Character List
- Liadan: Youngest child of Red and Sorcha, with the gift of Sight and the ability to resist the Fair Folk.
- Niamh: Sorcha and Red's oldest child.
- Sean: Brother to Niamh, twin of Liadan. Only heir to Sevenwaters. He and Liadan can speak directly mind to mind.
- Liam: Eldest brother of Sorcha. Liam is the current Lord of Sevenwaters.
- Conor: Brother to Sorcha, now leader of the Druids.
- Finbar: Brother to Sorcha, he was left with a swans wing as an arm at the end of Daughter of the Forest.
- Painted Man aka Bran: Mercenary for hire with a dedicated band of followers. In actuality, son of John and Margery of Harrowfield, originally named John
- Sorcha: Sister to Liam, Diarmid, twins Cormack and Conor, Finbar and Padriac and daughter of Lord Colum of Sevenwaters. Wife to Iubdan
- Iubdan: Husband of Sorcha, formerly Hugh of Harrowfield, British lord and ruler of Harrowfield. Goes by "Red" or "the Big Man."
- Ciarán: A young druid, in actuality the son of Lord Colum and the Lady Oonagh, he falls in love with Niamh.
- Fionn: A chieftain's son of the Uí Néill, he weds Niamh and abuses her.
- Eamonn: Grandson of Seamus Redbeard, Lord of Sídhe Dubh. Pursues Liadan as a wife, even after learning of Johnny's conception.
- Aisling: Eamonn's younger sister, betrothed to Sean.
- Janis: The kitchen woman, a tinker woman who settled at Severwaters. Known as "Fat Janis" in Daughter of the Forest. One of the few characters to appear in all three books of the trilogy
- Evan: The smith in the Band of the Painted Man, Liadan with the help of the Chief removed his injured arm and attempts to save his life.
- Gull: Member of the Band of the Painted Man, second in command and Bran's best friend, brings Liadan into the camp of the Painted Man to attempt to save the Evan the smith
- Snake: Member of the Band of the Painted Man, third in command
- Dog: Member of the Band of the Painted Man, Liadan mercifully ends his life after Eamonn's men leave him mortally wounded on the road
- Spider: Member of the Band of the Painted Man
- Otter: Member of the Band of the Painted Man
- Rat: Member of the Band of the Painted Man, he takes care of Johhny when Liadan and Johhny are with the band of the Painted Man
- Padriac: Sorcha's youngest brother. He became a seaman and travelled the world.
- Johnny: Liadan and Bran's son
- Fiacha: A raven given to Laidan by Ciarán who follows her everywhere.
- Danny Walker: A tinker (relative of Janis) from Kerry, he plays the pipes at Sorcha's funeral
- Margery: Bran's mother who is killed by bandits and leaves little Johnny hidden under the floorboards
- Rory: The man who finds Bran as a 3 year old hidden under the floorboards, he abuses him and Bran kills him at the age of 9.
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