Prelude To Foundation - Character Histories

Character Histories

Below is a list of all the major and minor characters in the book, in order of appearance, with plot detail.

• Hari Seldon is the protagonist of the story. He develops the theory of psychohistory.
• Cleon I is the Emperor of the Galactic Empire, who lives on Trantor.
• Eto Demerzel, First Minister of the emperor, is sly, has connections everywhere, and attempts to capture Hari for his knowledge of psychohistory.
• Chetter Hummin is a reporter who runs into Hari. He helps Hari numerous times, setting him up at various sectors to avoid Imperial detection.
• Dors Venabili is a history professor at the University recruited by Hummin to protect Hari. She follows him throughout the book.
• Jenarr Leggen is a meteorologist of the University who helps Dors track Hari using specialized equipment.
• Rogen Benastra, a Chief Seismologist at Streeling University who helps Dors find Hari after he’s trapped Upperside.
• Endor Levanian is the pilot who flies Dors and Hari to the Mycogen sector.
• Sunmaster Fourteen is a High Elder of the Mycogen sector who greeted Dors and Hari.
• Graycloud Five is a novitiate resident of the Mycogen sector.
• Raindrop Forty-three and Raindrop Forty-five are two Sisters who instruct Dors on the operation of kitchen equipment.
• Mycelium Seventy-Two is a Mycogenian scholar whom Hari and Dors met on the gravibus to the Sacratorium.
• Skystrip Two is an Elder of the Sacratorium in Mycogen.
• Jirad Tisalver is a resident working as a holovision programmer of the Dahl sector who takes Hari and Dors into his home.
• Hano Linder is a heatsink manager of the Dahl sector.
• Yugo Amaryl is a heatsink worker who aspires to be a mathematician like Hari.
• Raych is a kid from Billibotton who helps Hari and Dors find their way around in exchange for rewards.
• Mother Rittah is a local prophet of Billibotton in the Dahl sector who gives Hari information regarding Earth.
• Da-Nee and Ba-Lee Refers to R. Daneel Olivaw and the Baley family, respectively (see below and in the Robot series article).
• Davan is a subversive of Billibotton who aims to unite the downtrodden against the oppressive Empire.
• Sergeant Emmer Thalus is a soldier instructed to bring Hari to the Wye sector.
• Rashelle is the daughter of Mannix IV and current mayor of Wye.
• R. Daneel Olivaw is the true name of Eto Demerzel and Chetter Hummin. The R stands for robot.