Characters in Saga, Volume 1

Alana

A soldier from the planet Landfall who deserted with the enemy prisoner she was guarding; Hazel's mother, and winged like the rest of her people.

Also in Saga, Volume 2, Saga, Volume 3, Saga Volume Four, Saga, Volume Ten, Saga, Volume Eleven

Marko

A horned pacifist from Wreath, Landfall's moon, taken prisoner of war and freed by Alana; Hazel's father, and reluctant to draw the sword he carries.

Also in Saga, Volume 2, Saga, Volume 3, Saga Volume Four, Saga, Volume Five, Saga, Volume Eight

The Will (Saga)

A freelance bounty hunter contracted to hunt the family down, known only by that title.

Also in Saga, Volume 2

Prince Robot IV

A member of the Robot Kingdom's royal family, ordered by his own side to find the couple and their child.

Also in Saga Volume Four, Saga, Volume Five, Saga, Volume Eight

Hazel (Saga)

Alana and Marko's newborn daughter, born on Cleave in the opening pages; she narrates her parents' story in retrospect from an unspecified point in the future.

Izabel (Saga)

The ghost of a teenage girl, one of the Horrors of Cleave; she attaches herself to the family as Hazel's babysitter in exchange for passage off the planet.

Also in Saga, Volume 2

Lying Cat

The Will's blue feline companion, who announces "lying" whenever anyone in earshot tells an untruth.

Also in Saga, Volume 2, Saga, Volume Five

The Stalk

Klara (Saga)

Also in Saga, Volume 2

Barr (Saga)

Also in Saga, Volume 2