Characters / Under Heaven

The Imperial Family, and Ta-Ming Palace mandarins
Taizu, the Son of Heaven, emperor of Kitai
Shinzu, his third son, and heir
Xue, his thirty-first daughter

Wen Jian, the Precious Consort, also called the Beloved Companion

Chin Hai, formerly first minister, now deceased
Wen Zhou, first minister of Kitai, cousin to Wen Jian

The Shen Family
General Shen Gao, deceased, once Left Side Commander of the Pacified West
Shen Liu, his oldest son, principal advisor to the first minister
Shen Tai, his second son
Shen Chao, his third son
Shin Li-Mei, his daughter

The Army
An Li ("Roshan"), military governor of the Seventh, Eight, and Ninth Districts
An Rong, his oldest son
An Tsao, a younger son

Xu Bihai, military governor of the Second and Third Districts, in Chenyao
Xu Liang, his older daughter
Ling Fong, commander of Iron Gate Fortress
Wujen Ning, a soldier at Iron Gate
Tazek Karad, an officer on the Long Wall

Kanlin Warriors
Wang-Si
Wei Song
Lu Chen
Ssu Tan
Zhong Ma

Artists
Sima Zian, a poet, the Banished Immortal
Chan Du, a poet

In Xinan, the capital
Spring Rain, a courtesan in the Ninth District, later named Lin Chang
Chou Yan, student, friend of Shen Tai
Xin Lun, student, friend of Shen Tai

Feng, a guard in the employ of Wen Zhou
Hwan, a servant of Wen Zhou
Pei Qin, a beggar in the street
Ye Lao, a steward

Beyond the borders of Kitai
West
Sangrama the Lion, ruling the Empire of Tagur
Chen-wan, the White Jade Princess, one of his wives, seventeenth daughter of Emperor Taizu

Bytsan sri Nespo, a Taguran army officer
Nespo sri Mgar, his father, a senior officer
Gnam, Taguran soldier
Adar, Taguran soldier

North
Duklan, kaghan of the Bohü people of the steppe
Hurok, his sister's husband, later kaghan
Meshag, Hurok's older son
Tarduk, Hurok's second son

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