Leyonan, former Grand Seigneur of Leyona, slain in a battle against Codrin
Maud, Secretary of Leyona and the new Master Sage of the Circle
Sava, Chief of the Guard of Leyona
Bartal, second Secretary of Leyona
Lina, Garland’s wife
Farcu, Chief of the Guard of Leyona’s castle
Dobre, governor of Orhei in Leyona Seigneury
Peyris
Stefan, Duke of Peyris
Cleyre, Stefan’s granddaughter and member of the Council of Peyris
Albert, Stefan’s son
Nicolas, First Spatar of Peyris (commander of the army)
Reymont, Secretary of Peyris and Hidden Sage of the Circle
Gilles, second Secretary of Peyris
Paulus, the third Secretary of Peyris
Emich, Knight
Mateus, priest
Vasso, secretary
Nerval
Meriaduk, the High Priest of the Serpent
Ai, the young, invisible woman helping Dochia in the Sanctuary
Kasia, sixteen year-old girl having a strong Light
Iovon, chief of a strong band of robbers in Nerval and Kasia’s brother
Gresha, Iovon’s deputy and cousin
Mesko, merchant
Krisko, merchant
The High Sphere
Dochia, the Last Empress, founder of the Order of the Wanderers
Nabal, the Last Emperor, he joined the Serpent God
Castis
Guiscard, the warden of Castis
Tolosa
Baldovin, Duke of Tolosa
Leon, the old Duke of Tolosa
Laure, Baldovin’s wife, and the real ruler of Tolosa. Maud’s daughter.
Marie, Baldovin’s daughter, promised to Bucur, and the Circle’s real choice for the Candidate Queen
Pierre, the Spatar of Tolosa (commander of the army)
Celeste, Pierre’s wife
Joffroy, Pierre’s son and captain of Tolosa
Masson, Secretary of Tolosa, Hidden Sage of the Circle
Deva
Devan, Grand Seigneur of Deva
Filippo, Devan’s son
Balan, the first Mester of the Merchants Guild in Deva and Sage of the Circle
Mona, Balan’s wife
Dan, Chief of the Guard of Deva
Long Valley
Matei, Half-Knight and mercenary in Valer’ army
Varia Matei’s wife
Livia, daughter of Varia and Matei
Damian, elder son of Varia and Matei
Lisandru, son of Varia and Matei
Boar, Knight
Sara, Boar’s wife
Little Boar, Boar’s brother
Balint, Boar’s second Chief of the Guard
Sharpe, Black Dervil, mercenary captain, slain by Codrin
Valeni
Agatha, Signora of Valeni, Jara’s aunt and Hidden Sage of the Circle
Bran, Chief of the Guard of Valeni
Maxim, Bran’s right hand
Mercenaries
Valer, Black Dervil of Tolosa, mercenary captain
Eagle, Black Dervil of Peyris, mercenary captain
Bear, Black Dervil in south if Frankis, mercenary captain
Sharpe, Black Dervil for north-west of Frankis, mercenary captain, slain by Codrin
Assassins
Scorta, Assassin Master
Dorian, Assassin Master
Arenia
Tudor, an Assassin renegade and Codrin’s mentor
Ioana, Codrin’s twin sister
Radu, Codrin’s brother
Baraki, Chief of the Royal Guard of Arenia
Iulian, captain of the Royal Guard of Arenia
Gaspar, Knight, Baraki’s nephew
Loxburg
Manuc, Duke of Loxburg
Others
Dolgan, one of the most famous ship captains, a Io Capitan
Dragos, Mountes Chieftain and Boldur’s cousin
Konrad, Knight
Boldur, one of the Mountes’ chieftains
Iaru, the third Mester of the Merchants Guild in Dorna
Lenard, Seigneur of Dorna
Miscellaneous
Spatar, Chief of the Army
Vistier, administrator of a castle and coin master
Wraith, most successful Lead Protectors (only four in Frankis)
Black Dervil, mercenary captain (only four in Frankis after Codrin killed Sharpe)
Vicarius, the most powerful priests of the Serpent
galben (galbeni at plural), gold coin, ten grams weight
turn, alternative time unit of measure, equivalent of one hour
Wanderers ruling councils
Inner Council of the Three
High Council of the Seven
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