Supporting character Naia is the twin sister of Rian's friend Gurjin and the daughter of the Drenchen Maudra, Laesid. Naia and her companion Kylan are the lead characters in the Dark Crystal young adult tie-in novels "Shadows of the Dark Crystal" (2016), "Song of the Dark Crystal" (2017), "Tides of the Dark Crystal" (2018) and "Flames of the Dark Crystal" (2019) by J.M. Lee.
The Hunter was likely named skekMal after the original name for skekSil, Mal.