Main character

Daria Asloff

 Hande Sultan

"I used to love...but now is the time for revenge. For my children's future"

^*Mother of Shezade Bayezid, Shezade Yahya, and Sultana Dilasub*^

Sultan Ahmed's other Haseki's

Mariana

Esma Sultan

"I used to be a loyal servant to Hande, but then I turned on her"

^*Mother of Shezade Orhan and Hatice Sultan*^

Livia

Fatma Sultan

"I used to hate Hande. But then, the odds turned in my favor..."

^*Mother of Shezade Mehmet, Shezade Suleyman, and Sultana Ayse*^

Safiye Sultan

"As the Naib-i-Sultanate, my place is in Topkapi. Nobody can undermine that, and I will return."

Later Significant Characters

Dilasub Sultan

"I firmly stand with my mother's actions, no matter how harsh."

And everyone, including Ahmed are around. Kösem, however, does not come to the Palace as Safiye is exiled before she could get her.