Anika Sirota
— an ingenue
Aphra
— an elder vampire, Spider’s maker
Ashlin Idaran Alexios
— crown princess of Selafai, wife of Nikos Alexios
Azarne Vaykush
— a vampire
Cahal
— a lieutenant in Ashlin’s retinue
Ciaran
— a musician and friend of Isyllt
Dahlia
— an urchin
Ferenz Darvulesti
— a Sarken margrave, Phaedra’s husband
Forsythia
— a prostitute
Ginevra Jsutien
— a courtier, heir of House Jsutien
Hekatarin Denaris
— captain of the prince’s guard
Iancu Sala
— steward of House Severos
Isyllt Iskaldur
— necromancer and Crown Investigator
Kebechet
— a perfumist, proprietor of the Black Phoenix
Khelsea Shar
— police inspector
Kirilos Orfion
— sorcerer and spymaster, Isyllt’s mentor
Mathiros Alexios
— king of Selafai, Nikos’s father
Mekaran Narkissos
— owner of the Briar Patch
Mikhael Kurgoth
— captain of the king’s guard
Nadesda Severos
— archa of House Severos, Savedra’s mother
Nikos Alexios
— crown prince of Selafai
Phaedra Severos Darvulia
— a sorceress
Savedra Severos
— Nikos’s mistress
Sevastian Severos
— Savedra’s father, Nadesda’s husband
Spider
— a vampire and rabble-rouser
Tenebris
— an elder vampire
Thea Jsutien
— archa of House Jsutien, Ginevra’s aunt
Varis Severos
— sorcerer and member of the Arcanost, Savedra’s uncle
Whisper
— a vampire, Forsythia’s lover
Various other citizens, courtiers, vampires, and redshirts
