Aglaranna – Elf Queen in Elvandar, wife of Tomas, mother of Calin and Calis
Akee – Hidati hillman
Alfred – Corporal from Darkmoor
Andrew – priest of Ban-Ath in Krondor
Anthony – magician at Crydee
Avery, Abigail – daughter of Roo and Karli
Avery, Duncan – cousin to Roo
Avery, Helmut – son to Roo and Karli
Avery, Karli – wife of Roo, mother of Abigail and Helmut
Avery, Rupert ‘Roo’ – young merchant of Krondor, son of Tom Avery
Borric – King of the Isles, twin brother to Prince Erland, father of Prince Patrick
Brook – First Officer, Royal Dragon
Calin – elf heir to the throne of Elvandar, half-brother to Calis, son of Aglaranna and King Aidan
Calis – ‘The Eagle of Krondor,’ special agent of the Prince of Krondor, Duke of the Court, son of Aglaranna and Tomas, half-brother to Calin
Chalmes – ruling magician at Stardock
d’Lyes, Robert – magician from Stardock
de Beswick – Captain in King’s Army
de Savona, Luis – former soldier, assistant to Roo
Dolgan – King of the dwarves of the west
Dominic – Abbot of Ishapian Abbey at Sarth
Dubois, Henri – poisoner from Bas-Tyra
Duga – mercenary Captain from Novindus
Duko – General in the Emerald Queen’s Army
Dunstan, Brian – the Sagacious Man, leader of the Mockers, used to be known as Lysle Rigger
Erland – brother to the King and Prince Nicholas, uncle to Prince Patrick
Esterbrook, Jacob – wealthy merchant of Krondor, father of Sylvia
Esterbrook, Sylvia – Jacob’s daughter
Fadawah – General commanding the Emerald Queen’s Army
Freida – Erik’s mother, wife of Nathan
Galain – elf in Elvandar
Gamina – adopted daughter of Pug and sister of William, wife of James, mother of Arutha
Garret – Corporal in Erik’s Company
Graves, Katherine ‘Kitty’ – girl thief in Krondor
Greylock, Owen – Captain in Prince’s service, later General
Gunther – Nathan’s apprentice
Hammond – Lieutenant in King’s Army
Hanam – Loremaster of the Saaur
Harper – Sergeant in Erik’s Company
Jacoby, Helen – widow of Randolph Jacoby, mother of Nataly and Willem
James – Duke of Krondor, father to Arutha, grandfather to James and Dash
Jameson, Arutha – Lord Vencar, Baron of the Prince’s Court and son of Duke James
Jameson, Dashel ‘Dash’ – younger son of Arutha, grandson of James
Jameson, James ‘Jimmy’ – elder son of Arutha, grandson of James
Kaleid – ruling magician at Stardock
Livia – Daughter of Lord Vasarius
Marcus – Duke of Crydee, cousin to Prince Patrick, son of Martin
Martin – former Duke of Crydee, great uncle to Prince Patrick, father of Marcus
Milo – owner of the Inn of the Pintail in Ravensburg, father of Rosalyn
Miranda – magician and ally of Calis and Pug
Nakor the Isalani – gambler, magic user, friend of Calis and Pug
Nathan – blacksmith at the Inn of the Pintail in Ravensburg, former master of Erik, married to Freida
Nicholas – Admiral of the Western Fleet, Prince of the Royal Family, uncle to Prince Patrick
Patrick – Prince of Krondor, son of Prince Erland, nephew to the King and Prince Nicholas
Pug – magician, Duke of Stardock, cousin to the King, father to Gamina and William
Reeves – Captain of Royal Dragon
Rosalyn – Milo’s daughter, wife of Rudolph, mother of Gerd
Rudolph – baker in Ravensburg, husband of Rosalyn, stepfather to Gerd
Shati, Jadow – Sergeant in Erik’s Company
Sho Pi – former companion of Erik and Roo’s, student of Nakor’s
Subai – Captain of the Royal Krondorian Pathfinders
Tithulta – Pantathian High Priest
Tomas – Warleader of Elvandar, husband of Aglaranna, father of Calis, inheritor of the powers of Ashen-Shugar
Vasarius – Quengan noble and merchant
von Darkmoor, Erik – soldier in Calis’s Crimson Eagles
von Darkmoor, Gerd – son of Rosalyn and Stefan von Darkmoor, nephew to Erik
von Darkmoor, Manfred – Baron of Darkmoor, half-brother to Erik
von Darkmoor, Mathilda – Baroness of Darkmoor, mother to Manfred
Vykor, Karole – Admiral of the King’s Eastern Fleet
William – Knight-Marshal of Krondor, Pug’s son and Gamina’s adopted brother, uncle to Jimmy and Dash
We are the music makers,
We are the dreamers of dreams,
Wandering by lone sea-breakers,
And sitting by desolate streams;—
World-losers and world-forsakers,
On whom the pale moon gleams:
We are the movers and shakers
Of the world for ever, it seems.
Arthur William Edgar O’Shaughnessy
Ode, st. 1