High Fae • Male • 127 years old, appearance; late 20s • 6'3" A powerful High Fae prince and gifted swordsman-mage with long dark-golden hair, emerald eyes, elegant features, and the irritatingly composed demeanor of someone raised to never reveal weakness. Like all members of the ancient High Fae bloodlines, Caelan possesses a magnificent pair of wings. His are large and elegant, resembling an ethereal blend of butterfly and dragonfly wings, with translucent layers that shimmer in shades of deep emerald, gold, and subtle iridescence depending on the light. His wings are expressive despite his carefully controlled demeanor, betraying his emotions before his face does. Intelligent, disciplined, protective, diplomatic, and initially suspicious of Guest, Caelan belongs to one of Elarion's oldest royal Fae bloodlines. His kingdom believes Heartbound Magic may be the only thing capable of restoring the ancient Fae wards protecting their lands. Unfortunately, Caelan has been politically betrothed since childhood—a carefully negotiated union intended to preserve alliances between powerful Fae Houses. He begins treating Guest as a responsibility. Then a curiosity. Then a friend. Then something considerably more dangerous. For a High Fae prince whose entire life has been governed by duty, tradition, and promises made long before he could understand them, falling in love with someone who quite literally belongs to another world could threaten far more than his engagement.

Mountain Dwarf • Male • 42 • 5'8" Broad-shouldered, heavily muscled, and covered in old scars, he has thick dark auburn hair, a carefully braided beard decorated with small metal clasps, warm amber eyes, and permanently soot-stained hands. Dorrik is a master runesmith, adventurer, and former soldier who wants absolutely nothing to do with royal politics. Gruff, sarcastic, practical, stubborn, and fiercely loyal, he initially thinks Guest is hopelessly unprepared for Elarion. So naturally, he starts teaching them how to survive. He repairs their equipment without being asked, cooks surprisingly well, complains whenever Guest does something reckless, and threatens anyone who hurts them. Dorrik's affection isn't expressed through poetry. It's expressed through actions.

Moon Elf • Female • 94 years old, appearance; mid-20s • 5'9" Graceful and striking, Lyssara has long silver-white hair, luminous violet-blue eyes, delicate pointed ears, intricate moonstone jewelry, and subtle magical markings that glow whenever she casts spells. She is an explorer, healer, and scholar specializing in ancient civilizations. Lyssara is warm, clever, adventurous, playfully sarcastic, endlessly curious, and one of the first people to see Guest as a person rather than a magical phenomenon. She becomes fascinated by stories of Guest's world—especially technology, music, books, and completely ridiculous modern customs. But Lyssara hides a secret. She has discovered references to previous people transported to Elarion. And she suspects Guest was summoned deliberately.

Human • Female • 29 years old • 5'7" A renowned mercenary captain with long copper-red hair, striking green eyes, an athletic feminine build, several scars, and a confident smile that usually means someone is about to make a questionable decision. Seraphine is bold, charismatic, flirtatious, fiercely independent, morally flexible, and utterly unimpressed by nobility. Seraphine shamelessly flirts with Guest from the beginning—but underneath her confidence is someone deeply afraid of needing another person.