This is, and I fear, forever will be, work in progress. The majority of it is taken from the backs of the books, but I am adding to it gradually. You will find listed here most of the characters met in the books, and anyone of importance who is merely mentioned. I haven't the faintest idea why anyone would need this list (other than for twenty-questions on the forums), but there you go. It should be complete for View from the Mirror, but currently only the names listed at the back of Geomancer for WoE.
| Character | Description | Books |
| Aeolior | Ah, now that would be telling *grins*. | Mentioned only. |
| Alyz | Llian's younger sister. | Mentioned only. |
| Arinda bel Gorst | A smuggler and pirate. | DitM. |
| Asper | An Aachim healer, one of Tensor's company. | SotG, TotR, DitM. |
| Asrail | Ulice's daughter. | TotR. |
| Basia | A nurse in Thurkad. | TotR. |
| Basitor | A bitter Aachim who survived the sacking of Shazmack. Accompanies Tensor to Katazza. Part of the Llian Whumping Association (TM). | TotR, DitM. |
| Basunez | One of Karan's mad ancestors who built Carcharon and carried out forbidden experiments there. | DitM (in ghost form). |
| Benie | A cook's boy at Gothryme. | TotR, DitM, WbtW. |
| Benn | On the crew of a fishing boat. Brother of Fenn. | TotR. |
| Bindy | A messenger boy for Vanhe. Brutally murdered by Thyllan. | DitM. |
| Callam | Llian's older sister. | Mentioned only. |
| Calliat | A philosopher and mystic of ancient times. Set the Forty-Chrighms of Calliat, a series of linked enigmas and paradoxes. | Mentioned only. |
| Chaike | A man in the service of Yggur. | TotR. |
| Chert | One of the crew on the Dancing Goose. | TotR. |
| Cluffer | A Telt. | TotR. |
| Crace | A maid in the Mayor's house in Ashmode. | TotR. |
| Creeny | A crazy man Llian speaks to in Narne. | SotG. |
| Dabys | One of Mendark's messengers. | TotR. |
| Dacia bel Rance | Tallia's Aunt, and Deputy Governor of Bel Torrance. | DitM. |
| Dilman | A soldier in Yggur's first army. | DitM. |
| Dolodha | A timid messenger girl of Yggur. | VftM. |
| Dirhan | Customs officer in Sith. | SotG. |
| Elienor | A great heroine of the Aachim from the time when the Charon invaded Aachan. One of Karan's ancestors. | Mentioned only. |
| Ellami | A faellem woman, Hallal's sister. | WBtW. |
| Emmant | A half-Aachim librarian who concieved a violent lust for Karan and attacked her. Betrayed the Aachim, causing the downfall of Shazmak. | SotG, TotR. |
| Faelamor | Leader of the Faellem species who came to Santhenar soon after Rulke, to keep watch on the Charon and maintain the balance between the worlds. Bit of a grudge against Yalkara. Also slightly mad. | VftM. |
| Fenn | On the crew of a fishing boat. Brother of Benn. | TotR. |
| Galliad | Karan's father who was half-Aachim. Was killed when Karan was a child. | Mentioned only |
| Gend | One of the Ghashad. | SotG. |
| Gistel | Faelamor's underling in Sith. | SotG. |
| Gwossel Snu | A sargeant of Ashmode. | TotR. |
| Gyllias | The Recorder. Yalkara's hubby. | VftM. |
| Hallal | One of the Faellem. Long-time rival to Faelamor. | DitM, WBtW. |
| Hana | Maigraith's teacher when she was younger. | Mentioned only. |
| Hassien | Pender's wife. | SotG. |
| Hetla | The best pilot in Taranta. Though bling from birth, her sensitive talent gives her even better sight. | DitM. |
| I'sout | One of the Hlune elders. | TotR. |
| Idlis | Formerly weakest of the Whelm, was sent to hunt Karan and the Mirror. Also a healer. | VftM |
| Iennis | One of the Aachim. | TotR. |
| Jance | A young man who is Rulke's servant. | WBtW. |
