Lord Osmundus Branwhait (Ari1) - student of the Bond College
Lady Li'yanna - proprietess of the Panashina Tearoom
Giella - serving girl, and leader of the Band of the Red Feather
Stinky Liao - cook at the Panashina Tearoom
Hubert Gyll (War3) - Watchman assigned to keep an eye on the Panashina Tearoom
Tristram Bashere (War1) - Watchman, Hubert's junior partner
Captain Muir - riverboat captain, of the ship Wayfarer
Captain Samuel Carver - Buccaneer
Brerracred Crook (Ari5) - owner of the Regalement Theatre
Orfisk Raul (Bard5) - playwright
Sterling Witherspoon (Bard3) - narrator
William Sly (Bard6) - lead actor
Robert Armin (Bard1) - comic relief
Tiberius Tuccius Faustus (Illusionist5) - special effects
Yemìnne (Exp5) - Emilth's mother: a smuggler and supplier of drugs and poisons
Eámanë - Yemìnne's friend (pronounced like "Harmony", but with a 'Y')
Lopith - Emilth's father: an assassin for hire
Radon Thorsman - cooper's son, one of Garyn's enemies
Jak Graybull - evil Cleric
Lord Mayor Frederick Kemp - ruler of Helsmuth
The Guildmaster - leader of the Thieves' Guild
Ranrall the Chaplain - Priest of Tyche
The Ennead - council of 9 Philosopher-Kings of Qualinost
Marcus Draconis de Qualinost - Elven champion
Archdruid Mael (Drd13) - Centaur, Methris' mentor
Careonnyn (Drd10) - Garyn's father, Elven druid
Theseus (Drd10) - a Minotaur, one of the failae
Gavantar (Drd10) - a Korred, one of the failae
Deianira - Methris' mother, a Maenad (priestess of Dionysus)
Hilsintha - Elven ranger, Garyn's mentor
The Henraic Oracle - speaker in dreams, Vistani fortune teller: "Madam Zelda"
Don Firebrand - village mayor
Orsin - Emilth's former lover. He left to travel to Laveril and seek his fortune
Fornost - Sorcerer, former friend of Garyn
Avri Firebrand - Garyn's old flame
Jon Ingleson - blacksmith's son, one of Garyn's enemies
James Jonstone - merchant's son, Avri's former boyfriend and Garyn's enemy
Gnod Yriah - chieftain of the Orc Scorchers