Queen of Shadows Study Guide

Demi-Fae originally from Wendlyn, sent to Terrasen to become Aelin's sworn protector. When Terrasen was conquered, he joined the King of Adarlan's armies, eventually becoming General and asking for the Sword of Orynth to wield. Known as the Wolf of the North, in charge of the Bane. Was given a black ring by the king. In actuality, he threw the black ring away when he realized there was something strange about it and had a replica made, and he has been working to protect the people of Terrasen as best as he could. Starts working with Ren of Allsbrook and trades information with Chaol. Is arrested by the king for working with the rebels, the king hopes that Aelin will attempt to rescue him. 

Aelin does, in fact, rescue Aedion and the two refresh their relationship. Aedion is at first heart broken that Rowan has already given his blood oath to Aelin, but they decide that Aedion can do it as well. He does not want to do it until she is crowned again. Rowan reveals that Aedion's father is Gavriel, one of Maeve's sworn warriors. Aedion learns from Rowan and the two of them use the hellfire barrels to destroy the black clocktower in Rifthold, returning magic to the land, and are forced to kill the remaining Wyrdhounds in the process. Aedion travels with Aelin to Terrasen. 

Queen of Terrasen. Owner of Fleetfoot. Her family was killed by the King of Adarlan in order for him to take control of Terrasen. Her body was not found, but it was believed that she was killed the same night. Really she had been found and trained by the Assassin King Arobynn Hamel.

As Celaena, she ruined a slave trade agreement between Arobynn and the Pirate Lord and freed the slaves. Was beaten by Arobynn and sent to the Red Desert and the SIlent Assassins as punishment. Trained with the Mute Master and saved him (and his son) from being killed by Lord Berick's forces. Unmasked Ansel as Berick's informant but allowed her to leave instead of killing her. Fell in love with Sam and paid both of their debts to Arobynn, leaving the keep and moving in with Sam with the hopes to leave Rifthold together. Arobynn arranged to have Sam killed, Celaena was captured trying to avenge his death and was sent to the salt mines of Endovier. 

Was removed from Endovier to compete for the position of King's Champion. In the process, made friends with Nehemia, Dorian, and Chaol, with a flirty side to her friendship with both Dorian and Chaol. Found the tomb of Gavin and Elena, was given the Eye of Elena by Elena herself, and used Damaris to kill the Ridderak, which was called by Cain and was murdering the competitors. In her final fight with Cain, she was poisoned by Kaltain and nearly beaten, but Nehemia healed her wounds and called Elena to help pull the poison from her body, while Chaol gave her encouragement. After she won the fight, Cain tried to kill her but was stopped and killed by Chaol. She won the position of King's Champion and broke off her flirtation with Dorian, choosing to only be his friend.

Working as King's Champion but is really staging his enemies deaths and allowing them to escape. Begins a relationship with Chaol until he is kidnapped by the rebellion in Rifthold to lure her out to talk to them. While she speaks to them, she finds out that Archer (her most recent target) really is part of the rebellion as is Nehemia. She is told that Nehemia is in danger and Chaol knew but did not tell her, breaking her trust in him. When Nehemia is killed that night, she cannot forgive him. She investigates some hidden crypts beneath the library and finds a creature down there who tries to kill her. She traps and kills the creature with Dorian's help, revealing that she can use Wyrdmarks and he has power. After Nehemia's death, she opens a portal to speak to Nehemia's ghost which allows some demons through, Fleetfoot protects her from the demons, Chaol protects Fleetfoot when she is taken into the portal, and Celaena enters the portal and becomes her Fae self, saving all three of them and revealing her secret to Chaol. Dorian doesn't see any of that but helps Celaena close the portal. She investigates the location of the Wyrdkeys using the riddle in Elena's tomb and finds the location of one, which is empty. She speaks to Mort and they believe that the King has not one, but two of the Wyrdkeys. She is sent Wendlyn to kill the King there, but before she leaves gives information to Chaol (she finally forgives him) that leads him to realize that she is Aelin Galthynius, lost Princess and heir to Terrasen. 

She travels to Wendlyn then up toward Doranelle, where she is intercepted by Maeve and one of her sworn warriors, Rowan, in the outpost Mistward. Maeve will not answer Celaena's question until she is trained by Rowan and Rowan deems Celaena ready. She slowly deals with her grief and learns how to shift on command and control her wildfire, becoming friends with some of the Mistward residents and becoming friends and bonding with Rowan in the process. She and Rowan investigate the strange deaths of several Demi-Fae that were killed by a unknown creature, leading them to discover Adarlan's forces preparing to attack Mistward. During the attack, Celaena holds off three of the king's creatures, which she realizes are Valg princes, who force her to relive the worst moments of her life and take her to the deepest, darkest parts of her soul. She walks through that dark and emerges stronger for it. Rowan gives her access to his magic through their Carranam bond, allowing her to destroy the three Valg princes as well as one in the body of Captain Narrok, but only after Narrok sends her a vision of the future - of Celaena with three wyrdkeys and beloved by her people. She travels with Rowan to see Maeve and barters for Rowan's release from his oath to Maeve, accepting him into her own court instead. She prepares to travel back to Rifthold to get the Amulet of Orynth back from Arobynn, finally accepting her birthrite as Aelin, Queen of Terrasen.

