#mack ferran

I'm not trying to steal anyone's thunder. I'm simply throwing my hat into the ring to help promote this new, wonderfully awesome show that got canceled just as the story began to soar. One of which includes surnames for the main heroic cast plus the ratlords, which will dabble into fanmade lore in an attempt to both further develop the background of Wolf King's characters, and to drum up some interest in the show proper.

So, let's get to it.

King Wergar and His Line

Wergar and his family name is Fenrir. While it may seem cliche, I feel it fits because in Norse myth, Fenrir began as, essentially, a normal child - albeit a giant wolf. It was only when the Norse gods tied him up to a rock that Fenrir became consumed with anger and hatred.

Likewise, Wergar Fenrir struggled with the bestial instincts of his Wolf form from the age of sixteen until shortly before his first children were born. His wife, Queen Amelie, had a soothing effect on his struggles, and could help him calm the beast when not even his best friend Duke Bergan could. Eventually, he completely mastered the Wolf inside him, and he and Amelie were overjoyed to soon welcome three children into their world, followed a few years later by a tiny pair of actual twin children.

Duke Bergan of Brackenholme

To honor both Bergan's book and television counterparts, I made up a surname for him and his family. And so they are named here Duke Bergan, Duchess Rainier, Lord Broghan, and Lady Whitley Simbavarg.

It's an odd one, but hear me out. Simba is Swahili for "lion", while varg, according to one source, means "killer" in Swedish and, while it is associated with wolves in Switzerland (supposedly), it makes for a lot of poetic irony and fun for this lore building. Because then it means their family name is "lion killer", which makes it ironic that Bergan is responsible for the Lions' tyrannical rule, tragic that Broghan was (indirectly) murdered by the Lions, and poetic that Whitley is the one pushing for action against the Lions. Therefore it makes it all the more fitting that she falls in love with the Wolf who defeats the Lions and inspires him when all seems lost.

Magister Hector

I tried finding a Vietnamese surname that would fit to honor Hector's VA (who, correct me if I'm wrong, is Vietnamese himself), but nothing felt right. So I went to Thai names, and I found the perfect one.

Baron Huth, Magister Hector, and Lord Vincent Metharom. If you look that name up on behindthename.com, it's perfect for Hector and his dad, and totally ironic for Vincent.

Duke Manfred and Earl Mikkel

With their names, these two are 1,000% Germanic coded, and I will not take criticism. With that comes the need for a name that sounds authentic, old-fashioned as befitting their knightly standing, and true to who they are.

And so, I've chosen to call them Duke Manfred Von Brandt and Earl Mikkel Von Brandt. Their name is short enough to roll off the tongue easily, sophisticated sounding, and even has a meaning of "ash tree", which I personally believe suits them as staglords.

Count Vega

This man is as Spanish as a doubloon, and no one can convince me otherwise. Since I'm rather familiar with Spain's naming conventions/their prominent historical figures, I've got one right ready for him:

Count Vega Fernando Castillo. Castillo refers to the Kingdom of Castile, and Fernando is a variation of the name of their famous King Ferdinand. Thus, it all fits his noble heritage (FYI, Vega is both Spanish and Arabic, and let me tell you, the Arabic meaning is very on point for this man's history.)

Lady Gretchen

For this one, it was relatively easy, especially since it alludes to her werefox lineage.

Lady Gretchen Renaud of Hedgemoor. Renaud is a form of Reynard, which references Reynard the Fox from folklore - and, given how Reynard shook up society a lot, it fits Gretchen to a T.

Lady Shah

If memory serves, Shah is a Persian word that means "king". And, well, since I love researching Ancient Persia, or anything associated with it, I chose one that could have a really fun meaning.

Lady/Countess Shah Alfarsi. Alfarsi means "the Persian", so her name would directly translate to "the Persian King" (also a double meaning when you consider she can pass on her werehawk line to a child.)

Vanmorten and Vankaskan

Honestly, I can just see Saxon fitting them. Blunt, yet also has enough history to allow them a legitimate sounding claim to nobility.

Queen Amelie

I see Amelie as half Gray Wolf given her name. She's clearly Eskimo/Inuit coded like the others from Shadowhaven, but her name implies more than just that. So, I think her mother was a Gray Wolf noble who married into a royal/high nobility White Wolf clan. And I think I know what would be a good maiden name for her.

Queen Amelie Nunatak, later Fenrir. Nunatak translates to "lonely mountain/peak", and given Amelie is both the last living member of Drew's immediate family and one of the few other White Wolves in Westland, it fits.