| Japhit | A whelm. | TotR. |
| Jared | A soldier who speaks to Llian in Tullin. | SotG |
| Jark-un | Leader of a band of the Whelm (oh yeah, he's great on the guitar). Became a Ghashad. | VftM. |
| Jevi (Jevander) | Lilis' father, taken by a press gang and forced to work on an island. Has a bit of a thing for Tallia. | DitM, WBtW. |
| Karan | Full name Karan Elienor Melluselde Fyrn. She is a sensitive and also a Triune (Aachim on the fathers side and Faellem on the mothers). This gives her special powers which can be as much of a help as a hindrance. Got involved with the nasty business about the mirror. | Main character in VftM books. |
| Lilis | A street urchin in Thurkad. Befriended by Llian, rescued by Tallia, and now apprencticed Nadiril. Founder of the Anti-Llian Whumping Association (TM). | VftM |
| Llayis | Llian's father. | Mentioned only. |
| Llian of Chanthed | A Zain from Jepperand, he is also a master chronicler and a teller. Has a curiosity for the histories that would kill a cat with ninety lives, let alone nine. Also has a certain charm about him that makes people pick on him. Got involved with the nasty business about the mirror | Main character in VftM books. |
| Maigraith | An orphan brought up and trained by Faelamor for some unknown purpose (likely being to take over the world). She is a master of the Secret Art, and has an interesting eye colour only available to Charon and those with coloured contact lenses. I wonder what that means... | VftM. |
| Malien | An Aachim, also Rael's mother. Once consort of Tensors. Quite good leadership qualities, though bad taste in men. Or Aachim. Whatever. | VftM. |
| Malkin | The leader of a group of merchants in Thurkad. | TotR. |
| Master Chroniclers in Chanthed | Masters Quendrtyh, Laarni, and Cherith. | WBtW. |
| Maya | Torgen's wife. | SotG, DitM. |
| Mendark | The Magister for a thousand years (except at one point when another guy knocked him off his throne). Sponsored Llian at Chanthed, so Llian could write a Great Tale about him. Not that anyone would listen though. | VftM. |
| Nadiril | The head of the great library and a member of the council. | TotR, DitM, WBtW. |
| Nelissa | Prime Just on the Council. | SotG. |
| Osseion | The captain of Mendark's gaurd, a huge dark man. | VftM. |
| Old Sal | A clerk in the pursers office at the college of Chanthed. | A SotG. |
| P'seerol | A fisherman in Ganport. Likes playing jokes on people. | TotR. |
| Pender | A masterly sailor who carried Llian and Karan from Narne to Sith, and later to Thurkad. After the conclave he helped Karan and Shand escape and subsequently was hired by Mendark | VftM. |
| Pitlis | A great Aachim of the distant past, whose folly betrayed the great city of Tar Gaarn to Rulke and broke the power of the Aachim. The architect who built Tar Gaarn and Alcifer, and was slain by Rulke. | Mentioned only. |
| Praide | One of Gwossel Snu's constables. | TotR. |
| Quissan | A Ghashad. | TotR. |
| Qwelt | One of three people to attack Karan in the city of Preddle. The others were his mother and his brother. | SotG |
| Rachis | Karan's steward at Gothryme manor. | SotG, DitM, WBtW. |
| Rebban | A Ghashad. | TotR, DitM. |
| Ralah | The Autand of the academy in Saludith. | WBtW. |
| Rula | The magister before Mendark. She is ragarded as the greatest of all. | Mentioned only. |
| Rulke | A Charon of Aachan. He enticed Shuthdar to Aachan to make the golden flute. After the Clysm he was imprisoned in the Nightland. Tensor then accidently helped him to escape, so he once again tried to open WBtW. | VftM. |
| Rustible | One of the crew on the Waif. | TotR, DitM. |
