Vasya - Awed by landscape and sea, can't speak English, Grandmother was reindeer herder, mother had goats and cattle, from Khakassia, defended brother, can't return home without his brother, works for Pokey

Bobby Mahon - Foreman, spoke softly, contradicts appearance, younger, Bobby thinks he's the best see to (C2)

Seanie Shaper - Shawnee, slaps him on the back and other laugh

Viktor Afanasiev - Dead, misunderstood boss and hit him others piled on, Vasya defended him, Viktor got drunk and was found dead, Vasya Can't return home without him

Pokey Burke - Employs Vasya, really likes Vasya (cheap labour?)

Vasya - Lives in a tent, flooding made him move up the hill, woke up with a gun in his face, Josie. Worried about his tree and rods, uselessness of worrying has a book that only has 100 copies, imagine seanie laughing at the book, returns to lake, has no documents.

Josie - the man asked him if he was going to cause trouble Vas said no, man pointed to house and said out of bounds brought him bread and meat, fruit and milk. Said his wife feels sorry for him, gave him a bike, bag and blanket.

Vasya - Honest, wishes he could lie when he goes to lie he hears his mum, Vasya the hobo but proud, no stability, no laws bind him, no home, no country, cooking dinner hears 'that’s my bike', employed as ferryman, just manners no chat no idea what he's ferrying. Pokeys men have lock on one side, shadowy men have key on the other side

Pokey Burke - Not a man of honour, wild freedom about him, could always make you laugh, asks Vasya to be Ferryman, thinks Vasya is honest, Pokeys men have lock on one side, shadowy men have key on the other side