King Arthur
The hidden heir who creates the Round Table and loses his kingdom to divided loyalties.
Merlin
The prophet and strategist who engineers Arthur's birth, recognition, and early victories.
Queen Guinevere
Arthur's queen, whose love for Lancelot becomes central to the fellowship's fall.
Sir Lancelot
The greatest worldly knight, divided between service to Arthur and devotion to Guinevere.
Sir Gawain
Arthur's nephew, brave and loyal but often governed by pride and vengeance.
Sir Gareth
Gawain's brother, who proves himself while disguised as the kitchen servant Beaumains.
Sir Tristram and Isault
Lovers whose divided obligations mirror the later Arthur-Guinevere-Lancelot tragedy.
Sir Galahad
Lancelot's spiritually pure son and the successful Grail knight.
Morgan le Fay
Arthur's hostile half-sister, who repeatedly uses enchantment and deception against him.
Mordred
Arthur's son and usurping enemy in the final collapse of the kingdom.