| S'Courcy | Head honcho of Thurkad's criminal underworld. | TotR. |
| Selial | Leader of the Syndics in Shazmak. | SotG, TotR, DitM. |
| Shalah | A young Aachim woman, Xarah's twin. | TotR, DitM. |
| Shand | A friend of Karan's late father, Shand rescued Karan after the conclave, smuggled her out of Thurkad, and accompanied her on a trek all the way to Katazza in the middle of the Dry Sea. | VftM. |
| Shuthdar | An old human of Santhenar, the maker of the golden flute. After destroying the flute and himself, the Forbidding came down, closing WBtW. | Mentioned only. |
| Tallia bel Soon | Mendark's chief lieutenant. She is a mancer and a master of combat both with and without wepons. Comes from Crandor. Has a bit of a thing for Jevi. | VftM. |
| Tarlag | A Ghashad guard Llian knocks out outside of Narne. | SotG. |
| Special mention:- | Telliuliolelillallamammamor. How much does this name rock? (Faelamor used this as an alias). | TotR. |
| Tessariel | Also knwon as Tess. Captain of a fishing boat. | TotR, DitM. |
| Tensor | Leader of the Aachim. He saw it as his destiny to finally restore the Aachim and take revenge on Rulke, who betrayed and ruined them. Proud to the point of folly, and a bit of a nutcase. | VftM. |
| Thandiwe | A student at the College of Chanthed and a 'friend' of Llian's. | SotG, DitM, WBtW. |
| Thassel | A Ghashad. | TotR. |
| Thel | A very talented Aachim engineer. | TotR. |
| Thyllan | Warlord of Iagador and member of the council. Shoved Mendark off the throne for a while, but was humiliated by Maigraith in single combat. | SotG, TotR, DitM. |
| Torgen | Landlord of the inn in Tullin. | SotG, DitM. |
| Torgsted | One of Mendark's gaurd, a cheerful, reliable fellow. | SotG, DitM. |
| Trule | One of the Aachim. | TotR. |
| Trusco | Captian of the guards at the college of Chanthed. | SotG. |
| Turlew | Wistan's right hand man. | SotG, DitM. |
| Twillim | A little girl who works as a water carrier for Bel Gorst. | DitM. |
| Ulice | An old contact of Shand's in Thurkad. | TotR. |
| Vanhe | Formerly one of Yggur's mid-ranking officers, was forced to take command after all of Yggur's generals were killed. | DitM, WbtW. |
| Vartila | The leader of the band of Whelm. She remained Whelm and served Yggur while most of her people reverted to Ghashad. | VftM. |
| Vuula Fyrn | Karan's mother, a lyrist. She committed suicide soon after Karan's father, Galliad, was killed. | Mentioned only. |
| Wistan | The seventy-fourth Master of the College of Histories and of Chanthed. | The View fromt he Mirror. |
| Xarah | A young Aachim woman, twin of Shalah. | TotR, DitM. |
| Yalkara | The last of the three Charon who came to Santhenar. She took the Mirror and used it to find a warp in the Forbidding and fled Santh, leaving the Mirror behind. | WbtW |
| Yetchah | A young Whelm woman who hunted Llian from Chanthed to Tullin. She became Ghashad and harbours a hopeless passion for Rulke. | VftM. |
| Yggur | A great and powerful mancer and sworn enemy of Mendark.Yggur hates and fears Rulke from the time Rulke possessed him before he was imprisoned in the Nightland. | VftM. |
| Walf | Karan and Maigraith's guide to Fiz Gorgo. | SotG. |
| Zareth | A Hlune in the service of Yggur. | TotR. |
| Zophy | Llian's mother. | Mentioned only. |
| Character | Description | Books |
| Asple | A battle scarred sargeant and hero of the wars with the Lyrinx. | Geomancer. |
| Barkus | Deceased master crafter of controllers at the manufactory, uncle of Irisis. | Mentioned only. |
| Besant | A lyrinx matriarch (Wise Mother). She is a master of the Art, especially in relation to flying. | Geomancer. |
