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The characters from Forgotten Fire
| Character | Description |
|---|---|
| Vahan Kenderian | Youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenderian. Main character and narrator. |
| Sisak Kenderian | Vahan's brother (older) |
| Tavel Kenderian | Vahan's brother (older than Sisak, 17) |
| Diran Kenderian | Vahan's brother (older than Tavel, 19) |
| Oskina Kenderian | Vahan's sister |
| Armenouhi Kenderian | Vahan's other sister |
| Mrs. Meera Kenderian | Vahan's mother |
| Mr. Sarkis Kenderian | Vahan's father |
| Uncle Mumpreh | Vahan's uncle, Sarkis' Brother |
| Grandmother (Toumia) | Vahan's grandmother who is the most respected family member lives with the family in Bitlis until they are evicted. |
| Mariam | Kenderian family's cook |
| Karnig | Kenderian family's houseman |
| Pattoo | Vahan's best friend |
| Mrs. Estelle Altoonian | Pattoo's mother, who goes mad after her husband and son are killed and starts talking to herself. |
| Gendarmes | Take away Armenians |
| Selim Bey | Ex governor of Van: in charge of Armenian murders |
| Seranoush | Young girl that moved into Vahan’s stable at Kars. Entertainment for the soldiers. |
| General Khalil | Crazy father of Selim Bey. Loves his garden. |
| Mrs. Mahari | servant for General Khalil. Brings Vahan food and warns him about the general. |
| Galib | Vahan’s new name in the Turkish village |
| Mustafa | Turkish refugee that does not believe Vahan’s lie. Killed the sheep. |
| Shirin | Mustafa’s daughter. Sits with Vahan. Learns of his secret. Sheared the sheep and gave them names. |
| Kiazin | friend from Turkish village. Small, with violent eyes, who hunted with his younger brother, Reshid. |
| Reshid | Kiazim’s younger brother |
| Yakup | friend from Turkish village. Spoke with great energy and humor. |
| Aziz | friend from Turkish village. Taught Galib how to tend the sheep. |
| Ahmet | friend from Turkish village. Aziz’s brother, liked to drink wine and fire his rifle at the sky |
| Sait | made faces for Galib to laugh at |
| Ara Sarkisian | Old man who takes in Vahan in Sivas. Helps him find a home. |
| Serop | Ara Sarkisian’s apprentice. Unable to move legs |
| Mrs. Fauld | Woman who runs the Mission. Takes in Vahan |
| Spiros Koulouris | Shelters and helps Vahan get a boat ticket to Constantinople |
| Dr. Tashian | Stern and quite doctor who silently resents the German Consul who he must serve as a private physician in his old house |
| Mrs. Tashian | Often plagued with violent head aches but still a creative, loving house wife with a great understanding of the world |
| Gagik | A boy Vahan meets and stays with on the boat trip |