Character List Twinnings A former cavalry man who had served with Richard Richard had always been on the front line where Twinnings in the reserves Twinnings a wise man often gave advice to his comrades from the war He often spoke without wasting words when giving his advice He was also friendly with nearly everyone other than those he was on bad terms with This is perhaps why he had such good connections and the ability to help all of his comrades Monteron A major in the army who served the same time as Richard had As Richard and his fellow cavalry men s superior Monteron instilled a genuine fear into his subordinates He emphasized never to leave a comrade when he is in danger whether it is in the city or on the front lines Monteron is a youthful neat and well behaved individual who tried to carve his men to be the same way He has a very short temper particularly in the morning and the tendency to yell and scream in a way that makes all of his subordinates who have wronged accept their misconduct He had the respect of all of those under him because of his heart of gold Instead of gaining pleasure out of reprimanding his men he would become deeply grieved at their failures His genuine character had left a permanent mark on all of his men Lorenz Another one of Richard s friends from the army a cavalry man as well Lorenz was an ideal soldier well disciplined responsible and a firm believer in his ideals Monteron was quite fond of Lorenz He had been some sort of a Luddite constantly preaching of his vision of destroying the machines which have been seen as a source of all evil and with this destruction would come peace health and happiness for mankind He was constantly mocked by his fellow soldiers for this reason One day he realized that what he strived for was the impossible and he leaped out of a window in a barn on the top floor and killed himself He landed on his feet surprisingly which reflects his ability in gymnastics Wittegrewe Wittegrewe was a former model cavalry man Wittegrewe was particularly attractive with an excellent singing voice that had all of the women fall for him immediately He was also a horse riding instructor He had been one of the best riders to ever live capable of taming even the most difficult horse within an hour It was he who had taught Richard how to ride and how to take care of his horses after long rides Later he had quit the army to get a civilian job as a streetcar driver Richard was very upset about this he compared it to seeing a free roaming animal get imprisoned in a cage Wittegrewe had looked back on his riding days as inferior and unimportant and in his new home had nothing to remind him of horses He had become absorbed by the big city as he realized that life has the slogan Do or Die and now strives to become a supervisor or an inspector Teresa Richard s wife who is portrayed in the story as being his source of strength She is a very complacent woman who always sees Richard in a much more flattering light than what is real She always sees herself as being the reason for bringin Richard down and Richard works ro dispel this notion of hers Atje Hanebut Richard s childhood mentor who taught him the ways of the outdoors He is the leader of a group of teenage boys who look up to him as their teacher and guide to the outside world Richard looked up to him as a source of inspiration and followed his every order just to impress him Path finder Doctor Meding Richard s neighbor during his childhood who was a keen connoisseur of horses Richard remembers his love for horses grow during his time living next to the Doctor He is a wealthy man who has a good heart and strives to help the poor by giving them free treatment Wilhelm Bindseil The son of the coachman in the stables who kept Richard Company in the stables He tells the boys various stories about his uncle who was a war hero and helps teach them about horses Richard s father Is the kind of parent that encourages education and is a kind and even tempered man whom Richard looks up to Richard never believes that his father would ever do anything to cause him harm