Benedict Lackhand: the great king of Avalon, who rules his land with an iron fist. Yes, that's just one iron fist; Benedict is missing one hand. No one is quite certain what role he currently plays, having withdrawn his armies from Chaos and taken up residence in Avalon. He is Gerda's patron and possibly Fletcher's father.

Blaise: a wizard and a bard, he remains in the shadows.

Gerda: oldest daughter of Lord and Lady Feldane, protegé of Benedict, and his appointed man-at-arms. Gerda has been given numerous dangerous assignments by Benedict, most recently tracking down Grayson (Random). She is about 150 years old.

Grayson: a demon hunter encountered early on by our intrepid cousinly party. He was later proved to be Random, King of Amber, and has lost almost all of his memory in attempting to defy the curse which prevents his return to Amber.

Harrison: co-owner of Infernal Image, Inc; Cecily's older brother. An academic, he is the author of several famous papers on Beholders, thanks in large part to his sister's first-hand research. He is also a necromancer of some ability, and is being pursued by Kazor/Zamorna.

Ilie: the Eyrien cousin of Dragos, Ilie grew up to be the second-in-command of the Eyrien warlord. Adept with the bow, he has been sent with the party to keep an eye on the women, in case one of them is the prophesied mother of the Wind-Speaker.

Julius Hawksworn: Lord Ranger of New Arden.

Lachesis: a prophet, who lives alone in a distant forest; she seems to know all about a person just by looking at them. It has been revealed that she was once known as Fiona, a princess of Amber. After the Exile began, she lost much of her memory due to the curse. She is also the mother of Harrison and Cecily Greyfalcon, but does not remember them.

Llewella sar Lir: queen of Allemain. Llewella remembers more about her past than any of the Exiles the party has met so far. She has retained her abilities of shadow-shifting, and has sent her daughter with the party to help in finding Amber.

Lucas Reynard: a wealthy tycoon in the Golden Gate, he went missing shortly after employing Grayson a few short months ago. He was captured by Kazor, who wished to use Luke to understand Brand (Luke's father) better; the party rescued him from Kazor's clutches.

Merlin: Lord of the Indigo Rivers of the Darkling Realms; Korbin's son. AKA Merle Corey in the Golden Gate. He and Luke have spent some time trying to create a computer interface for Trump.

Osric: The older brother of Benedict, Osric has been dead/missing from Amber for millennia.

Rhiannon: Lady of the Shining Waters; Princess of Allemain. A relative innocent to games of power, she was convinced by Kazor to turn over Harry and Cecily to him after he abducted Llewella. She has been sent with the party, to aid them in any way possible in order to atone for her mistake.

Rowan: Lady of the Silver Marches of the Darkling Realms; Korbin's daughter. She is the lord of Rose Court, and a great patron of the arts, and patron of Griffin.

Salome: Deirdre's daughter and Salome's mother. She was an agent for Kazor/Zamorna for many years, believing his lies that the Exiles were responsible for her mother's death. Later, she fell into company with Bleys, who told her a different version of things. When Kazor threatened her son in order to keep her in line, she decided to work against him, and began by leading Fletcher to Shen.

Syrana: the youngest daughter of Lord Feldane, born in Chaos to a Chaosite mother. She is much sought-after by certain members of the party as an, er, companion.

Arrisa: a blind Eyrien woman, a Wind-Seer; mother of Ilie

Carrick: the name of Griffin's father, according to his mother, Vespera dur Harth

Crael: Beholder sent to attack Cecily and co.; now bound inside a teddy bear carried by Fletcher

Chantris: a noble beholden to Benedict; came from Amber to Chaos to fight in the Battle of Thelbane

Piter Chantris: Lord Chantris' son; once betrothed to Syrana, now dead, attempting to save her

Dragos: Eyrien Warlord Prince, leader of the tribe of Eyriens that rescued the party from attacking Beholders; he tricked Stark into marriage. When she refused to acknowledge the marriage, he stayed behind and suffered underneath a spell cast by Fletcher, in which Dragos' will dream every night of Stark's worst moments in life.

