of the Unseleighe Domain, Caer (Care) Mordwyn (More'-dwin). Thoroughly vicious
Aurilia (Awe-rill'-ee-a) nic Morrigan (More'-rig-an)
—Vidal's lover and supporter
Torgen (Tor'-gen)
—Pasgen's not-horse (clawed paws instead of hooves, tearing fangs, red eyes)
Talog (Ta'-log)
—Rhoslyn's not-horse


The Humans
English
Henry FitzRoy
—born 1519; earl of Nottingham, duke of Somerset, duke of Richmond; an extremely nice young man, not too clever (and he knows it); he does not want to be king.
Kip Ladbroke
—FitzRoy's groom, devoted and paid off too by Denoriel; first Denoriel's servant
Shandy Dunstan
—FitzRoy's servant, like Ladbroke he first served Denoriel
Reeve Tolliver
—boy from workhouse, now subgroom under Ladbroke
Dickson
—one of FitzRoy's guards
Gerrit
—one of FitzRoy's guards
Nyle
—one of FitzRoy's guards
Shaylor
—one of FitzRoy's guards
Commissioners at Sheriff Hutton:
Henry Howard, duke of Norfolk (not in residence)
Sir Edward Seymour (also FitzRoy's Master of Horse)
Sir John Forrester
Sir William Fenwicke
Lord Henry Percy
Thomas Cromwell
—Wolsey's aide who takes over from Wolsey after his fall
Richard Croke
—FitzRoy's tutor
John Palsgrave
—FitzRoy's tutor
King Henry VIII
Princess Mary
—born 1516; innocent of malice toward Elizabeth in Book 1; she hates Anne
Margaret Pole
—countess of Salisbury, devoted to Mary
Anne Boleyn
—Born 1507; Henry VIII's second queen. Anne is highly Talented, but she is terrified of it, very sensitive to being called a witch; thus her Talent is totally untrained and makes her emotionally unstable and very vulnerable to mental influence.
Lady Lee
—sister of Thomas Wyatt, Anne's only friend; Aleneil, called Mistress Alana, is her friend/companion.
George Boleyn (later Viscount Rochford)
—Anne's brother, provides Denoriel's access to court. George Boleyn's friends known to Denoriel; favorites of the king:
Henry Norris
Thomas Wyatt
—Denoriel likes him; he is intelligent and sensitive, a good poet; however Denoriel thinks he is hot-headed and impractical
Francis Weston
William Brereton
Francis Bryan
Henry Howard
—duke of Norfolk, FitzRoy's warden; deputy to FitzRoy when he was lieutenant of the Northern March: Under him were Henry Percy, duke of Northumberland;