Abanaban, chief vassal
Aghulli, sage and leader
Ahallum, warrior hero
Amasis the Younger, a noble
Asen’fru, tax administrator
Chief Merchant, the man with two veils
Emmamma, venerable elder
Imaswan Wandarran, spokesman for the council of nobles
She-Jinni, the Mute Soprano
Tayetti, commander of anti-gold campaign
Wretch, a young lover