These fictional characters are sorted by the book they appeared in, and by alphabetical order: Elemnestra was the leader of the Hypolitan.
Elemnestra was killed with her mounted archers to save the fyrd and the cavalry, in a battle against the Polypontian cannons.
King Redrought is furious that there is one of the forbidden creatures from the land of the ghosts in his kingdom and orders him killed.
Grishmak turns out to play an important role in The Cry of the Icemark, being a great help to Thirrin.
He is a man of science, and the various things he discovers during the war, such as Vampires, the soldiers of the once thought to be mythical Holly and Oak King, he drastically changes his outlook on nature.
He lived quietly in his cave in the Great Forest for 15 years until he met Thirrin after he gave shelter to her and her hunting party during a storm.
Wenlock tells him that he is the most powerful warlock in history so far and that he would be her successor, as Oskan Witchfather, only the second of his kind.
During one battle with the Polypontian Empire, he risks his life to save Thirrin, Tharaman-Thar, and their soldiers from certain death by drawing down lightning.
When he is fully healed, he runs from the cellar to ring the solstice bell to tell Thirrin that the allies have come, and they defeat the Polypontian Army for the last battle.
He is personally feared, as he often slaughters his own troops and officers to make a point, or for the lack of zeal in war.
She managed to cut off his hand with his sword still in it and would have killed him if his army hadn't broken the rules and charged in to protect their general.
In an interview in 2010,[1] Hill stated that "Scipio Bellorum is based heavily on Jeremy Irons, in his best “clipped English baddy mode”".
Contrary to the initial meeting, he is often portrayed as a fun-loving creature and enjoys drinking games, often with Grishmak, king of the wolf folk and Olememnon, the consort of Elemnestra and Olympia, the Basileas of the Hypolitan.
She then goes to the Hub of the World to make an alliance with Tharaman-Thar, ruler of the giant Snow Leopards that live there.
It is revealed in the second book of the Icemark Chronicles, Blade of Fire, that Oskan and Thirrin do marry and together have five children: Cressida, Cerdic, Eodred, Medea, and Charlemange (Sharley).
Their forces proved extremely useful against the Empire's flying craft, but eventually leave the fight when the Vampire King is killed by treachery.
Thirrin then meets the Oak King when she was being attacked by the Polypontian on the way of finding refuge from their greatest allies, the Hypolitan.
Cressida Lindenshield is the oldest daughter of Thirrin and Oskan and heir to the Icemark throne and has the red hair and green eyes of her mother.
In the final book, Cressida marries a commander called Leonidas Cerdic & Eodred are the fun-loving twin sons of Thirrin and Oskan.
Seemingly nothing could cause Eodred to become happy, but he meets Growlahowl (nicknamed Howler) and develops a quick friendship.
Charlemagne, known as Sharley, is Thirrin and Oskan's crippled youngest son and has the green eyes and red hair of his mother.
At a young age, he contracted polio, and was saved by Oskan, although his leg was crippled as a result.
Charlemagne resents his injury, and when he is named Prince Regent of the Exiles, he takes advantage of the chance to prove himself.
In The Last Battle of the Icemark, he, Mekhemet, and Kirimin of the Icesheets get lured to the magical Plain of Desolation, halfway between the Light and Dark, by Medea.
Growlahowl, or Howler as Eodred first started calling him, is the son of Grishmak and is the crown prince of the Werewolves.
She is deeply jealous of Sharley and turns traitor on her family, helping the Polypontian army in secret.
She returns in The Last Battle Of The Icemark more powerful and with the aid of her grandfather Cronus but is destroyed, due to Oskan's sacrifice.
She also believes she is the direct messenger of the Goddess and must sacrifice to her in order to win the war, sacrificing her favorite puppy when she was eight and her beloved husband before the final battle.
Oskan's father and Medea's grandfather, Cronus rejected the Goddess's love and was banished to the Dark.
He manages to discover love and friendship and ends up playing a vital role in helping Icemark defeat Cronus, Medea, and their powerful army of Ice Demons from destroying the physical realms.