An ambitious and self-interested Englishman who takes a job as a shepherd to earn a quick fortune. He holds strict Victorian Christian values, using them as a standard to judge the Indigenous populations he encounters. He dreams of crossing the dangerous mountains to find new land, driven by imperialism, missionary zeal, and a desire for personal wealth.

The younger daughter of the wealthy Nosnibor family. She performs various chores for her parents and elder sister. Arowhena strictly follows the Erewhonian religion, particularly the worship of the goddess Ydgrun, and she defends her polytheistic beliefs firmly against the Narrator's Christian arguments.

An Indigenous New Zealander whose real name is Kahabuka. He acts as a local leader but struggles with an alcohol addiction, which the Narrator exploits to gain information. Chowbok holds a deep, unspoken terror of the distant mountain ranges, communicating this fear through strange physical performances.

A wealthy Erewhonian merchant and the head of the Nosnibor family. He is currently receiving monthly floggings and psychological treatment from a "straightener" because he embezzled a large sum of money from a widow. In Erewhon, this financial crime is viewed as a curable moral lapse rather than a punishable offense.

The matriarch of the Nosnibor household. She excels at maintaining appearances in Erewhonian high society, often expressing polite sympathy in public while holding contradictory opinions in private. She strictly observes social conventions regarding the Musical Banks despite harboring secret skepticism about the institution.

The elder daughter of the Nosnibor family. Erewhonian law dictates that she must marry before her younger sister, Arowhena. She shares her mother's talent for social performance, easily concealing her true judgments of others behind a facade of polite concern.

The daughter of the local jailer. She spends time with the imprisoned Narrator and helps teach him the Erewhonian language. Their relationship sours briefly when the Narrator complains of a mild cold, an act that deeply offends her due to Erewhon's strict laws against physical illness.

A visitor to the Nosnibor household who speaks openly about her dipsomania. The Nosnibors privately suspect that she uses the claim of addiction—a socially acceptable moral failing in Erewhon—to hide a physical weakness, which is considered a severe crime.

A cashier at the Musical Banks. He befriends the Narrator and remains loyal even when the Englishman's social standing falters. He eventually takes the Narrator to visit the main campus of the Colleges of Unreason.