== Character List == 

 • 	 Twinnings 
  	  
 :A former cavalry man who had served with Richard. Richard had always been on the front line, where Twinnings in the reserves. Twinnings, a wise man, often gave advice to his comrades from  the war. He often spoke without wasting words when giving his advice. He was also friendly with nearly everyone, other than those he was on bad terms with. This is perhaps why he had such good connections and the ability to help all of his comrades.  
 • 	 Monteron 
  	  
 :A major in the army who served the same time as Richard had. As Richard and his fellow cavalry men’s superior, Monteron instilled a genuine fear into his subordinates. He emphasized never to leave a comrade when he is in danger, whether it is in the city or on the front lines. Monteron is a youthful, neat, and well behaved individual who tried to carve his men to be the same way. He has a very short temper, particularly in the morning, and the tendency to yell and scream in a way that makes all of his subordinates who have wronged accept their misconduct. He had the respect of all of those under him because of his heart of gold. Instead of gaining pleasure out of reprimanding his men he would become deeply grieved at their failures. His genuine character had left a permanent mark on all of his men. 
 • 	 Lorenz  
  	 Another one of Richard’s friends from the army, a cavalry man as well. Lorenz was an ideal soldier, well disciplined, responsible, and a firm believer in his ideals. Monteron was quite fond of Lorenz. He had been some sort of a Luddite, constantly preaching of his vision of destroying the machines which have been seen as a source of all evil, and with this destruction would come peace, health, and happiness for mankind. He was constantly mocked by his fellow soldiers for this reason. One day he realized that what he strived for was the impossible, and he leaped out of a window in a barn on the top floor and killed himself. He landed on his feet surprisingly which reflects his ability in gymnastics. 
 • 	 Wittegrewe  
  	  
 :Wittegrewe was a former model cavalry man. Wittegrewe was particularly attractive with an excellent singing voice that had all of the women fall for him immediately. He was also a horse riding instructor. He had been one of the best riders to ever live, capable of taming even the most difficult horse within an hour. It was he who had taught Richard how to ride and how to take care of his horses after long rides. Later he had quit the army to get a civilian job as a streetcar driver. Richard was very upset about this, he compared it to seeing a free roaming animal get imprisoned in a cage.  Wittegrewe had looked back on his riding days as inferior and unimportant and in his new home had nothing to remind him of horses. He had become absorbed by the big city as he realized that life has the slogan “Do or Die”, and now strives to become a supervisor or an inspector. 

 • 	 Teresa 
  	  
 :Richard’s wife, who is portrayed in the story as being his source of strength. She is a very complacent woman, who always sees Richard in a much more flattering light than what is real. She always sees herself as being the reason for bringin Richard down, and Richard works ro dispel this notion of hers. 
 • 	 Atje Hanebut 
  	  
 :Richard’s childhood mentor who taught him the ways of the outdoors. He is the leader of a group of teenage boys who look up to him as their teacher and guide to the outside world. Richard looked up to him as a source of inspiration and followed his every order just to impress him. ‘Path finder’. 
 • 	 Doctor Meding 
  	  
 :Richard’s neighbor during his childhood who was a keen connoisseur of horses. Richard remembers his love for horses grow during his time living next to the Doctor. He is a wealthy man, who has a good heart, and strives to help the poor by giving them free treatment. 
 • 	 Wilhelm Bindseil 
 : 	 The son of the coachman in the stables who kept Richard Company in the stables. He tells the boys various stories about his uncle who was a war hero, and helps teach them about horses. 
 • 	 Richard’s father 
  	  
 :Is the kind of parent that encourages education, and is a kind and even-tempered man, whom Richard looks up to. Richard never believes that his father would ever do anything to cause him harm.