Kingdom of the Wicked: Skulduggery Pleasant, Book 7 characters

Appears from the start

Seventeen and increasingly divided between her ordinary family and the violent magical life she keeps from them. She works beside Skulduggery as an Elemental while concealing that her sealed true name is Darquesse, the destroyer seen by Sensitives. She also knows that Skulduggery was once Lord Vile.

Appears from the start

The skeleton detective and Valkyrie's partner. He is an exceptionally skilled Elemental whose confident manner conceals his past as Lord Vile, the Necromancer general responsible for mass killing during the war.

Also known as The Reflection

First appears in chapter 2

The magical duplicate that takes Valkyrie's place at home. Repeated use has made it more independent than an ordinary reflection, and it now manages school, family and friendships while Valkyrie is away.

First appears in chapter 4

A quiet schoolgirl who becomes caught up with a group of newly empowered teenagers. Unlike the others, she remains frightened by the harm their abilities make possible and looks for help before events move beyond her control.

First appears in chapter 5

A teenager who suddenly develops powerful magic without years of training. Confident, resentful and quick to enjoy her new advantage over ordinary people, she becomes the dominant member of her group.

First appears in chapter 5

One of Kitana's friends, newly granted magical power. He follows her lead readily and treats the abilities as freedom from consequences rather than a responsibility.

First appears in chapter 5

A friend of Kitana and Doran who shares their unexplained surge of magic. He is less forceful than Kitana but stays with the group as its experiments become dangerous.

Also known as Walden D'Essai

First appears in chapter 18

A sorcerer of extraordinary power whose chosen name means that he has set worldly concerns aside. He believes magic can lift humanity beyond violence, and his idealism is central to the unexplained powers appearing among mortal teenagers.

First appears in chapter 3

The Grand Mage of the Irish Sanctuary and an old member of the Dead Men. He presents a calm, diplomatic face while managing a crisis that may draw hostile attention from Sanctuaries outside Ireland.

First appears in chapter 3

An Elder of the Irish Sanctuary, stone-skinned fighter and longtime friend of Skulduggery. He distrusts political manoeuvring but takes his responsibility for protecting Ireland seriously.

First appears in chapter 8

The young Teleporter and Valkyrie's former boyfriend. Their relationship has ended, but he remains loyal to their shared friends and indispensable whenever an investigation must cross great distances quickly.

First appears in chapter 12

Valkyrie's friend and formidable swordswoman, still controlled by the Remnant that possessed her. She travels with Billy-Ray Sanguine and serves interests that expect Darquesse to emerge.

First appears in chapter 12

A hired killer able to move through earth and walls. His attachment to the Remnant-possessed Tanith has become more than a working arrangement, though neither of them is safe company.

First appears in chapter 33

The victorious ruler of a parallel world where the war never ended in his defeat. He governs through terror and overwhelming force, with sorcerers in power and mortal resistance driven underground.

First appears in chapter 35

In this parallel world, Nefarian Serpine survived and has reasons of his own to oppose Mevolent. He remains calculating and dangerous even when circumstances make limited cooperation possible.