--- South Main Characters ---
Lu (Siyu) Qinyi: General of the Southern army tasked with border protection, the primary force against the North in the war.
Yang (Ye) Xun: Left Lieutenant of the South.
Zhao (Daiyu) Mei: Right Lieutenant of the South.
Lu (Mingyu) Yanlin: Lu Qinyi's older sister. Works as a court official, specifically advising on finance.
--- North Main Characters ---
Fei (Xin) Li: General of the primary army of the North.
Xi Ming: Fei Li's most trusted subordinate.
--- South Lesser Characters ---
Chen Chyou: Lu Qinyi's betrothed.
Xu Jialee: Yang Xun's lover.
Lin Jiao: Servant of the Lu family, started serving while she and the Lu sibling's were younger.
Lin An: Newer servant of the Lu family .
Xiao Jianyu: Commander of Division Four of the Southern army. One of Lu Qinyi's friends.
Dr Liang: Bravest physician of the Southern army
General Sun: Southern army general, handles defenses around the capital
Wang Xi: Division Three, messenger
Zhu Zian: Division Six, intelligence
He Zhong: Division Four, specialty in hand combat
Shen Hai: Division One, specialty in improvised weapons
--- North Lesser Characters ---
Meng Yichen: Fei Li's Ex Lover.
TBD: Fei Li's Ex Fling.
Fei Suyin: Fei Li's Mother.
Fei Jin: Fei Li's Father.
Tian Jun: Soldier of the Northern army
Captain Ren: Captain in the Northern army