Characters
- Cara - A young girl whose grandmother gives her an Amulet to get into Luster. Raised on the run by her grandmother, who is a "Wanderer" between our world and Luster.
- Lightfoot - A unicorn prince who Cara meets soon after she arrives in Luster. He helps Cara get to Summerhaven to see the Queen.
- The Dimblethum - A bearlike person. The Dimblethum saves Cara from a goblin-like Delver as soon as she arrives in Luster. He also assists her on her journey to see the unicorn Queen.
- Thomas the Tinker - A man who drives a wagon that can fold up in his pocket. He has a remarkable talent for fixing things. He encounters Cara and her friends during their journey.
- Firethroat - A dragon who gives Cara the gift of tongues. Wise and philosophical.
- Old One - The Queen of the Unicorns and lives in Summerhaven. She is also known as Arabella Skydancer.
- Squijum - A funny looking animal(looks a bit like a monkey and squirrel mixed together)who is always comical with Cara and those with her.
- Ivy Morris - Cara's grandmother, also known as The Wanderer.
- Delvers - Goblin-like creatures who live underground, and hate daylight light. They are the sworn enemies of the unicorns.
- Beloved - Cara's paternal grandmother, several generations past, who has a piece of Unicorn horn in her heart. She hates all unicorns because the piece of unicorn horn is constantly causing her pain, and constantly healing her, which makes her immortal.
- Ian Hunter - Cara's father. Cara's father is a Hunter, and therefore one of Beloved's descendants. He works for Beloved and hates unicorns as a result.
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