Editing Prelude to Foundation (section)

==Characters==
Below is a list of all the major and minor characters in the book, in order of appearance (and with brief descriptions).

* [[Hari Seldon]] is the protagonist of the story. He develops the theory of psychohistory.
* Cleon I is the Emperor of the Galactic Empire, who lives on Trantor.
* Eto Demerzel, First Minister to the Emperor, is sly, has connections everywhere, and attempts to capture Seldon for his knowledge of psychohistory.
* Chetter Hummin is a reporter who helps Seldon numerous times, setting him up at various sectors to avoid Imperial detection.
* Dors Venabili is a history professor at the university recruited by Hummin to protect Seldon. She follows him throughout the book.
* Jenarr Leggen is a meteorologist at Streeling University, who helps Venabili track Seldon using specialized equipment when the latter becomes lost.
* Rogen Benastra is the Chief Seismologist at Streeling University, who helps Dors find Hari after he becomes lost in the cold Upperside.
* Endor Levanian is the pilot who flies Seldon and Venabili to the Mycogen sector.
* Sunmaster Fourteen is a High Elder of the Mycogen sector.
* Graycloud Five is a novitiate resident of the Mycogen sector.
* Raindrop Forty-three and Raindrop Forty-five are two Sisters who help Seldon and Venabili with various aspects of life in Mycogen. They are also agents reporting to Sunmaster Fourteen.
* Mycelium Seventy-Two is a Mycogenian scholar whom Hari and Dors meet on the gravibus to the Sacratorium.
* Skystrip Two is an Elder of the Sacratorium in Mycogen.
* Jirad Tisalver is a resident working as a holovision programmer of the Dahl sector who takes Seldon and Venabili into his home.
* Hano Linder is a heatsink manager of the Dahl sector.
* Yugo Amaryl is a heatsink worker who aspires to be a mathematician like Seldon.
* Raych is a kid from [[Billibotton]] who helps Seldon and Venabili find their way around in exchange for rewards.
* Mother Rittah is a local prophet of Billibotton in the Dahl sector who gives Seldon information regarding Earth, as well as "Da-Nee" and "Ba-Lee", R. Daneel Olivaw and the Baley family, respectively (see also the [[Robot series (Asimov)|''Robot'' series]] article).
* Davan is a subversive of Billibotton who aims to unite the downtrodden against the oppressive Empire.
* Sergeant Emmer Thalus is a soldier instructed to bring Seldon to the Wye sector.
* Rashelle is the daughter of Mannix IV and current mayor of Wye.