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Well, there's the start of my Wolf King lore building. I...might chicken out and let Broghan and Mikkel live, or at least Mikkel. Either way, this ain't my last rodeo in Lyssia, folks.

Wanted to post all of the playlist I created for the cast.

If you have any suggestions for additions, changes or the like, please feel free to make them know. I consider my own taste in music limited, and some characters playlists are on the short side because of that.

I’m aware that some songs are shared across multiple playlists, that is intended. There’s generally a reason for that.

For those that only know Wereworld through Wolf King, Drew was the youngest of the Wergar and Amelie’s children.

In canon, Drew had four older siblings who Leopold killed alongside Wergar (as well as two of Wergar’s own brothers). And that is all the lore we have for them. All we know is that they existed and they died.

So let’s have some fun making them characters.

Just two things to note before we delve further.

Firstly, I’m writing this with Pack Parenting in mind. Wergar x Amelie x Tilly x Mack are canon to me. You can pry this four-way polycule out of my cold dead hands. Every headcanon I have for these four will apply. (Ie only the Wolf’s Council knew about them being a thing)

Secondly, I’m also working under the assumption that the ‘old generation’ ( aka Wergar’s generation) are currently in their fifties. Save for Mikkel (early-mid 40s) and Vega (mid-late 30s), who are obviously younger.

With that out of the way, let’s start with the eldest.

Anya

Birth Parents: Amelie and Wergar

Age (at death): ~20 (would be ~35 in RotW)

Cause of Death: Silvered Sword through her back (executed by Leopold)

- Born not long after Amelie and Wergar’s wedding alongside her twin Tikaani. (~6 months after to be exact)

- Heiress to Westland’s throne

- The best and worst of her parents

- As a White Wolf, had she ascended to the throne, she would’ve been the first non-Grey Wolf to rule Westland in 700 years.

- She bore Indigenous Shadowhaven tattoos in respect to her mothers’ heritage.

- Due to her father’s unexpected rise to the throne, Anya had to be fast tracked to learning her responsibilities as heir. As such her teenage years were spent more in the court and classroom than anywhere else.

- Anya was quite the bachelorette. With many young lords and ladies vying for her hand. Notable names include Earl Mikkel, Lord Rook, Vorhaas and Vorjavik, and rumor has it Vega once tried his luck.

- After Wergar and his brothers were executed, Anya offered the throne and her hand to Leopold’s in exchange for mercy for her remaining family. After Leopold publicly chopped off Griffyn’s wings with a silvered sword, he brought her onto the platform for an announcement. Anya thought he had accepted her offer. Instead, he plunged the sword into her back. To him, the beloved heir of Wergar was just another obstacle to the throne.

Tikaani

Birth Parents: Amelie and Wergar

Age (at death): ~20 (would be ~35 in RotW)

Cause of Death: Dark Magik (Assassinated by Vankaskan)

- Born a couple hours after his twin sister Anya. (Enough to be born the day after her)

- His second born status freed him to explore his interests in magistry. Eventually training to become a magister.

- Vankaskan tried to offer himself as Tikaani’s teacher, but was passed over in favor of Lady Greta and the Daughters of Icegarden. A choice that may have led to the Rat King aligning themselves with Leopold. And to Tikaani’s death at Vankaskan’s hand.

- His training took him all across Lyssia. Usually as a guest of various members of the Wolf’s Council. Often being closer to them than his own father.

- Despite being as popular amongst potential suitors and mistresses as Anya, Tikaani never entertained the thought of being married.

- Though there were rumors that said he had fallen in love with a Jackalord in Omir. He never confirmed nor denied these claims.

- Tikaani did join his father, Wergar, in his campaign to conquer Azra.

- When word of Leopold taking Highcliff reached them, Tikaani rushed back in hopes of saving his siblings and mother from the Lion. With the help of Vanmorten, he was able to get into Highcliff keep unseen. Only to get backstabbed by Vankaskan. The first Wolf to fall.

Alric

Birth Parents: Amelie and Mack

Age (at death): ~8 (would be ~23 in RotW)

Cause of Death: Unknown

- The result of Mack being ‘properly’ dragged into the existing relationship of Tilly, Amelie and Wergar. While he had been on the fringes before, the event that led to Alric’s unexpected conception was his first time with the other three.

- Alric was a proud and knightly little boy. Often pretending to be a Longfang (an elite soldier of the Wolfguard) like Mack.

- He would often challenge his guards to sparing sessions with his wooden sword against their steel one. Most of his wins were lost on purpose. Though he would eventually catch on.

