by Scott McKay
Naughton, Charlotte - wife of John Naughton, the commander of Ardenian forces at Strongstead; when captured by the Udar, her name was changed to Shori'zel
Phelps, Victor – the Chief of Staff of the Ardenian Navy and a friend of Abraham Dees
Pleasance, Oliver - a politically-connected executive with Foreman Technologies of Belgarden
Rapan'na (RAH-PANN-NA) - commander of the Udar raid into Dunnan's Claim
Rawer, Jack - First Mate on the Ardenian naval ship Adelaide
Reeves, Marcus - an engineer in Principia on the forefront of military technology, working for Preston Cross
Roth, Louis – an Ardenian parliamentary delegate and ally of Abraham Dees who eventually becomes Chief Delegate of Parliament
Shaffer, Ted – a cavalryman stationed with Butch Henry in The Throat
Stone, Adam – a pilot in the First Airfighter Squadron
Stuart, David - brother of George Stuart; a wealthy businessman in Dunnansport and the head of the town's militia
Stuart, Ethan - the youngest of George and Judith Stuart's children
Stuart, George - a famous hero of Dunnan's War and the head of the wealthy Stuart family of Hilltop Farm in Dunnan's Claim
Stuart, Hannah - the youngest daughter of George and Judith Stuart
Stuart, Judith - wife of George Stuart; nee Judith Thurman
Stuart, Matthew - the oldest son of George and Judith Stuart; an officer at the Ardenian fortress of Strongstead
Stuart, Rebecca - wife of David Stuart and aunt of Rob and Sarah
Stuart, Robert - the second-oldest child of George and Judith Stuart; a cadet at the Aldingham military academy
Stuart, Sarah - the oldest daughter and third-oldest child of George and Judith Stuart
Stuart, Tabitha - the middle daughter of George and Judith Stuart
Terhune, Alfred (Terr-HYOON) - the Ardenian cavalry commander at Barley Point
Thorne, Adam – the current head of the Thorne family of Alvedorne and the richest man in Ardenia
Thorne, Agatha – the youngest child of Adam Thorne; Mark Bradbury’s girlfriend
Thorne, Daniel – the nephew of Adam Thorne, captured at Strongstead where he was the teletext operator as an Army lieutenant
Thorne, Samuel – the son of Adam Thorne, head of Thorne Technology Group
Thurman, Harry – president of the Thurman Rifle Company of Trenory, father of Richard, Judith and Randall Thurman
Thurman, Randall – the brother of Judith Stuart and Richard Thurman, the youngest son of Harry Thurman and, eventually, the president of Thurman Rifle Company of Dunnansport
Turner, Rose – a legal secretary from Barley Point hired as Sebastian Cross’ adjutant
Ubel'la (Oo-BELL-la) - the Udar king
Vines, Mortimer - a powerful Delegate of the Ardenian Parliament from Belgarden
Wade, Alice - a wealthy widow in Dunnansport, and the fiancee of Patrick Baker
Waldiver, Piety – a former employee of the elite Trenory finishing school bearing her name who is faced with evacuating her hometown
Wells, Charles - an Ardenian Marine lieutenant from the naval ship Adelaide, attached to the rescue force