Aelin returns to Rifthold and arranges for Arobynn's murder and fraudelently takes everything as her inheritance, choosing to sell the keep to the assassins that remain there. She frees Aedion as he's about to be executed, repairing their relationship. She takes the Amulet of Orynth, and the Wyrdkey it contains, back from Arobynn. She conspires with the rebels to free Lysandra after she is taken prisoner and is on her way to Morath. She confronts the king and Dorian, possessed by a Valg prince, as Aedion and Rowan destroy the clocktower and return magic. She is able to free Dorian from the influence of the Valg and the two of them work together to overpower his father. She rules in Dorian's stead until he is well enough to take over, before taking her court back to Terrasen. She finally finds and visits Sam's grave. 

Definitely not dead, slowly accepting her feeling for Rowan.

Healer and boss of Sorscha, who warns Sorscha not to become involved with Dorian and eventually betrays Sorscha to the king. She was likely killed in the Glass Palace explosion.

Likely dead, and good riddance

Of Briarcliff in the Western Wastes. Her father and sister were killed by a lord seizing all of the surrounding lands, calling himself the High King of the Flatlands. Ansel hid until he and his men were gone, then ran. She met an Ironteeth witch (who did not eat her), who took care of Ansel and sent her to the Silent Assassins. Meets Celaena when they are both training with the Silent Assassins in the Red Desert. Gave Lord Berick inside information about the assassins and the keep to help him destroy the Silent Assassins, in exchange for an army to help her take back Briarcliff. She fought Celaena, Celaena beat her but allowed her to leave instead of killing her. 

Rumor has it that Ansel defeated the High King of the Flatlands and has set herself up as High Queen.

Courtesan who Celaena met while she was training with Arobynn Hamel. The King of Adarlan gave Celaena his name as a mark, believing he was involved in a growing rebellion in Rifthold. Celaena gave him the option to run but before he was supposed to leave the city, she realized that he really was involved in the rebellion and had hired someone to murder Nehemia. His aim was to depose the King of Adarlan and restore Aelin to the throne of Terrasen. Celaena ended up killing him after he nearly gets her, Chaol, Dorian, and Fleetfoot killed. 

Deceased

Assassin King of Rifthold who rescued and trained Celaena to become an assassin. He beat her and sent her to the Red Desert as punishment after she ruined a slave trade agreement for him. He later arranged to have Sam killed and Celaena imprisoned, but only after he broke Celaena down as much as he could. 

He killed his bodyguard Wesley after Wesley killed Rourke Farran to avenge Sam's death. 

While being tortured by the Valg princes, Celaena realizes that she was wearing the Amulet of Orynth when she was found by Arobynn, though she has not seen it first. She plans to travel to Rifthold to get it back. 

Works with Aelin to free Aedion, in exchange for a Valg demon he can question. He uses the information he receives to try to bind Aelin to him with the black ring, but she out witted him and slipped him a fake. She takes back the Amulet of Orynth and that night, arranges to have Lysandra kill him in his sleep. Aelin uses a fake will to inherit everything, but sells the keep back to the assassins. 

Ironteeth Witch and former Matron of the Yellowlegs Clan. She gives Celaena some needed information about Wyrdmarks and Wyrdkeys. When she offers to sell Celaena information about Prince Dorian, Celaena kills her to keep Dorian safe. 

Deceased

Melisande business man. Leighfer's ex-husband who Celaena is hired to assassinate in her last job for Arobynn. 

Deceased

Legendary Fae King and founder of Terrasen, father of Elena. Unclaimed by either his mother or father, but the goddess Mala bestowed her wildfire upon him. Gifted his son-in-law Gavin lands which he used to become the First King of Adarlan. Was very powerful. 

During the war with the Valg, Brannon used his wildfire to hold back the Valg princes and contain them. He then traveled with his closest friend Athril to return the three Wyrdkeys to their places in the Wyrdgate but was intercepted by Maeve, who wanted the keys for herself and killed Athril trying to obtain them. Brannon escaped with the keys and hid them, hiding one inside a pendant necklace that he had made: the Amulet of Orynth, which he gave to his descendants to help protect them from Maeve. 

Deceased

Weaponsmaster and palace guard who trains the competitors in the running for King's Champion. 

Working with Chaol and the rebels, trying to keep an eye on Dorian and Aedion and keep them as safe as possible. Is caught by the king and executed.

Deceased

Contestant competing to become the King's Champion, an assassin from the White Fang Mountains chosen by Duke Perrington and the frontrunner of the competition. Was calling the Ridderak, which was murdering the other contestants and making him stronger. Was in the final two contestants with Celaena, and he almost beat her, but she won with the help of Elena and Nehemia. He was killed by Chaol when he tried to murder Celaena after the fight. 

Used to have a black ring that matched Duke Perrington, possibly given to Roland of Meah.

Deceased

Captain of the Royal Guard, best friend of Dorian, Lord of Anielle, Hand of the King. 