| Coeland | Matriarch (Wise Mother) of the lyrinx in Kalissin. | Geomancer. |
| Cryl-Nish Hlar | A former scribe, a prober in secret and a reluctant artificer, generally known as Nish (pipsqueak). I prefer to call him Squirt myself. | Geomancer. |
| Eiryn Muss | Halfwit; an air-moss grower and harmless pervert. | Geomancer. |
| Fistila Tyr | A pregnant artificer in the manufactory. | Geomancer. |
| Flammas | A mancer. Ullii spent years in his dungeon. | Geomancer. |
| Fluuni | Older sister of Jiini; Haani's aunt. | Geomancer. |
| Flyn | An irascible miner. | Geomancer. |
| Fyn-Mah | The querist at Tiksi. The chief of the muncipal intelligence bureau. | Geomancer. |
| Gi-Had | Overseer of the manufactory. | Geomancer. |
| Gol | A lazy sweeper boy. | Geomancer. |
| Gryste | An angry foreman at the manufactory. He has a nigah habit. | Geomancer. |
| Haani | A girl of 8 living near lake Kalissin with her mother and aunts. | Geomancer. |
| Irisis Stirm | A senior artisan at the manufactory; niece of Barkus. | Geomancer. |
| Jal-Nish Hlar | The perquisitor (provincial inquisitor) of Einunar; Nish's father. | Geomancer. |
| Jiini | Haani's mother. | Geomancer. |
| Joeyn (Joe) | An old miner, adept at finding crystal. Tiaan's friend. | Geomancer. |
| Ky-Ara | An overly emotional clanker operator. | Geomancer. |
| Lex | The day guard at the crystal mine. | Geomancer. |
| Liett | A lyrinx with unarmoured skin and no chameleon ability; a talented flesh-former. | Geomancer. |
| Luxor | A conciliatory Aachim clan leader. | Geomancer. |
| Lyssa | Jiini's younger sister, Haani's aunt. | Geomancer. |
| Marnie | Tiaan's mother, a prize breeder of children. | Geomancer. |
| Matron | The woman in charge of the breeding factory at Tiksi. | Geomancer. |
| Minis | A young Aachim man of high stature; foster-son of Vithis. Tiaan's dream lover. Quite literally. | Geomancer. |
| M'lainte | The renowned mechanician; in charge of balloon contrsuction. | Geomancer. |
| Mul-Lym | The apothek at the manufactory. | Geomancer. |
| Myssu | A legendary, bare-breasted heroine of revolutionary times. | Geomancer. |
| Nod | The doorman at the manufactory. | Geomancer. |
| (The) Nylatl | A viscious and malicious creature created by Ryll and Liett's flesh-forming. | Geomancer. |
| Pur-Did | The shooter on Ky-Ara's clanker. | Geomancer. |
| Rahnd | The shooter on Simmo's clanker. | Geomancer. |
| Ranii Mhel | An examiner; formidable mother of Nish. | Geomancer. |
| Rustina | A red-haired sargeant. An expert climber with a profound hatred of the lyrinx. | Geomancer. |
| Ruzia | The old, blind healer at the manufactory. | Geomancer. |
| Ryll | An ostracised wingless lyrinx; a talented flesh-former. Chased/carried Tiaan all the way to Kalissin. | Geomancer. |
| Simmo | A clanker operator. | Geomancer. |
| S'lound | A soldier who travels with Nish in the baloon. | Geomancer. |
| Tiaan Liise-Mar | A young artisan; a visual thinker and talented controller-maker. Main character. Bit of a whiner. | Geomancer. |
| Tirior | An Aachim clan leader. | Geomancer. |
| Tul-Kin | The healer at the manufactory; a drunk. | Geomancer. |
| Tuniz | A senior artificer at the manufactory. | Geomancer. |
| Ullii | A seeker so hypersensitive that she is unable to go outside, or among people. For some odd reason she likes the way Nish smells. | Geomancer. |
| Vithis | Minis's foster-father; an Aachim fron Aachan. The head of Inthis First Clan. | Geomancer. |
| Xervish Flydd | The scrutator (spymaster and master inquisitor) for Einunar. | Geomancer. |
