​​THE GODS

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CREATOR - The Source of All Things, including the Universal Seven.

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FATE - One of the Universal Seven, the personification of destiny, and a little bit full of Herself. She narrates the Book of Fate.

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TIME - One of the Universal Seven, the personification of duration, and has been described by readers as "a bit of a jerk". He's actually just a bit set in His ways, and has the voice of Christopher Lee in my head.

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DEATH - One of the Universal Seven and the most fun-loving of them all. She is known to throw excellent parties, and enjoys having a good time.

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CHANCE & LUCK - The conjoined twins and two of the Universal Seven. Chance is rather crass, while Luck is a deaf-blind mute.

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NATURE - Androgynous and elusive, and one of the Universal Seven.

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CHAOS - Chained up until the end of the universe, the only inactive member of the Universal Seven.

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THE ANGELIC LEGIONS

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The Lares - guardians

​The Bel - angels of Nature

The Malach - messengers

The Ragana - choirs of Fate

The Veli - angels of Death

The Jarl - servants of Chaos

The Donwaith - teachers (no longer exist as a legion, but their fallen mortal descendants roam the earth and are known as Donwights).

THE PEOPLE

 

ELSA MARIANA FAUSTINE - a Donwight, and a strong-willed survivor

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KRISTOF ISROD VON HISSE - also known as "The Impaler", a sadistic blood-drinking tyrant with a complex past

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FÉNRYR THE DEATHLESS - Kristof's Champion and Blood Brother, facially disfigured by an incurable skin disease

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VASSILISSA MORÉVNA - Kristof's lonely mortal sister, engaged to LARS VON GGARRÉT but in love with Fénryr, her old tutor

 

SYGGVARD VON GGARRÉT - a noble whose rich and fertile lands border Kristof's. He suffers from a rather nasty illness and has two living heirs, LARS and JORD.

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LARS VON GGARRÉT - a scarred and vengeful warrior plotting Kristof's downfall. Lars blames Kristof for the "suicide" of his cousin JORD.

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JORD VON GGARRÉT - betrothed to Kristof, she apparently drowned herself when he jilted her

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JASTRIDA - Kristof's first wife, who died from confusing mushrooms with toadstools (allegedly)

 

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HARDRADA - the king of Jamtland, whom Kristof thinks of as a father

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OLÉTA - Hardrada's queen

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HARDRADA LEIFR - the Crown Prince

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RAGGNALL - the youngest prince who has designs on the throne of Guelder, a neighbouring country

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FRIDESWIDE - the Gueldan wife of RAGGNALL, through whom he claims the right to the throne

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TRISTAN HURTWOOD - an orphan boy adopted into a rich family, who discovers the cure for the red plague

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RASSTIL - half-man, half-lizard, Rasstil wants to become a physician and live in peace with his human Soul Mate TYRA

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TYRA - a human girl whom RASSTIL the Sauran falls in love with

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FYORYN - Kristof's bastard son, a celebrated warrior and Champion frustrated by his unrequited and illicit love of his blood brother, BARD

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BARD - Fyoryn's loyal blood brother

 

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OSMUND - Fyoryn's Gueldan servant

 

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YURY - Kristof's son

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JOLA - Kristof's daughter

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FLEINN - Kristof's autistic son

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​TATIANA - Kristof's youngest and favourite daughter

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BROTHER RAYNAR - their tutor, a Gueldan monk from Talorgen, a Temple of Time

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​PENDA GODWINE - grandson of the Usurper, king of Guelder

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AUSVINTHUS (VIN) - the True King of Guelder, son of Cenred the Renowned and Adosinda of the Horse Lords

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MACCUS - a jester

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MEZAVIRS VILKACIS - werewolf leader of the Vlkod pack, allies of Prince Raggnall against King Penda of Guelder

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THE FAERIES

 

ARIEL - Faerie King of the Air

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DJINN - Faerie King of Fire

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NEREUS - Faerie King of Water

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GAMELYN - Faerie King of Earth

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IOLANTHE - a iele that Yury rescues

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VELLOA - a water nymph whose True Name is known by Kristof von Hisse

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KENDRA - a Faerie Queen of Gamelyn's, and a moorland spirit

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SHE (also known as THE MOTHER OF PRINCESSES) - Faerie Queen of Alberiah and abductress of children

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LORD RAPHA - Faerie Lord of Hugenghast, and leader of the Unseelie Hunt