Notes: THIS IS NOT A CHAPTER. SO, IF YOU JUST WANT TO KEEP READING THE STORY, CLICK AHEAD TO THE NEXT CHAPTER. Instead, this is a character compilation for named characters from chapters 1-10. It is my intention to have one of these every ten chapters or so. I'll always upload a chapter at the same time as I upload one of these.

If you have any suggestions for other layouts for character compilations, I'd be glad to hear them. Otherwise, I'll stick with "Name: Description" and alphabetical order.

CHARACTER COMPILATION #1

Alexis: A 15 year old Hylian girl with black hair and green eyes. She worked for Lord Emit as an assassin after being trained to do so and given revenge against the killer who murdered her family. Feels incredible guilt about the murders she committed on behalf of her lord. Initial Appearance: Chapter 9.

Alice: A 26 year old Hylian woman with blond hair and blue eyes. She lives in Ordon and is Link's loving older sister who raised him from infancy. She works at the village store. Initial Appearance: Chapter 1.

Arlon: A young brown-haired Sheikah who answers directly to Princess Zelda. Despite appearances, the two consider each other friends. He mainly deals with stealth situations. He was the one who introduced Link to Zelda. Initial Appearance: Chapter 8.

Arnie: A large Hylian man who runs Arnie's Amazing Archery Activities, an archery game shop in Castle City. He was entrusted with the Arrow of Light to give to the one who could beat the "impossible" difficulty on the swinging targets. Initial Appearance: Chapter 8.

Aurora: The current spirit of the Sword of Souls. She takes the form of a 19 year old girl with ever shifting colored hair and eyes. She loves combat and has a sense of humor that meshes nicely with Link's. She gets along very well with Link and cares about him deeply. Only those with exceptionally strong souls can see and hear her. Initial Appearance: Chapter 5.

Avery: An 18 year old human boy from a foreign land with brown hair and brown eyes. He wields a scythe blade attached to a chain. He helped Link capture Lord Emit, and proved himself a skilled fighter in the process. He says that he wants to ignore Aurora even though he can see her. He works as a mercenary guard. Initial Appearance: Chapter 9.

Dark Link: A black copy of Link with crimson eyes. He is an evil being who calls himself the Hero's Shade, the shade of the Hero of Time. Not much is known about him. Initial Appearance: Chapter 1.

Elise: The woman who runs the store in Ordon. Initial Appearance: Chapter 2.

Fado: An unranked Hylian Knight in his mid-thirties. Son of Falo, grandson of Faro. Initial Appearance: Chapter 2.

Falo: A retired Captain of the Hylian Knights, 61. He trained Link in how to use a sword. Son of Faro, father of Fado. Initial Appearance: Chapter 1.

Faro: A retired Vice-general of the Hylian Knights, 86. He taught strategy and tactics to Link. Father of Falo, grandfather of Fado. Initial Appearance: Chapter 1.

Great Deku Tree: A massive tree who watches over the forest along with the Sage of Forest. Initial Appearance: Chapter 2.

John: An apple merchant who lives in the Hoklir Forest. Initial Appearance: Chapter 2.

Katie: A 10 year old neighbor of Link's in Ordon. Initial Appearance: Chapter 2.

King Armin Hyrule II: The King of Hyrule, and father to Zelda. He is in his mid-fifties. He has begun phasing out his power and transferring it over to Zelda. Initial Appearance: Chapter 10.

Link: A 17 year old blond-haired, blue-eyed swordsman from Ordon, and the main character of the story. He dual-wields the Sword of Souls and the Master Sword. He is a kind and compassionate person, but he also has a love of fighting. He has the Triforce of Courage and is the new Hero, the Hero of Blades. He wishes that he didn't need to rely on the Triforce so much. He knows that Hyrule is in danger, and he wants to help out. He has had several prophetic dreams. Initial Appearance: Chapter 1.

Lord Curlain: Head of House Curlain. His house colors are gold and white. He is an older man. He thinks that Zelda is too condescending. Not much else is known about him. Initial Appearance: Chapter 8.

