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David Strorm
- Son of the religious community leader, Joseph Strorm
- Dreams of a world outside of his own with aircraft and sailboats
- Has the ability to communicate with the others telepathically
- Is in love with his half-cousin, Rosalind
- An extremely brave character
Joseph Strorm
- David’s father, a prominent landowner
- The local magistrate and religious zealot in Waknuk
- Disturbed by anything different from the Norm and has no tolerance for Offences or Blasphemies
Sophie Wender
- A girl David meets when he is playing with himself
- Is a Blasphemy, because of her twelve toes
- Is sent to the Fringes after being discovered
- Is in love with the spider-man, but is unable to bear him children becuase she was sterilized when she was discovered
Uncle Axel
- A trusted relative of David’s
- A former sailor
- The only person besides the other telepaths who know about David’s ability
- Educates David about the wider world, an helps him avoid being exposed as a Blasphemy
- The one who murdered Anne’s husband, to protect David and the others’ abilities
Rosalind Morton
- David’s half-cousin
- Is in love with David
- Has the ability to communicate telepathically
- An intelligent and practical woman
Michael
- Another telepath, better educated than David
- Continues to communicate with David after he has fled to Waknuk to alert him of danger
Petra Strorm
- David’s youngest sister
- Has the ability to communicate telepathically beyond their district
- Has the most powerful range and potential of all the others – is eventually able to make contact halfway around the world.
Gordon (spider-man)
- Joseph Strorm’s older brother/David’s uncle, exiled to the Fringes as a child
- Has abnormally long limbs which make him look like a spider
- Wants Rosalind so she can bear his children
- Is fond of Sophie
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