Main Characters

Main Characters
Caro - protagonist

Morfran - masked enemy commander

Ezalia - Caro's beloved aunt

Gaius - royal physician and Caro's tutor

Stelian - Caro's bodyguard

Lottie - sweet maid

Alenard - Margrave of Biding

Khalil - desert prince

Ines - Morfran's blind confidante

Jabez - Lord of Assassins

Zhelyas - the usurper

Veena - sorceress

Luther - general

Arvind - Caro's uncle

Malcolm - nobleman

Secondary Characters
Vittorius - Caro's uncle

Ezekiel - Ezalia's father, Caro's grandfather

Oswin - rich baron

Lance - captain of Lance's army

Hadiya - Khalil's mother, chieftess

Takaria - influential noblewoman

Anwar - chief of a rival desert tribe

Lobelia - cunning noblewoman

Diascia - Lobelia's naïve sister

Sejic - army major, Lobelia's lover

Sakin - desert assassin

Nibal - desert assassin, doctor

Husam - desert assassin

Rusila - northern clan leader

Holger - mercenary chief

Berit - mercenary

Viggo - mercenary

Uyria - baroness

Minor Characters
Aryama - god of the sun and patron of heroes

Amanita - swamp witch

Cortinarius - old seer

Farangis - king of Drusus

Andrine - Caro's cousin

Radella - Luther's friend

Arcus - Malcolm's friend

Gerrin - rebel leader

Yanric - rebel

Nefion - nobleman

Rudo - Nefion's friend

Thoril - mill owner

Pertha - fruit seller

Luxura - author

Historical Characters
Roland - former king, Caro's father

Cecilia - Caro's mother

Mavella - Ezalia's mother

Iduna - Vittorius' wife

Almusakat - Jabez's predecessor

Malianme - royal forebear