Lord Damien: Head of House Damien. His house colors are orange and blue. He is not quite 20 and has orange hair. He is a staunch supporter of the family of Hyrule and of Princess Zelda, even though he often disagrees with her. Initial Appearance: Chapter 8.

Lord Emit: Head of House Emit. His house colors are red and black. He is in his mid-thirties and has black hair. He absolutely despises Princess Zelda, and cares nothing for his duties as Lord, preferring to take advantage of his wealth for his own pleasures. Initial Appearance: Chapter 8.

Lord Mannel: Head of House Mannel. His house colors are brown and gold. He is an elderly man. He would never betray the family of Hyrule and has a firm sense of honor, but he is often in disagreement with the Princess. Not much else is known about him. Initial Appearance: Chapter 8.

Lord Laxus: Head of House Laxus. His house colors are black and white. He is a bald, middle-aged man. Like Damien, he is a firm and loyal supporter of the family of Hyrule and of Princess Zelda, despite his disagreements. Initial Appearance: Chapter 8.

Lord Snowe: Head of House Snowe. His house colors are green and orange. He is a young, blond-haired man. He loves luxury and is frustrated by how strong-willed the Princess is. Not much else is known about him. Initial Appearance: Chapter 8.

Lord Yael: Head of House Yael. His house colors are blue and violet. He is a brown-haired middle aged man. He is treasonous, and plans to do something unknown to Princess Zelda to force her to comply with his demands. Initial Appearance: Chapter 8.

Mick: The captain of the Lon Lon Militia. He is neither a particularly brave man nor a coward, but he has a strong sense of duty. He runs the town in the lazy mayor's stead. Initial Appearance: Chapter 4.

Princess Zelda Hyrule: The 25 year old blonde-haired, aqua-eyed Princess of Hyrule. She has a strong spirit and a forceful personality. Link doesn't like her because her regal and commanding attitude seems fake and in such contrast to the equality he has known all his life. She has taken on some of the burden of ruling the country. She has been known to have prophetic dreams on occasion. Initial Appearance: Chapter 8.

Rauru: The Sage of Light, also known as the Timeless Sage. His domain is centered on the Chamber of the Light. Initial Appearance: Chapter 10.

Saria: The Sage of Forest, also known as the Child Sage. Her domain is the Forest. She was once a Kokiri, but now lives on as a ghost. Initial Appearance: Chapter 1.

Sergeant Hawke: A sergeant in the Hylian Knights whom Link met in Napils. Initial Appearance: Chapter 3.

Talon: The lazy, overweight mayor of Lon Lon Village. Preferring to drink and sleep, he leaves the real work to the militia and the ranch hands. Initial Appearance: Chapter 7.

Tiedrich: A wealthy merchant who helped Emit found and fund the Blood Brawl. Initial Appearance: Chapter 8.

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A few concluding notes: This compilation covers all characters who have been named so far (with the exception of that one girl who ran into Lord Emit in chapter eight). Not all of them are amazingly noteworthy, and some of them will be more important in the future than they currently are. When I make future compilations, I will include MAIN characters, new characters, and characters about whom more information has been revealed.

With regards to the Hylian Knights – I don't know if I'll ever write up the whole hierarchy or not in the story itself, so I'll present it to you here: 1 Commander (King or Princess), 1 General (strongest fighter, strong leader), 2 Vice-generals (second-strongest fighters, strong tacticians), 4 Majors (strong fighters, each command a subdivision of the Knights: the Palace Guard, the Border Guard, the City Guard, and the Peace-keepers), 20 Captains (good fighters, good leaders, 5 for each subdivision), 40 Lieutenants (good fighters, good tacticians, 2 for each Captain), and varying numbers of Sergeants (unit leaders, usually stronger fighters or better leaders than the unranked Knight), and the rest are unranked. At this point in the story, Link's fighting skill (not including using Aurora's abilities) falls about halfway between the upper half for Captain-level skill and the lower end of Major-level skill.

Additionally, I would just like to reassure you that while there are many things that have happened that may not yet make sense, and there are many things that will happen that won't make sense when they happen, all will eventually be explained. They aren't plot holes – they're holes that are going to be filled in with plot.