Francine Thompson

d.b.a. Bridget ban, a Hound of the Ardry

Graceful Bintsaif

a junior Hound

Lucia D. Thompson

d.b.a. Méarana, a harper, daughter of Bridget ban

Ravn Olafsdottr

a Shadow of the CCW

Donovan (the scarred man)

d.b.a. the Fudir, sometime agent of the CCW

Rigardo-ji Edelwasser

a bonded smuggler

Swoswai Mashdasan

garrison commander on Henrietta

Dawshoo Yishohrann

Leader of the conspiracy

Gidula

an old Confederal Shadow (black, a white comet)

Oschous Dee Karnatika

field marshal of the rebel shadows (scarlet, a black horse)

Geshler Padaborn

a revolutionary

Poder Stoop

the Riff of Ashbanal (blood red, a Maltese cross)

Tina Zhi

a functionary in the Gayshot Bo

Rebel Shadows

Little Jacques

another rebel Shadow (swallowtail, red with border)

Manlius Metataxis

“brother” to Dawshoo (sky blue, a white dove)

Domino Tight

a young Shadow (tawny, a lyre proper)

Big Jacques Delamond

a large Shadow (white, a blue trident)

Loyal Shadows

Shadow Prime

Father of the Abattoir (black)

Ekadrina Sèanmazy

field marshal of the loyal Shadows (black, a taiji)

Epri Gunjinshow

a protégé of Prime (forest-green, a yellow lily)

Pendragon Jones

a loyal Shadow (silver, a golden mum)

Jimjim Shot

the Beautiful Name, the Mayshot Bo