Corleu
A young Wayfolk man who is a social outcast due to his unusual appearance and dubious ancestry.- Dumb Blonde: Does not always make the best choices and spends most of book one with no idea what he's gotten himself into.
- Lineage Comes from the Father: Averted. It's his mother's mother's father he inherits from.
Tiel
Nyx Ro
The titular sorceress, bog witch and heir to the Holder of Ro Holding.- Living Mood Ring: Go from deep purple to almost colourless depending on her mood and the intensity of her focus.
Meguet Vervaine
Niece of Lauro Ro and therefore cousin to Nyx, who is also her closest friend. Meguet's task is to defend the house of the Cygnet by both magical and mundane ways. She is significantly more personable than Nyx and is generally capable of resolving conflicts diplomatically.Hew
The gatekeeper of Ro Holding, who earned the job from the last gatekeeper through an... interesting traditional rite of succession. He is the one who ultimately determines who enters and who leaves the house. In the first book he becomes romantically involved with Meguet.Rush Yarr
Rad Ilex
- "My name in Draken Saphier's court is something he gave me, and that only mages use. In this place I love, where I was born, my name is Rad Ilex."
- Shoulder-Sized Dragon: Has a tiny one he built out of thread using sorcery. It lives on his shirt.
Brand Saphier
- Badass Normal: Not a mage, no special mystical powers, can still hold his own against the court mages and Rad.
- Forced Transformation: Starts the story turned into a bird.
Draken Saphier
- Abusive Parents: Both has one, who threatens his life twice in quick succession, and is one, having turned his son into a bird for daring to try and stop his war.
