Guo Jing
Now married to Huang Rong, and residing in Xiang Yang City, defending the Xiang Yang fortress from the Mongolian army. Tries very hard to care for the reluctant Yang Guo out of guilt for his late sworn-brother Yang Kang.
Huang Rong
Huang Rong is married to Guo Jing and has three children: Guo Fu, Guo Xiang, and Guo Buonu. Never trusting Yang Guo since he was little because of his father Yang Kang.
Yang Guo
Yang Kang and Mu Nianci's son, named Yang Guo by Guo Jing at the end of LOCH. First appearance in ROCH was his thirteen-year-old self poisoned by Li Mochou's needles. Adoptive son to the insane Ouyang Feng. Student of the Gumu Bai, he fell in love with his teacher Xiao Longnu and married her. He became stronger when his arm was cut off by Guo Fu and was called the Divine Condor Hero.
Xiao Longnu
Raised in the vicinity of the Gumu Bai, she was taught to hate and distrust men by her teacher Lin Chaoying. A cold and expressionless beauty, has her heart moved and tears flow when she fell in love with Yang Guo. She does not care for matters of the world as she has been living in solitude her whole life. All she cares and loves is Yang Guo.
Lin Chaoying
The Grand Lady Master, founder of Gumu Bai. A former lover of Wang Chongyang, became bitter rivals when he abandoned her to become a Taoist.
Ke Zhen'e
Formerly a member of the Jiang Nan Qi Guai, but now he is the only one alive, since all were killed in LOCH.
Zhou Botong
Still a Lao Wantong and would never grow up. He's sword brothers with Yang Guo because he likes him a lot. When matters are explained, he, Ying Gu, and Yideng Dashi resolved to live together side by side.
Ying Gu
Yang Guo helped resolve the triangle love affair of Ying Gu, Zhou Botong and Yideng Dashi, which concluded to the three of them living peacefully side by side.
Guo Fu
The big-headed, conceited, spoilt brat of a child; the first of Guo Jing and Huang Rong. She caused Yang Guo many burdens, including cutting of his arm. Was in love with Yang Guo, but towards the end, she married Yelu Qi.
Guo Xiang
Named after the Xiang Yang City, as it was being invaded at the time of her birth. When she was a newborn, a number of people kidnapped her, namely, Li Mochou, Xiao Longnu, and Yang Guo, before she was safely returned to Huang Rong. The sixteen-year-old Guo Xiang is very much impressed with the Condor Hero Yang Guo, and was sad when he left with Xiao Longnu in the end.
Guo Buonu
Guo Xiang's twin brother, the only son of Guo Jing and Huang Rong, and yet not mentioned or seen much. However, in the novel, he is mentioned to be the rightful owner of the Dragon Sabre as it is handed to him by Guo Jing and Huang Rong.
Wu Dunru
The eldest of Wu Santong's sons and disciple of Guo Jing and Huang Rong. Have been fighting all his life for the love of Guo Fu, but in the end he married Yelu Yan.
Wu Xiuwen
The youngest of Wu Santong's sonds and disciple of Guo Jing and Huang Rong. Have been fighting all his life for the love of Guo Fu, but in the end he married Wanyan Ping.
Yelu Qi
The second son of Mongolian Prime Minister Yelu Chucai and the secret pupil of Zhou Botong. He is well versed at martial arts, magnanimous and tolerant with others. He was in love with Wanyan Ping but rejected and in the end fell in love with Guo Fu and married her. When 20th leader of Gai Bang died, he was appointed the 21st.
Yelu Yan
Yelu Qi's sister, who was in love with Yang Guo, but seeing its futility, only regarded him as a brother and later married Wu Dunru. She has an unruly and straightforward disposition.
Wanyan Ping
Her entire family was killed by Yelu Qi's people, and therefore she wanted to kill him, but couldn't because she had feelings for him. It would be wrong to marry him, so she rejected him and married Wu Xiowen instead.
Ci'en
Once a powerful and evil leader of Tiezhang Bai Qiu Qianren, now
with a new name, Ci'en, he became a monk, a pupil of Yideng Dashi, and wishing for forgiveness from Ying Gu and Zhou Botong for killing their son. He has been struggling between good and evil sides, but chose good in the end.
Sha Gu
Huang Yaoshi's insane grand-pupil, who was killed by Li Mochou. She's the one who told Yang Guo who his father's murderer was.
Grandma Sun
A staunch woman with moral integrity, she brought Xiao Longnu up in the Ancient Tomb; knowing a little martial arts. She was accidentally killed by Hao Datong when protecting little Yang Guo.
Lu Youjiao
Succeeding Huang Rong as 20th leader of Gai Bang. He exercised able leadership though not intelligent. He was killed by Huo Do.
Gongsun Lu'er
Daughter of Gongsun Zhi and Qiu Qianchi. A dignified and graceful girl, who was secretly in love with Yang Guo and numerous times try to save his life. She killed herself to save him in the end.
Yin Zhiping
Student of Qiu Chuji. He is very covetous of Xiao Longnu in and raped her, and in the end killing himself paying for what he's done.
Lu Wushuang
Her entire family were killed by Li Mochou. She's crippled but very lively. She's very much in love with Yang Guo but her love was never returned. She became his sworn-sister instead.
Cheng Ying
Lu Wushuang's cousin. She has been a pupil of Huang Yaoshi ever since her entire family is killed by Li Mochou. A soft and gentle girl, she is always considerate of others, and very much in love with Yang Guo. She also became his sworn-sister instead.
