Queen Asalah of Al Hani: demon in disguise, plotting to murder the king and replace him, slain by the Hunter (Chapter 25)
Captain Al-Zahar: captain of the queen’s guard, loyal to the throne regardless of who sits on it, warrior without a war, slain by the Hunter (Chapter 27)
Nasnaz the Great: warrior king, first al-Malek of Al Hani, the Hunter in a former life (Chapter 27)
The Sage: shadowy figure mentioned by Toramin and Garanis in in Darkblade Outcast, again mentioned by Queen Asalah (Chapter 27)
Samia: First Concubine to the al-Malek, Queen Asalah’s lover, complicit in the plot to replace the al-Malek, slain by Captain Al-Zahar (Chapter 29)
Graeme: alchemist, lover of erotic poems and romances, member of the information-collecting Hidden Circle, the Hunter’s only “friend” in Voramis (Chapter 30—see Darkblade Assassin)
Ash: desert pony, swift and sturdy, Hailen’s new mount (Chapter 51)
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