Vance Thornfield is an ambitious, charming opportunist who is more interested at what he can get than in what happens to anyone who isn't him.
- Barrick Ironstone: Vance is Berrick's father, though the relationship is not known to either party.
- Hugh Stoddard: Vance is Hugh's father. The relationship is only known to Mara, Hugh's mother.
- Kevin Owens: Made a deal with the young Lord Kevin Owens that Kevin failed to keep.