Grace Lewis travels from the 22nd century into a novel as a Concubine. She and her son, both obese and despised, lose weight together. Using a time-space supermarket, she thwarts schemes and wins favor. When she leaves the palace, the emperor passes the throne to their son and pursues her.

Dinin Do'Urden was a drow fighter of House Do'Urden of Menzoberranzan who later became a drider. As the son of Matron Mother Malice Do'Urden and house patron Rizzen Do'Urden, he was brother to Drizzt Do'Urden, Nalfein, Briza, Vierna, and Maya. In 1297 DR, Dinin killed his older brother Nalfein to become elderboy of House Do'Urden, inadvertently saving newborn Drizzt from sacrifice to Lolth. Twenty years later, he became a master at Melee-Magthere academy and watched over Drizzt. When House Do'Urden fell in 1339 DR, Dinin joined Bregan D'aerthe mercenaries until transformed into a drider by his sister Vierna. Killed by Bruenor Battlehammer, he was later restored to drow form through magic and began a new life in Menzoberranzan under the false name Dininae.