Tertius Falcon 29, who dictated the narrative to Don Chatelain, is a fabled, 21st century descendant of Tertius Falcon X, the novel's hero (Ewan McGregor) and his spouse, Lydia of Thyatira, the novel's heroine (Scarlett Johansson), Co-regents and gatekeepers of New Rhakotis, supported by other luminaries e.g., the Four Apostles; John, apostle, close-in to hero and chief protagonist for Christian community (William Hurt), Luke, apostle and physician providing scriptural backbone to story narrative (Ryan Gosling); Mark, apostle, Jerusalem Bishop and activist for Christian community (Paul Walker); Matthew II, son of deceased apostle (Justin Long); Mary the Scholar, daughter to Mary Magdalene, adopted by hero and heroine (Ayelet Zurer); Geb'im Prime X, close in to hero, chief magistrate to Messiah communities and Commander of the Rhakotis armies (Jeffrey Wright); Shiraz of Dilmun, close in to hero and first century entrepreneur (Sean Bean); Apollos of Corinth, apostle author of Hebrews, community logician and link to Septuaguint Scholars (Chris Hemsworth); Gama'li-el, Chief Hebrew priest and Teacher of Righteousness (Stanley Tucci) Emperor Tiberius, half brother to hero's father (Claran Hinds) and Belial Falcon, cupbearer to Satan in first century AD and nemesis to our hero (Mark Strong)