Dr. Saul Amron
An American expert who is visiting Bourne Island to help make decisions about infrastructure, to help the nation prosper, but comes to question the efficacy of his help in light of the island's difficult political landscape.
Harriet Amron
Dr. Amron's wife and confidante.
Allen Fuso
An American with the Center for Applied Research who serves as Dr. Amron's assistant and right-hand man.
Merle Kinbona
An educated man from the poorest side of the island who now serves his homelands as a political advocate.
Cuffee Ned
A rebel leader who helped overthrow the tyrannical British colony which exploited the island natives for slave labor.