Feng Mofeng
One of the great five disciples of Huang Yaoshi. A humble blacksmith with a broken left leg. He died saving Guo Jing and Yang Guo from Jinlun Fawang.
Tianzhu Shensheng
An Indian monk, who's sect brothers with Yideng Dashi. In the end he was killed by Li Mochou while helping Yang Guo find a cure for the Qing Hua poison.
Dugu Qiubai
Never made an appearance, as he only exists in a name. It's told that he was the greatest swordsman of his time, whose sword Yang Guo now carry as his weapon. Later on, in HSDS, the aforementioned sword becomes the Yi Tian Jian and Tu Long Dao.
Gongsun Zhi
The leader of Jueqing Gu, a despicable man well-versed in martial arts, dying to marry Xiao Longnu and was enraged when she refused and he imprisoned Yang Guo to force her to marry him. He severed the limbs of his wife Qiu Qianchi and imprisoned her in deep pit.
Qiu Qianchi
Mother of Gongsun Lu'er. The tendons of her four limbs had been severed by Gongsun Zhi. She has been imprisoned in a deep pit ever since her daughter was born. She is also the sister or Qiu Qianren and Qiu Qianran. She vowed to take revenge on Gongsun Zhi for what he did to her, and to Huang Rong and Guo Jing for killing her brother Qiu Qianran. She took over leadership of Jueqing Gu when Gongsun Zhi was gone.
Fan Yiweng
Disciple of Gongsun Zhi. He is a very short man with an extremely long beard. His beard was cut off foot by foot by Yang Guo during battle.
Zhao Zhijing
Yin Zhiping's same-generation sect brother who's very ambitious and self-conceited. He sold off Quanzhen Bai to the Mongolians and caused many disciples killed and Chongyang Temple burnt off.
Li Mochou
Gu Mu traitor with a nickname of Chilian Xianzi, who is extremely beautiful but wicked and merciless because of a man, and therefore she came to hate men. She's Xiao Longnu's sect sister.
Hong Lingbuo
Li Mochou's student. Li Mochou killed her and made her a sacrifice.
Hu Bilie
Mongolian prince, grandson of Ghenghis Khan. A man with great talent and bold vision. Killed by Yang Guo at the end.
Ma Guangzuo
Hu Bilie's warrior. A simple minded giant who's in Yang Guo's favor.
Xiao Xiangzi
Hu Bilie's warrior. Very thin and looks like a corpse. He and Yin Kexi are the ones that stole Jiu Yang Zhen Jing from Shaolin.
Ni Moxing
Hu Bilie's warrior. Very short and dark.
Yin Kexi
Hu Bilie's warrior. Rich and shrewd. His main weapon is a whip. He and Xiao Xiangzi stole Jiu Yang Zhen Jing from Shaolin and later hid it in a gorilla's tummy, which is found by Zhang Wuji in HSDS a century later.
Jinlun Fawang
Tibetan Lama. His name came from using his unique weapon Gold Wheel (Jinlun). With great learning and matchless martial ability, he is the Imperial priest of Mongolia and leader of Hu Bilie's warriors. He kidnapped Guo Xiang and tried to burn her alive to get Guo Jing to surrender.
Huo Do
Prince of Mongolia. Having trained by his master Jinlun Fawang, he possessed first-class skills of martial arts. He's killed by his sect brother Da Erba for being treacherous to his teacher Jinlun Fawang.
Da Erba
Tibetan Lama. Huo Do's senior sect brother. Though thin and emaciated, he is extremely powerful in physical strength. Looks up to Yang Guo and would never harm him even though he's on the opposite side.
Zhong Wan Tong Zhou Botong
Replacing his passed brother Wang Chongyang, Lao Wantong now becomes Zhong Wantong, even though he's reluctant of the title.
Dong Xie Huang Yaoshi
Still called the Eastern Heretic because sometimes his actions are unreasonable and not abiding by the rules or traditions, but he has improved much since LOCH.
Xi Kuang Yang Guo
Replacing his dead foster father Ouyang Feng, instead of being Western Venom, because he's not evil, but he has his own ways and also not abiding by the rules, he is called the Western Crazy.
Nan Seng Yideng Dashi
Once a powerful Emperor famous for his Yi Yang Ji, with four great guards by his side now lives in solitude in the mountains with instead his four former guards as his students. All this because of Ying Gu and her love affair with Zhou Botong. He's now living the monastery life as Yideng Dashi.
Bei Xia Guo Jing
Replacing his late teacher Hong Qigong who died dueling with Ouyang Feng, Guo Jing becomes the Northern Hero, as he is not a beggar and because he's a patriotic man who defends his country.
Ma Yu
He stayed behind and eventually died when the Chongyang Temple was burning the the ground.
Tan Chuduan
The second sect brother. Killed by Ouyang Feng in the beginning of LOCH.
Liu Chuxuan
The third sect brother. He's not mentioned very much either in LOCH or ROCH. He stayed behind and eventually died when the Chongyang Temple was burning the the ground.
Qiu Chuji
The fourth sect brother who named baby Guo Jing and baby Yang Kang. He also accepted Yang Kang as pupil. He stayed behind and eventually died when the Chongyang Temple was burning the the ground.
Wang Chuyi
The fifth sect brother who saved Guo Jing once in LOCH. Zhao Zijing's teacher.
Hao Datong
The sixth sect brother who's rarely mentioned or seen in LOCH. He inadvertently killed Grandma Sun and regretting it all his life. Killed himself when the Mongolians invaded.
Sun Bu'er
The only female sect sister. She stayed behind and eventually died when the Chongyang Temple was burning the the ground.
