Cast of Characters
Akvan: Lomhar’s servant in Hocha
Achanu: Man of Jabir, cross cousin of Oaka
Aegluniket: Shaman of the Kadlo
Almerak: Spymaster in Hocha
Alyssa Jefferson: Chemistry PhD; mother of Miriam and Norman
Bota: Representative from Pelok
Bajak: Blacksmith in Fort Peterbilt
Dikak: Priest of Hocha who defected to the Peterbilt for electronics
Etaka: Achanu’s mother, member of the women’s council
Faris: Five-year-old brother of Jogida
Farsak: A wood carver from Jabir
Fazel: Senior shaman of the Kadlo
Gorai: Head woman of Sofaf
Gada: Shaman of Jabir in his forties
Hamadi: A chief of Jabir/Kadlo; uncle to Achanu
Kazal: Man of the Shulik tribe
Keneva: Male, forties; a member of the Kadlo from Kallabi
Kochi: Representative from Takiso
Januki: The rep from Akadas, a Lomak village
Jerry Jefferson: Husband of Alyssa Jefferson
Jogida: Woman of the village, impoverished
Jokem: Special friend of Akvan member of Hocha priesthood
Kasni: Head of the women’s council
Kaplack: Priest of the old gods; a particularly officious and odious little man
Lomhar: Major chief of the Kadlo
Malak: Chief engineer for Hocha
Melanie Anderle: Trucker, wife of Michael, mother of Shane
Michael Anderle: Trucker, husband of Melanie, father of Shane
Miriam Jefferson: Daughter of Alyssa, almost six at start of the story
Norman Jefferson: Son of Alyssa, four and a half at the start of the story
Oaka: Woman of Jabir, cross cousin of Achanu
Prutsa: The representative from Abaka the Kacla
Ho-Chag Kotep: Priest King of Hocha
Priyak: Shaman of Jabir
Pulok: Female engineer from Jabir; works with Keneva
Roshan: A clan chief of the Kadlo
Rogasi: Nephew of Roshan
Shane Anderle: Daughter of Michael and Melanie
Tomar: Minor chief of the Kadlo in Jabir
Ubadan: Fifteen-month-old brother of Jogida
Zara: Eleven when she arrives in Fort Peterbilt
Zanni: Zara’s mother