Lizzie is a young, cautious maiden who lives a pastoral life with her sister, tending to farm animals and household chores. She possesses a strong moral compass and is deeply protective of her sister. Wary of the unknown, she actively avoids the goblin merchants and relies on the tragic rumors surrounding their wares to inform her choices. She values domestic duty, self-control, and the safety of homegrown sustenance.

Laura is a young woman who lives a quiet, rural life with her sister, managing a homestead and tending to the cows and poultry. Unlike her cautious sister, she possesses a deep curiosity that draws her toward the exotic and the unknown. Her fascination with the supernatural merchants leads her to linger by the brook and listen to their calls. She lacks defensive restraint, making her vulnerable to the enchanting promises of the market.

The Goblin Men are a brotherhood of supernatural fruit merchants who travel through the glen every morning and evening. They possess bizarre physical traits, resembling animals like cats, rats, wombats, and birds. They operate as a unified, predatory collective, marketing exotic and luscious fruits to young maidens. Beneath their polite merchant decorum, they harbor cruel and coercive intentions toward the local women.

Jeanie is a young woman from the sisters' community who previously encountered the supernatural merchants in the moonlight. She accepted their gifts and ate their fruit, which led to a tragic, lingering decline. Her memory haunts the glen, serving as a tangible reminder of the dangers lurking outside the domestic sphere.