Dramatis Personae


    Italia


    Nobles


    Guilhelm - Margrave of Montferat


    Judith- his wife


    Conrad - Margrave Guilhelm’s oldest surviving son, defender of Tyre in the 3rd Crusade


    Boniface - younger brother, head of the 4th Crusade


    Commoners


    *Pons - mercenary captain to Margrave Guilhelm


    *Cyn - sargent of crossbowmen to Conrad of Montferat


    *Marius - courier and cavalry scout to Margrave Guilhelm


    Constantinople


    Nobles


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    Andronikos I Komnenos - (co)Eastern Roman Emperor


    Alexios II Konmenos - (co)Eastern Roman Emperor, son of Emperor Manuel, 2nd cousin of Andronikos I


    Maria of Antioch - mother of, and Empress regent to, Alexios II. Widow of Emperor Manuel, aka Xene (after becoming a nun)


    Anna of France - betrothed to Alexios II


    John Ducas - Sebastokrator


    Andronikos Ducas Angelos - Admiral of the Byzantine fleet, brother of John


    Euphrosyne Katamonitissa - his wife


    Alexios Angelos - their elder son


    Issac Angelos - their younger son


    Theodore Kantakouzenos - a wealthy young noble


    ^Helena - Andronikos'' first wife.


    Commoners


    *Brian the Saxon - A captain of the Verangian guard


    Maraptikee - Andronikos'' favorite concubine


    Stephen Hagiocharistophrites - Andronikos’ cat’s-paw


    Pterygeonites - bearer of the chalice of Mithridatium


    Skleros Seth - an astrologer


    *Nestor - a storyteller


    *Brother Daniel - a stylite


    *Alexander “the Great” - charioteer for the Blue faction


    *Fat George - head of Constantinople’s underworld


    *Pandarus - dealer in quality slaves / pimp


    Zinthzinphitees - hunchback / seller of luck and insults


    * fictional character


    ^ historical person whose actual name has been lost to history


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