The Humans
R. J. Astor-Smath: Vice President of CoDevCo and senior overseer of Indonesian operations
Alfredo Ayala: SEAL Lieutenant Commander
Matthew Barr: ex-Secret Service agent
Chris Berman: SEAL Commander
Matilda Brahen: Ensign, USSF
The “Captain”: Unnamed clone produced by Optigene Corp., subsidiary of CoDevCo
Elena Corcoran: anthropologist and IRIS operative
Nolan Corcoran: deceased Admiral, creator of IRIS and mastermind of Earth’s defense
Trevor Corcoran: SEAL captain and IRIS operative
Carlos Cruz: SEAL rating
Djoko: CoDevCo security guard
Richard Downing: head of IRIS
Etienne Gaspard: European Union Consul
John Garvin: SAAS private, sniper
Hadi: Indonesian resistance fighter
Lord Thomas Halifax: Admiral, Commonwealth Joint Command, RTF 1
Benjamin Hwang: Nobel-prize winning Chinese-Canadian exobiologist
Bill “Jonesy” Jones: Admiral, USN
Heather Kirkwood: reporter
Moerdani: KOPASSUS captain, Indonesian Army
Miles “Little Guy” O’Garran: SEAL noncom
Ong Wei: captain of bulk container ship, and operative of the Taiwanese National Security Bureau
Opal Patrone: Army major and IRIS operative
Martina Perduro: Admiral, USSF
Cesar Pinero: captain of freighter Maldive Reckoner
Gray Rinehart: IRIS coordinator and Richard Downing’s XO
Caine Riordan: IRIS operative, commander (USSF), and liaison to exosapients
Christopher “Tygg” Robin: SAAS captain
President-for-Life Ruap: President of Indonesia
Bannor Rulaine: Special Forces captain
Edward Schubert: Admiral, EUSF
Ira Silverstein: Admiral, USSF
Eimi Singh: corporate liaison for CoDevCo
Duncan Solsohn: CIA analyst
Vassily Sukhinin: Russlavic Federation Consul
Teguh: Indonesian resistance fighter
Sanjay Thandla: world-renowned computer expert
Mary Sue Tigner: captain and CO, SSBN Ohio, USN
Ulrike Visser: European Union Consul
Lemuel Wasserman: world-renowned physicist
Jacob “Jake” Winfield: SEAL lieutenant
Stanislaus “Stosh” Witkowski: SEAL chief petty officer
The Exosapients
Alnduul: Dornaani, Senior Mentor of the Custodians
Apt-Counsel-of-Lenses / Tlerek Sirn Shethkador: Ktoran ambassador/infiltrator
Darzhee Kut: Arat Kur of Ee’ar caste, Speaker to Nestless (exosapient liaison)
Graagkhruud, First Fist: Hkh’Rkh, field marshall
H’toor Qooiiz: Arat Kur, communications expert aboard flagship Greatvein
Hu’urs Khraam: Arat Kur, First Delegate
N’Erkversh, First Voice: Hkh’Rkh, overlord of the First Family
R’sudkaat: Arat Kur, Fleetmaster aboard flagship Greatvein
Tuxae Skhaas: Arat Kur, sensor operator and assistant shipmaster aboard flagship Greatvein
Urzueth Ragh: Arat Kur, Senior Administrator
Vrryngraar: Hkh’Rkh, great troop leader
Yaargraukh: Hkh’Rkh, Advocate (ambassador)