Ma-Iti – Phoenicians, probably from the town of Gatti
Their ‘King’
His Son
The Red-haired Giant
The Odd Man
Arab slave to the Strange Ones
Another Odd Man
The Tribal Avengers
The men who enforce tribal law
Mulaba
Chief of the Batswana
A Headman of a neighbouring village
Zozo
Hunchback brother of Vunakwe, wife of Lumbedu
Kadimo
Son of Dimo
Dimo
His father, King of the Cannibals
Sodimo
His grandfather
Karesu
Emperor of the Phoenicians’ Empire in Africa
Kadesi
Successor to Karesu, but murdered by him
Makira-Kadesi
Half-caste Empress, successor to her murdered husband
The Boy Emperor
Last Ruler in the Phoenicians’ Empire
A Nobleman in the Phoenicians’ Empire.
Slaves in his household
The Mother of Lumukanda
Her Mistress
Two Concubines
Three Priestesses
Slaves
Makira-Luluma
Makira-Kadesi’s spirit in the body of Luluma
Watamaraka-Kadesi
The Spirit of Evil in the body of the Empress Kadesi
The Wild Huntress
Albino daughter of Marika-Kadesi
Battle Leaders
Two Concubines
Munumutaba I – V
Successive Emperors of the Empire of Munumu-Taba
Malandela
High Chief – Mighty Lion of the Nguni
High Wives of Malandela, and the rest of his 850 seraglio
His last three sons
Nomikonto
His sister
Vamba Nyaloti
Witchdoctor to Malandela
Nyaloti
His father
Mulinda
His sister
Luojoyo
His mother
His Three Wives
Mukingo
His cousin, sire to his three wives
Luva
His witchdoctor colleague, a spy
His two homosexual followers
Lumukanda
The ‘Lost Immortal’ – a cannibal
His three daughters, the ‘Spirit Virgins’
Mukombe
Last survivor of a murdered family – adopted by Lumukanda
Madondo
Relative who plotted the murder of Mukombe’s family
Muti
His father
Madondo’s wives, turned into zombies by Lumukanda
Three Sons of Nomeva
Tribal Avengers, especially the Leader and ten principals
Two personal boy servants to Malandela
Dambisa-Luwewe
A spy from a neighbouring tribe, the Ba-Luba
Some of Malandela’s Rainbow Indunas (Councillors in peace and Generals in war)
Mitiyonka
Malandela’s father
Munengu
Dambisa-Luwewe’s father
Muvedu
Luva’s real name
Luao
A spy passing under the name of Dahodi
Later friends of Vamba Nyaloti
The Lufiti-Ogo
The Star Mother – the Perfect Goddess – created by the Children of the Star, a race of human beings which had evolved to perfection and became extinct as a result
The Spirit of Nature
The son of the Spirit of Nature
Namulembu
A Vamangwe woman in Malandela’s seraglio
Lulama-Maneruana
Lulamani’s new name
Burumutara
A legendary half-bull, half-crocodile monster in the Underworld
Bekizwe
Malandela’s brother, High Chief of the Mambo
Tandani
His deceased First Wife
Their two sons, adopted by Malandela
Kanyisile
Bekizwe’s Second Wife
Pindisa
Her daughter
Tembani
Pindisa’s foster mother
Nunu
Bekizwe’s new First Wife
Shondo
High Witchdoctor of the Mambo
Some of the Mambo Indunas
Mpungozo
Master of Ceremonies at the Peace Ceremony
Luti
Son of Vezi, Mambo volunteer buried alive
Mdelwa
Nguni volunteer buried alive
Nozipo
Girlfriend of Mdelwa
Nonsizi
Mdelwa’s mother
Nonudu
Mambo woman playing opposite Celiwe of the Nguni at the Peace Ceremony
Mboza
Principal Cook.
Govu
Another cook
Celiwe
Chieftainess of the Nguni
Mabovu
One of her consorts
Xhosa
Founder of a new tribe, the Ama-Xhosa
Noliyanda
Daughter of Xhosa, immortalised by Lumukanda and proclaimed Queen of the Mambo
Vumani
Young boy accosted by Noliyanda
Ngozo
Old man left behind in Vamba’s kraal
Valindlu
Messenger of Fate
Tandi
His young bride
Gojela
The coward
Mlomo
His father
Malevu
Gojela’s Battle Leader
Kokovula
The Great Witchdoctor
Two assistant witchdoctors
Two other witchdoctors
Munumutaba V
Last male ruler of the Kingdom of Munumu-Taba
Three of the Munumu-Taba’s twelve sons
Mpolo
One of the Munumu-Taba’s Councillors
Muwende-Lutanana
The Munumu-Taba’s orphaned granddaughter
Muxakaza
One time First Wife of Malandela, successor to the throne of the Kingdom of Munumu-Taba