Sourdough
Characters in Sourdough
8 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Lois Clary
A software engineer at General Dexterity who inherits a sourdough starter from the brothers who ran her favorite takeout counter and becomes a baker.
Supporting characters
Beoreg
One of the two Mazg brothers who run Clement Street Soup and Sourdough; the quiet baker who leaves Lois his starter before the brothers have to leave the country.
Chaiman
Beoreg's brother, the warm and talkative half of the takeout counter who handles deliveries and hospitality.
Lily Belasco
The manager who recruits Lois into Marrow Fair, an experimental underground market fusing food and technology.
Kate (Sourdough)
The chef at General Dexterity's cafeteria who first urges Lois to take her bread to the farmer's market.
Stephen Agrippa
A goat herder and cheesemaker at Marrow Fair who tends the microbial cultures that ripen his cheese wheels.
Horace Portacio
The Marrow Fair's librarian, who studies the history of food and its ties to power and tradition.
Mr. Marrow
The reclusive, unseen backer whose money and vision built the underground Marrow Fair market.