Main characters ; Chung Tʻien () God of Fire, the King of Blaze with red hair, despite this, he has been known as a cold-hearted one among all the seven gods. His first reincarnation in the Tʻang dynasty is a red-haired and blue-eyed Caucasian blacksmith from the
Western Regions, he meets his twin flame Ssŭ-tʻu Fêng-chien in this life. Teles (Terlirice) Connelly Downey is his second reincarnation in contemporary era, a Dutch-American CEO based in New York City. According to the author, the physical appearance of this character was inspired by the Dutch-Swedish model
Marcus Schenkenberg. ; Chʻien Mei () God of Wind, a beautiful child with blond hair, he is blind, but can see the threads of fate. First time reincarnated as Ssŭ-tʻu Fêng-chien (), a famous fortune teller in the Tʻang dynasty, cross-dressed himself as a young lady for keeping a secret that he no longer grew up since the age of 13. Reincarnated in contemporary era as an American teenage psychic named Shannon Arden. He is Chung Tien's soulmate. ; Wei Yung-chʻien () A 19-year-old
Taiwanese-American girl living in New York City, who falls in love with Shang Hsüan. She is the reincarnation of the imperial princess Li Ying, a fictional character portrayed as the daughter of
Emperor Kao-tsung and
Empress Wu Tsê-tʻien, who, in turn is the reincarnation of Hua Chêng, the Goddess of Water.
Other characters ; You Hê () God of Lakes, Chung Tien's love rival. He is mortally wounded by Chung Tien during a fierce confrontation in Tang dynasty because of Chien Mei's reincarnation Ssŭ-tu Fêng-chien. He is the protagonist of the 3rd installment of ''The Seven Mirrors' Stories
series — The Story of Tan Yü'' (). ; Hao Yüeh () God of Thunder, reincarnated in the Tʻang dynasty as an imperial general and bodyguard of princess Li Ying, the two fall in love with each other. ; Shang Hsüan () God of Creation and Universe, the leader of the seven gods. He has a romantic relationship with Hua Chêng, the Goddess of Water. ; Ti Yün () God of Mountains, the only one that has healing ability apart from Shang Hsüan among the seven gods, and the most loyal one to Shang Hsüan. ; Flora Orr de Castel () A princess of a certain Central European
principality (originally an Arab princess of English-Arab descent named Flora Whitall in the first edition), Teles Connelly Downey's fiancée. She is the
incarnation of the Mirror of Water. ; Olive Contan () Teles Connelly Downey's secretary, has a crush on Teles, but Teles sees her as an elder sister. She was killed by Dore. ; Cygnus () Originally a reporter, later becomes Teles Connelly Downey's new secretary after the death of Olive Contan. ; Robert Fos () An American journalist and a close friend of Wei Yung-chien's father, who discovered the mausoleum of Li Ying in
Melancholic Princess. ; Frederic Don () Known as the most expensive killer, works for Teles Connelly Downey. ; Chüeh Wên () Wei Yung-chʻien's childhood friend, he has a cheerful personality. ; Dore () Princess Flora's bodyguard, he made a promise that will kill anyone who hurts Flora. ==List of volumes==