Prince and Land-Ruler of Hed. He is riddle-master; reluctant Star-Bearer; inheritor of a harp with three stars and a sword with three stars, made by the wizard Yrth for him a thousand years before he was born....
The daughter of Mathom; promised since birth to the man who won the riddle-game with the wraith of Peven of Aum....
The High Ones Harpist. He has lived for close to a thousand years; messanger of the High One; excellent harpist; known for his wisdom.more...
Morgons younger brother and land-heir of Hed.more...
Morgons younger brother and land-heir of Hed.more...
King and Land-Ruler of An. He rules the Three Portions of An; descended from the witch Madir and shape-changer Ilon; has prophetic visions....
Son of Mathom and land-heir of An....
Son of Mathom; Morgons best friend and fellow Caithnard student.more...
King and Land-Ruler of Ymris. He is married unknowingly to a shape-changer who took the place of his bride....
Heureu of Ymris wife, a shape-changer who killed and took the place of his actual bride.more...
Brother of Heureu and land-heir of Ymris; an albino; he rescued Morgon after shipwreck; blinded in one eye by Heureus fake wife.more...
El is the Morgol and Land-Ruler of Herun. Her full name Elrhiarhodan; she has vision to see through things and at long distances; beloved of Deth....
Lyraluthuin, daughter of El and land-heir of Herun. She is a trained warrior in the Morgols guard; sets out to find and protect Morgon when he goes missing.more...
Har the Wolf-King and Land-Ruler of Osterland. He has lived for more than a thousand years; riddle-master; friend of the wizard Suth who helped him learn to take animal shapes....
Danan, King and Land-Ruler of Isig. He has lived for more than a thousand years; can take the shape of trees; friend of Yrth who made the starred harp and sword in Isig....
The most powerful wizard; founded Lungold and increased the wizards power.more...
The second-most powerful wizard, the Harpist of Lungold; made the Star-Bearers sword and harp before Lungold was founded.more...
A wizard in service to Ymris; wrote poetry to Nun....
A wizardess in service to Hel; had a speaking pig named Hegdis-Noon....
A wizard in service to Herun....
A wizard in service to Osterland; learned shape-changing with Har....
A wizard who sought service in Hed but declared it too uninteresting to serve....
A Riddle-Master who helped Morgon search for an answer to the riddle of the stars on his face....
An ancient Riddle-Master of Caithnard....