The About The Characters post series focuses on the minor characters in The Wall Of Night series, in large part because:

“I think it’s the presence of the smaller characters that “makes” a story, creating texture around the main points of view.”

~ from my Legend Award Finalist's Interview, 2013

Initially, the series focused exclusively on characters from The Heir of Night, but now I’m continuing on with minor characters from both The Gathering Of The Lost and Daughter of Blood simultaneously — in alphabetical order, of course!

(The quotes, together with the covers, indicate the books in which the character appears.)

Arguably, Hylcarian is not a minor character in terms of significance, but fits the category re page and point-of-view time .

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Hylcarian: the Golden Fire of the Keep of Winds, on the Wall of Night
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“Malian,” Yorindesarinen’s mindvoice was both patient and stern, “…There is no time and no other option. You must do your duty.  The Fire,” she added, “is called Hylcarian.  He is Night’s oldest ally, bound to your House from the beginning.”

~ from © The Heir Of Night: The Wall of Night Book One, Chapter 14 — The Black Spear
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The portal tore open almost directly in front of the elm branch where Malian lay. She recognized the power that surged through from the grounds of Tenneward Lodge—and that what she had encountered then was only the shadow of the entity that was arriving now. For a split second it reminded her of Hylcarian—but the flames that ignited around the edges of the portal were black, and the force behind them was greater than anything she had ever felt before, even in the heart of the Old Keep.

~  from © The Gathering Of The Lost, The Wall of Night Book Two: Chapter 38 — Hide and Seek
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“Are you still there?” Malian cast the mindwhisper toward her last memory of Hylcarian, a slender bridge across the leagues of darkness between Aeris and the Derai Wall. Yet the only answer was the night breeze, speaking of emptiness and distance as it had throughout her exile.

~ from © Daughter Of Blood: The Wall of Night Book Three, Chapter 17 — Faces of the Moon