First introduced in the early chapters of Dragons of Winter Night (1985), Alhana Starbreeze is the princess of Silvaensti, daughter of Lorac Caladon, the Speaker of the Stars. Alhana joins the companions while trying to recruit mercenaries in the city of Tarsis. Travelling clandestinely, she reveals herself to Sturm Brightblade, who becomes the first human to look at her face, establishing a bond between both characters that would last until the end of the novel.

After the War of the Lance she married Porthios Kanan in an attempt to reunite the elven lands of Qualinesti and Silvanesti. However, a plot hatched by an elven senator resulted in the casting out of her and her husband, Porthios, and labeled as dark elves.

During her exile, she gave birth to Silvanoshei Caladon, rightful heir of the combined Elven Nations, but as she was termed a dark elf, he could not rule the two kingdoms.

According to Tracy Hickman, the introduction of this character helped him and Margaret Weis to split the group of heroes (at that point in the storyline consisting of 14 members) in two smaller and more manageable groups. It also marked the definitely split between the novels and the game modules. From this point on, the Dragonlance series began following the storyline set by the novels instead of the one stated in the game modules.

Ariakan was the leader of the Knights of Takhisis during the Chaos War. He is the son of Zeboim and Lord Duulket Ariakas. He personally recruited Steel Brightblade to the cause. He was killed at the High Clerist's Tower, but he was returned to life following the War of Souls.

A Neidar (hill dwarf) who exiled himself from his village due to familial conflicts. Spending his life in Solace with eventual travels to Qualinesti to sell his craftsmanship, he befriends Tasslehoff Burrfoot and is the oldest of the Heroes of the Lance.

Considered the leader of the Heroes of the Lance, Tanis was a half-elven ranger, son of a Qualinesti elven maid and a human mercenary. His status as a half-breed made him uncomfortable in elven society. After meeting Flint Fireforge during one of the dwarf's visits to Qualinost, Tanis decided to go live with the dwarf in Solace.

The son of a Knight of Solamnia, Sturm and his mother were forced to escape from their castle in Solamnia following an uprising. Despite having lost contact with his father, Sturm continued to follow the rules set by the Oath and the Measure, focusing on becoming a Knight of Solamnia. He is murdered by Kitiara, his ex-lover.

A kender who arrived in Solace during his wanderlust and promptly settled himself in Flint Fireforge's house, Tasslehoff became a good friend of both Flint and Tanis Half-Elven.

Grandson of Wanderer of the Que Shu, Riverwind was a sheepherder who fell in love with Goldmoon, the chieftain's daughter. After fulfilling a quest to discover proof of the true gods in order to prove his worth, he was sentenced to death for blasphemy. Goldmoon managed to rescue him, and they both escaped, becoming exiles from their tribe.

A barbarian princess, daughter of the chieftain of the Que Shu. She arrived to Solace carrying a blue crystal staff with strange powers, and seeking clerics who could explain her about the lost gods.

Lord Soth, the Knight of the Black Rose (full name: Lord Loren Soth of Dargaard Keep), is a death knight and fallen Knight of Solamnia from the world of Krynn.

According to Tracy Hickman, he needed a powerful character for the Heroes of the Lance to fight at the High Clerist's Tower, and Lord Soth suddenly came into his mind with a complete history and personality.

The Foundation Stone was discovered by Jasla and her brother Berem, who decided to take one of the emeralds decorating it, accidentally killing his sister when she tried to stop him. The emerald fuses in Berem's chest, granting him immortality. Without the emerald, the Foundation Stone is useless, and Takhisis is prevented from entering Krynn. She commands her forces to search for Berem, who is known to them as the Everman.

A cleric of the newly formed church of Paladine after the events of the Dragons of Spring Dawning, she was convinced that she could turn Raistlin from evil and fell in love with him. Raistlin used her to enter the domain of the evil goddess Takhisis in order to kill her. Crysania survived, but was blinded. After this, she was made head of the church of Paladine.

Half-sister of Caramon and Raistlin Majere, Kitiara became a mercenary at a very early age. She was Tanis's lover for a time, but eventually grew tired of him. Wanting to learn more about her Solamnic father, she left Solace searching for him. During her travels she joined the newly formed Dragonarmies of Ansalon, and quickly rose in the ranks to become the commander of the Blue Dragonarmy. She became an ally of Lord Soth, managed to survive the War of the Lance, and continued to pursue her own ambitions for some time thereafter.

Fistandantilus was a black-robed wizard, considered by the other mages as one of the greatest in the history of Krynn. Although human, he used sorcery in order to extend his life. He saved Raistlin Majere's life during his Test, a fact that changed the young mage's life forever.

In Legends, Raistlin goes back in time to a period just before the Cataclysm to learn from Fistandantilus. His true intention was to learn the archmage's power, kill him, and use his new knowledge to open a portal to the Abyss, where he attempted to defeat the dark goddess, Takhisis.