Went with Dorian to retrieve Celaena from the salt mines of Endovier and trains with her during the competition to get her back into shape, but he does not trust her. At some points, he develops feelings for her and encourages her during her final fight with Cain, although he is not allowed to help her. After the fight when Cain tries to kill Celaena, Cain kills him. The first time he killed a person. 

Begins a relationship with Celaena. He is later kidnapped by the rebellion in Rifthold to lure Celaena into talking to them and it is revealed that he knew someone had threatened Nehemia, he knew that the King wanted to speak to Nehemia that night, and he had not told Celaena. She no longer trusts Chaol and when Nehemia is killed that night, she cannot forgive him. When Dorian is warned by Gavin that Celaena is going to do something stupid, he collects Chaol and they run to find her opening a portal to speak to Nehemia's ghost. He protects Fleetfoot when she is taken into the portal and fights the demons until Celaena comes in and uses her Fae magic to save them all. He keeps Celaena's secret but tries to find a way for her to get out of Rifthold to keep her safe. He arranges to have her sent to Wendlyn and after she leaves, realizes that Celaena is the lost Princess of Terrasen, Aelin Galathynius. 

He prepares to take his place as his father's heir in Anielle and searches for a replacement as Captain of the Guard. Tracks Aedion and discovers that he is working against the king with the rebels. He trades information with them and works with Dorian to figure out how the king stopped the magic in Adarlan. He is called with Aedion, Dorian, and Sorscha to a meeting with the king, in which Aedion is arrested for working with rebels and Sorscha is executed as a traitor. Chaol finally makes his choice, calling Dorian his king, and is almost executed by the king but Dorian attacks his father and helps Chaol to escape. He takes Fleetfoot, Damaris, and some magic books to the safe house where he meets Ren. He throws his Captain of the Guard sword into the river, washing away his previous alliances.

He starts working with the rebels in Rifthold, rescuing and evacuating prisoners set up for execution. It's a rough road, but he ends up finally being okay around Aelin. He helps to rescue Lysandra and almost gets himself killed when he tries to get to Dorian. Works with Aelin to restore magic (his hypothesis works) and is nearly killed by the King of Adarlan, only saved by the Eye of Elena. He ends up paralyzed and is ordered by his new king, Dorian, to travel to the Southern Continenet and see if he can be healed there. Is given the role of emissary by Aelin and is told to get them allies for the coming fight. 

Madam who has Lysandra in her servitude. When Arobynn is killed and Aelin inherits everything, she gives Clarisse only enough money to pay off Arobynn's debts to her. Clarisse knows she was screwed. Later, Aelin makes sure that Lysandra has enough money to free herself and Evangeline. 

King of Adarlan. Best friend of Chaol Westfall. Chose to bring Celaena out of Endovier to be his competitor for King's Champion. Started to have feeling for Celaena but she ended their flirtation when she won the competition. Gave Celaena Fleetfoot as a puppy. 

Is jealous of the blossoming relationship between Chaol and Celaena. Hesitant ally of Nehemia. In a moment of fear and anger, he realizes that he has magic. Follows Celaena into the crypts below the library and helps her kill the creature that chases her, realizing that she can use Wyrdmarks and revealing that he has power. Is visited in a dream by Gavin who warns him that Celaena is going to do something stupid, collects Chaol, and runs to find her opening a portal to speak to Nehemia's ghost. He is knocked out and does not see Celaena in her Fae form, but uses his power to help close the portal. Takes guardianship of Fleetfoot when Celaena leaves for Wendlyn. 

Dorian starts training with the guards and becomes romantically entangled with Sorscha, the healer who has healed Dorian and his friends on several occasions without reporting the strange injuries to her boss. Sorscha helps Dorian find a way to keep his magic contained to protect him from his father. Dorian performs some tests with Chaol to try to decipher how the king got rid of the magic in Adarlan, telling Chaol that he is prepared to help Celaena in any way he can, going against his father. Later, he is called before his father with Chaol, Sorscha, and Aedion. Aedion is imprisoned and Sorscha is killed as a traitor. Chaol is nearly killed but Dorian unleashes his magic on his father, clearing a way for Chaol to escape. He fights his father, who suspected he had magic, but his father is stronger and more practiced and brings out a collar for Dorian which would allow the king to control him. 

His father puts a collar on him, allowing his body to be occupied by a Valg Prince. Dorian fights for control but it is slowly wrested away from him. Aelin originally plans to kill Dorian, believing that there is no other recourse, but Manon sends her a message that Dorian is still inside his body and reachable. Aelin slips the golden ring on Dorian, allowing him to regain control of his body and break the collar. Together, they fight Dorian's father. Dorian's power explodes from him, breaking the glass portion of the palace and sending the glass shards towards Rifthold, but they are stopped by Aelin. Aelin takes control of Rifthold while Dorian is recovering, relinquishing control to him when he is capable of ruling. He promotes Chaol to his Hand of the King and sends him to the Southern Continent and revokes his control of any countries his father conquered. 

Rowan has said he's never seen anything like the depths of Dorian's power.

