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==Characters==
* '''Horace Blegg''' - immortal Japanese mastermind said to have survived the 1945 atomic bombing of [[Hiroshima]].  The highest ranking human in ECS, capable of many feats thought impossible. 400 years old.
* '''Ian Cormac''' - the protagonist, an agent the Earth Central AI or Prime Cause
* '''Arian Pelter''' - the chief villain, a Separatist/Terrorist
* '''Angelina Pelter''' - a Separatist, sister of the chief villain and the victim of a state sanctioned extra-judicial killing by Cormac
* '''Hubris''' - AI controlling mind of the research vessel Hubris
* '''John Stanton''' - a criminal underling of Pelter, who begins questioning his leadership
* '''Jarvellis''' - Stanton's pregnant love interest and spaceship pilot/smuggler
* '''Maker''' - an energy-based life form
* '''Dragon''' - a living, alien probe constructed and deployed by Maker. Consists of 4 kilometer-wide flesh-coloured spheres.
* '''Mr. Crane''' - a two and a half meter tall psychotic (modified Golem Twenty-Five) android controlled by Arian Pelter
* '''Aiden''' - Teutonic Sparkind Golem Thirty android
* '''Cento''' - Mediterranean Sparkind Golem Thirty android
* '''Corlackis''' - Pelter underling, brother of Mennecken
* '''Mennecken''' - Pelter underling, brother of Corlackis
* '''Dusache''' - Pelter underling
* '''Svent''' - Pelter underling
* '''Sylac''' - helps heal Stanton and Pelter after fight with Cormac
* '''Tull'''
* '''Veltz''' - captain of the boat chartered by Arian Pelter to find the remains of his sister.
* '''Geneve''' - one of Veltz's crew
* '''Carn''' - small monkeylike man, technician/engineer
* '''Chaline''' Scientist responsible for installing replacement Samarkand runcible
* '''Gant''' - Sparkind soldier who accompanies Cormac to the surface of Samarkand
* '''Thorn''' - Sparkind soldier in the Samarkand landing party