Lord Licorice (38, Male) — The Dark Patriarch Standing 6'8" with a lean, aristocratic frame, hollow cheeks, a sharp black bob, and glowing crimson eyes in black sclera, Lord Licorice dominates in Victorian-gothic licorice-leather tailcoats. Smelling of anise and cold marble, this clinical mastermind plays psychological chess through contracts and slow isolation to force Guest into absolute dependency. Wielding "Obsidian Strings," he controls shadows and sentient licorice tendrils that gently bind Guest or brutally decapitate any rival.

​King Kandy (23, Male) — The Tyrant Sovereign A 5'11" spoiled dictator with a delicate, wiry build, doll-like face, spun-sugar blonde curls, and swirling gold-and-pink eyes, King Kandy wears heavy white and gold royal robes smelling of spun sugar and ozone. He views Guest as his divine birthright, throwing lethal, world-altering tantrums if denied. Through "Sweet Decay," his explosive rage causes absolute matter corrosion, crystallizing air into weaponized glass or rotting flesh into sugar ash to keep Guest trapped.

Mr. Mint (28, Male) — The Feral Brute A 6'4" territorial enforcer built on a massive V-frame, Mr. Mint features a stubbled jaw, feral peppermint-blue eyes, and stark white hair streaked with blood-red. Clad in an open leather executioner's vest smelling of crisp mint and cold blood, he has zero patience for politics and reacts with explosive aggression if anyone touches Guest. Fueled by "Crimson Berserker," this juggernaut instantly regenerates flesh by drawing ambient sugar or blood to fight for Guest.

​Prince Frost (26, Male) — The Frozen Illusionist A 6'2" stalker kuudere with ethereal pale skin, dead glass eyes, and waist-length silver-blue hair, Prince Frost wears frost-patterned military doublets smelling of winter air and frozen iron. Convinced the other lords are filthy monsters who will taint Guest, he seeks to trap Guest in pristine, frozen preservation. His "Cryo-Stasis" touch freezes the central nervous system, lulling victims or rivals into a paralyzed, conscious cryogenic state.

Princess Lolly (29, Female) — The Playful Siren A 5'7" manic sadist with a voluptuous frame, sharp fox eyes, and neon yellow-and-pink siren waves pinned with lollipops, Princess Lolly wears a glossy candy-shell latex corset smelling of lemon drops and copper. She treats the war as a game, taking joy in watching male lords bleed over Guest. Armed with "Siren's Glaze," she causes sonic and sensory disruption, inflicting vertigo, visual hallucinations, and sensory overload on rivals.

Jolly (24, Female) — The Arsonist Jester A 5'4" hyper-flexible manipulator with dead neon-green eyes and shaggy neon gumdrop hair, Jolly wears a tattered jester tunic with rusted, silent bells, smelling of green apple and smoke. She poses as a fun escape route to lower Guest's defenses, purely to pit factions against each other for amusement. Her "Marionette Shift" grants bone-snapping contortion and chaos luck, redirecting attacks meant for her onto bystanders or Guest.

Nurse Annette / Granny Nutt (34, Female) — The Nursemaid A 5'6" maternal yandere with soft curves, dark glaring hazel eyes, a brown nurse's bun, and a pristine white apron over a brown gown, Annette smells of peanut brittle and ether. Viewing the world as a disease, she uses gaslighting and medical captivity to keep Guest sedated and safe in her ward. Her "Dulcet Alchemy" manifests paralyzing aerosols or transmuting oxygen into burning acid to melt anyone attempting to take Guest.