Appendix A
Character Glossary

(In order of appearance)

Infernals - Major Characters

Yasuko Esposito Rodrigues - The daughter of Batista who seeks to bring down the Celestials
Juan Batista Avilar Rodrigues - Yasuko's father; a former mercenary and famed swordsman turned centurion in the Imperial Guard

Infernals - Minor Characters

Jorge Ruiz Avilar - Yasuko's great-uncle who raised her as a child
Nayeli Marques Garcia de Avilar - Yasuko's great-aunt who died when she was young
Paco - A scavenger from Tres Pasos

Celestials - Major Characters

Snorri Sturlusson - The son of Prince Sturla and Lady Masako; Yasuko's half-brother
Sturla Yinglisson - The son of Lord Grima and Princess Yingli; grandson of Emperor Wuzong
Grima Markusson - Prince Sturla's father and the Minister of the Household
Masako Suzuki - The heir to House Suzuki, wife of Prince Sturla, and mother of Yasuko and Snorri
Emperor Wuzong (Hua Cang) - Emperor of the Celestials
Empress Song (Song Yingmei) - Empress of the Celestials
Prince Wusheng (Hua Zheng) - The brother of Emperor Wuzong; third in line to the throne and Supreme Commander of the Expeditionary Forces
Prince Wupeng (Hua Ying'you) - Crown Prince of the Celestials

Celestials - Minor Characters

Bae Jung-hwa - Lady Masako's personal bodyguard
Kieran MacAllister - Batista's second-in-command
Rhee Ji-yeon - Lady's Masako's housekeeper
Kim Yoon-hee - A maidservant assigned to Yasuko
Shui Peifang - One of the Favored Beauty's ladies-in-waiting
Zhang Limei - The Emperor's Favored Beauty
Lady Tsui - The great-grandmother of Lady Limei
Han Yuping - An Imperial Guardsman in the service of Prince Sturla
Li Yung - Prince Sturla's valet
Michel Hadad - One of Prince Sturla's personal physicians
Hai Feifei - Prince Wupeng's concubine
Hua Yingli - Elder daughter of Emperor Wuzong, wife of Lord Grima and mother of Prince Sturla
Mithridates - The alias of a physician who doubles as a poison master
Wei Hongxia - A courtesan and assassin in the service of Prince Sturla
Madam Lo - The proprietress of the brothel Madam Lo's Parlor
Cheng - The concierge of Madam Lo's Parlor
Yuan Yuanfeng - Lord Captain of the Central Division of the Imperial Guard
Lady Kuai - The Emperor's Brilliant Companion
Luo Geng - A footman serving at the Fertile Valley Palace
Ma Weiho - The Lord High Chancellor, one of the Three Excellencies and the second most powerful man in the Empire
Grand Tutor - An advisor to the Emperor whose position is equivalent in dignity with the Three Excellencies but with no real political authority
Minister of Justice - One of the Nine Ministers, the highest judge in the Empire next to the Emperor
Liu Zongwan - Minister of the Guards, one of the Nine Ministers, charged with the security of the Capital in the outer precincts
Minister of the Imperial Clan - One of the Nine Ministers, charged with regulating the conduct of the Imperial Family
Empress Ma (Ma Meili) - The first wife of Emperor Wuzong, believed to have been assassinated
Prince Wufei (Hua Bang) - The second son of Emperor Wuzheng who rebelled against his brother Emperor Wuzong
Ma Limei - Sister of Empress Ma and wife of Prince Wufei
Chow Lofai - Platoon leader in the 3rd Yangu Baronial Volunteer Regiment
Fu Lyman - A new recruit in the 3rd Yangu Baronial Volunteer Regiment
Tsai Wenpo - A new recruit in the 3rd Yangu Baronial Volunteer Regiment
Shih Poliang - A new recruit in the 3rd Yangu Baronial Volunteer Regiment
Hai Lihong - Heigangcheng Chief of Staff and brother to Count Hai
Fuiwu - An assassin in Prince Sturla's employ
Hakzyu - An assassin in Prince Sturla's employ