Lots of folks come and go from this little electronic stage; if you want to see the first appearance of any semi-major character, you can probably find it by searching over on the recap page. Below you can find brief profiles of the characters I consider to be nearly completely major:
Rosemary Ripley Rosemary is tough, strong, fast, fairly fearless and, on her good days, almost capable of being noble. She is, to put it bluntly, a Wandering Hero. (Or a Heroine if you insist on being politically correct...) Wandering Heroes may be great fun to read about and even to incorporate into your society's myths and legends, but actually living with one can quickly prove to be a serious pain.
	Sylvester In no particular order, Sylvester is the head of the family, an intellectual, a well-meaning twit, and the current owner of the Mansion of E. Or at least in the case of that last item, that's what all of his carefully-collated paperwork says. It doesn't mean for a minute that he controls the Mansion. Also, he doesn't exactly have a last name, but that's nobility for you...
Mortimer Mortimer is Sylvester's younger brother. He is likable, easy-going and cheerful, but he is also a Trouble Magnet juiced up with so much power that on a good (or bad) day he can draw off the problems of primitive tribesmen living otherwise utterly untouched by modern civilization in the heart of distant rain forests.
	The Gnolls Gnolls are among the most common inhabitants living under the Mansion. From left to right, these three are... Camora, who might have been another Wandering Heroine, if she didn't yell so much or make so little pretense towards nobility, Comshaw, an officially registered Poker who is very good at his job, and Niddle, a well-meaning fellow if a bit sheltered and overly-excitable. The fact that Niddle and Mortimer have the exact same haircut is just one of those Wacky Coincidences.
Frederick Frederick is Sylvester and Mortimer's elderly and rather eccentric great-uncle who has an interest in music and large bladed weapons. He shares his bed with a multi-talented individual who is at the moment very much a Woman Of Mystery.
	Hopobefever Hopobefever/Hpobfvfr is a Ghast, a race of resilient humanoid slime-creatures who are distinguished from one another by the Little Floaty Things which constantly hover near their heads. Even more than other Ghasts, she capable of soaking up enormous amounts of punishment, a fact which stands her in good sted as she grimly pursues her duties as a Squad-Leader in the Basement "Council Police".
Shona and Sina (and Skuy) From left to right: Shona carries messages for a certain Basement VIP while Sina (bearing the tasty cakeshroom) is discovering she is very good at organizing things besides birthday parties. They are sisters, and, sadly, don't get along all that well. Skuy, younger, shorter and rather more timid, is not their sister, but ends up associating with Sina a lot due to.. things besides parties. (It's pronounced "SKOO-EE")
	Basement VIPs The multispecies society and economy of the Mansion's basement are currently dominated by these three individuals: Agita the Motihaul (tall and green), Nevus the Wyrm (small and pink) and Guttle the Gobule (squat and angry). You generally don't get to be in the positions they currently occupy by being nice. Also note that even more so than most, the artistic look for these three characters changes and evolves as the strip progresses.
SubShaft 44f The SubShafts are a dank dark region of the Basement where various unpleasant mechanical activities regularly occur. Still, for some people, existing there is marginally less awful than existing elsewhere (or not existing at all.) The current inhabitents of SS44f appear every Sunday: from left to right, you have Cully (the New Guy) Chunner (the Grizzled Vetern) and Crud (the Well-Meaning Hair-Triggered Bean-Breeder.)
	The Grubbs Amos and Nellie Grubb are an elderly married couple who live right next door to Frederick in the Mansion; Amos works with books, while Nellie works with plants. Amos and Frederick, at least, clearly have A History which has not yet been detailed.
Forest Nomes There is a village of Nomes (not Gnomes) in the forest which surrounds the Mansion. From left to right, we have Nitfol, who near the start of the strip finds himself involuntarily dragged from his self-imposed solitude, Umboz the widower squidcoaxer and his young daughter Vezza, and the village Healer Piu. Any relationships they have beyond species, you'll have to read about and find out for yourself. Also be aware that Nitfol is another character whose artistic design changes fairly radically as the strip progresses.
	Ploot and Voog the Wyrms Ploot (left) and Voog (right) are, as noted, (Big/Deep) Wyrms, a hardy species which mostly lives deep under the Mansion in the so-called "Hot Zone". (They have a Relationship with Small/Shallow Wyrms like Nevus which has not yet been fully detailed.) These two, however, have been further up in the Cold Zone, and have managed to secure a mention here by being helpful to folks, Ploot perhaps more selflessly and willingly than Voog.
Hax and "Digger" Odel Hax looks like a hat with legs, which is not surprising, because that's essentially what he is. He is a Fixit, a species which gets around by hitching rides on the heads of both willing and unwilling passersby. He works for a rather shadowy and ill-defined individual who goes by the name "God". Digger is short. Really really short. He's also really really good at digging, and works for no one but himself. (Ooh! A spoiler!) Beyond that, he is much like God, an enigma wrapped in a mystery. Or a riddle. Or something.
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