Abrulla  (Ah-broo-lah)

Naiad, lives along the
Mississippi River, probably one of the governesses

Adraios (Ah-dry-ohs)

acquaintance of Nikasia

Agatha Vilnious (Agathameria)

Naiad, governess of the
Merrimack River, former teacher, widower.  (Her late husband was a fisherman
in Mass.)

Agathe  (Ah-gah-thay)

married into ostologoi, wife
of Sopheas, one daughter, Phaustine.

Aischyline  (Ai-ske-leen-ah)

A noble of House Dosianax,
married Sameramis of Alkimides at King's command, one son, Stasenor

Akastê (Ah-kahs-tay)

An Okeanis, immortal, her name
means, "unstable."

Aleximoros  (Ah-lex-i-mor-os)

Ostologos
(Bone-gatherer). Imprisoned by House Rexenor (Strates Unwinder) in 1822 for
treason, murder, nekuomantis, also called Melanthos

Alfred Harvey

Intimidating second officer of
the Maria Draughn, British

Alois  (Ah-lo-iss)

Spanish soldier, drowned off
the coast of California in the 1500's

Ampharete (Amph-air-e-tay)

Kassandra's mother, daughter
of King Tharsaleos, Wreath-wearer, married Gregor Lord Rexenor, died in
battle with Olethren at Rexenor fortress.

Andromache
(An-drom-uh-key)

Wreath-wearer, Queen, ~1560 AD,
named after the wife of Hektor prince of Ilios (Troy).

Aristaion  (Ah-rees-tie-own)

well-known cook with a
restaurant in Deimis market

Art Ramirez

Deputy, Monterey County
Sheriff's Department

Bitinna

Alkimides

Bryanthis (Bri-ahn-thees)

House Rexenor, zoarches,
commander of a team of orcas

Chenandros (Ken-andros)

Soldier, House Rexenor

Corina Lairsey

College student from Coyote,
California (south of San Jose).

Damo (Dah-mo)

House Rexenor, zoarches,
commander of a team of orcas

Daniel McHutcheon

Maria Draughn's third officer
with medical training, British

Daphne  (Dahff-nay)

Noble woman, married by
arrangement to Eupheron, Queen of the Seaborn.

Dardanis (Dar-dah-nees)

House Rexenor, strategos
(general)

Deinarete

Alkimides

Demarchos  (dem-ark-os)

son of the cook, Aristaion

Ephoros (Eff-or-os)

One of the daimones
thalassai, King, descendent of Poseidon, "son of Periklymenos and
the Nereid, Eione."  Ephoros is one of many names he had taken.

Eupheron  (You-fair-own)

King Eupheron, great grandson
of Praxinos, son of Alkimides Queen Kleonike and a lord of the Telkhines,
Timasitheos.  The only Wreath-wearer with two bleeds. Called "The
Liar."

Gabriel Pinnet

Trouble maker, third on the
engineer's crew of the Maria Draughn.

Gregor Lord Rexenor

A lord of House Rexenor, son
of Lady Kallixene and Lord Nausikrates, married the Alkimides princess
Ampharete, father of Kassandra.  Spent twelve years in the Lithotombs, a
prisoner of King Tharsaleos, spent at least a year as one of the porthmeus
slaves for northeast U.S.

Helodes (Hel-o-deez)

Naiad, One of the Potameides

Herakon (Heh-rah-kown)

Imeria

House Rexenor, zoarches,
commander of a team of orcas

Isanoreia

Polemakles' daughter of
Dosianax.

Isothemis (Ee-so-them-ees)

Queen, second wife of
Tharsaleos, sister of Pythias, has two children by Tharsaleos.

Jillian Crosse

"Jill," adopted
sister of Kassandra

Kallixene (Kah-lix-uh-nee)

Lady of House Rexenor, mother
of Gregor

Kassandra Alkimides

The Wreath-wearer,
granddaughter of King Tharsaleos

Kleariste (Klay-a-rees-tay)

acquaintance of Nikasia

Kleonike  (Klay-o-nee-kay)

Queen and Wreath-wearer,
Praxinos' granddaughter.

Klodia (Klo-dee-ah)

acquaintance of Nikasia

Korthys (Kor-thus)

Music teacher

Limnoria  (Lim-nor-ia)

Naiad, One of the Potameides

Martim Teixeira 
(Teh-shay-rah)

Captain of the cargo ship
Maria Draughn, Brazilian national from Azores.

Menophon  (Men-o-fon)

Commander of Lady Kallixene's
Guard, died in battle with Olethren in Nebraska

Michael Augustus Henderson

Marine biologist, science
teacher,  St. Clement’s Education Center

Mr. Fenhals

Agent of King Tharsaleos, the
"king's terrier," first name Archibald (not his given name).

Ms. Matrothy

Governess of the girl’s
department of St. Clement’s Education Center

Mrs. Lindsey

Keeper of records, St.
Clement's Education Center

Nausikrates  (Now-seek-rah-teez)

Lord of House Rexenor, father
of Gregor

Nereus  (Neh-re-us)

Youngest son of Menophon, a
lord, but not from the ruling house of Rexenor.

Nicolette Garcia

"Nicole," adopted
sister of Kassandra, "Nikoletta"

Ochleros (Oh-klair-os)

One of the daimones
thalassai, King

Olivia

Naiad, One of the Potameides

Parresia (Par-reezia)

Naiad, One of the Potameides

Phaidra (Fie-drah)

Daughter of Kallixene and
Nausikrates, a Lady of Rexenor, Kassandra's aunt.

Pheronika

Polemachos
(Po-lem-ah-kos)

First Wreath-wearer, King,
Alkimides

Polemakles (Po-lem-ah-kleez)

First of the King's Eight
(oktoloi), gained rank when Sameramis was promoted to general of all the
King's army in the North.

Praxinos (Prahx-ee-nos)

Third Wreath-wearer, King,
Alkimides

Pythias (Pith-ee-as)

Kassandra's grandmother,
queen, first wife of Tharsaleos

Sameramis  (Sah-mair-ah-mees)

House Alkimides, first of the oktoloi
(the King's trusted Eight), married (by arrangement) Aischyline of Dosianax .

Shizuko (Shee-zu-ko)

Japanese restaurateur, North
Hampton, New Hampshire

Skyllias  (Skill-ias)

Younger brother of Sopheas, ostologoi,
married Agathe

Sopheas  (So-fay-ahs)

Last patriarch of
Bone-gatherers (ostologoi), brother of Skyllias, two sons, Pleistonax
and Thennas.

Strates (Strah-teez)

Called "Unwinder,"
abyss mage of House Rexenor, father of Polemachos, had relationship with
Alkimides princess, 

Stratolaos (Strat-o-lah-os)

House Dosianax, cousin of King
Tharsaleos

Thares (Thar-ace)

acquaintance of Nikasia

Tharsaleos (Thar-sah-lay-os)

Lord of House Dosianax, King
of the Seaborn

Theoxena  (Thay-ox-enna)

War-bard to King Tharsaleos,
one of the Kirkêlatides (descendents of Circe), married one of the king's
trusted Eight, Epandros.  Three daughters, Melinna, Airesis, Nikasia.

Thennas

Theudas  (Th-you-das)

House Aktaios, Roll Seep Gate
guard

Theupheides (Th-you-fay-deez)

Naiad, One of the Potameides,
loves trains, train museums.

Zypheria (Zif-air-ia)

Sister, soldier, maid to Lady
Ampharete, Kassandra's bodyguard.