History Characters / RavenOfTheInnerPalace

* EatTheDog: In the light novels, seems to be aware that Shouxue has fantasized many times about roasting it whole and eating it. Shouxue suspects that this is why it keeps her at arm's length most of the time. Also, threatened when Shouxue sneaks out and it keeps bawking to keep her in. She grabs its beak and says, "If you don't keep quiet, I will roast you whole!" It runs back into the Yeming palace immediately after.

* DontYouDarePityMe: She responds badly when Koshun tells her that he pities her, splashing him with tea and shouting at him.

* YourFavorite: She's bribed by Koushun with her favorite food, so she will actually listen to his request without kicking him out again.

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: is always courteous, understanding, and reasonable, and willingly rewrites the law in part so Shouxue won't have to fear execution anymore. He also waits until he has actual evidence of her crimes before he executes the Emperess Dowager rather than just use his power to have her executed at the first opportunity.

!!!Voiced by: Creator/TakuYashiro (Japanese), Creator/LeeGeorge (English), Creator/Brittany Lauda (English, young)

!!!Voiced by: Creator/NobunagaShimazaki (Japanese)

!!!Voiced by: Creator/TakuYashiro (Japanese), Creator/LeeGeorge (English)

* YourFavorite: She's bribed by Koshun with her favorite food, so she will actually listen to his request without kicking him out again.

A skilled investigative eunuch who is assigned as Jusetsu's second bodyguard after the incident with Xiaoyue.

* EatTheDog: In the light novels, seems to be aware that Jusetsu has fantasized many times about roasting it whole and eating it. Jusetsu suspects that this is why it keeps her at arm's length most of the time. Also, threatened when Jusetsu sneaks out and it keeps bawking to keep her in. She grabs its beak and says, "If you don't keep quiet, I will roast you whole!" It runs back into the Yeming palace immediately after.

* LoyalAnimalCompanion: Loyal might be a bit of a stretch considering it's often making a racket, which annoys the Raven Consort who it also doesn't like going near, but it will act in defense of Jusetsu, when need be.

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[[folder:Xingxing/ShinShin]]

* EatTheDog: In the light novels, seems to be aware that Jusetsu has fantasized many times about roasting it whole and eating it. Jusetsu suspects that this is why it keeps her at arm's length most of the time. Also, threatened when Jusetsu sneaks out and it keeps bawking to keep her in. She grabs its beak and says, "If you don't keep quiet, I will roast you whole." It runs back into the Yanming palace immediately after.

* AloofDarkHairedGirl: [[spoiler:Zigzagged as she is actually silver-haired, but]] she is still standoffish at first.

* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: She has pale skin and dark hair with a mysterious air about her. She's more down-to-earth than she looks, though. [[spoiler:The brunette part is subverted however as her natural hair color is actually a snowy white]].

* FoodAsBribe: Surprisingly, you can get her to fulfill requests just by offering food.
* MadeASlave: After her mother's death and she was found on the streets. Years later, she was "rescued" from that life by being appointed as the next Raven Consort.

* RavenHairIvorySkin: Gaojun and Qing are taken aback by her beauty when they first meet her. [[spoiler: This is {{Subverted}} as her hair is actually dyed black to hide her silver hair.]]
* RealNameAsAnAlias: To an extent. Shouxue is her real name, but first volume of the light novels reveal that that Liu isn't actually her surname. [[spoiler: It's a name that was given to her to help conceal her maternal heritage. Her mother was a member of the Luan clan.]]

* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Downplayed, but Shouxue is a lot bolder and less caring about clothes than Jiujiu.

* TheEmperor: His position, taking the throne from the Empress Dowager at age eighteen.

* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Downplayed, but Jiujiu is a lot more interested in clothes and meeker than Shouxue.

!!!Voiced by: Creator/NobunagaShimazaki

!!!Voiced by: Creator/NobuhikoOkamoto

* FallenPrincess: GenderInverted. Dan Hai was the son of a noble family, but the family lost its fortune to which he ended up becoming a bandit to survive, and was eventually demoted into an eunuch as punishment upon being arrested.

!!!Voiced by: Mana Hirata (Japanese), Hayden Daviau (English)

!!!Voiced by: Naoko Komatsu

!!!Voiced by: Creator/ReinaUeda
The Duck Consort. The granddaughter of the prime minister, Yun Yongde. She and Gaojun are childhood friends.

* ChildhoodFriends: With Gaojun.

* TheLostLenore: She still mourns for her dead lover, Ou Xuanyou, whose soul never returned to her after he died.

!!!Voiced by: Creator/HisakoKanemoto

!!!Voiced by: Creator/ManakaIwami

* {{Bishounen}}: It's speculated that his good looks partially stem from being a eunuch.
* EffeminateVoice: Has this due to being a eunuch.

!!!Voiced by: Creator/TomokazuSugita

The bird goddess worshipped by Xiao. Her soul is currently housed in the body of the Raven Consort.