Dor: an arrogant young Eyrien, cousin to Ilie

Embeth: the Faerie Queen, she was once known as Florimel. She has not retained all of her knowledge of Amber (like Llewella), nor has she lost it all (like Fiona/Lachesis). Instead, she has synthesized what she does remember with her new life, and begun again. She is a completely different person than when she left Amber.

Erisrakari: Shen's father

Feldane: a noble, beholden to Benedict; came from Amber to Chaos to fight in the Battle of Thelbane, accompanied by his daughter, Gerda. He left his wife behind in Amber. He has since had a bastard daughter (Syrana) with a Chaosite.

Lady Feldane: Gerda and Matthias' mother and the leader of the Council of Nobles in Amber. She had her husband declared dead and took over the leadership of the noble houses of Amber. In a purely political move, she seduced Gerard and bore a son by him; this did not endear her to anyone in particular, and Gerard simply took the child from her to raise as his own.

Gérard: father of Matthias, and the only elder Amberite to have remained in Amber and retained his memory.

Marcus Greyfalcon: the deceased demon-hunting father of Cecily and Harrison. He is standing at the "First Gate" of Death, waiting to make sure Cecily doesn't pass over before her time.

Hakthla: a Beholder (demon) with a personal vendetta against Cecily for an injury she did him some years ago (she destroyed his oculus).

Harth: Korbin's first liege in the Darkling Realms

Justine: a chambermaid of Rose Court, in the Silver Marches of the Darkling Realms.

Kaliakeri: Nari's mother, Shen's foster-mother.

Austin Kane: a gunslinger of Deadwood

Jesse Kane: sheriff of Clear Springs in Deadwood, and a determined farot player.

Kelmentine: a lord beholden to Benedict

Korbin: High King of the Darkling Realms.

Krenraken: Nari's father, a member of Shen's tribe

Leiko: a young wingless and tongueless Eyrien, not native to Dragos' tribe. He acted as Shen's guide through a long pahren; Shen has experienced every significant moment in Leiko's life, including his enslavement in Chaos and his escape through the caves to the enclave of Dragos' people.

Dr. Claude Mathers: The Greyfalcon family doctor, he has been with them at least as far back as Cecily can remember.

Jade Matthews: Stark's first cousin, a young academic interested in all aspects of the occult. Now deceased, killed by Hakthla.

Jasper Matthews: Stark's first cousin, a young demon slayer. Brother to Jade Matthews. Now deceased, killed by Hakthla.

Lake Matthews: Stark's mother, an archaeologist who has travelled through the Shadows comparing digs.

Reichert Matthews: Stark's brother, age 21, works as an occasional camera man for Starks Wild, Wild Animal Show

Matthias: the "sad young man," born with a twisted leg, son of Gerard and Lady Feldane. He has acted in the capacity of Regent of Amber on and off for his adult life.

Murray: A goblin, Murray is Cecily's sometime side-kick and Infernal Image's accountant.

Nariaken: (Nari) a 25-year-old female of Shen's tribe, she is both his friend and foster-sister.

Ian O'Donnell: The owner of O'Donnell's Pub, a favorite hang-out of Cecily's.

Rhealiaki: Nari's sister, a member of Shen's tribe.

Rickarl: Vice-roy of the former Elsazar Empire, ruling in the name of King Korbin

Samuel Smithson: Reichart's father and Stark's step-father, he is an archeologist who has worked closely with Lake Matthews.

Vespera dur Harth: Griffin's mother, Lady Harth. He did not know her until he was a man, as he was not the son of her husband. He was fostered out with a family of farmers.

Whitehart: a noble beholden to Benedict

Lady Violet Whitehart: Lady Feldane's younger sister and wife to Lord Whitehart. Violet despises her older sister, and has been more of a mother to Matthias than Lady Feldane has.