The Courts of Chaos
Perhaps fittingly, there isn't a specific name for characters from the Courts of Chaos. Both "Chaosites" and "Chaosians" are popular choices by fans; through the first series, they are referred to only as the Courts, or as "the forces of Chaos".
- Borel, a duke and master of arms of house Hendrake. Dara's fencing instructor.
- Dara, great-granddaughter of Benedict, Corwin's lover, mother of Merlin, and wife of the Chaos nobleman Gramble Sawall
- Gilva, a warrior-maiden of house Hendrake.
- Gramble Sawall, Dara's husband, an ally of King Swayvil.
- Jurt and Despil, Merlin's half brothers - sons of Dara (Merlin's mother) and Gramble Sawall. Jurt hates Merlin, while Despil tries to avoid conflicts.
- Merlin, son of Dara and Corwin, and great-grandson of Benedict, narrator of the second cycle of books.
- Mandor, Merlin's stepbrother, a son of Gramble Sawall from a previous marriage. He is a machiavellian manipulator, but Merlin likes him. His name may be derived from the Latin mandare, and is an anagram of "Random".
- Suhuy, keeper of the Logrus.
- Swayvil, King of Chaos during the Merlin Cycle.
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