!!!Voiced by: Creator/TakuyaEguchi
A member of the Luan clan who was killed during the massacre ordered by Gaojun's grandfather. He was the grandson of the Luan emperor and a talented shaman. His ghost is the antagonist of the first volume.

* {{Bishounen}}: He's noted to be a handsome man. In ''Praying to Quartz'', Shouxue learns that he was considered to be one of, if not the most, beautiful people in the Luan clan.

!!!Voiced by: Creator/AkiraIshida

!Jakusou Palace

* IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim: Even though he has the authority to execute the Empress Dowager for whatever reason he wants now, he refuses to do so before getting solid evidence of her crimes because he doesn't want to be like her.

* AntiquatedLinguistics: She talks in an old fashioned way because the previous Raven Consort was an old woman who came from a noble family. It wasn't until she began interacting with people outside Yeming Palace that she learns that the way she talks is strange.

* BigBrotherInstinct: Though he doesn't hold back on criticizing his little sister's naivete and foolishness, most of his actions in the series stem from wanting to free his younger sister from her current predicament that was caused by Koushou, the first Raven Consort (who he hates). He is willing to risk permanent exile to save her [[spoiler: and does in Volume 7]].

The titular Raven Consort. She was brought to the inner palace at a young age to become the next Raven Consort. She lives in Ye Ming Palace and rarely ventures out.

* AntiquatedLinguistics: She talks in an old fashioned way because the previous Raven Consort was an old woman who came from a noble family. It wasn't until she began interacting with people outside Ye Ming Palace that she learns that the way she talks is strange.

* NoSocialSkills: Due to spending most of her life shut inside Ye Ming Palace to train to become the next Raven Consort, Shouxue has to learn how to deal with people and tends to be pretty direct.

A kitchen maid who later becomes Shouxue's attendant. She is one of the first people Shouxue befriends after venturing outside of Ye Ming Palace.

A new young eunuch who works at Fei Yan Palace. He is from the Hatan tribe, one of the minority groups of Xiao.

* ISeeDeadPeople: He's the only one who can see the ghost at Fei Yan Palace.

The former attendant of Lady Ban, the consort at the centre of the first case in the series. She later becomes a servant at Ye Ming Palace.

!Enou Palace

!Hakkaku Palace

!Hien Palace

The founder of the Hasshin Sect and a sorcerer. He has a grudge against Uren Niangniang and her followers.

[[folder:Uren Niangniang/Wulian Niangniang]]
The bird goddess worshipped by Shou. Her soul is currently housed in the body of the Raven Consort.

* IHaveManyNames: Uren Niangniang, Yeyoushen, the Raven...

The main antagonist of the series. He fought Uren Niangniang centuries ago and lost, but is currently seeking to make a comeback.

A skilled investigative eunuch who is assigned as Jusetsu's second bodyguard after the incident with Shougetsu.

[[folder: Hou Shougetsu a.k.a. The Owl]]

A mysterious young man who is the current apprentice of Luan Bingyue's old master, Hou Ichigyou. It's later revealed that Xiaoyue is actually just a vessel remotely controlled by the Owl, a being of Kakurenomiya, to infiltrate the country of Xiao in order to kill the Raven Consort, who houses the soul of The Raven, his little sister.

A eunuch who is Gaojun's closest attendant. He met the latter when Gaojun was ten.

An eunuch who is assigned to be Shouxue's bodyguard by Wei Qing.

Jusetsu's second eunuch bodyguard who was added after the incident with Shougetsu.

* FallenPrincess: GenderInverted. Dan Hai was the son of a noble family, but the family lost its fortune and he ended up becoming a bandit.

A eunuch who is assigned to be Shouxue's bodyguard by Wei Qing.

Jusetsu's second bodyguard who was added after the incident with Shougetsu.

A boy eunuch who works at Fei Yan Palace. He is from the Hatan tribe, one of the minority groups of Xiao.

Note: If there is a difference in the characters, the Chinese names are written with the format of (Traditional)/(Simplified). There has not yet been a difference between the Traditional Chinese spellings and Japanese kanji spellings.

[[folder:Liu Shouxue (柳壽雪/柳寿雪)]]
!!!Japanese Pronunciation: ''Ryuu Jusetsu''

[[folder:Xia Gaojun (夏高峻)]]
!!!Japanese Pronunciation: ''Ka Koushun''

[[folder:Jiujiu (九九)]]

[[folder:Wen Ying (温螢)]]
!!!Japanese Pronunciation: ''On Kei''

[[folder:Dan Hai (淡海)]]
!!!Japanese Pronunciation: ''Tan Kai''

[[folder:Yisiha (衣斯哈)]]
!!!Japanese Pronunciation: ''Ishiha''

[[folder:Su Hongqiao (蘇紅翹/苏红翘)]]
!!!Japanese Pronunciation: ''So Kougyou''

[[folder:Liniang (麗娘/丽娘)]]
!!!Japanese Pronunciation: ''Reijou''

* EveryoneCallsThemBarkeep: "Li Niang" just means "beautiful lady". We don't know her actual name.

