| Grouping | Name | Description | Sex | Distinguishing Feature | Facts |
| The High Chief's Overseers |
| | Deep Seeker | Important investigator, a shaman | F | Wears Flizzard Wing Hat | Annoyed Aurora and Tssark with attitude. Asked to be taken to Steam Baths. |
| | Big Chest | Investigated the disappearance of Torn Shore. Then disappeared. | F | Large | |
| | Standing Egg | Investigator Shaman | F | Ornate Bone Necklace | |
| | Hard Scale | Agent working for the high chief | F | Impressive Scales | Asked for incarceration of the "girls," and then subsequently for their release. |
| | Blind Swipe | Blind leader of the overseers. Quite adept at many things, despite blindness. | F | Blind | Told Aurora to solve the disappearance, or die. |
| | Best Priest | Hermaphrodite cultist | H | Hermaphrodite | |
| Chief's Thugs |
| | Sub-thug Thick | Especially dim thug, mates with Light Foot. | F | Slow, but good thug | Mortified by being dumped by Light Foot. |
| | Sub-thug Nose | Razorbacked species transplant, expert tracker by smell | | Razorback | Brought news of Throw's Pebbles having been attacked. |
| | Light Foot | Smart organizer of the thugs' grotto. Mates with Thick. | M | Intelligent | Dumped Thick for not being interesting. |
| | Old Rock | Mostly seen sleeping, theoretically guards the thug's grotto. | F | Does little | Sluggishly went to (unsuccessfully) get Watery Thought. |
| Green Scales |
| | Big Claws | Disappeared sacrifice. | M | Paragon of Trogdom | |
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| | Spirit-talker | Big Claws' mother, spiritual leader | F | Bone staff | Told of a spirit named "Hider." |
| | Knows Past | Big Claws' father, recites history | M | Book of Skins | Told that "Hider" is brother of "Slayer." |
| | Big Jaws | Big Hand's cousin. | M | Attractive | |
| Blue Scales |
| | Cave Watcher | Warden of the main cave. | F | Rough Eye Medallion | Thinks that Big Claws should be forgotten. |
| | One Leg | Cave Watcher's lame husband. | M | One Leg | |
| | No Watch | Big Claws' best friend. | M | Wears armor | Vowed with Many Horns to find Big Claws. |
| | Little Scaly | No Watch's younger brother | M | Very small male | Told Many Horns that Aurora had returned frmo the steam baths when No Watch was brought home. |
| | Plays Drums | No Watch's youngest brother. | M | Drums | |
| Red Scales |
| | Big Horns | Important trog, controls the way-station, the markets, and the outpost | F | Big Horns | Challenges Tssark's authority. Makes deals (unsuccessfully) with Cliffside Tribe. |
| | High Rider | Big Horn's brother, good with ladies, and likes to play it large. | F | Molting | Brought bugbears back to eat. Went with Bigh Horns to the Outpost. |
| | Long Seated | Big Horns' too peaceful mate. | M | Sluggish | |
| | Many Horns | Big Horn's very attractive and precocious son. | M | Many Horns | Disrupted Big Horns' deal. Brought Aurora her clothes and sword after the steam bath. |
| | Thinks Big | Younger sister. Potential savant. | F | Savant-ish | |
| Orange Scales |
| | Carries Much | Fungus farm operator from the Cliffside tribe, tutored by Big Claws | H | Accent | |
| | Eats Many | Lost wife (and sacrifice) of Carries Much former fungus farm operator. | F | | |
| | Strong Caver | Brother of Eats Many, helps run farm | M | Well built | |
| | Works Hard | Suffering wife of Strong Caver (too much thinking), "found" Big Claws missing | F | Needy | Told that Big Claws was not at the arena at scheduled time of the sacrifice. |
| Yellow Scales |
| | Leads In Battle | Military leader, well respected | F | War Club | |
| | Cages Enemies | Pretentious, uncaring husband of Leads in Battle. Father of Leads Gatherers. | M | | |
| | Leads Gatherers | Rebellious daughter, leads gathering team, potential mate of Big Claws. | F | Fungus Pouch | Said was with male near the stone forest when Big Claws disappeared (after lying about being out gathering). |
| Black Scales |
| | Big Change | Makes fungus juice | F | | | |
| | Big Eye | Big Change's very weak and strange husband | M | One eye too large. | |
| | Fast Runner | Big Change's niece | F | Fungus Juice Gourd | Likes No Watch. Told Aurora about Big Claws seeeing Watery Thought. |
| Grey Scales |
| | Rat Smasher | Hunts giant rats, and sells surplus. | M | Lots of small scale-scratches | |
| | Throws Spear | Wife of Rat Smasher, known food thief | F | Impressive Spear | |
| Purple Scales |
| | Bears Things | Bearer that brings things from other tribes | F | Humped Back | |
| | Great Thews | Ignored old husband of Bears Things, helps Rat Smasher sell rats | M | Muscles | Supposedly caught with Leads Gatherers. |
| Brown Scales |
| | Crosses Water | Chief, put in place by the high chief, sister of Grinds Fungus. | F | Chief's Headdress | |
| | Grinds Fungus | Sister of Crosses Water. Professional rumor-monger. | F | | |
| | Grows Strong | Very attractive male, interested in Grinds Fungus | M | Powerful Legs | |
| Outpost Staff |
| | Sly Lookout | Fungus juice vendor at the Outpost. Chasm Tribe. | F | Big Shoulder Scar | |
| | Long Runner | Youngest sister of Sly Lookout. Chasm tribe. | F | | |
| | Sees Dark | Oldest sister of Sly Lookout. Chasm Tribe. | F | | |
| | Outpost Dancer | Dances a special spirit dance, which makes him highly attractive to females. | M | Graceful | |
| Other Trogs |
| | Pebble Thrower | Employee at the market. | M | Scraggly looking | Turned up with bashed in head after being Big Claw's escort. |
| | Watery Thought | Perfectly trog straight counselor who taught Big Claws | F | High Caves transplant | Said that Big Claws lead a double life. |
| | Brings Food | Leads Gatherers' best friend, champion truffle finder, ex-girlfriend of No Watch. | F | Speaks boastfully | Said was with Leads Gatherers (but caught in a lie). |
| | Stone Mystic | Mystic, widower who divines through a stone he carries balanced on his head. | M | Stone | |
| | Blood Walls | Cave painter | F | Bloody | |
| | Kills Flizzards | Oversees market for Big Horns | F | Market skirt | |
| | Lady Shakes | Runs the fish-stand (which sells "other flesh" too) at the market. | F | Arrogant | |
| | Serves Travellers | Young servant at the way-station | F | Quiet | Warned Tssark that Aurora was about to be abducted by the Cliffside tribe delegation. |
| Outsiders |
| | Strong Heart | Former fungus farmer with Eats Many, has been away. | F | Older | |
| | Mash | Strong Heart's assistant | M | Impressive Physique | |
| | Torn Shore | First missing sacrifice, was captured from the Fishnet Tribe | M | Missing | |
| | Stone Wheel | Friend of Big Horns | F | Head Spikes | |
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