Duke of Morath. Came with Dorian and Chaol to retrieve Celaena from the salt mines of Endovier. Conspires with Kaltain Rompier to get rid of Celaena and convince Kaltain to poison her before her final fight with Cain. When Celaena wins, he blames the whole thing on Kaltain and he is not punished. It is later revealed that he had been using power on Kaltain to manipulate her. 

Has a matching black ring with the King of Adarlan and Roland of Meah. He has Kaltain brought to Morath, presumably so he can marry her. 

Half of the Ironteeth witches are sent to Morath to meet up with Duke Perrington. He starts to expirament on the witches, sewing onyx pieces into their abdomens to allow them to carry children for the Valg. He is conducting other expiraments as well, below the mountains. The King of Adarlan reveals that Erawan has already been released and resides within Duke Perrington.

Princess of Terrasen and first Queen of Adarlan. Daughter of the Fae King Brannon, wife of King Gavin. With the help of Gavin, defeated Erawan, the Valg King. Her spirit comes to Celaena after Celaena finds Elena's tomb. Gives Celaena the Eye of Elena necklace, assists her with some challenges, and encourages Celaena to end the evil within the castle. During Celaena's final fight with Cain, Elena takes the poison from Celaena's body and holds off his demons, allowing Celaena to defeat Cain. 

While legend says that Elena and her husband Gavin defeated Erawan, Aelin receives information that indicates that is untrue. They were not able to kill him, instead incapacitating him using the Eye of Elena for long enough to seal him within a sarcophagus, within a mountain tomb. 

Deceased

Should be Lady of Peranth after her mother, Marion, was killed protecting Aelin and her father, Cal, was killed during the Adarlan's attack on Terrasen. She had been taken by her father's brother, Vernon Lochan, who stole her title and seat of power and did not give her any freedom. He brings her to Morath, where she is shackled at all times. She learns from Manon that she has at least a little bit of witch heritage, Manon can taste in in her blood, likely from her mother. She spies for Manon, finding out what is happening with the witch coven used by the duke for his expiraments. She is kidnapped by her uncle, who plans to have her expiramented on as well, but is rescued by Manon. In the rescue, Kaltain gives Elide a Wyrdkey and sends her to find Celaena (Aelin). Manon drops Elide off in Oakwald and points her toward Terrasen, telling her that Aelin and Aedion are on their way there. Elide and Manon are the only living people to know she has a Wyrdkey.

Demi-Fae who lives at Mistward, mate to Malakai. Works in the kitchens and knew Aelin's mother before she went to Terrasen. Is a story-keeper, telling the stories and the legends of the Fae. Is considered a friend by Aelin.

King of the Valg who was "killed" by Elena and Gavin. Aelin learns that this is untrue, they were unable to kill him but did manage to incapacitate him using the Eye of Elena for long enough to lock him away in a sarcophagus inside a sealed mountain tomb. Unfortunately, that mountain tomb was in Morath, and the guardians of the tomb eventually led to Duke Perrington, who freed Erawan somehow and was possessed by him. 

Not Deceased

Mother of Aelin, who was killed along with her husband so the King of Adarlan could take control of Terrasen. Originally from Wendlyn. 

Protected Aelin, keeping her from Maeve and from Maeve's spies. Gave Aelin the Amulet of Orynth the night that she was killed. 

Deceased

Ward of Lysandra, who was sold into servitude with Clarisse but Lysandra scarred her face so she would never have to do the work. As a punishment, the cost of Evangeline was added to Lysandra's debt to Clarisse. Aelin makes sure that Lysandra has enough money to free both herself and Evangeline from Clarisse and Evangeline accompanies the others to Terrasen. 

Merchant who sold twenty years of his life to the stygian spiders in exchange for some of their spidersilk. Gave Aelin a square of the silk after speaking to her in the Red Desert. 

Crown Prince of Wendlyn, beloved by his people. He takes part in the blockade against Adarlan. 

First King of Adarlan, which was gifted to him by King Brannon, and husband to Elena. Founder of House Havilliard. Holder of Damaris. With the help of Elena, defeated Erawan the Valg King. 

Aelin finds evidence that Elena and Gavin did not actually kill Erawan, as the legends say. They could not kill him but were able to incapacitate him using the Eye of Elena and entrap him inside a sarcophagus inside a mountain tomb.

Deceased

Fae warrior sworn to serve Maeve, can turn into a mountain lion. Rowan discovers that he is Aedion's father, although Gavriel likely does not know and neither did Aedion until Rowan told him.

One of the contestants vying for the position of King's Champion, an assassin who stayed close to Cain. Was eliminated from the contest. Was hired to kill Nehemia by Archer Finn and later killed by Celaena.

Deceased

Prince of Adarlan, son of the King of Adarlan and his wife, Georgina. Younger brother of Dorian. 

Crime Lord of Rifthold killed by Celaena Sardothien after his second in command killed her boyfriend, Sam. 

Deceased

Ironteeth witch, heir to the Yellowlegs clan. While none of the Ironteeth witches are considered friendly, Iskra seems excessively unlikeable and has a real problem with Manon in particular. During war games when the witches were told not to kill each other, Iskra gave her wyvern the kill order while attacking Petrah and her wyvern. Petrah's wyvern did not livewhile Petrah only survived because Manon saved her. 

