Owain Gwynedd – King of Gwynedd (North Wales)
Cadwaladr – Owain’s younger brother, former Lord of Ceredigion
Cadwallon – Owain’s older brother (deceased)
Madog—King of Powys
Susanna—Queen of Powys, sister to Owain Gwynedd
Llywelyn—Prince of Powys
Rhun – Prince of Gwynedd (deceased)
Hywel – Prince of Gwynedd (illegitimate)
Cynan – Prince of Gwynedd (illegitimate)
Madoc – Prince of Gwynedd (illegitimate)
Iorwerth – Prince of Gwynedd (legitimate)
Cadifor—Hywel’s foster father
Gwen – Gareth’s wife, a spy for Hywel
Gareth – Gwen’s husband, captain of Hywel’s guard
Tangwen – daughter of Gareth and Gwen
Meilyr – Gwen’s father
Gwalchmai – Gwen’s brother
Evan – Gareth’s friend
Gruffydd – Rhun’s former captain
Rhys — Abbot of St. Kentigern’s Monastery
Anselm – Prior of St. Kentigern’s Monastery
Lwc – Abbot Rhys’s Secretary
Conall — agent of the King of Leinster