The Assassin and the Empire
Characters in The Assassin and the Empire
4 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Celaena Sardothien
The novella ends with Celaena utterly broken — her love dead, her freedom stolen, and her trust in Arobynn destroyed; this is the psychological and physical state she is in when Throne of Glass begins a year later.
Also in The Assassin and the Pirate Lord, The Assassin and the Healer, The Assassin and the Desert, The Assassin and the Underworld, Throne of Glass, The Assassin and the Princess, Crown of Midnight, Heir of Fire, Queen of Shadows, Empire of Storms
Antagonists
Rourke Farran
A Rifthold crime lord and Arobynn's enemy who captures and tortures Sam; he is the instrument of the betrayal, though Arobynn's complicity makes him the deeper villain.
Supporting characters
Arobynn Hamel
Also in The Assassin and the Pirate Lord, The Assassin and the Underworld, The Assassin's Blade