The 8-year-old only daughter of King Byron and Queen Fran never thinks about being next in line for the throne. Instead, she goes on adventures with her stuffed pig Ophelia. She is highly critical of the weirdness she notices in the adults of Winkeldorf.

The disgraced son of a proud Dragon family, Fizzles can’t seem to scrounge up any stolen treasure, the sole measure of worth to his kind. Instead, he is a constant pest to the neighboring kingdom of WInkeldorf.

The self-important protector of Castle Winkeldorf seeks to win the eye of the Queen and take the place of his employer, the King.

The lord of Castle Winkeldorf. A doting father to Pildred but a less-than-doting ruler to his peasantry.

The strong and beautiful matriarch of Winkeldorf keeps her husband from running the kingdom completely into the ground, but longs for a break from the burden of leadership.

Sir Bastion’s steed isn’t so much “trusty” as he is wearily contemptuous of his rider’s constant bluster. Nevertheless he fulfills his duty uncomplainingly…maybe he is trusty after all.