- Despite not being his, Wergar still cared for and treated Alric as his own. The two of them would often be seen bonding over their love of battle with Wergar retelling tales of wars long past.

- Alric never learned that Mack was his birth father, then again the boy never really knew the actual nature of the relationship between Amelie, Wergar, Tilly and Mack. All he knew was he had two dads and two moms. A fact he loved to brag about.

- When Leopold took Highcliff, and after the Lion publicly executed Anya, Alric — with a small saber in hand — challenged the Lionlord to single combat. Before Leopold cut the boy down, Amelie begged him to spare her son and remaining daughter, Paluk. Though he did, for a time, Alric would be found dead in his room not long after Amelie was confirmed to be pregnant with Lucas. No cause of death was ever determined.

Paluk

Birth Parents: Wergar and Tilly

Age (at death): ~5 (would be ~20 in RotW)

Cause of Death: Unknown (Illness was blamed)

- Paluk was born prematurely, during which complications arose that left her paralyzed from the waist down. Requiring a wheelchair be built for her.

- Regardless, she was a vivacious, cheerful and enchanting soul. Loved by all within Highcliff keep.

- The women’s quarters in Wolf King was formerly Paluk’s bed chambers. She loved watching people coming and going from Highcliff out the window.

- Though Tilly nor Wergar confessed to their daughter the nature of her birth, there was some suspicion that Paluk was somewhat aware she wasn’t Amelie’s.

- Her and Amelie still had a strong relationship. The Queen attentively listening to her daughter (in all but blood) recalling the various things she witnessed on any given day.

- She had a close friendship with Manfred’s son Reinhardt. The two were nigh inseparable whenever the Staglords visited. Had history gone differently, the two would’ve been married in present day.

- Unlike any of her other siblings (including Drew), Paluk never showed the ability to transform. That, combined with her occasional bouts of extreme fever, led to her four parents wondering if she wasn’t a Werelord at all.

- Paluk was spared Leopold’s blade alongside her brother Alric. But the Lion kept her confined to her bed chambers. And would’ve let her starve or die of neglect had the castle staff not had as deep a love of their princess. The day after Lucas was born, Paluk was found dead in her bed. Seemingly having passed in the night. Leopold allowed for a small sentimental funeral for her, to placate the staff. He insisted her death was the result of illness, but many suspected a darker cause.

- To end on a happy note, Paluk was Drew’s favorite in the little time she had with her baby brother.

Other Notes:

- When you start thinking about Drew’s older siblings and putting them in the timeline, Vega being in Wergar’s personal circle becomes hilarious. Because he’s around the same age as Wergar’s eldest children. He basically adopted another kid.

- When creating these characters, I had the funny thought of what if Gretchen’s additional titles “The Evenstar of the Seven Realms” and “The Light of Lyssia Herself” were originally associated with Drew’s sisters?

Probably the last one I do before Season 1 drops. So I just want to highlight the few characters that have very little time in the trailers.

Only appearing in one fleeting shot in the Official Trailer, I presume this is Mack Ferran. The young man next to him is possibly Trent, but without official confirmation — nor the blonde mop of hair to prove it — it isn’t certain.

Nothing much to say for these two, other than a broad consensus on the clothing of the Cold Coast in the show.

In that they seem to really try to sell this sort of idea that the Cold Coast is the butt end of Lyssia. It’s not one of the Seven Realms, stuck between the rugged waters that give it its name and the hostile Dyrewood. Very little interaction with the greater Seven Realms.

Few people come, fewer still leave.

Perfect place for a former Wolfguard and royal maid to run off to. And if they happen to have a secret prince with them? Who’s going to ask?

Now for another protagonist’s family, Baron Huth of Redmire and Lord Vincent. Hector’s father and brother respectively.

This is the highest quality shot I could get of their few microseconds within both trailers. Well, without spoilers for non-book readers.

If you know, you know.

Their outfits, are not what I expected for them. Given my own image of the Dalelands was basically House Tyrell and the Reach. A very romantic, renaissance style.

So seeing both Baron and young lord in steely blue is… A creative choice.

That being said, it’s partly made up for by the repeated tusk motif on Huth’s character. His cane, his vest and even his facial hair all invoke a boar’s tusks. Appropriate for a boarlord, and in style to numerous other animal motifs in other werelords.

Vincent.

He is exactly the Loki, slime ball I always saw him as. His silhouette is exactly opposite to both his brother and father. At least for now.

If you know, you know.

