CHARACTERS

Principal Characters

Aldanto, Caesare:: Sellsword, spy, Milanese of aristocratic family; formerly a Montagnard agent, now enslaved by Jagiellon.
Bartholdy, Elizabeth:: Hungarian Countess, great-great aunt of King Emeric of Hungary; a sorceress, appearing to be about twenty years old.
Casarini, Bianca:: Florentine resident on Corfu; follower of Elizabeth Bartholdy.
De Belmondo, Renate:: Wife of the Podesta, priestess of the Mother Goddess.
De Chevreuse, Francesca:: Courtesan, formerly of Orleans.
Emeric:: King of Hungary.
Hakkonsen, Erik:: An Icelander, and bodyguard and mentor to Manfred.
Jagiellon:: Grand Duke of Lithuania; possessed by the demon Chernobog.
Lopez, Eneko:: A Basque cleric and ecclesiastical magician.; Manfred, Prince, Earl of Carnac, Marquis of Rennes, Baron of Ravensburg:; nephew to the Holy Roman Emperor.
Mindaug, Kazimierz:: Count, advisor to Jagiellon. A student of western magic.
Montescue, Katerina (Kat):: Lodovico's granddaughter, married to Marco Valdosta.
Shaman of Kandalaksha:: His name remains a closely guarded secret. He is the servant of Jagiellon.
Thordardottar, Svanhild:: only daughter of a powerful Vinland trading house.
Tomaselli, Nico, Captain-General:: Venetian Military commander of Corfu.
Tomaselli, Sophia:: wife of the captain-general.
Valdosta, Benito:: grandson of the Duke of Ferrara, illegitimate son of the condottiere Carlo Sforza; ward of Doge Dorma.
Valdosta, Marco:: grandson of the Duke of Ferrara.
Verrier, Maria:: former Venetian canaler, married to Umberto.
Verrier, Umberto:: Master in the Caulker's Guild.
Verrier, Alessia:: Daughter of Maria.

Minor characters

Bartelozzi, Antimo:: Agent and advisor to Enrico Dell'este.
Beg, Iskander:: Illyrian chieftain, know as the Lord of the Mountains.
Bespi, Fortunato:: Former Montagnard assassin, now bodyguard for Marco Valdosta.
De Belmondo, Alexio:: Podesta of Corfu.
Dell'este, Enrico, Duke of Ferrara:: The Old Fox. One of Italy's leading military tacticians; grandfather to Benito and Marco.
Dorma, Petro:: Doge of Venice. Head of the commercially powerful House of Dorma.
Dorma, Angelina:: Petro Dorma's younger sister.
Evangelina, Sister:: A Hypatian Sibling.
Falkenberg, Ritter:: A Prussian Knight-Proctor. Master of siege-craft.
Fianelli, Marco:: A Corfiote criminal; and a spy for King Emeric.
Hohenstauffen, Charles Fredrik:: Holy Roman Emperor.
Kari:: Half-Osage tribesman. Hearthman to the Thordarsons.
Kosti:: Fisherman, crewman on Taki's boat.
Leopoldo, Commander:: Commander of the garrison, Corfu Citadel.
Loukaris, Meletios:: Secretary to Podesta De Belmondo.
Lozza, Giuliano:: Son of Flavio Lozza, a legendary master-at-arms. A plump olive grower.
Mavroukis, Stella:: Maria's gossipy friend.
Mavroukis, Alberto:: Stella's husband; a Master in the Little Arsenal of Corfu.
Mascoli, Brother:: Hypatian priest of St. Raphaella.
Montescue, Lodovico:: Head of the formerly powerful House Montescue.
Morando, Aldo:: Swindler, fake Satanist.
Nachelli, Petros:: Rent-collector and go-between for spies.
Saluzzo, Paulo:: A thug working for Fianelli.
Sforza, Carlo:: The wolf of the North, Milan's chief condottiere. A military legend.
Spiro:: Corfiote sailor, fisherman, crewman on Taki's boat, friend of Benito.
Taki:: Skipper of a fishing boat.
Thalia:: Peasant woman, first female sergeant in Venetian Corfiote forces.
Thordarson, Bjarni:: oldest son of a powerful Vinland trading house.
Thordarson, Gulta:: Third son of a powerful Vinland trading house.
Trolliger, Baron Hans:: One of the Holy Roman Emperor's courtiers and advisors.
Von Gherens, Ritter:: A Prussian Knight-Proctor.

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