Decina,, the cook at INCLITO'S farm.

Dentro, a young man who fell in love with a Strega long ago.

Eco, one of the messengers chosen by INCLITO.

Evensong, the concubine who stowed away on INCANTO'S boat.

FAVA, a houseguest at INCLITO'S, MORA'S playmate.

Gagliardo, an astronomer of SOLDO.

Gaon, a large and prosperous town southeast of BLANKO.

Gioioso, one of Salica's unlucky husbands.

Gorak, a mercenary sergeant.

Grandecitta, a skyland city of the LONG SUN WHORL.

GREEN, the worse of the habitable planets of the SHORT SUN System.

Corporal Hammerstone, a soldier in the army of VIRON.

HIDE, one of HORN'S twin sons.

Hierax, the god of death in the LONG SUN WHORL.

Hoof, HIDE'S brother, one of HORN'S twin sons.

HORN, a paper-maker of NEW VIRON, appointed to bring SILK to BLUE.

Hyacinth, a beautiful woman of VIRON, SILK'S wife.

INCANTO, the name by which the former Rajan of Gaon is known in BLANKO. (Also the name of INCLITO'S older brother, who died in infancy.)

INCLITO, the leading citizen of BLANKO.

JAHLEE, the first of the inhumi rescued by INCANTO and Evensong.

Lieutenant Karabin, a mercenary officer.

Karn, a two-year-old boy, SINEW'S son.

Krait, the inhumu who rescued HORN from a pit.

Captain Kupus, the leader of the mercenaries.

Legaro, the ambassador sent by Novella Citta.

LIZARD, an island north of NEW VIRON, the site of HORN'S mill.

LONG SUN WHORL, the interior of the WHORL.

Maliki, the title of the ruler of SINEW'S village, used here as a proper name.

Mamelta, a sleeper wakened by Mucor and rescued by SILK.