Characters

The worst of the Glanton gang, the Judge is a 7ft albino man with no hair 

Throughout the novel wherever he goes children disappear

He is representative of the devil

His character was influenced by the devil in "Paradise Lost"

The kid is a young teen who's lack of purpose is, in the end, what kills him

His involvement in the horrible acts of the gang is debated

He is boasted by some as the more moral of the group

Tobin is an ex-priest who joined the gang for unknown reasons 

He acts as a mentor to the kid, trying to protect him from the Judge

He is also said to be somewhat better than the others in the gang.

Glanton is the leader of the gang

At one point it is mentioned that he left his wife and kid to do this

He is portrayed as a stoic and quiet man

David Brown is not described much in the book

 It is noted that after the group discovers Bathcat's corpse he is the one to wear his necklace of ears 

Originally from Wales, Bathcat has been a professional killer for sometime, previously doing so in Australia

Similarly to David Brown, we don't learn much about him

The Delawares are an odd addition to the gang, helping the group kill their own people 

They are often sent out as scouts as the gang travels as natives are not immediately hostile to them

They take care of one another

One of them is killed by a bear

Toadvine is a man of violence 

Like many others in the gang, it's all he knows

Toadvine is friends with the kid