Duke Manfred, whom we only see in Staglord form, is still fairly interesting to dissect.

He’s wearing full armor — if this is for the battle of Highcliff alone or not is yet to be determined — that even covers his legs and hooves. Most Werelords when they transform don’t have shoes or boots on. Yet Manfred does.

They really want to present this image of a knight of old. A werelord in the closest thing one could wear to plate mail.

Drew walked down the hallway to Mikkel's newly appointed office in his makeshift fort at Highcliff. His hand kept twitching in an effort to close around the genealogy booklet Queen Amelie (my mother) had shown him as a form of comfort and assurance, but his nerves were still a little uneasy.

It wasn't that Mikkel was unapproachable. No, as far as Drew could tell, he was a very open man, and had a subtle but no less sharp sense of humor. It contrasted nicely with Manfred's more strict attitude, and made their friendly banter all the more fun to witness.

But, the footnotes he'd seen in the book - which Amelie had said were written by Wergar himself for permanent records - it made him nervous.

If only because he had no idea both how to speak to Mikkel about it, and because he worried if it would upset him to the point of ruining their friendship.

Glancing out a window, noting that it was just a little past seven, Drew faced the door to Mikkel's office. Taking a breath, he lifted a hand and rapped his knuckles against the wood.

"Come in," Mikkel's voice answered.

Turning the handle, Drew entered and closed it behind him. Not for the first time, he glanced at the desk Mikkel had and wondered how he dealt with all the books and scrolls stashed in the humble bookcases and drawers around the room.

Mikkel was writing something in a book, but looked up as he entered. "Drew? What brings you here?" he asked, standing up and closing it.

"I - I wanted to see you before turning in," he replied, wishing his voice wasn't so close to cracking as he watched Mikkel walk over to the rightmost bookcase.

"If it's about the combat schedules, I'm afraid you're not getting off of the eight o'clock regimen," Mikkel said with a smile. As he returned the book, Drew took a few steps forward and hurriedly responded, "Oh no, I don't have a problem with that. I just...well, Amelie - Mother, and I - we were looking over the book of our family history, and..."

As Mikkel turned, looking at him as he was about to pass the desk again, Drew squeezed his eyes shut and blurted, "I saw that you were engaged to my oldest sister."

The footsteps stopped. For about a minute, Drew wasn't sure if he could hear anything but the sound of his own heart pounding in his ears.

Then he faintly detected the slight creak of wood as pressure was applied to it. A few seconds later, Mikkel questioned, "Why are you coming to me?"

The sudden dryness in his voice made Drew's eyes snap open. Looking at the staglord, he was shocked to see the raw emotion on his face. Somehow, Mikkel looked twenty years younger and older than he actually was as he stared at the wall.

"I didn't want to upset Amelie anymore than she already was," he admitted, the slight shake of her body still clear in his mind's eye. "And...Manfred only confirmed what I already saw in the book. I just...wanted to hear about it - about Scathach - and you from yourself."

Mikkel didn't say anything for a long time. The emotion on his face shifted from anger, to pain, to regret, and seemed to cycle through them and smaller flashes of turmoil that he couldn't name as the silence stretched out between them.

Shifting, feeling like he'd thoroughly fouled everything up, Drew began, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have -"

Without looking at him, Mikkel reached over and placed a hand on his shoulder. His grip was firm, but there was a slight tremor in his hold. Slowly, with almost conscious care, Mikkel gently brushed his thumb over his collarbone.

Taking a breath, still staring at the opposite wall, the earl recalled, "Your oldest siblings were born four and a half years after I was. Because of that, and how important Manfred was to Wergar's court, I spent a lot of time in the capital. Sometimes, the Wolf would take his family to Stormdale, and so I ended up spending as much time with them and the political centers as I did in the forest.

"Scathach was the middle child, but...fiery," Mikkel went on, eyes distant even as a warm smile spread across his face. "She loved training as much as I did, and when she couldn't do that, she ran through the city or our hunting grounds as if born to it. Naja was less inclined to combat or the wild, and - well, that led to quite a few interesting arguments between them."

Drew smiled slightly, noticing that the steady movements of Mikkel's thumb had almost stopped. "When she was sixteen, we got particularly rowdy. I don't know why, but I was getting a kick out of teasing her. I said or did something that angered Scathach to the point she knocked me flat on my rear. The instant I hit the ground, I saw stars before she came into view, apologizing as if her life depended on it while trying to make sure I wasn't seriously hurt."