[[folder:Yun Huaniang (雲花娘/云花娘)]]
!!!Japanese Pronunciation: ''Un Kajou''

[[folder:Qin Huiyao]]
!!!Japanese Pronunciation: ''Kin Keiyou''

The current Crane Consort. She is a daughter of the wealthy Saname family.

[[folder:Yang Shiniang (羊十娘)]]
!!!Japanese Pronunciation: ''You Juujou''

[[folder:Chang Huangying]]
!!!Japanese Pronunciation: ''Shou Kouei''

[[folder:Wei Qing (衛青/卫青)]]
!!!Japanese Pronunciation: ''Ei Sei''

[[folder: Xue Yuyong]]
!!!Japanese Pronunciation: ''Setsu Gyoei''

!Others
[[folder:Luan Bingyue (欒冰月/栾冰月)]]
!!!Japanese Pronunciation: ''Ran Hyougetsu''
!!!Voiced by: Creator/TakuyaEguchi
A member of the Luan clan who was killed during the massacre ordered by Gaojun's grandfather. He was the grandson of the Luan emperor and a talented shaman. His ghost is the antagonist of the first volume.

* AntiVillain: He's not really a villain, just someone with goals of his own that he is willing to carry out at any cost.
* {{Bishounen}}: He's noted to be a handsome man. In ''Praying to Quartz'', Shouxue learns that he was considered to be one of, if not the most, beautiful people in the Luan clan.
* BodySnatcher: He possessed many people in order to get to the inner palace. He also possessed Father Moonlight for a time.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: As a famous and skilled shaman, he had a lot of anecdotes about him that are only briefly mentioned in the story.
* PowersViaPossession: As he was a talented shaman and Father Moonlight wasn't, his abilities made Father Moonlight famous enough to have a sect created around him. It is unclear whether or not Father Moonlight knew he was being possessed.
* StarterVillain: The main antagonist of the first volume. His connection to Shouxue and his cryptic statements about the Raven Consort kickstarts Gaojun's discovery of the true history of Xiao.

[[folder:Princess Skylark (雲雀公主/云雀公主)]]
The daughter of the previous emperor and a palace lady, making her a RoyalBastard and Gaojun's half-sister. She died at thirteen after drowning in a pond. She got her nickname because sparrows (skylark in Japanese contains the character for sparrow) are considered dirty birds that ate off the ground.

* DelicateAndSickly: The princess was prone to getting fevers.
* ParentalNeglect: Even after her mother died, the emperor never bothered to make sure she was taken care of, most likely because he was afraid of the empress.
* RichSiblingPoorSibling: Despite being a princess, she lived by herself in a small palace in a corner of the inner palace without any servants. Compare to her half-brother Gaojun, who's the crown prince (though he didn't have it much better either as he was deposed at thirteen).

[[folder: Feng Xiaoyue a.k.a. The Owl]]
!!!Japanese Pronunciation: ''Hou Shougetsu''
!!!Voiced by: Creator/AkiraIshida
A mysterious young man who is the current apprentice of Luan Bingyue's old master, Hou Ichigyou. It's later revealed that Xiaoyue is actually just a vessel remotely controlled by the Owl, a being of Kakurenomiya, to infiltrate the country of Xiao in order to kill the Raven Consort, who houses the soul of The Raven, his little sister.

* FallenPrincess: GenderInverted. DDan Hai was the son of a noble family, but the family lost its fortune and he ended up becoming a bandit.

* FallenPrincess: GenderInverted. Tan Kai was the son of a noble family, but the family lost its fortune and he ended up becoming a bandit.

The former Magpie Consort. After her beloved brother died, she was wasting away with grief until Shougetsu came to the inner palace and offered her a way to bring her brother "back" by creating a mud doll that looks exactly like her brother. Unfortunately, the mud doll needed to be fed with blood or it would grow violent, and Keiyou ended up getting inadvertently killed by it.

* BigBrotherAttraction: Implied. The siblings were extremely close, almost too close, which worried their parents. Before a line could be crossed, their father decided to send Keiyou to the inner palace in the hopes that a long-term separation would allow them to drift apart. Of course, it didn't work.

A mysterious young man who is the current apprentice of Ran Hyougetsu's old master, Hou Ichigyou. It's later revealed that Shougetsu is actually just a vessel remotely controlled by the Owl, a being of Kakurenomiya, to infiltrate the country of Shou in order to kill the Raven Consort, who houses the soul of The Raven, his little sister.

* EmptyEyes: His eyes look completely flat and emotionless, which makes sense considering how Shougetsu is actually just a doll made by the Owl.