Harry Turtledove

Rulers of the Darkness

Dramatis Personae

(* shows viewpoint character)

Algarve

Almonio - Constable in Gromheort

Ambaldo - Colonel of dragonfliers in southern Unkerlant

Baiardo - Mage attached to Plegmund's Brigade

Balastro - Marquis; minister to Zuwayza

Bembo* - Constable in Gromheort

Carietto - Brigadier in Trapani

Domiziano - Captain of dragonfliers in southern Unkerlant

Ercole - Senior lieutenant with Plegmund's Brigade

Fronesia - Woman at court in Trapani

Frontino - Warder in Tricarico

Gastable - Mage in Gromheort

Gismonda - Sabrino's wife in Trapani

Gradasso - Lurcanio's adjutant in Priekule

Lurcanio - Colonel on occupation duty in Priekule

Mainardo - Mezentio's brother; King of Jelgava

Malindo - Scholar in Trapani

Mezentio - King of Algarve

Oraste - Constable in Gromheort

Orosio - Captain of dragonfliers in southern Unkerlant

Pesaro - Constabulary sergeant in Gromheort

Raniero - Mezentio's cousin; King of Grelz

Sabrino* - Colonel of dragonfliers in southern Unkerlant

Saffa - Sketch artist in Tricarico

Solino - General in Durrwangen

Spinello* - Major on leave in Trapani for wound

Turpino - Captain in Wriezen

Zerbino - Captain in Plegmund's Brigade

Forthweg

Baldred - Slogan writer in Eoforwic

Brivibas - Kaunian in Gromheort; Vanai's grandfather

Brorda - Count of Gromheort

Ceorl - Soldier in Plegmund's Brigade near Hohenroda

Daukantis - Kaunian in Gromheort; Doldasai's father

Doldasai - Kaunian courtesan in Gromheort

Ealstan* - Bookkeeper in Eoforwic; Vanai's husband

Ethelhelm - Half Kaunian band leader in Eoforwic

Feliksai - Kaunian in Gromheort; Doldasai's mother

Gippias - Kaunian robber in Gromheort

Hengist - Sidroc's father; Hestan's brother; in Gromheort

Hestan - Bookkeeper in Gromheort; Ealstan's father

Leofsig - Ealstan's deceased brother

Nemunas - Kaunian refugee leader in Zuwayza

Penda - King of Forthweg

Pernavai - Kaunian in Valmiera; Vatsyunas' wife

Pybba - Pottery magnate in Eoforwic

Sidroc* - Soldier in Plegmund's Brigade near Hohenroda

Vanai* - Kaunian in Eoforwic; Ealstan's wife

Vatsyunas - Kaunian in Valmiera; Pernavai's husband

Vitols - Kaunian refugee leader in Zuwayza

Werferth - Sergeant in Plegmund's Brigade near Hohenroda

Yadwigai - Kaunian girl with Algarvian army in Unkerlant

Gyongyos

Arpad - Ekrekek (King) of Gyongyos

Borsos - Major; mage in western Unkerlant

Frigyes - Captain in western Unkerlant

Hevesi - Soldier in western Unkerlant

Horthy - Gyongyosian minister to Zuwayza

Istvan* - Sergeant in western Unkerlant

Kun - Corporal in western Unkerlant; minor mage

Lajos - Soldier in western Unkerlant

Szonyi - Soldier in western Unkerlant

Tivadar - Captain in western Unkerlant

Jelgava

Ausra - Talsu's sister in Skrunda

Donalitu - King of Jelgava; now in exile

Gailisa - Talsu's wife, living in Skrunda

Kugu - Silversmith in Skrunda

Laitsina - Talsu's mother in Skrunda

Stikliu - Friend of Talsu's in Skrunda

Talsu* - Prisoner from Skrunda

Traku - Talsu's father; tailor in Skrunda

Zverinu - Banker in Skrunda

Kuusamo

Alkio - Theoretical sorcerer; married to Raahe

Elimaki - Pekka's sister

Ilmarinen - Master mage in the Naantali district

Juhainen - One of the Seven Princes of Kuusamo

Leino - Mage; Pekka's husband

Linna - Serving woman in the Naantali district

Olavin - Banker; Elimaki's husband

Parainen - One of the Seven Princes of Kuusamo

Pekka* - Mage in the Naantali district; Leino's wife

Piilis - Theoretical sorcerer

Raahe - Theoretical sorcerer; married to Alkio

Renavall - One of the Seven Princes of Kuusamo

Siuntio - Master mage in the Naantali district

Uto - Pekka and Leino's son

Vihti - Sorcerer in Naantali district

Lagoas

Brinco - Grandmaster Pinhiero's secretary in Setubal

Fernao* - Mage on duty in Kuusamo

Janira - Cornelu's lady friend in Setubal

Pinhiero - Grandmaster of Lagoan Guild of Mages

Vitor - King of Lagoas

Ortah

Ahinadab - King of Ortah

Hadadezer - Ortaho minister to Zuwayza

Sibiu

Balio - Fisherman running eatery in Setubal; Janira's father

Brindza - Cornelu's daughter in Tirgoviste town

Burebistu - King of Sibiu

Cornelu* - Commander; leviathan-rider in Setubal

Costache - Cornelu's wife in Tirgoviste town

Unkerlant

Addanz - Archmage of Unkerlant

Ascovind - Collaborator in Duchy of Grelz

Gandiluz - Soldier contacting irregulars in Grelz

Garivald* - Irregular fighter west of Herborn

Gundioc - Captain in southern Unkerlant

Gurmun - General of behemoths at Durrwangen bulge

Kiun - Soldier in Leudast's company

Kyot - Swemmel's deceased twin brother

Leudast* - Sergeant in Sulingen

Merovec - Major; Marshal Rathar's adjutant

Munderic - Irregular leader west of Herborn

Obilot - Irregular fighter west of Herborn

Rathar* - Marshal of Unkerlant traveling to Cottbus

Razalic - Irregular in forest west of Herborn

Recared - Lieutenant in Sulingen

Sadoc - Irregular fighter west of Herborn; would-be mage

Swemmel - King of Unkerlant

Tantris - Soldier contacting irregulars in Grelz

Vatran - General in southern Unkerlant

Werbel - Soldier in Sulingen

Ysolt - Cook in Durrwangen

Valmiera

Amatu - Noble returned from Valmiera