The Wicked King
Characters in The Wicked King
11 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Jude Duarte
The mortal power behind the throne of Elfhame, fighting to hold her hidden authority.
Also in The Cruel Prince, The Lost Sisters, The Queen of Nothing, How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories, A Conspiracy of Charming Monsters
Antagonists
Prince Cardan
The High King of Elfhame, bound to Jude's will yet forever slipping her leash.
Also in The Cruel Prince, The Lost Sisters, The Queen of Nothing, How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories
Madoc (Elfhame)
Redcap Grand General of Elfhame and Jude's adoptive father, who presses her to turn against Cardan and align with the Undersea.
Also in The Cruel Prince, The Queen of Nothing, A Conspiracy of Charming Monsters
Nicasia
Princess of the Undersea and Orlagh's daughter, who presses her mother's claim on Cardan and on Elfhame.
Orlagh
Queen of the Undersea, whose demands on the land court drive the book's central threat of war.
Balekin Greenbriar
Cardan's imprisoned eldest brother, who keeps working against the throne from captivity.
Locke (Elfhame)
A faerie courtier appointed Master of Revels, who delights in staging trouble at Jude's expense.
Supporting characters
Taryn Duarte
Jude's mortal twin sister, whose own ambitions at court put her loyalty in doubt.
Also in The Cruel Prince, The Lost Sisters, The Queen of Nothing
Prince Oak
Jude's young adoptive brother and the true heir to Elfhame, the reason she holds the throne at all.
Cardan Greenbriar
Also in The Cruel Prince, The Queen of Nothing
Vivienne
Also in The Cruel Prince, The Queen of Nothing