Previous lady-in-waiting to Queen Georgina. New in Rifthold and wants to marry Dorian, using Duke Perrington to get close to him. Works with Perrington to drug Celaena in the final fight between Celaena and Cain. When Celaena wins, Perrington blames the whole thing on Kaltain. She is taken to the dungeons. We learn later that Perrington was using power to manipulate Kaltain, causing her headaches and fatigue, which they blamed on her opium addiction. 

She is told that she is going to marry Perrington and is taken from the dungeons to Morath. When last seen by Celaena in the dungeons, she complained of headaches and flapping wings. She believes that Perrington wants her, but not to be his wife. 

Kaltain is seen again in Morath wearing a black collar and sporting a nasty scar along one arm. Duke Perrington has been conducting expiraments using Kaltain's shadowfire, which he believes could kill an entire army with the right resources. At this point, she is not quite able to destroy a village. Kaltain fights against the Valg Prince within her and destroys him, regaining control of herself. She facilitates in the rescue of Elide, taking Elide's place and giving Elide the Wyrdkey contained within the scar on her arm. She uses her shadowfire to destroy several of the Valg, the witches who'd been expiramented on, their offspring, a third of the keep, and herself. 

Deceased

Husband to Georgina, father of Dorian and Hollin. Likely holds two Wyrdkeys. When Celaena was caught, he did not allow her to be seen during her trial and sentenced her in a closed session. Sent her to the salt mines of Endovier. 

Held a competition to find his Champion, who would get rid of his enemies for him. Celaena Sardothien was brought out of the salt mines to compete and won the position. The King of Adarlan knew that Duke Perrington was manipulating Kaltain. 

Has a black ring that matches a ring worn by Duke Perrington and Roland of Meah. Uses Celaena to kill anyone who speaks against him, does not know that she is only staging their deaths. Sends Celaena to Wendlyn. 

It is discovered that he has been creating wyvern and he asks the Ironteeth for an alliance, allowing them to use the wyvern as mounts. They will fight for him, then use the wyvern to reclaim the Western Wastes. Has also released the Valg princes, who roam around in bodies that do not belong to them wearing collars that allow the king some level of control over them. When an enslaved girl starts a revolt in the Calaculla work camp, he has everyone in the Calaculla and Endovier camps killed. He has Aedion imprisoned for working with the rebels and Sorscha killed for relaying information to rebels. He calls for Chaol's execution as well, though Chaol escapes. He fights Dorian and brings out a collar for his own son. 

When Dorian and Aelin fight and overpower the king, he reveals that he has been posessed by a Valg Prince for years (since before Dorian was born). He was trapped by Duke Perrington, who also was possessed at the same time, by Erawan. He tells them that he put up the towers to protect Dorian, Erawan hates all Havilliards and all Galathyniuses. Aelin is unsure whether or not to believe the king's story, Dorian kills his father in the explosion that destroys the palace.

Deceased

Melisande business woman. Doneval's ex-wife who hires Celaena to assassinate Doneval because he is trying to get into business in the slave trade. Betrayed Celaena, it was actually her who was getting into the slave trade. Bought Celaena's Asterion mare, Kasida.

Demi-Fae warrior sworn to serve Maeve. The most powerful Demi-Fae alive, equal in power to Rowan.

He follows Aelin to Rifthold, and is followed by Rowan. He tells them that he does not want Maeve to find the whereabouts of the Wyrdkeys, for her own good, so he is here on his own accord but still in service to Maeve. He trades the golden ring for the Amulet of Orynth, but is given a fake amulet. Aelin traps him in the sewer where he has to fight several Valg commanders and a Wyrdhound, proving that they can be killed. Once they have a scent, it is believed that the other hounds pursue him and he is forced to kill them all, though that is not true. Instead, he turned them onto Rowan's scent. Even so, he discovers who Aedion's father is and comes to save them when they're nearly killed in the tunnels trying to bring the tower down. Later, he takes the golden ring back from Dorian before disappearing. 

Lord in the Red Desert in charge of the city of Xandria, who tries to kill the Mute Master and get rid of the SIlent Assassins. Works with Ansel for inside information.

Demi-Fae who works in the kitchens of Mistward. Fights in the tunnels against the Valg prince and is considered a friend by Aelin.

Mate of Rowan, who was killed while pregnant with their child. 

Deceased

A courtesan and a previous irritant to Aelin. Shape shifter. Has been given lands and a title within Terrasen after buying her freedom and the freedom of Evangline from Clarisse. Guardian of Evangeline. 

Arobynn bids on and wins her "bidding", when men bid on taking her virginity. 

Lysandra helps Aelin, revealing that she had been in love with Wesley and considered Sam a friend before Arobynn had both of them killed. Aelin gives her the honor of killing Arobynn, which she does. She facilitates the escape of Aedion before he is executed. She is later imprisoned for being a magic user and placed in a prison wagon to be sent to Morath, but is rescued by Aelin and her friends. When magic is returned, she shifts into a snow leopard and kills several Valg demons, saving the lives of Rowan, Aedion, and Lorcan. 

