The characters :
1. Lyra and Iorek from the Golden Compass
2. Matrim Cauthon from the Wheel of Time (it would be good to have him tipping his hat)
3. Dracula, from Dracula
4. The Cheshire Cat, from Alice in Wonderland
5. Vin from Mistborne
6. A Striga, from the Witcher
7. Patronus (in stag form) from Harry Potter
8. Anomander Rake from Malazan Book of the Fallen