Main characters III


 * Alvin - A young boy whose destiny is to become the "Maker' who'll save the community and build the Crystal City. He is a calm and patient person but when he loses his temper, he may become dangerous to his opponent because of his unnatural strength and his special powers of looking through anything. He is tall and handsome, but also quite shy and modest.
 * Peggy (Margaret) - The daughter of the Guesters. She is famous in Hatrack as the Torch, able to foresee the future by looking in the flames of a human heart. She falls in love with Alvin despite being five years older than him. In order to hide herself before his arrival, she leaves Hatrack and comes back in disguise as a middle-aged, caustic teacher, named Mrs. Larner.
 * Arthur Stuart - A little mulatto boy, the son of Planter and his female slave. After his mother's death, the orphan is adopted by the Guesters. He is a very smart child and wins everyone's heart in the town. His special power allows him to mimic people's voices.
 * Makepeace Smith - The smith of Hatrack, Alvin trains as an apprentice in his workshop. Makepeace is a good blacksmith but is can also be a cunning and rough person, often treating Alvin unfairly out of jealousy for his talent.
 * Gertie Smith - Makepeace's wife. She's a kind and hospitable woman but often quarrels loudly with her husband at times.
 * Horatio Guester - The owner of the inn where Alvin lives. He is a rash but good-hearted man who loves his daughter, Peggy.
 * Peg Guester - Horatio's wife and Peggy's mother, even more hasty and impulsive than her husband, she remains the kindest and most loving character in the book. She lacks in education but is quite a good thinker and brilliant opponent in a discussion.
 * Cavil Planter - A nasty bigot who owns a big plantation with a large number of slaves working for him. He believes that God gave him a mission to inseminate his female slaves so they'll give birth to mulatto children, in order to make them whiter. He loves his wife, Dolores but is abusive towards other women and does not care to understand how they feel.
 * Dolores Planter - Cavil's wife, she's a good-hearted but disabled person who spends her life suffering in her bed all day. She does not know a lot about the world outside her bedroom because she has not left it in years.
 * Father Thrower - A priest and the archenemy of Alvin, whom he use to teach when he was a child, Thrower cares little for moral rules or boundaries. Cavil Planter appears to be his good friend.
 * Sheriff Pauley Wiseman - The leader of the Hatrack community. Although known to be rather stupid and lacking in diplomatic skills, he has a lot of power in Hatrack and often the last word goes to him.
 * Hank Dowser - His job is to look for water sources under the soil. He is a good Christian but feels unsure in his profession and hates anyone who appears to be better than him, especially Alvin.
 * Mrs. Modesty - An old friend of Horatio Guester, hinted to be his former lover. She offers accommodation for Peggy in Dekane and teaches her some manners that every lady should know, as well as how to be an ideal woman. Peggy has a lot of respect for her and considers her the ideal woman.
 * Miss Larner - The alter ego of Peggy when she works as a teacher in Hatrack, she's got the look of a middle-aged woman and a very cold-blooded personality, with a lot of bravado and a liberal-feminist attitude. She cares about education and good manners a lot.
 * Cal, Measure, Eleanor - Alvin's siblings.
 * Delphi - Measure's wife.
 * Mock Berry - A neighbor of the Guesters, he's a poor African American man with a family.
 * Dr. Physicker - The physician in Hatrack.
 * Po Doggly - A farmer who helps Alvin to free Arthur Stuart from his kidnappers.
 * Fox - A slave of Planter and his favorite worker.
 * Seekers - Two unpleasant men who look for refugees in plantations. The older has gray hair and a more peaceful attitude while the younger has black hair and is always looking for a fight.
 * River Rats - Rude old winos who abuse people (especially women) on the bank of the Hio river. is the strongest among them.