District One:

　　Drusus Bruccius Leontius - extremely skilled, wealthy mechanic who works for the top-ranked drivers from the upper track

　　Emma Charus - Isemeine`s eldest sister; wife of Marcus Camelius Belenus

　　Hostus Umbrenius Lutherius - skilled mechanic who works for drivers from the upper track; formerly apprenticed to Drusus Bruccius Leontius

　　Marcus Camelius Belenus - formerly rank #63 in the arena; rank #1 on the upper track; younger brother to Marcus Tertinius Belenus; husband of Emma Charus

　　Marcus Tertinius Belenus, aka the Impenetrable Shield, aka Scutum Impervium - formerly rank #4 in the arena; older brother to Marcus Camelius Belenus; slain six years ago in a match to the death against the Lightning Scorpion

　　Papia Iuncina - skilled mechanic who works for drivers from the upper track; formerly a lover of Marcus Camelius Belenus

　　Publius Paesentius Lucullus - a gladiator who happened to be guarding a workshop of Drusus Bruccius Leontius on a certain night; noted for possessing a point in the Nighteye stat, which is believed to grant improved vision at night

　　Sergia Perennis - a gladiator who happened to be guarding a workshop of Drusus Bruccius Leontius on a certain night

　　District Two:

　　Laberia Salonina, aka the Sword Shatterer, aka Discutrix Gladiorum - currently rank #3 in the arena; noted for being exceedingly strict with all things pertaining to the laws of the Empire and for maintaining her high ranking at the age of thirty five after first becoming a gladiator nearly twenty years ago

　　Nonus Livius Hesychius, aka the Spear King, aka Rex Hastarum - currently rank #4 in the arena; noted for his rivalry with Laberia Salonina

　　District Three:

　　Agrippa Florius Ursacius - an announcer for the races at the lower track

　　Appius Barrius Torquatus - a young, low-ranked gladiator who occasionally takes up odd jobs around the city; younger brother of Bruccia Torquatus

　　Arquillia Tullas - a young, low-ranked gladiator who has met the coffee-seeker on a number of occasions; lover of Furia Vedrix

　　Bruccia Torquatus - a mid-ranked gladiator in her mid-twenties; older sister of Appius Barrius Torquatus

　　Carvilia Ivmara - wife of Gaius Manlius Octobrianus

　　Cossus Allectius Arrianus - a young, low-ranked gladiator who possesses unrequited affection for Arquillia Tullas; noted for having been humiliated by the coffee-seeker early in the morning and thrown over a building despite his sixteen points in the Ginera statA case of content theft: this narrative is not rightfully on Amazon; if you spot it, report the violation.

　　Furia Vedrix - a young, low-ranked gladiator who has met the coffee-seeker on a number of occasions; noted for her irritability; lover of Arquillia Tullas

　　Gaius Manlius Octobrianus - the most prolific shit-talker of his district; noted for talking shit to anyone and everyone he sees in the streets below his home and for nearly being killed after talking shit to the coffee-seeker

　　Oppius Sabucius Commidus - an aspiring driver at the lower track; noted for his persistence in challenging Marcus Camelius Belenus to a race and then being crushed under his wheels

　　Plautia Cornuta - a young, mid-ranked gladiator; noted for repeatedly challenging the coffee-seeker to fight early in the early morning; recently acquired a point in the Printure stat

　　Secundus Appuleius Photius - rank #5 in the upper track; noted as a former gladiator who revolutionized racing by attacking other drivers during one of his races, bringing about the current state of battle-based driving

　　District Four:

　　Canus Caerellius Crispian - a middle-aged, bitter armor shop owner who lost all the money he`d amassed as a gladiator in a bet on Marcus Tertinius Belenus, the Impenetrable Shield, during his ill-fated battle against the Lightning Scorpion six years ago; blames everything bad in his life on the Lightning Scorpion; recently ran afoul of the coffee-seeker and was beaten severely by Clodia Tiberina

　　Caerellia Festa - a young, aspiring lower track driver; noted for practicing her driving on the city streets rather than on the track in the belief that it will yield more stat point gains

　　Clodia Tiberina, aka the Stone Fist, aka Pugnus Lapidis - formerly rank #38 in the arena; an old, retired gladiator who owns a tailoring shop; noted for her dislike of people who don`t take responsibility for their decisions, especially Canus Caerellius Crispian, who owns a shop across the street from her

　　Lafrenia Civilis - runs an animal shelter

　　Lucius Seius Capiton - a fishmonger

　　Memmia Fima - an aspiring driver at the lower track

　　Placus Quinctius Perennis - a boy who is frequently dragged to the early-morning sales of Sisenna Albatius Virilis by his father; noted for observing the coffee-seeker rolling about on the street

　　Quintis Spurius Marcellinus - a mid-ranked gladiator; friends with the younger brother of Decius Minucius Pertinax; recently had the victory of welcoming Carl Maximus Tempestates and his daughter to the city; noted for possessing a point in the Arboriformity stat

　　The Lightning Scorpion, aka Scorpio Fulminis - a legendary, undefeated gladiator who has recently returned to the city after a six year absence; noted for, among other things, coining the term `shit-talking`

　　Vel Pinarius Celatus - a clothier; noted for having ties to the idiot Char religion

　　District Five:

　　Attia Romuliana - an old potter; was recently assisted in transporting her wares across the district by newcomer Carl Maximus Tempestates; noted for having ties to the idiot Char religion

　　Decius Minucius Pertinax - formerly a mid-ranked gladiator; owns a massive smithing enterprise; recently rented one of his seasonal workshops out to Carl Maximus Tempestates

　　Faenia Tranio - a greengrocer

　　Garus Horatius Rex - knows how to fish and possesses a rod with a baitcasting reel; recently engaged in a fishing non-competition with Carl Maximus Tempestates

　　Rusonia Zoila - a seamstress in D-five; noted for having ties to the idiot Char religion

　　Sisenna Albatius Virilis - runs a butcher shop famous for its one-day sale every two weeks

　　Titus Septimius Bibulus - formerly a mid-ranked gladiator; long-time owner of Ientaculum breakfast shop on the north side of the district; wishes his kids would move out of his home; lover of Trebatia Sudrena

　　Trebatia Sudrena - lover of Titus Septimius Bibulus

　　Volcatia, aka Vol - a coffee-drinker seeking romance; noted for frequenting Ientaculum in the mornings; recently drank coffee with Carl Maximus Tempestates