Bon Wie -- Odd Jobber, Aspiring Tinker, Lower Town Resident, Runner, Racer, Rebel

Park Junseo -- School boy, Designer, Fighter, Runner, Racer, Recruit

Lili – Bon Wie's younger sister

Lin Chui – Aspiring Tinker

Tsang Liu – Southern Kite Racing Champion 

Quon Yim -Racer and host for Tsang-Liu

Dr Park – Former court physician. Junseo's father. 

Journeyman Yang –Member of the Tinker's Hall, Bon Wie's mentor, Broken Wheel fixer.

Racer Boak- Racing coach, son of Master Go becomes a Moon Temple initiate.

Master Go -Head of the dojo on Maker's Way where Junseo trains.

Healer Kim – Works on race days. Broken Wheel logistics

Granny Min– Dr Park's Mother, Friend to the Dowager Queen, Widow to General Min.

Governor Wong – Qin descendant. Gathers taxes and directs the guards.

Master Wu – Head of the Moon Temple. Former army trainer. Member of the Broken Wheel counsel. 

Moon Temple Council - Advisors to Temple Master including Training Master Kim, Librarian Park, and Stone Master Lieu (Markus).

Ambassador Kim - Junseo's maternal grandfather. 

Chan Li Wen - Senior from Junseo's school and kite racer who recruits Bon Wie and Junseo onto the team with Runners Zhong Lin and Shoiming.

Counselor Chan - Li Wen's father and spy master for Governor Wong.

Elder, Houle Quon Yee - Head of Broken Wheel Conspiracy in Ilidan.

Crown Prince's Summer Court - Princess Ari, Lord High Counsellor Han, Treasurer Yu, General Tsang, Ambassador Kim, Rainbow Maker Nam Sei

Broken Wheel Conspirators - Journeyman Yang, Initiate Go, Temple Master Wu, Professor Josen, Elder Houle, Lady Chen, Trader Benjamin Pierce, Houle Duan Ling

Park Numni - Junseo's sister married to Admiral Park Lee Yong

Headmaster Yee - Head of Junseo's school

Captain Chan –Palace Guard and Fencing Master

Scout Jie Ying-So - From garden city in the south but part of new training league in the capital. Ally to Broken Wheel.