The Main
Characters
The Magicians
| Mr. Rupert Devereaux | Prime Minister of Great Britain and the Empire |
| Mr. Carl Mortensen | Home Secretary |
| Ms. Jessica Whitwell | Security Minister |
| Mr. Henry Duvall | Chief of Police |
| Mr. Marmaduke Fry | Foreign Secretary |
| Ms. Helen Malbindi | Information Minister |
| Mr. Julius Tallow | Head of Internal Affairs |
| Mr. John Mandrake | Assistant to the Head of Internal Affairs |
| Mr. George Ffoukes | Magician Fourth Level; Department of Internal Affairs |
| Ms. Jane Farrar | Assistant to the Chief of Police |
| Mr. Sholto Pinn | A merchant; proprietor of
Pinn's Accoutrements of Piccadilly |
| Mr. Quentin Makepeace |
A playwright; author of Swans of Araby and other works |
And various other magicians, policemen, and
spies
The Commoners
Kitty Jones
Jakob Hyrnek
Mr. T. E. Pennyfeather
Anne Stephens
Frederick Weaver
Stanley Hake
Nicholas Drew
Clem Hopkins
And other members of the Resistance
The Spirits
| Bartimaeus | A djinni—in service to Mr. Mandrake |
| Queezle | A djinni—in service to Mr. Ffoukes |
| Shubit | A djinni—in service to Ms. Whitwell |
| Nemaides | A djinni—in service to Mr. Tallow |
| Simpkin | A foliot—in service to Mr. Pinn |
And numerous other afrits, djinn, foliots, and
imps