Planet of Exile - Key Characters

Key Characters

Alla Pasfal: A member in the Council of the colonist city of Landin. She is a frail elder, but wise and sharp-witted.

The Gaal: Nomadic native tribes who migrate south during the harsh Winter. They share a common language with the Tevarans.

Jakob Agat Alterra: The de facto leader of the Council in Landin; he is a middle-aged,wise man. Like all colonists, he has bluish-black skin.

Rolery: The protagonist of the story who a native of the planet. She has a precocious and independent spirit, and remains single, largely as a consequence of being born out of season. Like the natives of Tevar, she is light-skinned with golden eyes. She has the rare ability of Mindspeech.

Seiko Esmit: The last member of a great family line who lives in Landin; she is a middle-aged, delicate and nervous woman.

Ukwet: One of Wold's grandsons who happens to be older than Umaksuman; he ambushes Jakob Agat, but is later killed in a duel with Umaksuman.

Umaksuman: One of Wold's Spring-born sons who enjoys war and battle.

Wattock: An Alteran bone-setter who works alongside Rolery to tend to those injured in battle.

Wold: Rolery's grandfather. He is a wise, willful, and misogynistic tribal elder in the city of Tevar.