Spirits of Talent and Virtue
The 36 Heavenly Spirits
- Cathak Nekuto [age ?]: A general of the Realm, convinced by Storm of Amber to train and lead the Circle's armies. Fire Aspect
- Cynis Lachid and Layochi [age ?]: Immaculate-trained twins defeated in battle by Leaf Shakes the Wind and Song of the Silver Wind, quickly recruited to their cause. Water Aspect
- Vaults the Moon [age ?]: Storm of Amber's spirit-tied familiar; a horse, one of Marukan's finest.
- Seven Thousand Wonders Unfolding [age ?]: The least god of the Infinite City; mentor and broach for Rivers Between Us.
The 72 Earthly Fiends
- Hiparkes [age ?]: God of horses and riders, patron deity of The Marukan Alliance.
- Othoclase [age ?]: Gemlord whose domain lies some forty miles to the east of the Plum Blossom Retreat.