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It is assumed that players will portray the children of the main characters from the books-the ruling family of Amber, known as the Elder Amberites-or a resident of the Courts.

However, since some feel that being the children of the main characters is too limiting, it is fairly common to either start with King Oberon's death before the book begins and roleplay the Elder Amberites as they vie for the throne ; or to populate Amber from scratch with a different set of Elder Amberites.

The former option is one presented in the book ; the latter is known in the Amber community as an " Amethyst " game.

A third option is to have the players portray Corwin's children, in an Amber-like city built around Corwin's pattern ; this is sometimes called an " Argent " game, since one of Corwin's heraldic colours is Silver.