MAJOR CHARACTERS

The Athadian Ruling Family, in Athad, Capital of the Empire:

Queen YTA, widow of King Evaris

Prince ELAD, her eldest son

Prince General CYRODIAN of the Imperial Army, her second son

Prince DURSORIS, her third son

Princess ORAIN, wife of Cyrodian

Prince GALVUS, son of Cyrodian and Orain

Others in the West:

Count ADRED, a young Athadian aristocrat

Lord ABGARTHIS, elderly adviser to the crown

Lord BUMATHIS, a Councilor on the Priton Nobility in Athad

Governor JAKOVAS of Kendia, in the city of Sulos

Colonel LUTOUK, of the Fourth Regiment, Third Legion West, in Sulos

Count MANTHO, an aristocrat of Kendia

Governor OVALUS of Elpet

RHIA, a rebel in Bessara

Lord SOLOK, a liberal sympathizer in Bessara

Governor SULEN of Abustad

Lord UMOTHET, a Councilor on the Priton Nobility in Athad

Lord UTHIS, magistrate of the city of Bessara

Captain UVARS, of the Fifth Company, First Regiment, First Legion West in Athad

In Emaria:

King NUTATHARIS, of Emaria

EROMEDEUS, adviser to Nutatharis

General KUSTOS, of the Emarian Army

Sir JORS, adviser to Nutatharis

In Gaegosh:

OGODIS, the Imbur of Gaegosh

Princess SALIA, his daughter

The Salukadian Ruling Family, in Ilbukar:

HUAGRIM ko-Ghen, Chief of Salukadia

AGORS, his elder son

NIHIM, his younger son

Others in the East:

THAMERON, a young priest in the Holy City of Erusabad

ANDOPARAS, Metropolitan of the Temple of Bithitu in Erusabad

ASSIA, a prostitute

Governor DUSAR of Athadian Erusabad

GUBURUS, a sorcerer

HAPAD, friend to Thameron

IBRO, a taverner and whoremaster

MUTHULIS, Chief Priest of the Temple of Bithitu in Erusabad

Lord SIROM, Acting Governor of Athadian Erusabad

Lord THOMO, King Elad’s emissary to Salukadian-held Erusabad

General THYTAGORAS, commander of the Tenth Legion East in Athadian Erusabad

TYRUS, father to Assia