Sangwine Schloeffel – Elven prince, exiled.

Bactine Gallagher – Human peasant, a healer.

Xylic Ward – Half-elven, of mysterious parentage.

Derf Derfinson – Half-ogre, the brains.

Stump (Hersminth) – Midget dwarf, an enigma.

Hope – Fairy of House Schloeffel, bubbly and immortal.

Fang – Overlord of Darkness, brother of Sang, cruel and unusual.

Zedwig – Insanely powerful elven mage under Fang’s control.

Al’bert du Fromage – Once best friend of Fang, once Sangwine’s enemy, now ally.

Geeves – Once-valet to Sangwine’s father, traitor, then not-so-traitorous.

Regnar – Captain of Fang’s human guard.

Brenge – Captain of the old elven guard.

Gaffer – Gardener to the Schloeffel family for as long as anyone can remember.

Goose/James – A silly goose, but actually a shape-shifting spy.

Kelneth – Leader of the resistance fighters, best sword master in all of Schloeffelonia.

Ellinya – Aunt to Sangwine and Fangline, killed by Fang.

Dead King and Queen – One killed by Fang, the other by the birth of Sangwine.