All places and characters are fictional and have no connection to real persons, whether living or deceased, or to existing locations.
1. Characters
Galghant
Nari – Adopted daughter of Marnia, origin unknown
Marnia – Daughter of the magistrate of Karanda, now living on the fringes of society
Telis – Marnia's former servant
Alen – Marnia's former fiancé
Talisa – Daughter of the village head of Rasten
Marus – Eldest son of the village head of Rasten
Hulf – Traveling merchant from Rasten
Hilda – Hulf's wife
Enna – Cloth merchant from Rasten
Galan – Deposed king of Galghant
Lightkeepers
Duke Marg – Nobleman from Wikdiz
Denizion – Farmer's son from Stevar, now a Lightkeeper, companion of Les
Les – Lightkeeper from Stevar
Shadowfighters
Atheloun – Former prince of Stevar, now one of the leaders of the Shadowfighters
The Wise
Djani – Daughter of Commander Pellorn
Dr. Ava Hendricks – Scientific captain
Commander Pellorn – Djani's father
Justons – Adjutant
Jonsen – Crew member
Liricson – Crew member
Historical Figures
Niatala the Great – First great ruler of Ground, who initiated the settlement of the great continent
Erana – Friend of Niatala who fell from grace
Others
Alec – Friend of Djani before she was stranded on Ground
Schepplachs – Nomadic people without a fixed residence on Ground
2. Places
Ground – The world in which the story takes place
Galghant – Country in the northwest of the great continent
Rasten – Village in the center of Galghant
Karanda – Small town in Galghant near the border to Stevar
Stevar – Country in the northeast of the great continent
Achschab – Enclave in Stevar
Wikdiz – Country and large island north of the great continent
Erana – Country in the southwest of the great continent
Leysun – Village in Erana
Aureis System – Solar system Djani comes from
Evelon System – Sister system of the Aureis System
3. Miscellaneous
Crowned Buzzard – Mothership of the stranded spacecraft
Tela – Currency on Ground; 120 Tela correspond to one month's wage
Angler Probe – A probe deployed and retrieved by spacecraft to conduct tests