• Riese (
Christine Chatelain) – daughter of Empress Kara and King Ulric of Eleysia, a fugitive since Amara's coup. • Fenrir (Tundra) – Riese's companion, a wolf, formerly of the royal bodyguard. • The Narrator (
Amanda Tapping,
Riese: Kingdom Falling only) • Empress Amara (
Sharon Taylor) – cousin of the late queen. She was a baroness until she aided the Sect in slaughtering members of the royal family, thus establishing herself as the Empress of Eleysia. • Magister Herrick (
Ben Cotton) – senior magister of the Sect, he leads the hunt for Riese. • Trennan (
Patrick Gilmore) – a mid-ranking Sect member, liaison between Empress Amara and the Sect. Though Trennan must assist Herrick, he finds his methods unnecessarily cruel. • Rand (
Ryan Robbins) – leader of the Resistance. • Garin (
Alessandro Juliani) – tactical commander of the Resistance. • Aliza (
Emilie Ullerup) – Rand's second in command, and the de facto general of the Resistance army. She plans to use the Resistance army to establish a people's government. • Marlise (
Allison Mack) – an ambitious, sadistic and manipulative member of the Sect. • Ritter – Original founder of the Sect, supposedly chosen by Goddess Sonne herself. He was the first to have the holy artifacts of the Sect fused to his body. Is said to have perished centuries ago. • Arkin – Previous Prince of Eleysia, and brother of Riese. Was believed killed in the coup that was organized by Amara and the Sect. It is later revealed that he survived the coup. • Kara – Previous Empress of Eleysia. Was killed in the coup that was organized by her cousin, Amara, and the Sect. • Ulric – Previous King of Eleysia. Was killed in the coup that was organized by his wife's cousin, Amara, and the Sect. • The Sect – This enigmatic group, now the official religion of Eleysia, is as powerful as it is merciless. Worshipping the Goddess Sonne, they believe the end of the world is coming, and the only path to salvation is eliminating all those who refuse to follow their path. They orchestrated the coup against the previous rulers of Eleysia to place the
Anointed One on the throne, using Amara as a puppet to act temporarily as empress.Sect members are infamous for the strange relics that are affixed to both their clothing and skin. According to their lore, these holy artifacts bring them closer to their Goddess, Sonne. • The Resistance – a group whose goal is to reverse Amara's conquest of Eleysia and its surrounding countries. ==Web series (2009)==