan; father of Ghatakarpara |
| Shashivardhan | Son of Chandravardhan of Vatsa |
| Yashobhavi | Councilor of Vatsa |
| THE KINGDOM OF KOSALA | |
| Bhoomipala | King of Kosala; ally of Avanti |
| Pallavan | Envoy & councilor of Kosala |
| THE KINGDOM OF HEHEYA | |
| Harihara | King of Heheya; ally of Avanti |
| Rukma | Daughter of Harihara of Heheya |
| THE KINGDOM OF MATSYA | |
| Baanahasta | King of Matsya; ally of Avanti |
| THE ANARTA FEDERATION | |
| Yugandhara | Chief of the Anarta Federation; ally of Avanti |
| THE REPUBLIC OF VANGA | |
| Sudasan | Chancellor of the Republic of Vanga |
| Devas | |
| Brihaspati | Royal chaplain of the devas |
| Dasra | Captain of the Ashvins & twin brother of Nasatya |
| Indra | Lord of the devas; king of Devaloka |
| Jayanta | Son of Indra |
| Narada | Envoy of Devaloka & advisor to Indra |
| Nasatya | Captain of the Ashvins & twin brother of Dasra |
| The Ashvins | Elite cavalry of Devaloka, led by Nasatya & Dasra |
| The Maruts | The seven sons of Diti |
| Urvashi | Apsara of Devaloka & mistress of Indra |
| Asuras | |
| Andhaka | The blind rakshasa |
| Diti | Sorceress & matriarch of the asuras |
| Hiranyaksha | Lord of the asuras; king of Patala |
| Holika | Sister-consort of Hiranyaksha & witch queen of Patala |
| Shukracharya | High priest of the asuras |
| Veeshada | The thief of the Halahala |
| Others | |
| Betaal | The Ghoulmaster; lord of the Borderworld |
| Shiva | The Omniscient One |