Dragon Heart - Book 3: Blood Will characters

Appears from the start

A renowned general and former prince who returns to the Lidus capital with Nero, Serra, and Ralphie. He keeps his royal past hidden while entering a city now ruled by his uncle Primus.

Appears from the start

Hadjar's closest friend and fellow veteran. He reaches the capital beside Hadjar and Serra, sharing the guarded habits and loyalties formed during their military service.

Appears from the start

A capable companion traveling with Hadjar and Nero as they enter the capital.

Appears from the start

The king of Lidus and Hadjar's uncle, whose rule followed the destruction of Hadjar's immediate family. His authority shapes the capital that Hadjar enters in secret.

Appears from the start

A princess of Lidus whose twentieth-birthday celebration draws Hadjar's party to the capital. Her position at court places her at the center of the coming royal gathering.

Appears from the start

A naive royal messenger traveling with Hadjar's party. The general's medallion he carries gains their damaged cart entry through the capital gate.

First appears in chapter 2

Hadjar's small white tiger companion, kept concealed beneath his clothing while the group stays in the capital.

First appears in chapter 3

A noble practitioner angered by Princess Elaine's rejection of his marriage proposals. He attacks the apparently poor Hadjar in a tavern and damages the building during their confrontation.

First appears in chapter 4

An official of the generals' administration who arrives with soldiers and publicly identifies the seemingly poor traveler as General Hadjar Traves.

First appears in chapter 5

A masked swordswoman who intervenes when royal guards assault civilians in a poor district.

First appears in chapter 12

Nero's royal identity, revealed when he intervenes between Elaine and Hadjar. He is Primus's son and Elaine's brother.

Also known as Darnassus governor

First appears in chapter 12

The imperial governor who enters Elaine's celebration with armed guards and openly humiliates the Lidus court. His cultivation and imperial office place him above the kingdom's rulers in practical authority.

First appears in chapter 15

Hadjar's aged childhood instructor, confined to the abandoned palace parade ground. He recognizes the surviving prince after a silent exchange of sword skill and privately renews his loyalty.

First appears in chapter 17

A Lidus duke and the father of an arrogant young practitioner in the royal hunting party.

First appears in chapter 17

Duke Boreas's haughty son, an aristocratic practitioner who joins the royal youths for a hunt.

First appears in chapter 34

A village resident who hosts Hadjar and Elaine with her husband. She becomes Elaine's first friend outside the court and explains how forced mine labor is draining nearby communities.

Also known as General Atticus, Viscount Darsky

First appears in chapter 51

A former Northern Army general, once close to King Haver, who now leads the rebels hidden in the White Forest. Hadjar knows him as a participant in Primus's seizure of the throne.

Appears from the start

Hadjar's deposed father and the former king of Lidus. His loss and Primus's accession define the royal grievance Hadjar carries into the book.

First appears in chapter 53

Haver's wife and Hadjar's mother, identified when Atticus begins explaining the royal family's past and the events surrounding the coup.

First appears in chapter 54

Primus's beloved and a gifted swordswoman. In Atticus's account, she volunteers to delay a demonic horde so Elizabeth and her unborn child can escape.

First appears in chapter 60

A former royal caretaker whom Hadjar discovers catastrophically tortured in Primus's dungeon.

Appears from the start

A senior Moon Army commander known from the earlier campaign and associated with Hadjar's army.

First appears in chapter 64

A Moon Army field leader who arrives at the execution square with Hadjar's soldiers and an allied foreign force, turning the attempted rescue into an open uprising.

First appears in chapter 48

An officer in the king's special guard assigned to Hadjar's small expedition into the White Forest. He identifies the unit's allegiance when Hadjar takes command.