Camilla

From The Yellow Site

Camilla is one of the key characters from The King In Yellow, who is quoted by Robert W. Chambers in the original collection of stories. In the texts of James Blish and Lin Carter Camilda is the daughter of Queen Cassilda, who must choose between her brothers Thale and Uoht which to marry, in order to continue the royal line.

The name may be derived from the vampire villainess of the contemporary Gothic novel Carmilla.

[edit] The Encyclopedia Cthulhiana says...

Under her own name, the Encyclopedia Cthulhu only states: Character from 'The King in Yellow'.

Under the entry for the play, two alternatives are suggested. Either she is simply one of several claimants to the throne of Yhtill or she is one of the children of the ruling queen (Cassilda) of the city of Hastur, which has been at war with its neighbor Alar for countless years.

[edit] Camilla, Cassilda and Carcosa

It's worth noting, perhaps, that both Camilla and Cassilda, two characters created and defined through their quotes by Chambers, both have names that look as if they might be based upon the name Carcosa, almost as if they are as much part of it as it is of them.

[edit] Camilla Beyond The Play

In River of Night's Dreaming, one of the characters is called Camilla, just as one is called Cassilda. These characters, whilst distinct from their counterparts in the play, do seem to echo those that are in the play. Might their actions hint at those unexplored in the terrible Second Act of the play?