Lord Oswain Hardy
Lord Hardy is ailing, old and enfeebled, but still the Lord of House Hardy.
Lady Celia Hardy
Lady Celia Hardy is Oswain’s second wife.
Ser Godfrey Hardy
Lord Oswain's youngest brother
Maester Sewell
House Oswain's resident Maester
Ser Anders Tollet, Captain of the Guard
Brother to Lady Celia
Edlyn Martyn
Lady Celia's daughter by her first husband
Lady Emelyn Hardy
Lord Oswain's first wife, she has been dead for 16 years.
Gavrin Hardy
Elder son to Ser Godfrey Hardy, and brother to Syndra Hardy
Trey Hardy
Younger son to Ser Godfrey Hardy, and brother to Syndra Hardy
Minor Hardy Characters
Crastow
A guard at Holdfast Castle (a sergeant)
Todd
A male servant at Holdfast Castle
Rhik
A male servant at Holdfast Castle
Odette
Landlady of the Goose and Gander in Holdfast Town
Arney
the half-witted potboy at the Goose and Gander in Holdfast Town
House Draupaud
Lord Steffan Draupaud
Younger son of Lord Dustin of Barrowlands and now Lord Draupaud.
Lady Clementa Draupaud
His wife
Septa Aloise
Clementa's former nurse and tutor, she now acts in the role to the girls and younger Draupaud children.
Ser Tomas Prinksett, Captain of the Guard
Ser Tomas is a grizzled, older man, who comes from Barrowtown.
Marshend
Yuanna
Works at the Song and Sheep, a tavern in Marshend owned by Gabriel
Old Bartic
A recluse who lives (and dies) in an old cottage on the edge of Marshend (see the game log Marshend: An Unexpected Visitor)
Septon
Adon
The Septon's boy servant, he is in training to become a Septon himself
Septa Mariam
A mysterious acquaintance of Evan Tamm, the mercenary.
Others
Ser Herys Bolton
A member of the family of the Boltons of the Dreadfort, and a cruel and vicious man.
Eryk Bolton
The oldest son son Ser Herys Bolton
Ser Deryll Ryswell
A member of the family of Ryswell of the Rills.