One of three legendary Fae sister-queens, ancestor of Aelin and the Ashryver family. Could shift into a swan and gave up her immortality to marry a mortal man. Was made into a goddess, Deanna, Lady of the Hunt. 

Dance master who trained Celaena how to dance, even agreeing to continue her tutelage after she broke from Arobynn. She worked with Aelin and Arobynn to help free Aedion before his execution, swearing to join Aelin in her new court one day. 

Heir to the Blackbeak clan of Ironteeth witches and leader of her own coven called The Thirteen. Claims Abraxos as her wyvern and becomes Wing Leader of all the Ironteeth witches. During the war games, she saves the life of Petrah (the Blueblood heir), who's wyvern was killed by Iskra (the Yellowlegs heir) even though they were supposed to avoid killing each other. She and half of the Ironteeth host fly to meet Duke Perrington in Morath while the second half stays in the mountains, lead by Iskra. 

She is forced to choose a coven of witches to be expiramented on by Duke Perrington but regrets it even before she does it (she didn't really choose, the coven volunteered their service). She begins to have doubts about her grandmother and the other Clan Matrons, even before she learns a difficult truth about Asterin's past. She takes Elide under her protection as a witch, rescuing her from a dungeon cell and removing her from Morath as soon as she realized that Vernon had entrapped her. She fought Aelin and the two of them destroy a temple but Aelin gets the upper hand when the temple roof collapses on Manon. Manon nearly dies but Aelin returns to her and pulls her out of the rubble, saving her life. Manon alerts Aelin that Dorian is still inside his body, repaying the life debt that she owed.

One of three legendary Fae sister-queens. Rules from Doranelle. She refused to help Terrasen when they called for aid to defend against Adarlan. Does not seem to think the Demi-Fae are worth protecting. 

Was once in love with Athril, and wanted to accept his familial ring. Instead, she killed Athril fighting for control of the three Wyrdkeys, but the keys were taken by Brannon and hidden from her. She now has a cadre of warriors who are sworn to her by blood oath, including Rowan Whitethorn, whom she commands to train Aelin. When Aelin is finally brought to ask Maeve her questions, she does not reveal much new information. But Aelin bring out Athril's ring, which she and Rowan found inside the cave lake and barters for Rowan's freedom in exchange for the ring. Maeve releases Rowan from his oath and tells them to leave Doranelle. 

Lorcan follows Aelin to Rifthold and bring the golden ring with him, explaining that the ring protects the wearer from the Valg. With the ring, Maeve could find the keys with no concern of being possessed herself, and Lorcan does not want Maeve to find the keys and have that amount of power. 

Fae warrior who has chosen to live at Mistward instead of staying in Doranelle, mated to Emrys. Fights at Mistward against the Valg princes.

Lady of Peranth. Married to Cal Lochan and mother of Elide. A member of the Terrasen court who was a close friend of Evalin. Accompanied Aelin and her parents after Aelin lost control of her magic while the King of Adarlan was visiting, they all went to Aelin's parent's country house. Marion found Aelin's parents dead and cared for Aelin as the other members of the household either went for help or fled. She was alone in the house with Aelin when the assassin came to kill Aelin. Marion hid Aelin and was able to get Aelin out of the house undetected, distracting the assassin and buying Aelin as much time as she could. The assassin killed Marion before coming after Aelin, who barely got away. 

Had a witch ancestor.

One of three legendary Fae sister-queens. Able to shift into a hawk, married a mortal man and gave up her immortality. Ancestor to Rowan Whitethorn.

Grandfather to Ren, Lord of Allsbrook, and part of the Allsbrook house by marriage. Fled Terrasen with his grandson Ren and works as part of the rebel group working to return Aelin Galathynius to the throne. 

Legendary assassin, leading the order of the Silent Assassins in the Red Desert. Gave Celaena the money to pay off her debts to Arobynn. 

General in charge of part of Adarlan's fleet. Possessed by a Valg prince and expirimenting on Demi-Fae. Leads the forces to attack Mistward and is destroyed by Aelin, but not before sending her a vision of the possible future, with her in possession of all three Wyrdkeys and beloved by her people.

Deceased

Princess of Eyllwe and best friend of Celaena. Came to Rifthold to try to better the treatment of her people by the King of Adarlan. Can read and use Wyrdmarks. During Celaena's final fight with Cain, she summoned Elena to help Celaena and also healed Celaena's injuries.

Tries to convince Celaena to fight against the King of Adarlan. Is killed by Grave, who was hired by Archer Finn. In her grief, Celaena opened a portal to speak to Nehemia's ghost. Nehemia told her she forgave her for their last fight and not to ever open a portal to the afterworld again. 

Deceased

City guard who works with Chaol and the rebels. Her father is the real hero of the story, they continually use his bakeries and country home as a safe house for whatever needs safe keeping. She is an excellent shot with the bow. Helps to rescue Lysandra with Aelin and her friends. When Dorian becomes king, she is promoted not only to the first woman in the palace guard, but Captain of the Palace Guard. She is to accompany Chaol to the Sourthern Continent to see if his spine can be healed. 

