The official representative of Anacreon in negotiations with the Foundation during the first crisis.

The king of Smyrno, one of the Four Kingdoms threatening the Foundation.

Another Board of Trustees member focused on maintaining academic integrity of the Encyclopedia...

A member of the Board of Trustees who supports the Encyclopedia project over political involvement.

Military and diplomatic representatives from Daribow, the fourth kingdom threatening the Foundation.

Intelligence officer from Daribow gathering information about Foundation capabilities.

A Foundation technician working on Terminus, representing the practical workers as opposed to the...

Scholars working on the Encyclopedia Galactica project, the supposed reason for the Foundation's...

Specialist responsible for indexing and cataloguing information for the Encyclopedia.

Chief librarian organizing the vast collection of knowledge for the Encyclopedia Galactica project.

Researchers working on compiling the Encyclopedia Galactica, the Foundation's supposed primary...

Engineer working on Foundation infrastructure and construction projects.

Officer responsible for maintaining communications with other worlds and monitoring the Four...

Technical specialist operating Foundation's communication equipment and monitoring external signals.

Technical personnel working on Foundation infrastructure and technology maintenance.

Supervisor managing food production and distribution on Terminus.

Security personnel protecting Foundation facilities and officials during the various crises.

Officer managing Foundation supplies and equipment distribution.

The head of Foundation security who coordinates defenses against the Four Kingdoms threat.

Local merchants in the Four Kingdoms who trade in Foundation goods and technology.

Revealed to have recorded messages for future generations of the Foundation, appearing through a...

A prince of Smyrno involved in the Four Kingdoms' threat to the Foundation.

A Foundation technician working on various technical projects during the early crises.

Official representatives from the Kingdom of Konom in the Four Kingdoms alliance.

Military representative from Konom coordinating the Four Kingdoms alliance.

The director of the Encyclopedia Galactica project and chairman of the Board of Trustees, focused...

Secretary of the Board of Trustees and supporter of Lewis Pirenne's academic approach.

The pragmatic mayor of Terminus City and leader of the Foundation who believes in political...

Nobles from the Kingdom of Smyrno involved in the Four Kingdoms' alliance against the Foundation.

Representatives from the Kingdom of Smyrno participating in the Four Kingdoms alliance against the...

Representative managing trade relations between Smyrno and the Foundation.

The civilian population of Terminus who support the Foundation through various crises.

Administrative assistant working with the mayor's office during the political crisis.

Engineer maintaining Terminus's power systems and infrastructure.

Scientist monitoring Terminus weather patterns and atmospheric conditions.

A member of the Board of Trustees who supports the Encyclopedia project over political involvement.

A young trader who supports Salvor Hardin's political approach over the Encyclopedia project.

The legal representative assigned to defend Hari Seldon during his trial before the Imperial...

Another member of the Imperial Commission, more hostile to Seldon's psychohistory project than Chen.

A Foundation scientist working on the early development of psychohistorical mathematics.

An Imperial archaeologist and scientist who becomes involved with the Foundation's early history.

A member of the Imperial Commission investigating Hari Seldon's activities and the threat of...

The secretary who records the proceedings of Seldon's trial and manages Commission documentation.

Stenographer recording the proceedings of Seldon's trial before the Imperial Commission.

A mathematician serving the Imperial Court who is skeptical of Seldon's psychohistory claims.

A young mathematician from Synnax who comes to Trantor to work with Hari Seldon.

The distant ruler of the declining Galactic Empire, largely ineffective in dealing with the...

Keeper of historical records in the Imperial archives, consulted during Seldon's research.

Various representatives of the declining Galactic Empire who attempt to deal with the Foundation...

The captain of the Imperial Guard responsible for security during Seldon's appearances at court.

The prosecutor arguing the case against Hari Seldon for treason and sedition.

A psychologist serving the Imperial court, skeptical of psychohistory's validity.

The Chief Commissioner of the Public Safety Committee investigating Hari Seldon's work.

An Imperial Chancellor who visits Terminus but proves to be ineffectual and more concerned with...

Various mathematicians and scientists working on the development and application of psychohistory.

Various students and junior researchers working under Seldon to develop psychohistory.

Hari Seldon's granddaughter who helps with the early Foundation work and supports her grandfather's...

A research assistant who works closely with Hari Seldon on psychohistory calculations.

The Imperial administrator overseeing the initial settlement of Terminus by the Foundation...

Leader helping organize the settlement of Terminus by Foundation colonists.

Medical officer providing healthcare services to the Terminus colonists.

Officer responsible for managing supplies and logistics for the new Terminus colony.

A clerk working in the vast bureaucracy of Trantor, processing records and documentation.

A librarian on Trantor who assists Gaal Dornick in accessing galactic historical records.

Administrative chief overseeing a sector of Trantor's bureaucracy.

Pilot operating air-taxis in Trantor's atmospheric transport system.

Dean at one of Trantor's universities, concerned about Seldon's controversial theories.