Character Glossary
Agape - Christos's childhood sweetheart, Stratos's daughter, fiery and a great dancer
Alsu / Ana - First wife of Konstantinos Sideris, Iohannes's mother, escaped Tatar slave
Apostolos Nomikos - First son to Lord Adanis Nomikos, polite to a fault
Arsinoe - Zeno Makris's sister, Niece to Philemon Makris, and an avid harp player
Captain Arion - Former commander of Probatoufrorio, cruel and disciplinarian
Captain Athanasios - Captain of the Royal Guard of Mangup, dragged along on drunken escapades by his subordinate, Sergeant Nikolaos
Cassandra - Second Daughter to Lord Adanis Nomikos, hair made of copper, heart made of gold
Christos - Rebellious shepherd from the village of Kerasia, Headstrong and a Giant
Demetrios - Theodorus's trusted aide and servant, perpetually sighing
Despina - Stratos's wife, Agape's mother
Euphrosyne - Royal Princess of Theodoro, A dazzling smile, but thorns hiding underneath
Evander - Minor landowner of northern Theodoro, in a trade agreement with Iohannes Sideris
Evangelos - Kratos's father, a stubborn old shepherd of Northern Theodoro
Father Damianus - Metropolitan of Gothia, the highest religious authority in the Principality, kind and elderly?
Father Mikael - Priest of the Sideris estate, perpetually nervous
Filippos - Veteran Men-at-arms of Probatoufrorio, first-grade bastard, but not completely heartless
Georgius Siderius - Second son of Konstantinos Sideris, reckless and wrathful
Glykeria - Wife of Old Zisis, more sensible than her husband and enjoys smacking heads
Hilda Nomikos - Youngest daughter to Lord Kostakis, an unruly mop of black hair
Hypatius Nomikos - Youngest brother to Lord Adanis Nomikos, as dangerous as a leopard, as elusive as an ass a knight
Iason - Nephew to Lord Adanis Nomikos, young cupbearer
Ilnur - Tatar family chief to escaped nomadic families, suspicious and a mysterious past
Iohannes Sideris - Eldest son to Konstantinos Sideris, Penny-pincher and no sense of humour
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Konstantinos Sideris - Sideris Patriarch, passed away, lived a dramatic, adventurous life, worthy of its own novel
Lord Kostakis - Middle brother of Lord Adanis Nomikos, passed away
Kostis - Senior Diplomat and nobleman of the Principality, a sensible voice of reason?
Kyriakos Nomikos - Military Aide in Suyren, first-grade jokester and a terror at the card tables
Lady Anastasia - Consort to the Megas Doux, A blue rose faded with experience
Leonidas - Men-at-arms under the Megas Doux, No nonsense slab of muscle
Lycomedes - Georgius's second in command, former captain at the Sideris estate
Madame Stella - Mangup's castle Cook, elderly woman who gets along well with Leonidas
Madame Zeta - Suyren's courtly instructor, nanny to all the Nomikos brothers
Marios - Kratos's elder brother, the perfect shepherd
Markos - Philemon Makris's slave, a playful cat and a golden lily
Meñli - Youngest son to the Crimean Khan, Mad or Genius?
Michail Nomikos - Military Aide in Suyren, grumpy and short
Mustafa - Nur Devlet's blood brother, missing a leg, but doesn't seem to mind
Sergeant Nikolaos - Sergeant in the Royal Guard, enjoys fine wine and annoying his wife
Nikos Karagiannis - 21st Century History Professor, bitter and jaded that he doesn't get to see his cats again
Nur Devlet - Eldest son to the Crimean Khan, Prone to fits of rage and secretly a masochist
Orestis - Sergeant of Probatoufrorio, Guilt-ridden, axe-wielding veteran
Othon Zervas - Sergeant in Suyren, Adanis Nomikos's bastard
Panagiotis - Steward to the Sideris estate, always has a handkerchief on hand to dab away sweat
Panagiotis Papadoupolos - Megas Doux and Papadoupolos Patriarch, some say the reason he hated Philemon and Konstantinos was because of their luscious hair
Pantelis - Headman of a northern Theodoran village, weary and doesn't believe in the government
Master Petros - Wine merchant, has dealings with the Sideris household
Philemon Makris - Commander of the east and Patriarch of the Makris Family, cunning and ambitious, will stop at nothing to #?!««**'%/!(/" oops, nearly spoiled the plot
Principe Alexios - First son of Prince John and heir to the Principality, zealous and insane?
Prince John Gavras - Ruler of the principality of Theodoro, weary and tired
Remus Nomikos - Eldest son of Lord Kostakis, Nephew to Lord Adanis Nomikos, tall, thin and thinks way too highly of himself
Seit Bozkurt - Heir to the Crimean Bozkurt Clan, survived the ambush just to spite Nur and make his life miserable
Sir Silvanus - Senior Captain of the Royal Guard, escorted Theodorus from probatoufrorio to the capital to receive his promotion, no one knows how he got the nickname 'copper sword', well not the true story
Sir Spiros - Marshall of the Sideris estate, takes everything stride or just doesn't care, sports a prodigious moustache
Steward Theophylact - Steward of Suyren, people are not sure if his stutter is congenital or due to nervousness
Stratos - Agape's father, miller turned Kerasia village chief, trying to be a better headman than the previous, not exactly a tall task
Theodorus Sideris - Uhhhm, if you're actually reading this description you must be having fun reading the glossary
Yusuf - Crimean henchman and executioner, the Khan's personal bodyguard. Only thing he treats with care in this world is his mace, which he nicknamed Balim, or 'My honey'
Zeno Makris - Military aide to the Megas Doux, has more in common with his uncle than he cares to admit
Old Zisis - Glykeria's husband, elder of the village of Kerasia and- Wait a damn minute! I ain't ever agree to be part of this damn sheet of names and bad jokes. Get me out'a here, Old Zisis don't fall for no nomad trap!