Cares about Chaol, perhaps romantically?

One of the contestants vying for the position of King's Champion, a thief who stayed close to Celaena. Fled Rifthold when the murders of the contestants started to pile up. 

King of Terrasen. Great-uncle of Aelin and uncle of Rhoe, who was killed along with Rhoe and Evalin so the King of Adarlan could take control of Terrasen. Aelin, as Rhoe's daughter, was meant to be killed as well. 

Deceased

Ironteeth witch and heir to the Blueblood clan. Her mother, Cresseida, is the matron of the Blueblood clan. Petrah seems friendlier than most Ironteeth witches and has a bond with her wyvern, Keelie. During war games, Iskra gives her wyvern the kill order while fighting Petrah and Iskra's wyvern kills Keelie, who manages to buy enough time for Manon to save Petrah's life before she hits the ground and dies. 

Attendant given to Celaena during the contest to find the King's Champion. She remains Celaena's attendant after Celaena wins the position. Tried to take care of Celaena as best she could after Nehemia's death.

Lord of Allsbrook in Terrasen. His father was Lord of Allsbrook before him and a member of King Orlon's court. When Terrasen was conquered, his father and sisters were killed. Ren was able to flee with his grandfather Murtaugh and have been on the run since. Now work as part of the rebel movement in Rifthold.

Sent north out of Rifthold by Chaol since anyone known to have had magic or be a sympathizer was being taken and executed. Ren alerts them to the number of Valg and witches in Morath, and the existence of the wyvern. 

Palace guard who works with Brullo, Chaol, and the rebels. He is caught by the king and executed. 

Deceased

Crochan witch and Manon's half-sister, who she killed after being commanded to do so by the Blackbeak matron.Crochan witch and Manon's half-sister, who she killed after being commanded to do so by the Blackbeak matron.

Deceased

Father of Aelin, who was killed along with his wife and uncle so the King of Adarlan could take control of Terrasen. Was the heir to the throne of Terrasen, after his uncle. Aelin, as his daughter, was meant to be killed as well. 

Deceased

Son of the Lord of Meah and second cousin of Dorian. Chaol hates him. Comes to Rifthold and joins the King's council. Has a black ring that matches a ring of the King's and Duke Perrington's.

He is possessed by a Valg Prince but once Duke Perrington believes he has served his use, Roland is sent to the witches to be killed. When she kills him, Manon realizes that the demon inside her is terrified of her golden eyes.

Deceased

Pirate Lord with a magic tattoo on his hands that changes with the seas and shows him storms and treasures. Running Skull's Bay. Celaena forces him to swear an oath not to deal in slaves ever again, and to punish anyone that is. 

Second in command to Rifthold's crime lord Ioan Jayne. Came up with a plan to have Ioan killed while also getting rid of Celaena and Sam for Arobynn. He killed Sam and turned Celaena over to the authorities. He was later killed by Arobynn's bodyguard Wesley, who was quite fond of Sam. 

Deceased

Fae warrior previously sworn to Maeve, now sworn to Aelin. Carranam to Aelin. Mate of Lyria, who is dead. 

Descendant of Mora, can shift into a hawk. Is commanded by Maeve to train Celaena and bring her to Doranelle when she has control of her powers. The two of them also investigate the deaths of Demi-Fae by an unknown creature. During Celaena's training, they go from abject loathing for each other, to tentative understanding, to friendship and even bond with each other. They discover that the King of Adarlan plans to attack Mistward and together they warn the outpost and prepare for the attack. Rowan fights in the secret tunnel breached by Adarlan's soldiers as Celaena fights the Valg princes outside the wards. When Maeve's other sworn warriors arrive, Rowan runs to help Celaena and watches as her fire goes out... then blazes back. He allows her to use his magic as his Carranam and Celaena kills the Valg princes, finally embracing her identity as Aelin again. Rowan takes Aelin to Maeve, where Rowan is whipped by the other warriors to convince Aelin to tell Maeve the whereabouts of the third Wyrdkey. But instead, Aelin uses Athril's ring to barter for Rowan's freedom. Maeve releases him from his oath and Rowan immediately swears fealty to Aelin instead. Aelin plans to go to Rifthold in search of the third key, Rowan will return to help Mistward repair. 

Rowan follows Lorcan to Rifthold. Since he's there, he works with Aelin. He trains with Aedion and helps regain the Amulet of Orynth. Lorcan tells him that the golden ring protects from the Valg, and he will trade it for the Amulet of Orynth and the Wyrdkey within it. Lorcan claims to want to get rid of the keys so that Maeve cannot use them, but Rowan does not trust him completely. He makes the deal but gives Lorcan a fake amulet with a black ring inside, not the Wyrdkey. Later, Aedion and Rowan attempt to destroy the tower but are attacked by Wyrdhounds. Only when Lorcan comes to their aid do they kill the rest of the hounds and bring the tower down, but still they nearly died until the three of them were saved by Lysandra. 

Is slowly coming to terms with the feelings he has about Aelin. 

