Ruth Blue
A God-fearing, bleak character with a penchant for severity.
Tobias Blue
A would-be preacher in Kentucky who is also a gambler and an alcoholic. Not much of a father, by Ruth's estimation.
Earl Wallen
Ruth's husband, a failed artist who spends his days in the dying coal mine.
Andrew Wallen
A flamboyant homosexual, repressed by his hyper-religious mother and her attempts to rationalize their poor existence.
