Characters:Dun Barethsol
Main Characters
The Redwyne Family
The Three Merchants
- Sulin Turvale
- Cirades Rymon
- Risartus Solmanus
- Tinuv Cerfus, a merchant related to Risartus Solmanus
- Mina Turvale, wife of Sulin Turvale
Rangers
Erinsford Guards and Officials
- Albrecht, Duke of Wyvernesse
- Jelom
- Talan
- Bregon
The Dwarves
Yetins
- Rhayne Frostbloom
- Lursan Maladris, a Yetin Monk and ursanthrope
- Abbot Tham
- Samis Desorin "the Shepherd"
- Lesteph Brighteyes - a Yetin monk, skilled in healing and silent movement. She enabled Tham the Learned to escape the assault by Endhelm and his hirelings.
Endhelm's Enders
- Alek Endhelm
- Tewr "the Fell", wounded in the attack on the monastery
- Rrelmer "the Bower", also wounded in the attack. No one can adequately explain how his bow arm was broken.
- Dern "the Blade"
- Krelm "the Cutpurse"
Dockhands and Brigands
- Elgar Basil
- Orl, a brigand and Free Lancer
- Thorn, brother of Orl, also a Free Lancer, but regularly employed by Elgar Basi] at the Docks.
- Nebrin, a dockhand, brigand, and member of the Society of the Blade; the common name of Konas Kan, a Brother of the Fang
- Reylyr is the common name of Terith Kan, a Blackwidow sister. Reylyr is reputed to be a "river cat" or prostitute. However, she uses this common image to hide her membership in the Sisterhood and the Society of the Blade.
- Soko