Bautu. This Mongolian warrior was captured and brought back to the states when Brigid made her escape from the tribe. He is killed when he goes berserk and nearly kills several members of the small group of outcasts. Kane nails him hard and he dies without warning. The autopsy reveals a archon. This implant was responsible for his Death.
The Skotpsi are a sect that flourished in Russia four hundred years before. Kane, Grant and Brigid run into this group just after leaving the hidden gateway near the ruins of Moscow. The small group try to win the groups trust then turn on them. A large number of the cultists attack but are beaten back and many are killed during the fight. Not enough to wipe the group out but sure put a dent in it. Grant is so enraged at the attack he wants to hunt the survivors down and destroy them. But it is the Magistrate in him talking.
Sverdlovosk. This officer in section twelve of the new Russian government initially was helping Kane and his group. He helped Brigid escape from the Mongolians in the beginning of the novel but later on showed his true colors when he betrayed them in the Black City. He is killed in the viscous fight between the Tushe Gun, Kane and Grant.
The Tushe Gun. This man was the son of Boro Orolok, the leader of the Mongolian tribe that was camped near the Black City in the Gobi Desert. During his explorations of the city he discovered the hidden ship and subjected himself to the strange radiation produced by one of the Archon Devices hidden deep in the bowls of the ancient Vessel. The energies warped both his body and mind and he used to the Dragon Ring Artifact to gain complete and total loyalty over his brothers. He planned to sacrifice Brigid to the machine that warped him but is killed by Kane when he tries to complete the task. Kane is badly wounded in the fight and is scarred from it as well.