BESH, an old Mettai man, a member of the village's Council of Elders EMA, Besh's wife
ELICA, his daughter
SIRJ, Elica's husband
MIHAS, Sirj and Elica's elder son
ANNZE, Sirj and Elica's daughter
CAM, Sirj and Elica's younger son
PYAV, a blacksmith, head of the Council of Elders, addressed as "eldest" LICALDI, also Lici, an old Mettai woman
SYLPA, Lici's foster mother
OJAN, the village miller
KORR, Ojan's father, a member of the Council of Elders
MARIVASSE, the village herbmistress, a member of the Council of Elders TASHYA, a member of the Council of Elders