The Crown & The Flame Miscellaneous Characters

Eloise
One can assume that Eloise grew up alongside her sister Adriana. They presumably remained close even after Adriana married into Stormholt's royal family and later became Queen.

In the loosest of terms, one might call Eloise "promiscuous". This is shown when Adriana mentions that she enjoys going away for long periods with her lovers, and when Luther reveals her "latest lover" was a Nevrakis spy.

Adriana also says that Eloise was fashionable during a conversation with her daughter, Kenna.

Whether Eloise is still alive or not is up for debate. It's mentioned by Luther that she had her eyes gouged out while being interrogated for details about Stormholt Castle's secret passage. This would imply that she most likely died from her interrogation.

Adriana was Eloise's sister. Not much is said about their relationship, but it can be implied that they are close given the fact that Adriana trusted her with the knowledge about Stormholt's secret passage.

As is mentioned, Eloise had a string of lovers, which Adriana attributed to "the joys of not being Queen".

Marcellus Rys
Adriana's husband and Kenna's father. He the King of Stormholt until his death. He is said to have been well respected, and he and his wife were known to be very in love.

Adriana Rys was his wife. They were very in love when he died, and she was so heartbroken that she believed she would never love again. Since their daughter was only a little girl when she died, Queen Adriana became the ruler of Stormholt.

Kenna was his daughter and only child, as well as heiress to the Kingdom of Stormholt. Not much is known about their relationship. Since Kenna was a little girl when he died, it is likely she doesn't remember much about him. What she did remember was that she was holding the hilt of her father's sword while the latter was playing with her.

Not much is known about their relationship, but Gabriel respected King Marcellus very much.

He is unnamed until Book 3, Chapter 2, where in a flashback, Queen Adriana says that her late husband's name was Marcellus.

The name Marcellus is Latin for 'hammer'. It also refers to the Roman god of war, Mars.

Hector Nevrakis
Hector is only seen in a premium scene in chapter 11 when talking to Lia.

About fifty years before the start of the story, Hector was Azura's first visit in the Five Kingdoms for her offer of fealty. He strongly declined, and mentioned that he had already sent a fleet to destroy Marossi, marking the start of a war that would form the main plot for the novel.

Little is known of him, but based on Lia's flashback, Hector is seen as an unwavering and patriotic ruler who refused to surrender Abanthus nor pledge allegiance to Azura. His rather blunt and sarcastic declination eventually led to the decades-long war between Ducitora and the Five Kingdoms.

His look is composed of Bill Holton's previous appearance and parts of Luther’s design.

Diavolos's horse, Hector's Shadow, is named after him.

The name Hector (Εκτωρ) is Greek for 'holding fast'. In Greek legend Hector was one of the Trojan champions who fought the Greeks.