Duke of Stonewall

A founding companion of the fellowship since the drawing of Clarent in 510. Wed Lady Ariette de la Belle Sourire in 517 and was raised to Banneret and Duke of Stonewall for his exceptional service, though his firstborn was cursed by the Raven Witches that same winter.

Knight of the fellowship

A founding companion, present at the drawing of the sword and every campaign since. Bore a demon-touched child of the hequibede after the ordeal at the Monastery in 515, and in 519 won the fairy lord's race at Buckingham, binding a fairy horse to the fellowship's service.

Knight of the fellowship

A founding companion since 510. Separated and lost in the fog-choked Wastelands of Listeneisse during the Quest of the Grey Knight (515), he found his way back to his companions after many trials.

Household knight of King Arthur

Began the Chronicle as a squire, smitten with Lady Guinevere at first sight; dubbed knight by King Leodegrance of Cameliard after the Battle of Carlion (510). Departed the fellowship in 512 to serve the Crown elsewhere.

Knight of the fellowship

Joined Sir Cerdic and Ser Cwenhild in 519 to unravel the mystery of the Fiend of Sauvage in the Forest Sauvage.

High King of Logres

Drew the sword Clarent from the stone and anvil at Londinium in 510 as an unknown squire; united the northern kingdoms and, in time, wed Guinevere and founded the Round Table.

Court wizard and counselor

Aided Arthur's host at the Battle of Carlion with his craft, helping break the first rebellion of the northern kings.

Queen of Logres

Daughter of King Leodegrance of Cameliard, whose beauty won the heart of the squire Cadwallon; wed King Arthur in 514, an occasion of great joy across the realm.

King of Cameliard

Dubbed Cadwallon a knight in 510 after the Battle of Carlion; father of Guinevere.

Knight of the Round Table

Endangered by the sins of the May Babies when the resurrected King Ryons rode on Carlion in 515; saved by the fellowship's quest into the Wastelands of Listeneisse.

Knight of the Round Table

Cleaved King Lot of Lothian at the Battle of Terrabil (513), breaking the back of the northern rebellion.

King of Norgales

Laid siege to Cameliard in 513 and was captured unarmed during a secret tryst with Lady de Vawse. Returned in 515 as a resurrected, charnel-stinking specter to challenge the court for the sins of the May Babies.

King of Lothian

A leader of the northern rebellion, slain by Sir Pellinore at the Battle of Terrabil in 513.

Lover of King Ryons

Discovered with King Ryons during a secret assignation in Cannock Chase Wood on the eve of his capture, 513.

Bishop

Summoned the fellowship in 519 alongside Lady Nimue to warn of the Fiend of Sauvage's violation of the Ban.

Chief Lady of the Lake

Summoned the fellowship in 519 alongside Saint Dubricus to warn that a dark power had taken root in the Forest Sauvage.

Wolf-man, son of the old gods

Encountered in the Forest of Arden in 511; tested the honesty of the companions' hearts and, finding truth in them, gifted a hand-carved wooden whistle of great power.

Nucker of Gentian County

A monster who carried off the boy Maeloc in 512 and was slain by the fellowship, though he had sought only innocent companionship, not harm.

A lost boy

Carried off by the Nucker Cole in 512; the fellowship's rescue revealed the monster had been a gentle friend to the boy.

A malevolent spirit of the Monastery

Enchanted the fellowship's senses in the Wastelands of Listeneisse in 515, separating Sir Avalloc from his companions; fathered a demon-touched child upon Ser Cwenhild.

Wife of Sir Cerdic

Wed Sir Cerdic in the winter of 517; their firstborn child was cursed by the Raven Witches.

Malevolent coven

Cursed the firstborn child of Sir Cerdic and Lady Ariette in the winter of 517.

Druid of the ancient stone circle

Taught the fellowship the secret bird-tunes needed to reason with the spirits of the Forest Sauvage, 519.

Count of Tribruit

Found by the fellowship in 519 to have become, along with his entire garrison, an unknowingly ensorcelled vassal of the fairy king.

A fairy king

Father of the white fairy horse won by Ser Cwenhild at Buckingham in 519; his own descent into wickedness set the fellowship on the trail of Sir Gorboduc the Fiend.

Demon-born antagonist

The true wickedness behind the Forest Sauvage's corruption, tracked to Medbourne in 519; the Chronicle's final entry leaves him riding out to do mortal battle against the fellowship.

Dowager Countess of Salisbury

Orphaned at 13 and married to Count Roderick in a state marriage arranged by King Uther. Held Salisbury together as regent through the Anarchy and her son Robert's minority; temperate and unsentimental by nature, and still a power behind the throne in matters of Justice and Family.

Count of Salisbury (d. 495)

Energetic, fearless, and consumed by hatred of the Saxons after his own father's murder in the Night of the Long Knives. Died in 495, leaving Salisbury to his widow's regency.

