Characters in Prince of Fools

Prince Jalan Kendeth

A cowardly, gambling, womanizing minor prince of Red March, tenth in line to the throne, who narrates the story.

Also in The Liar's Key, The Wheel of Osheim

Snorri ver Snagason

A serious, honest Norse warrior from the north who is magically bound to Jalan and travels the Broken Empire with him.

Also in The Liar's Key, The Wheel of Osheim

The Red Queen (Broken Empire)

Jalan's grandmother, one of the most feared rulers of the Broken Empire, who is waging a long secret war.

The Silent Sister (Broken Empire)

The Red Queen's sibling and greatest weapon, a hideous crone few can see and whose spell binds Jalan and Snorri.

Jorg Ancrath

The upstart prince from the Broken Empire trilogy whom Jalan encounters along the way.