Akaisha- A Plainswoman and Elder of the Ochre, mother of Fern and Ravan

Amethus – A Lord from the third lineage of House Suth

Aurum – A Lord of the Great who comes across the sea to summon Suth Sardian back from exile

Azurea – Carnelian’s mother who died giving him birth

Berillus – A Lord from the third lineage of House Suth

Bluedancing – a Plainsman tribe and neighbours to the Ochre

Blur – a female aquar

Brin – Suth Sardian’s marumaga half-sister and thus Carnelian’s aunt

Brotherhood of the Wheel – A criminal organization native to the City at the Gates and named after the great marketplace at the entrance to Osrakum

Carnelian – the son of Suth Sardian

Carnie – a familiar nickname for Carnelian

Cloud – a Plainsman of the Twostone tribe, though orginally from the Ochre

Crail – A marumaga half-brother of Suth Sardian and thus Carnelian’s uncle

Crowrane – A Plainsman and Elder of the Ochre, husband to Harth and father of Ranegale and Loskai

Cumulus – A Lord of the Great