Characters
Main cast
Ash: Also known as Crown Prince Rhi'assur Larson of one of the oldest kingdoms in the alliance, he has been sent off to participate in the draconic marriage tradition.
Ember: A newly minted knight who would like nothing more than to take care of the horses and has a near-encyclopedic knowledge of all the known beasts
Fiona:As a duchess faced with spending a month trapped in a tower and subsequent marriage, she vanished leaving only a trail of blood and a dragon scale.
Livienne: Known as Liv to her friends, she has recently inherited a small kingdom and a castle filled with skeletons from her mysterious but beloved uncle.
A royal family
Supporting cast
Cadmus: Head skeleton and former seneschal of the Dark Lord. Cadmus now has to help the new heiress find her feet and continue his former master's kingdom of bones
Jean: As the Captain of the knight guard she is beholden directly to King Sezar. Despite being a very busy person, she took pity on Ember and had a hand in her promotion to knight.
Liri:A friendly farmer with a sickle. Why does he look so familiar?
Manfred:A dragon of the lost clans. He recently found himself revived from his death over two hundred years ago and is not keen on forgiving the humans the bloody death of his entire clan.
Robert: Also known as the Dark Lord of Bones, DL Robert, or Uncle Robert, he overtook a kingdom of the alliance through right of conquest, turning a war-torn and poverty stricken area into a prosperous economy through dark magic.
Tiffany: Lady in waiting to the late duchess Fiona, she likes to collect historical objects and books, especially on dragons. She has a passion for weaving and you can always see her with a loom or some parchment.
Violet: Member of a group of nymph-like people living in the king's forests as per an ancient agreement. Violet is a proficient hunter and has a big crush on a local red-haired knight.
Others: designed but not developed
Jenny: a baker
Maud: a noble lady
Bill and Bob: Husbands - one manufactures nails, the other manufactures lies
Leo: a trans knight-errant
Luala: She sells seashells by the seashore
The warewolf: Merchant werewolf who used to be chief accountant for the nobility until he got bit. Runs a warehouse.
Dagmar: Queen Berea's Lady-in-waiting: doubles as a spymaster
Spotlight: a witch and an artist. She can only see the light and shadows projected by her magic and is blind otherwise