Forward the Foundation

Hari Seldon

Hari Seldon is a brilliant mathematician, the protagonist, and the founder of psychohistory, currently serving as the head of the Mathematics Department at Streeling University. He is Raych's adoptive father, Dors's husband, and the renowned scholar who predicted the Fall of the Empire.

Dors Venabili

Dors Venabili is Hari Seldon's wife and Raych's mother, whom Seldon considers one of the four indispensable people he encountered during his flight across Trantor. Hari considers but rejects the name Dors Seldon for her.

Cleon I

Cleon I is the current Emperor of the Galactic Empire, who has been on the throne for eighteen years and is served by Eto Demerzel. His rule is seen as less stable, and he is a target for manipulation by political adversaries.

Yugo Amaryl

Yugo Amaryl is a former heatsinker from the Dahl Sector, elevated by Hari Seldon to become a mathematician and psychohistorian. He is a colleague of Seldon, fiercely loyal, considered the 'heir apparent' to Seldon's directorship, and Wanda learned psychohistory from his mind before he died.

Eto Demerzel

Eto Demerzel, also known as R. Daneel Olivaw, is the Emperor's First Minister and a powerful, complex individual, possibly a robot, dedicated to the Zeroth Law. He is considered a friend by Hari Seldon but is also a target of political agitation and perceived by some as an instrument of repression.

Wanda Seldon

Wanda Seldon is Hari Seldon's twelve-year-old granddaughter, who develops mentalic abilities and is preoccupied with her grandfather's sixtieth birthday. Her interaction with Yugo Amaryl marks the beginning of her psychohistory journey.