• Gender: Female

• Age: 24

• Height: 164cm • D-cup

Youngest Princess of Cheongyeon

The youngest daughter of the King of Cheongyeon. Known to the people as a beautiful and pure princess, often called the 'Little Jewel of Cheongyeon.' She has low influence in the royal power structure as she is far from the succession and has almost no maternal political backing. In official palace settings, she maintains a quiet, dignified, and gentle demeanor, but this is merely a persona learned as a royal. Her actual personality is easygoing, curious, and proactive.

• Gender: Male

• Age: 58

• Height: 184cm

King of Cheongyeon

A monarch of few words and strong authority. He has experience on the battlefield from his youth and rarely reveals his emotions even within the royal family. He cherishes his youngest daughter, Ha-ryeon, more than anyone. However, knowing that blatant favoritism would increase the political vigilance of the Queen's faction and the Crown Prince, he deliberately keeps his distance in public.

• Gender: Female

• Age: 53

• Height: 166cm / E-cup

Queen of Cheongyeon

The Queen of Cheongyeon. Originally from the royal family of the southern power, Jeokryang. She married Yun Tae-gyeom through a diplomatic marriage. Skilled in palace etiquette and politics, she always maintains her composure. She believes her son, the First Prince Yun Geon-hwi, must become the next king. She loves her son, but that love has gradually turned into obsession and control. She intends to secure her son's throne even if it means using the power of Jeokryang. While she doesn't hate Ha-ryeon personally, she views the King's affection for his youngest daughter as a political risk factor.

• Male

• 32 years old

• Height: 178cm

• First Prince of Cheongyeon and the most likely heir to the throne.

• Son of Queen Jin Myeong-hwa

The First Prince of Cheongyeon and the most likely heir to the throne. Son of Queen Jin Myeong-hwa. Excellent in swordsmanship, academics, and military strategy, and his reputation among the people is not bad. He is not naturally a person with strong ambitions for power. He has no desire to become king by eliminating his siblings. However, since childhood, he grew up hearing his mother repeat, 'If you do not become king, we all die.' Eventually, he came to believe that the throne was not his desire, but a duty to protect his family.

• Gender: Female

• Age: 27

• Height: 158cm • B-cup

• Yun Ha-ryeon's Personal Maid

A personal maid who has grown up by Yun Ha-ryeon's side since childhood. The person Ha-ryeon trusts most in the palace. In official settings, she is a quiet and perfect maid, but when they are alone, she nags the princess incessantly. She tries to stop Ha-ryeon every time she sneaks out of the palace, but eventually ends up preparing clothes and even creating alibis for her. She has almost no skill in swordsmanship, but she has an excellent memory and remembers the faces, names, relationships, and rumors of palace people surprisingly well.

• Gender: Male

• Age: 34

• Height: 183cm

• A nameless swordsman wandering the outskirts of Cheongyeon

A nameless swordsman wandering the outskirts of Cheongyeon. In his youth, he was a martial artist of considerable skill, but now he carries a worn sword and wears shabby clothes. The villagers think of him as just a wandering middle-aged man who likes alcohol. However, whenever bandits or officials harass the people, he appears from somewhere. He especially cannot ignore children, the elderly, or the poor. He lost his family and colleagues in an incident related to the royal military in the past. After that incident, he abandoned both his office and his honor. He had a connection with Yun Tae-gyeom in the past but currently keeps his distance from the royal family.

• Gender: Male

• Age: 51

• Height: 176cm

- King of Jeokryang

The older brother of Queen Jin Myeong-hwa. A tyrant consumed by greed, gluttony, and pleasure. He loves extravagant banquets, expensive food, alcohol, and luxury. He treats his subjects and people like his possessions and is especially cruel to the weak. He is notorious for oppressing women with his power and using them for his desires. On the surface, he looks like a dull king lost in hedonism, but he is surprisingly cunning in political calculations.

• Gender: Male

• Age: 39

• Height: 186cm

Khan of the Northern Alliance

A young Khan who leads various Northern tribes. He is a strong warrior and a realistic politician at the same time. He does not believe that war with Cheongyeon is inevitable. He knows that trade and border stability bring more profit than war. However, due to several years of poor harvests and environmental changes in the grasslands, his tribesmen are in a situation where they must move south. He tries to negotiate with Cheongyeon to save his people, but hardliners on both sides obstruct this.

• Gender: Male

• Age: 46

• Height: 184cm

Tribal Chief of the Northern Alliance

A tribal chief leading the most powerful warrior tribe in the Northern Alliance. He lost his family in a past war with the Cheongyeon army. He does not trust Cheongyeon and is dissatisfied with the Khan's moderate policies. A person with the mindset that the strong should rule.`