THE PLAYERS
THE BROTHERS
Ottokar: thirteenth Baron Magnus of Dobkov, head of the family
Vladislav: knight, a warrior currently held hostage in Bavaria
Marek: a monk in the Benedictine monastery at Koupel
Anton: recently enlisted in the Light Hussars
Wulfgang: Anton’s varlet
THE GOVERNMENT
Konrad V: aging king of Jorgary
Konrad: crown prince, his grandson
Zdenek: cardinal, the king’s first minister, known as the Scarlet Spider
Svaty: archbishop of Jorgary
AT CARDICE
Stepan: Count Bukovany of Cardice, lord of the march, keeper of Castle Gallant
Edita: his countess
Petr: knight, his son and heir
Madlenka: the count’s daughter
Ugne: bishop of Cardice
Giedre Jurbarkas: Madlenka’s lady-in-waiting and best friend
Ramunas Jurbarkas: seneschal of Castle Gallant, Giedre’s father
Karolis Kavarskas: knight, constable of Castle Gallant
Dalibor Notivova: deputy constable
AT PELRELM
Havel: Count Vranov of Pelrelm, lord of the march
Marijus: knight, his tenth son
Leonas: an imbecile, his fifteenth or sixteenth son
Vilhelmas: a priest of the Greek Orthodox faith
IN POMERANIA
Wartislaw: Duke of Pomerania, Lord of the Wends