Count of Salisbury

Born 492, three years old when his father died. Rules in his own right as of 519, obsessively fortifying Sarum against the chaos he witnessed as a ward and child — his father's fury redirected into permanent defense.

Marshal of Salisbury

The current Marshal of Salisbury, whose blunt, unsentimental training style stands in deliberate contrast to her predecessor Sir Lycus's brutal creed.

Former Marshal (d. 508)

Believed a knight's worth lay only in his sword arm; an old rival of Dame Aspara, who succeeded him as Marshal.

Watch-captain of Sarum

Unmarried; once pursued the hand of the heiress Lady Gwiona in his youth and never fully recovered from losing her.

Household knight

Even-tempered — famously "like his grandfather" — and married to Sir Edern's youngest sister, Lady Eirian.

"The Knight of the Old Ways"

One of the few Pagan knights of the household, and proud of the sobriquet.

The Countess's champion

Fights in Lady Ellen's stead in trials by combat; served Count Roderick personally and adopted the ideals of Chivalry the moment Arthur promulgated them.

Instructor of squires

Son of Sir Jarren, a former squire of Dame Aspara, and a close personal friend of Count Robert since childhood.

Household knight

Son of the renowned Sir Elad the Elder; nurses fierce resentment at being passed over for the Marshalcy.

Castellan of Westfort Castle

Cheerful and young, with a well-established fondness for drink and exaggerated hunting stories; obsessed with the exotic beasts of Salisbury's forests.

"The Weeping Knight," castellan of the Rock

Appointed castellan of Sarum Castle on Lady Ellen's specific advice. Possessed of extraordinary physical endurance, but reduced to tears by administrative paperwork.

Of a fallen noble family

A skilled gambler and sharp-tongued gossip, entertaining company that Lady Jenna is fond of.

Jenna's chief handmaiden

Sought in marriage by Squire Kenrick — a built-in rival subplot for any other suitor.

Kenrick's younger sister

Meek, and living under her brother's guardianship since their father's death at Netley Marsh.

Sir Pyrs's sister

A great beauty whose modest dowry attracts less serious suitors than her looks might otherwise draw.

Ward of Countess Ellen

Daughter of a household knight killed at the Battle of Mearcred Creek; plain but brash and witty, and a celebrated embroiderer.

Runs the kitchens

Gruff and proud of his table; feuds constantly and affectionately with Brewer Osian.

Former wet-nurse

Nursed both Jenna and Robert as infants; keeper of thirty years of nursery gossip.

Head Laundress

Sharp-eyed and sharper-tongued; arguably knows more of the castle's real secrets than anyone.

The Falconer

Quiet and more comfortable with birds than people; deeply loyal to those who respect his hawks.

Stablemaster

Efficient and fair, well-liked by the squires he trains alongside.

Kennel-keeper

Big-hearted, and treats the hounds like children.

Castle chaplain

Mild and genuinely pastoral; hears more confession-adjacent gossip than he ever repeats.

The Smith

Broad, taciturn, and enormously proud of his work.

Brews the castle's ale

Jovial and well-loved; in constant, good-natured dispute with Cook Alun.

Gate-porter

Nosy and gossipy; first to know when a stranger arrives.

Lady-in-waiting to the Dowager Countess

Older and dry-witted; fiercely protective of Lady Ellen's dignity.

Lady-in-waiting to Lady Catherine

Young and recently arrived from Uffington in 517; still finds Sarum's customs a little strange.

Minstrel

Talented and vain, and adores an audience; knows songs and stories from well beyond Salisbury.

Runs the town's main inn

Warm and talkative; arguably the best-informed commoner in Sarum.

Owns the river mill

Comfortable and a little smug, in constant low-grade dispute with local farmers over toll rates.

Works the tanning trade

Gruffly proud of his usefulness despite the trade's low status.

Widow, runs a weaving business

Sharp with money but quietly generous, extending credit to families who lose their harvest.

Folk healer and midwife

The town's genuinely skilled wise woman, viewed with a mix of gratitude and superstition.

Village priest

Overworked and earnest, and a little resentful of how little support the town church receives.

The Count's man in town

Fair but by-the-book, collecting tolls and settling small disputes.

A charming poacher

Known to take the odd deer from the Count's forest; shares with poorer neighbors, so most look the other way.

Runs the river crossing

Taciturn, missing two fingers, and his account of how changes depending on who's asking.

Traveling merchant

Genial and slightly untrustworthy on prices, an excellent source of outside news.

Keeps to the edge of town

Quiet, and knows the woods and hedgerows better than almost anyone.

A Badon veteran

Fought at Mount Badon and never fully recovered; walks with a limp but tells a genuinely gripping war story.