Seekers of The Sky - Main Characters

Main Characters

• Ilmar the Slick: escaped convict, a thief. Usually desecrates graves and robs from abandoned places (e.g. ghost towns, lost cities). Deeply religious, devout follower of the Sister.
• Marcus: bastard son of the Possessor (official title: junior prince). Has no rights to the throne. Escapes from the palace; the Possessor wants him back at all costs.
• Helen the Night Witch: a duchess of the State. An ace combat glider pilot.
• Arnold: an officer of the Guard (the State's national security service).
• Jean of Baghdad: a baron of the State (only in title, as his supposed holdings lie beyond the State's borders). Served as the court medic. Delivered Marcus. Lives the life of a hermit.
• Sister Louisa: mother superior of a convent. Former lady of the court.
• Brother Jähns: a Dutch monk who broke his vow of celibacy and was punished by being assigned as the warden of an underground prison.
• Antoine of Lyon: a count of the State. A retired combat glider pilot. Helen's instructor. Writes poetry but refuses to publish his work.
• Bishop Gerard Lightbringer: ex-thief, now a bishop of the capital of the State. Known for performing healing wonders, using the Word. He is somehow able to put malignant cell into the Cold, which is a direct violation of one of the restrictions of the Word (nothing of the living can be taken with the Word) and is seen as a miracle.
• Peter: a young Magyar. His cancer was cured by Bishop Gerard. Extremely adept at languages, including Roman, Magyar, Gallic, Russian, Judaic, Ottoman, Germanic, and Iberian. Currently learning Chinese.
• Fahrid Komarov: a baron of the Russian Khanate and an intelligence agent.