—in Yunkai, the Yellow City:
—YURKHAZ ZO YUNZAK, Supreme Commander of the Armies and Allies of Yunkai, a slaver and aged noble of impeccable birth,
—YEZZAN ZO QAGGAZ, mocked as the YELLOW WHALE, monstrously obese, sickly, hugely rich,
—NURSE, his slave overseer,
—SWEETS, a hermaphrodite slave, his treasure,
—SCAR, a serjeant and slave soldier,
—MORGO, a slave soldier,
—MORGHAZ ZO ZHERZYN, a nobleman oft in his cups, mocked as THE DRUNKEN conqueror,
—GORZHAK ZO ERAZ, a nobleman and slaver, mocked as PUDDING FACE,
—FAEZHAR ZO FAEZ, a nobleman and slaver, known as THE RABBIT,
—GHAZDOR ZO AHLAQ, a nobleman and slaver, mocked as LORD WOBBLECHEEKS,
—PAEZHAR ZO MYRAQ, a nobleman of small stature, mocked as THE LITTLE PIGEON,
—CHEZDHAR ZO RHAEZN, MAEZON ZO RHAEZN, GRAZDHAN ZO RHAEZN, noblemen and brothers, mocked as THE CLANKER LORDS,
—THE CHARIOTEER, THE BEASTMASTER, THE PERFUMED HERO, noblemen and slavers,
—in Astapor, the Red City:
—CLEON THE GREAT, called THE BUTCHER KING,
—CLEON II, his successor, king for eight days,
—KING CUTTHROAT, a barber, slit the throat of Cleon II to steal his crown,
—QUEEN WHORE, concubine to King Cleon II, claimed the throne after his murder.