He chuckled, and was happy to hear an amused snort leave Mikkel. Expression turning wistful, Mikkel continued, "We ended up laughing like a couple of maniacs after the fact, and...well, I knew she was the one. We waited a few years - I didn't want to keep her in a betrothal if she changed her mind - before we got engaged.

"But then Leopold came."

His face contorted in rage, and Drew could hear his heart start beating faster. "He took Highcliff before Wergar returned from one of his last wars. Nanuq did his best to fight him, but a Wolf's strength can only do so much against a Lion. Naja was staying by Amelie's side, trying to figure out how to get you and your twin Walter out, and Scathach -"

He halted, breath catching. Eventually, he forced out in a thick voice, "She was going to propose marriage to Leopold to save them."

Drew's eyes widened, but before he could say anything, Mikkel's head dipped down. Eyes on the floor, he spoke as if he were still trying to rationalize it, "I tried to talk her out of it, but - Scathach could get through my thick head when even Manfred couldn't. And she...she could make me ignore my instincts when we really hit a crossroads.

"When she left, I knew it was a mistake."

Mikkel's lip curled, and for a brief moment his werelord strength came out to tighten his grip on Drew's shoulder. Drew resisted the urge to flinch as Mikkel, with venom in his voice, spat, "Leopold claimed that she'd turned into a large wolf and attacked him, said that Vankaskan had killed her. They never even returned her body. If not for Manfred, I'd have marched in and killed them."

For a small eternity, they stayed there: Drew, looking at the man who was promised to his sister, and Mikkel, staring at the floor in shame. Looking at the man, he couldn't help but think of Trent. He remembered all the times they messed around on the farm, got up to mischief in Motley, and would cover for each other whenever one of them was naughty.

The memory of his older brother trying to kill him in a prison cell still broke his heart.

And with distinct clarity, he realized the depths of Mikkel's own heartbreak. They were different circumstances, different people, different losses.

But still....

"I...I don't think your betrothal to Scathach was ever legally nullified," he began slowly, tilting his head to try and catch Mikkel's eye. As the earl looked at him in confusion, Drew finished, "So...we're still technically in-laws. Still brothers."

Mikkel blinked at him, realization dawning in his eyes and face as he gradually straightened. He looked at Drew for a long moment. Then, slowly, he removed his hand from his shoulder to gently hold his face, thumb just in front of Drew's ear. Even as the motion reminded him painfully of Mack, Drew realized that he would only be a little older than Mikkel and Scathach's children.

Wordlessly, Mikkel reached out with his other hand and pulled him into a hug, keeping his hand on Drew's cheek as he turned his head to rest on the staglord's chest. Wrapping his arms around Mikkel, Drew closed his eyes and listened as their heartbeats seemed to blur together.

"Thank you, Drew," Mikkel whispered, running his other hand up and down his back.

With a smile, he tightened his grip ever so slightly and responded softly, "You're welcome, brother."

It wouldn't change the past.

A knock shattered the silence like a blade through cloth, save for the sound of thunder rippling across the sky.

Mack's head snapped towards the door. It was unusual for them to have visitors this time of night, and certainly not with a storm clawing at the sky like a caged beast that night.  Tilly was still upstairs, lulling Trent and Drew to sleep with sweet lullabies.

Mack moved instinctively. Crossing the room to the fireplace. He reached up to the hearth, unhooking the Wolfshead blade mounted above. Cautiously, he eased the door open, just a sliver—enough to catch a glimpse of the figure knocking on the other side.

He did not expect the Queen of Lyssia standing there beneath the archway. She was soaked to the bone, damp white locks clung to her forehead. A soaked, ragged cloak hung off her like shredded dusk. Her eyes were sunken—bruised with exhaustion and sorrow. Yet, despite this, she regarded him with a small smile.

"Hello, Mack. It's been a long time."

She was as beautiful as he remembered,

“Your Majesty. What—” Mack’s voice faltered as something shifted in her arms.

A bundle. No, a child.

A tuft of golden hair peeked from beneath the folds of her cloak, and tiny fingers clutched at her tunic with desperate familiarity.

Mack moved closer to take a closer look at the infant. He recoiled back, blood draining from his face. The child looked like the tyrant who murdered his king.

Then it all clicked in his mind like tiny puzzle pieces. Something began to grow within the older Ferran. A boiling hot feeling of rage flared from within. 

That bastard. What has he done?

"Come in," he urged. "Quickly."