Another of Arobynn's assassin, who helped Celaena to free the slaves in Skull's Bay and assassinate Doneval. They fell in love and began dating, Celaena paid back both of their debts to Arobynn and the two started to live together, with a dream of leaving Rifthold. Arobynn set Celaena and Sam up, Sam was killed while Celaena was caught and sent to the Endovier salt mines. 

Aelin takes Rowan to his gravesite, where they both honor him. 

Deceased

Healer who healed Celaena, Dorian, and Chaol (and Fleetfoot) of several questionable injuries without reporting them to her superiors. When Dorian starts to train with the guards and receives several injuries, he is tended to by Sorscha, who discovers that he has magic. She works with him to find a way to conceal his magic and the two start a romantic relationship together. Dorian wants to find a way to get Sorscha out of the palace but Sorscha refuses to go without him, then they are brought to see the king with Aedion and Chaol. Aedion is imprisoned for working with rebels and Sorscha is executed for passing the rebels information. 

Deceased

Lord of Peranth, stole the seat and title from his niece, Elide. Kept Elide locked away before eventually bringing her to Morath to be expiramented on. Manon hates him. 

Personal bodyguard to Arobynn who was quite fond of Sam. He tried to warn Celaena that trying to avenge Sam's death by killing Ioan Jayne and Rourke Farran was a trap, but she did not listen and ended up being caught and send to the salt mines of Endovier. He killed Rourke Farran for killing Sam and was killed by Arobynn in response. 

Deceased

Healer that Celaena met on her way to the Red Desert, while Yrene worked in a pub. Planning to travel to the Southern Continent to train with the Torre Cesme. 

• Lorcan

• Gavriel - able to shift into a mountain lion

• Vaughan - able to shift into an osprey

• Rowan - able to shift into a hawk. His bond with Maeve was severed and he is now sworn to Aelin.

• Black Wolf Shifter

• White Wolf Shifter

• Manon Blackbeak

• Asterin (Manon's second in command, again)

• Sorrel (Manon's third in command)

• Faline (twin to Fallon)

• Fallon (twin to Faline)

• Edda (shadow)

• Briar (shadow)

• Vesta

• Lin (don't call her Linnea)

• Imogen

• Ghislaine

• Thea

• Kaya

• Blackbeak Clan

  • Lead by the High Witch of the Blackbeak Clan

  • Heir is Manon Blackbeak

• Yellowlegs Clan - Clan keeps iron teeth and nails visible at all times.

  • Lead by the Yellowlegs Matron, previously Baba Yellowlegs

  • Heir is Iskra Yellowlegs

• Blueblood Clan - Clan most devoted to the three-faced Goddess.

  • Lead by Cresseida Blueblood

  • Heir is Petrah Blueblood

Wyvern originally used as a bait beast that allied with Manon Blackbeak when she was pushed into the pit and killed the largest bull wyvern. Manon claimed him as her mount and secured Stygian spider silk to repair Abraxos' wings and had his broken teeth removed and replaced with iron teeth, as well as an iron barb in his tail where the barb had been removed. 

Has a soft spot for Elide. 

Celaena's dog that Dorian gave her. Protected Celaena from the demons that enter through the portal that Celaena created to speak to Nehemia's ghost. She is left in Dorian's care as Celaena travels to Wendlyn. When Chaol escapes the palace, he takes Fleetfoot with him. Fleetfoot gets to live at Nesryn's dad's country home until she is picked up on Aelin's way to Terrasen. 

Monster that was being called by Cain and murdering people in the Glass Castle until it was killed by Celaena. 

Deceased

Amulet made by Brannon as a relic of the Galathynius family and the rulers of Terrasen. It is believed to house the third Wyrdmark, which Terrasen's leaders can use to protect themselves against Maeve. 

Legendary sword of King Gavin, the first King of Adarlan, which is kept in the tomb of King Gavin and Queen Elena. Celaena uses it to kill the Ridderak in the Glass Castle. She later uses Damaris to find the riddle inside the tomb, which indicates where the Wyrdkeys can be found. Taken by Chaol when he fled the palace.

Necklace given to Celaena by Queen Elena that warns her of danger. Given to Chaol when Celaena left Rifthold, was returned to her when she came back. It was used to seal Erawan in his tomb. 

Ring found inside the scabbard of Athril's sword, Goldryn, which Aelin believes to be Athril's family ring and uses to barter with Maeve for Rowan's freedom. 

Lorcan reveals that the ring was not Athril's family ring, but a ring that protects the wearer from the Valg. He trades the golden ring for the Amulet of Orynth, desiring the Wyrdstone within it (he's given a fake). Aelin uses the ring to break the Valg Prince's hold on Dorian, freeing him from the black collar. 

Sword of Athril, which is found inside a cave and now wielded by Aelin. Inside of Goldryn's scabbard, Aelin also found a golden ring. 

Door knocker on the outside of the tomb of King Gavin and Queen Elena, who is sentient due to the old spells King Brannon cast on him. Acts as a guardian to the tomb and is quite sassy. Chaol tells Mort where he is going in case Aelin comes to the tomb and asks Mort.