The protagonist is the main character in a story, novel, drama, or other literary work; the character that the reader or audience empathizes with. The “hero.” The one who must solve the central problem.
Maroo - Protagonist and main character. She is a young teenager, approximately thirteen or fourteen years old.
Nimai - Maroo's younger sister who is approximately four years old.
Otak - Maroo's brother who seems to be about ten or eleven years old.
Old Mother - Maroo's grandmother whose name is Irimagdu.
Areg - Maroo's father.
Tikek - Maroo's mother.
Vorka - Areg's younger brother; Maroo's uncle.
Baby Areg - Maroo's brand-new baby brother
Tevo & Keriatek - Hunters and elders in the band that they live with during autumn and winter.
Sovi and his family - Another group that Maroo's family live with in during the autumn and winter months. The group up together for a short time during the summer months.