# Voodoo Planet — Character guide

> Key figures in Voodoo Planet by Andre Norton.

- [Dane Thorson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/voodoo_planet_se/characters/dane_thorson.md): A young cargo-master's apprentice sweating through a refit on swampy Xecho, Dane Thorson is the acting-Cargo-Master of the Solar Queen and the reader's eyes on Khatka.
- [Medic Tau](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/voodoo_planet_se/characters/medic_tau.md): The Solar Queen's medic, whose quiet psi power lets him meet a Khatkan witch doctor's illusions with laughter, fire, and a will that refuses to break.
- [Chief Ranger Asaki](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/voodoo_planet_se/characters/chief_ranger_asaki.md): Khatka's Chief Ranger, a lean, commanding native who reads the poachers' tricks clearly and refuses to let panic stampede his small party into enemy hands.
- [Lumbrilo of Khatka](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/voodoo_planet_se/characters/khatka.md): Lumbrilo of Khatka, a witch doctor whose drum-driven illusions of faceless demons and phantom beasts are a whip to drive intruders into the poachers' hands.
- [Captain Jellico](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/voodoo_planet_se/characters/captain_jellico.md): Captain of the Solar Queen, whose crisp, unflappable voice asks the practical question even while a faceless thing walks toward the brush where his crew hides.
- [Nymani](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/voodoo_planet_se/characters/nymani.md): A Khatkan scout whose confidence quavers at the sight of a faceless demon, yet who still slips through the dark to silence a watcher and bring back a spare blaster.
- [Sindbad](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/voodoo_planet_se/characters/sindbad.md): Ship's cat, a minor but recurring presence.

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