Light or Dark, nobles or commoners, don't be fooled by labels. People from the empire are all just as cut-throat as each other...
The character are ordered according to their social status (high nobility, low nobility, commoners) and political affiliation (Light, Dark, other). They are also designated as POV character, important secondary character, minor secondary character, and background character (dead characters or characters just mentioned).
High nobility
The high nobility, the most arrogant and entitled of them all...
Characters whose House rules an Estate.
Light
The rulers of the Light faction. The 'good guys' caring for the poor and the oppressed, all wishing to outlaw dangerous magic for the good of the empire. All lies and propaganda of course.
House of Alyssenne
Lady Annabelle Alyssenne, the POV character of
Book 1: Rituals of Blood and Power
Lady-Consort Léonie Alyssenne, background character
Lord Justinien Alyssenne, background character
Lady-Consort Joséphine Alyssenne, background character
Lord Matthieu Alyssenne, background character
Lady Hortense Alyssenne, background character
House of Ylucianie
Lord Consul Xénophène Ylucianie, important secondary character
Lord Ylucianie's wife, background character
Lord Ylucianie's daughter, background character
House of Kolinesse
Lady Thaïsse Kolinesse, minor secondary character
Heir Isidore Kolinesse, important secondary character
House of Irinalesse
Lord Nathanaël Irinalesse, important secondary character
House of Zériesse
Lord Hippolyte Zériesse, minor secondary character
Lord-Consort Quentin Zériesse, minor secondary character
Heir Jérôme Zériesse, important secondary character
Other Houses
Sieur Cyril Blissenne, minor secondary character
Lady Dinarie, minor secondary character
Lord Rianie, minor secondary character
Lord Larisse, minor secondary character
Lord Faunisse, minor secondary character
Lord Rémi Scranenne, minor secondary character
Dark
The rulers of the Dark faction. The 'bad guys' pretending to defend everyone's freedom to use all types of magic, yet only resisting control so that they can carry out their human sacrifice in peace.
House of Lyrienne
Lord Véridice Lyrienne, important secondary character
Lord Rénice Lyrienne, background character
Sieur Peregrine Lyrienne, minor secondary character
House of Malinesse
Lord Eustache Malinesse, minor secondary character
Heir Domitien Malinesse, minor secondary character
Heiress Consort Obéline Malinesse, minor secondary character
Scion Alisandre Malinesse, important secondary character
House of Veinianie
Lady Veinianie, background character
Lady-Consort Veinianie, background character
Heiress Madeleine Veinianie, important secondary character
x Astride Veinianie, background character
House of Émorie
Lord Damien Émorie, background character
Sieur Laurent Émorie, important secondary character
Other Houses
Lord Terrence Blissenne, minor secondary character
Lord Saniesse, minor secondary character
Lord Clorisse, background character
Other
The undecided, unwilling to commit to any parti and only caring about their own interests.
Lord Consul Gervaise Cracinesse, important secondary character
Scion Filénie, minor secondary character
Low nobility
The low nobility, all embittered at their loss of influence and unable to get over it even centuries later...
Characters whose House used to rule an Estate but who got chased away from it.
Sieur Adrien Nolane, important secondary character
Heir Clarence Drissenne, important secondary character
Commoners
The pitiful commoners, submitted to the will of the nobility by their lack of power, yet always fomenting rebellions...
From the Estate of Alyssenne
Goodwoman Béatrice Watron, important secondary character
Goodman Florian Sélinon, minor secondary character
Goodwoman Clémentine Watron, background character
From Arianie
Élise Sartoi, minor secondary character
Orphanage matron, minor secondary character
François, minor secondary character
From other Estates
Goodwoman Rosalie Gauthier, minor secondary character
Before the creation of the empire
Our glorious ancestors, thanks to whom our Houses have reached previously unimaginable height of glory...
Heiress Éldorine Alyssenne, the POV character of
Short Story: Deathly Flowers
Heir Lyrienne, important secondary character
Lady Oriane Merisse, the POV character for many of those worldbuilding articles.
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