The Royal Family

King: He rules a kingdom, yet in the home he is outranked by his wife and child.  He has fearlessly ridden into battle while outnumbered a hundred to one, yet he flinches when he hears a baby cry.  While he is happy to be a father, he does miss the times when he could stay on the battlefield past 4 p.m. or watch jousting tournaments for hours on end.

Queen: It’s hardly a secret that she runs the castle while the King is busy reading jousting scores or hanging out with his men-at-arms.  Like most intelligent people surrounded by morons, she is often driven to sarcasm.  She sometimes wonders why her crown has three spikes and the King’s has four.  Hmmmm.  

Crown Prince: The heir to the throne and the title character all rolled into one - how cool is that?  He is still very young, but trust us, he is destined for greatness.  He also has some very odd quirks: he walks backwards, he begins counting with the number 2 and frequently mixes people up (especially his mother and father).  He is the only character (so far) who actually ages while everyone else remains frozen in time.

Everybody Else

Knight: For generations, all the men in his family have been knights.  While he was born to be a knight, he hates his job, mainly due to the fact that he has no clear job description and the King is regularly dumping unforeseen tasks on his lap.  Since his position is non-union, he can only respond by developing a catchphrase.

Newt: An enterprising young … er… newt!  He has worked more part-time jobs than anybody else in the kingdom, both above and beneath the law.  There is nothing he won’t do for money.  His two current positions include side-kick to the Witch (all witches need newts) and bouncer/waiter at Ye Olde Stereotypical Inn.

Chambermaid: She is the Queen’s confidante.  Due to her relationship with the Queen, she has a greatly overly developed sense of her level of importance and seniority in the kingdom.   She treats lords, ladies and other dignitaries as equals, which inevitably results in hilarious hijinks and neverending faux-pas.

Chancellor: An educated man, he is surrounded by uneducated masses.  He writes documents that no one will read, he sends letters which cannot be understood, and like all educated people, he feels that if only others were as educated as he was, they wouldn’t so darned happy.  Frequently mistaken for a wizard.

Witch: Being the younger of two daughters, her parents could not afford to send her to Sorcery School.  She was forced to go to a community college and ended up with her Sorcerous Engineering diploma rather than the more prestigious Masters in Sorcery, which is what her sister has.  The Witch, at least, got the looks in the family.

Black Duke: His life work is to overthrow the King, Queen and the Crown Prince because he somehow feels that he should be King.  Where did he get this strange notion?  Is there validity to his claim?  Could it have anything to do with his vague resemblance to the King?  Oh, we’re probably just imagining things.

Guards: How many guards are there?  Nobody knows for sure, but there seems to be one lurking behind every corner, guarding every door or acting as a sentry along every wall.  It’s all very convenient for the King and Queen.  Why do they all look alike?  The truth is that they don’t really look that much alike, but the uniforms are one-size-fits-all and do wonders for the waistline.