# Domnei — Character guide

> Key figures in Domnei by James Branch Cabell.

- [Perion de la Forêt](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/domnei_se/characters/perion_de_la_foret.md): A knight of Poictesme who loves Melicent and undertakes a quest to win her.
- [Melicent](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/domnei_se/characters/melicent.md): The beautiful lady loved by Perion, later married to Demetrios.
- [Demetrios](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/domnei_se/characters/demetrios.md): A powerful heathen king who woos and weds Melicent.
- [Ahasuerus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/domnei_se/characters/ahasuerus.md): The Wandering Jew who aids Perion and later becomes a key figure.
- [Callistion](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/domnei_se/characters/callistion.md): A woman in Demetrios's court who interacts with Melicent.
- [Orestes](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/domnei_se/characters/orestes.md): A servant or officer in Demetrios's household.
- [Mélusine](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/domnei_se/characters/melusine.md): A legendary fairy woman referenced in the narrative.
- [Nicolas de Caen](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/domnei_se/characters/nicolas_de_caen.md): A minor character associated with Perion's adventures.
- [Comte de la Forêt](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/domnei_se/characters/comte_de_la_foret.md): Perion's father or relative, a nobleman.
- [Cardinal de Montors](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/domnei_se/characters/cardinal_de_montors.md): A church official and relative of Ayrart.
- [Count Emmerick of Poictesme](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/domnei_se/characters/count_emmerick.md): A ruler of Poictesme who interacts with Perion.
- [Euthyclos](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/domnei_se/characters/euthyclos.md): A Greek philosopher or scholar mentioned in the narrative.
- [Satan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/domnei_se/characters/satan.md): The devil, referenced in the story's supernatural elements.

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