Characters

Principal Characters

Aldanto, Caesare:

Sellsword, spy, Milanese of aristocratic family, formerly a Montagnard agent.

Bespi, Fortunato (Harrow):

Formerly Montagnard assassin.

Dorma, Petro:

Head of the commercially powerful House Dorma, head of the centrist faction, member of the Council of Ten, one of the Lords of the Nightwatch.

Dorma, Angelina:

Petro Dorma's younger sister.

Lopez, Eneko:

A Basque cleric and magician.

De Chevreuse, Francesca:

Courtesan, formerly of Orleans.

Dell'este, Enrico, Duke of Ferrara:

The Old Fox. One of Italy's leading tacticians. Grandfather of Marco and Benito.

Garavelli, Maria:

Boat-girl, part of one of the Arsenalotti clans.

Marina, Luciano (Chiano):

Strega Master Mage.

Montescue, Lodovico:

Head of the formerly powerful House Montescue. Sworn enemy of the Valdosta.

Montescue, Katerina (Kat):

Lodovico's granddaughter.

Montescue, Alessandra:

Lodovico's widowed granddaughter-in-law.

Valdosta, Benito (Benito Oro):

Grandson of the Duke of Ferrara, illegitimate son of Carlo Sforza.

Valdosta, Marco (Marco Felluci):

Grandson of the Duke of Ferrara.

Manfred, Prince, Earl of Carnac, Marquis of Rennes, Baron of Ravensburg:

Nephew to the Holy Roman Emperor.

Hakkonsen, Erik:

An Icelander, and bodyguard and mentor to Manfred.

Minor characters

Aleri, Francesco:

The head of the Milanese trade delegation, also the spymaster-in-chief of the Montagnard faction.

Badoero, Count:

A pro-Montagnard noble.

Bartelozzi, Antimo:

Agent and adviser to Enrico Dell'este.

Belgio, Father:

Cleric and healer.

Boldoni, Ugo:

Pastor of a poor parish in Venice.

Brunelli, Lucrezia:

"The most beautiful and courted woman in Venice," sister to Ricardo.

Brunelli, Ricardo:

Head of the pro-Rome faction.

Calenti, Lord:

One of the Lords of the Nightwatch, one of Lucrezia's admirers.

Capuletti, Bishop:

A pro-Pauline bishop.

Chernobog:

A Slavic demon.

Destre, Giuliano (Jewel):

Minor thug, Dandelo bullyboy.

Evangelina, Sister:

A Hypatian Sibling.

Foscari, Doge Giorgio:

Doge of Venice. Elderly.

Frescata, Aldo:

Venice's condottiere.

Von Gherens, Ritter:

A Prussian knight.

Giaccomo:

Owner of a tavern, connected with smuggling.

Gianni:

One of the "loco" in the Jesolo marshes.

Guiseppe:

Trusted elderly servant at the Casa Montescue.

Jagiellon:

Grand Duke of Lithuania and Poland, possessed by a demon (see Chernobog).

Laivetti, Mercutio:

A flashy young thief.

Valdosta, Lorendana:

Deceased. Mother of Benito and Marco, daughter of Enrico Dell'este. Headstrong, loyal Montagnard.

Madelena:

Trusted servant and former nursemaid at the Casa Montescue.

Maggiore, Father:

Head of Servants of the Holy Trinity in Venice

Matteoni, Alberto, Stephano, Luciano, Giovanni:

Enforcers, debt collectors and rent-a-beating boys.

Pellmann:

Erik's batman.

Hohenstauffen, Charles Fredrik:

Holy Roman Emperor.

Sforza, Carlo:

The Wolf of the North, Milan's chief condottiere. A military legend.

Sophia:

The partner of Chiano, a Jesolo marsh healer.

Von Stublau:

Knight-Proctor.

De Tomaso, Raphael:

Artist and friend of Marco Valdosta. A Strega initiate.

Della Tomasso, Captain:

Master of a smuggling coaster.

Trolliger, Baron Hans:

One of the Holy Roman Emperor's courtiers and advisers.

Uriel, Brother:

Straight-laced monk, one of the Servants of the Holy Trinity.

Valentina & Claudia:

Thieves, musicians, Strega.

Ventuccio:

Commercial House which gives shelter to Marco and Benito.

Visconti, Filippo, Maria:

Duke of Milan.

Sachs, Abbot Hans:

Head of the Servants of the Holy Trinity mission to Venice, in charge of the Knights of the Holy Trinity there, too.

Sister Ursula:

A nun and one of the leading experts in Christian magic, accompanying the Servants and Knights.