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Dardar Alemeyu, the Emperor of Matile Mala.
Issa, wife of Dardar Alemeyu and Empress of Matile Mala.
Makah, Emperor Alemeyu’s pet cheetah.
Jass Gebrem, the Leba, or High Priest, of the Matile Mala Empire.
Membiri, deceased wife of Gebrem.
Tiyana, the Amiya, or Vessel, of the Jagasti Sea Goddess Nama-kwah; daughter of Jass
Gebrem and Membiri.
Keshu, the Amiya of Halasha, the Jagasti God of iron and war.
Yemeya, one of the double-twin sisters who sing during the First Calling ceremony, and
friend to Tiyana.
Jubiti, Tamala, and Zeudi, Yemeya’s double-twin sisters.
Jass Eshana, the Dejezmek, or supreme commander, of the Matile military.
Jass Kidan, commander of the Matile archers.
Jass Kebessa, a minor member of the Degen Jassi.
Jass Hirute, a rural Imba Jassi noblewoman.
Jass Kassa, a member of the Imba Jassi, deceased husband of Jass Hirute.
Jass Tsege, a member of the Imba Jassi.
Jass Fetiwi, a member of the Imba Jassi.
Jass Shebeshi, member of the Imba Jassi and ill-fated ruler of a Matile hinterland
territory called Imbesh.
Bekele, an officer in the Matile army.
Keteme, an officer in the Matile army.
Tewolo, a soldier.
Asenafe, a place guard.
Adisu, a leather-worker.
Tamair, a widow.
Eshetu, a peasant farmer from the hinterland.
Sallamawit, the sister of Eshetu.
Desta, a woman of the hinterland.
Jass Mofo, leader of the Ashaki set, or gang, of tsotsi bandits.
Kimbi, consort of Jass Mofo.
Kalisha, a tsotsi, from Jass Mofo’s set, who infiltrated the House of Amiyas in the
guise of a servant.
Kece, a tsotsi of the Ashaki set.
Jumu, a tsotsi of the Ashaki set.
Kutu, a tsotsi of the Ashaki set.
Jass Nunu, head of the Hafar set of tsotsis, rivals to the Ashaki.
Etiya, a woman of ancient times whose singing first summoned the Jagasti.
Jaussa, the first Matile to makes use of the magic called ashuma.
Dardar Issuri, the first Emperor of the Matile Mala.
Dardar Tesfaru, Emperor of the Matile at the time of the Storm Wars.
Dardar Agaw, the Emperor of the Matile at the end of the Storm Wars.
Dardar Birhi, an earlier Emperor of the Matile.
Dardar Shumet, an ancient Empress of the Matile.
Wolde, the drummer during Matile coronation ceremonies.
Yekunu, the greatest of Matile sculptors of earlier times.
Of the Fidi:
Kyroun ni Channar, sorcerer and Seer of the Almovaad faith.
Byallis ni Shalla, an Adept of the Almovaads.
Ulrithana, an Adept of the Almovaads.
Hara, an Adept of the Almovaads.
Eimos, an Acolyte of the Almovaads.
Ruk, an Acolyte of the Almovaads.
Ferroun ni Tamiz, an Almovaad administrator who survived the sinking of the Swordfish.
Niall, a survivor of the sinking of the Swordfish.
Diamid, a survivor of the sinking of the Swordfish.
Aeliel, an Elven woman who survived the sinking of the Swordfish.
Pel Muldure, captain of the White Gull.
Lyann, first mate of the White Gull, and lover of Pel Muldure.
Athir Rin, a rogue sailor on the White Gull.
Herrin Junn, a sailor on the White Gull.
Hulett Jull, a Fidi merchant who travelled to Abengoni before the Storm Wars.
Channar ni Abdu, father of Kyroun.
Hulm Stonefist, a Fidi Dwarf.
Of the Tokoloshe:
Bulamalayo, the nominal head of the Tokoloshe Embassy in Khambawe.
Rumundulu, the true head of the Tokoloshe Embassy.
Mungulutu, the ruler of the Tokoloshe.
Izindikwa, a Tokoloshe woman.
Chiminuka, an elderly Tokoloshe woman.
Humutungu, the first Tokoloshe child to be born in many years.
Of The Uloans:
Jass Imbiah, ruler of the Uloa Islands
Bujiji, a Uloan warrior.
Awiwi, lover of Bujiji.
Sehaye, a Uloan spy among the Matile in Khambawe.
Jawai, an elder.
Of the Thabas:
Tshakane, a chieftain who is uniting the Thaba tribes and menacing the rural population of the Matile Mala.