Mack quickly set up a spot in front of the fireplace for Amelie. He found an empty basket for Amelie to put the Usurper’s .... her baby in. Mack still glared a the mewling child, personally wanting to just leave it out in the rain. But .... Amalie wouldn't have brought the infant with her unless she cared about it.

It had only been about a year and a half since the Lion killed Wergar. Before that Tikaani, and after that Anya. Amelie still had Alric and Paluk, but … if they weren’t with her now…

Taking her cloak to help her dry off, the ragged fabric peeled off her, only to reveal an equally soaked and muddied dress underneath.

"Ugh ... I'm sure Tilly has something you can use." Mack remarked hurriedly before pausing as he laid the cloak out on a chair.

Tilly.

Oh Brenn almighty.

She was up in the loft with Trent and Drew. Completely unaware that the Queen of Lyssia. their friend - well ... they were much, much more than just 'friends', especially her and Tilly - was in their home. With the child of the bastard that broke their world.

The creaking of the stairs pulled Mack from the millions of thoughts that were flying through his mind.

“Everything alright dear?” Tilly asked absently as she came downstairs. “I heard the door … open …”

The silence was deafening when Tilly’s eyes fell on Amelie. Her breath hitched and legs nearly buckled from under her.

“A … Ami?”

The ghost of a smile cracked Amelie’s lips. She was a phantom of the woman they knew. But, for a moment, Mack saw the two of the most important women in his life relive a whole lifetime within seconds.

“It’s me nagliga. It’s really me.”

Assuming the royal children knew that Mack was their bio dad or was he like a 'really cool bodyguard'?

So, with my headcanons of the royal children in mind, there’s a couple layers to this.

For anyone who hasn’t read my Drew siblings headcanons, please do through the above link or this will get very confusing very quick.

Ceallach Spellman (Cold Feet) as Drew

Nina Barker Francis (House of the Dragon) as Whitley - This seems to the her first main cast role. Most of her previous roles were minor, if even multi-episode.

Georgia Lock (The Evermoor Chronicles) as Gretchen

Chris Lew Kum Hoi (War Machine 2017) as Hector

Tom Rhys Harries (White Lines) as Lucas

Colin Ryan (Final Fantasy XlV, Hades 2) as Vincent

Louis Landau (The Serpent Queen) as Trent

Peter Serafinowicz (Guardians of the Galaxy) as Mack and Manfred - Really pushing the idea of Stagdad huh? One of Drew's father figures sharing a voice with the man that raised him is interesting. Have to wait until the series drops to hear the difference in performances.

Paterson Joseph (Wonka) as Bergan

David Dawson (The Last Kingdom) as Vega

David Yip (Pennyworth) as Huth and Hamwell - Huth is someone most any book reader will know, but I can't seem to find Hamwell in the books. If anyone can identify that character - assuming he isn't just a show original character - please let me know.

Kate Fleetwood (The Wheel of Time) as Amelie and Tilly - Interesting that both of Drew's mothers are voiced by the same actress. I had proposed a theory in a previous post about how Tilly could be from Shadowhaven like Amelie in the Show. What I didn't mention was that a joked with the idea that they were going to retcon Tilly and Amelie to be related. I don't take it seriously, simply by the lore implications with Trent. This casting made me double take on that 'theory'.

Kim Adis (The Witcher: Blood Origin) as Erin - For the life of me I can't find Erin as a character within Wereworld. If they appear in the books please inform me, I don't have all of them on hand to readily reference. It could also be that this is a show original character.

Kobna Holdbrook Smith (Mary Poppins Returns) as Hogan

Ralph Ineson (Nosferatu) as Leopold - Nothing special here, just that I'm fairly proud to have identified his voice the moment I heard Leopold from the trailer. I recognized him from Legends of Vox Machina.

Rasmus Hardiker (Xenoblade Chronicles 2) as Mikkel

Rob Rackstraw (Bob the Builder) as Vankaskan and Vanmorten - Makes sense that two of the Rat King would be voiced by the same actor. And given Rackstraw's ridiculous range in past roles, he can pull it off. Also, if you know Curtis Joblings previous work, this is a very appropriate casting.

Samuel Anderson (The History Boys) as Broghan

Miscellaneous thoughts on the cast:

A fairly stacked cast, specifically from a British perspective. Notable names mixed in with up and comers, professional voice actors, television actors and comedians.

It's interesting that Tilly and Mack share voice actors with other parental figures for Drew in this series. It makes me wonder if it's intentional, or they had already cast Amelie and Manfred and their actors just happened to read for the Ferrans as well. It feels intentional, given the relationships and that we later learn that Manfred has feelings for the Queen.