Astila :- One of the other 29 priests who joined Dardalion. When he seperated and saved "The Thirty" from the One, Dardalion made him the Eyes of the Thirty.
Butaso :- A nadir leader who regeined on his deal with Durmast to split all profits of a raid. Believing that Danyal had been slain by the nadir, Waylander seeks him out and kills him by "taking back his gift." Butaso also follows the way of the prince of lies.
Candoras the Stalker :- Also known as The Dram Ender. Was hired to kill Waylander due to Kaems murder of a Vagrian Prince with the blame being placed on Waylander. Famed for his use of Goose feathered arrows. Candoras saved Waylander when he was undergoing torture for the murder of Butaso taking a fatal wound in the process.
Culas :- Brother to Krylla and Mirrel. Is fatefully wounded with an arrow through the stomach. Waylander ends his suffering by opening his groinal artery.
Dalnor :- One of Kaem's officers whom Kaem asks to drink out of his cup mentioning oceans of blood. The drink is salty.
Danyal :- Older sister to Krylla, Culas and Mirriel, also Waylander's love interest in the novel. Danyal is Waylanders "pebble in the moonlight." And Waylander teaches her to fight using knife, bow and sword. It is Danyal at the end of the novel who returns the armour to the Drenai. Dies before Waylander II begins when she and Waylander are racing for home and the horse rolls on top of her, crushing her to death.
Dardalion :- Initially a source priest whose views take on a different perspective when Waylander forces him to taste his blood to save his soul. "No source priest shall taste blood…." With his new views he founds "The Thirty" and becomes the first Abbot of Swords and took the title of "The Voice."
Degas :- Gan Degas was in charge of Dros Purdol, was prepared to surrender it to Kaem on condition that he and his men could leave unmolested. Karnak arrives in time to stop the hand over through a secret mountain pass. Degas commits suicide due to the disturbed dreams that the Brotherhood kept sending him.
Durmast :- Just under seven feet tall he is more like a tree than a man, especially in his mix of green and brown homespun clothes. Yet another loner who prefers his own company and would sell anything for a profit. Made a deal with the Brotherhood for Waylander and the Armour only to discover that he is "the chosen one" the only one who can take the armour from its ghostly image in the center of Ramboas. At the end of the novel he gives Danyal the armour to take to the Drenai and saves Waylanders life at the cost of his own by killing the Brotherhood Warriors.
Egel :- Commanding General of the Drenai, lies in wait in Skultik with the main bulk of the Drenai army. A man who Karnak describes as too cautious leads the army to Karnak's aid at Dros Purdol when he gets the Armour of Bronze from Danyal. The relationship between Egel and Karnak is described as a Tiger and Bear fighting a pack of wolves. They fight together against a common enemy but what would happen when the wolves departed. Upon winning the war Egel takes the title Earl of Bronze and builds the might six walled fortress of Dros Delnoch upon Dardalions vision of the future. Is murdered by an assassin five years after the Dros Purdol seige ended. No one knows who ordered the assassination although it is revealed in Waylander II :- Realm of the Wolf that it was Karnak.
Gellan :- Waylanders friend over 20 years previously, captured over twenty of the enemy's wagons without loss only to discover that he had captured not only supplies but also the enemies wages. He was also the first man to win the Silver Sword six times and fights calmy with no fear of death due to the loss of his children because of the plague and his wife from suicide.
Hewla :- A witch woman who tells Waylander of the battle between good and evil, also tells him that he has switched sides at a critical time and that he has a very small chance of success "If you were to throw your knife into the forest what are the chances of you killing the fox that is killing my chickens. ….. That is the size of your task."
Jonat :- A disruptive officer under the command of Gellan. Gellan sees his potential but the other office Sarvaj doesn’t like him. After the novel Jonat leads a rebellion against Karnak only to die.
Kaem :- General of the Vagrian forces. Hired Waylander to kill the Drenai king, Niallad for 24,000 gold pieces. When he reigned on his contract with Waylander, his son was slain. Now put a contract out on Waylander through his own engineering the death of one of the emperor's bloodkin. Also known as Kaem the Cruel and Kaem the Killer of Nations.
Kai :- One of the few Nadir Children who had been mutated by the black stream and lived after being left to die on the steppes. A cyclops with two pupils and a face like a fish with razor sharp teeth. Has the ability to heal anything he touches with his hands. Has lived for many years (watched one Nadir woman grow from youth to old age in a short time to him.) Waylander became his friend and gifted him two knives. Later we discover upon coming upon the wounded Waylander, he heals him.
Karnak :- The second of the two Drenai Generals, is brasher than Egel and radiates power. Leads his men by example and loses an eye when he collapses the mountain pass that he used to enter Dros Purdol when the Vagrians discover it. Has ideas of grandeur and wants to rule. Orders the assassination of Egel , five years after the siege at Dros Purdol ends and takes control of the country.
Kesa Khan :- Shaman of the Wolfshead tribe, also chief Shaman of all Nadir, told Butaso about his death coming from his treachery. Also released the Shape Shifters after Waylander.
Krylla :- Twin sister of Miriel and has source powers. Younger sister to Danyal and Culas.
Miriel :- Younger sister to Danyal, Culas and twin to Krylla. Has source powers and informs Waylander about Dardalions battle with the Brotherhood warrior on another plain when Waylander fed him his blood.
Niallad :- The king assassinated by Waylander for Kaem. His life was coloured by the death of his dog and wanted to rule through peace and trade rather than war seeing the best in Kaem rather than the warlord he was. It is in his name that Waylander seeks the armour of bronze in "memory of a dog who shouldn't have died."
Orien of the Two Blades :- Father of Niallad, the king slain by Waylander. Is blind now but has enormous source given powers and after talking to Waylander charges him with the retrieval of the Armour of Bronze. Dies after passing his message onto Waylander but appears again to him when he is undergoing torture for the Nadir Chiefs death. Also appears to Kaem to tell him of the Armour.
Sarvaj :- An officer in Gellan's unit. Second in rank to Gellan.
Vanek :- Soldier in Gellan's unit. Offered Waylander his flask of "Lentrian Fire" after the seige. Fondness for children but didn't want to see his wife age so he left her for a younger woman. Dies at Purdol after saving Savaj.
Waylander The Slayer :- Known to the Nadir as "The Soul Stealer, is also gifted with the other name of Ox-Skull by an old chief. His real name is Dakeyras and he is the man who killed the Drenai King Niallad for Kaem. When Kaem reigned on his deal with Waylander he killed Kaems son. Asked by Orien of the two swords (former king of the Drenai as well as Niallads father) to retreive his armour from Ramboas, a sacred Nadir mountain.
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