Villagers

Maddy Smith, a village witch
Jed Smith, a smith
Mae Smith, a brainless beauty
Adam Scattergood, a bully
Mrs Scattergood, an innkeeper
Dorian Scattergood, the black sheep of the family
Nat Parson, a parson
Ethelberta Parson, his wife
Matt Law, a lawman
Daniel Hetherset, a parson’s prentice
Audun Briggs, a roofer

Devotees of the order

Examiner Number 4421974, Examiner of the Order (Elias Rede)
Magister Number 73838, Magister of the Order
Magister Number 369, Magister Emeritus of the Order
Magister Number 262, Magister of the Order (Fortune Goodchild)
Magister Number 23, Magister of the Order

Gods (VANIR)

Skadi, of the Ice People, the Huntress, goddess of destruction; principal enemy of Loki
Bragi, god of poetry and song; has no reason to love Loki
Idun, his wife, goddess of youth and plenty; was once abducted by Loki and sold
Freyja, goddess of desire; once mortally insulted by Loki
Frey, the Reaper, her brother, no friend to Loki
Heimdall, gold-toothed sentinel of the gods, hates Loki
Njörd, sea god; once married to Skadi but now separated due to irreconcilable differences; agrees with her on a single subject – dislike of Loki

Gods (ÆSIR – SEER-FOLK)

Odin, chief of the Æsir, blood-brother of – and ultimately betrayed by – Loki
Frigg, his wife; lost her son because of Loki
Thor, the Thunderer, son of Odin; has more than one bone to pick with Loki
Sif, his wife; once went bald because of Loki
Týr, god of war; lost his hand because of Loki
Balder, son of Frigg; died because of Loki
Loki

Others

Sugar-and-Sack, a goblin
Hel, Mistress of the Underworld
Lord Surt, Ruler of World Beyond, Guardian of the Black Fortress
Ellie, also known as Old Age
Jormungand, the World Serpent
Fat Lizzy, a pot-bellied sow
The Nameless