OsgarMaster of herblore in Gromheort
PendaKing of Forthweg
SidrocEalstan’s first cousin
SwithulfHeadmaster of Ealstan and Sidroc’s academy
TamulisKaunian apothecary in Oyngestun
Vanai*Young Kaunian woman in Forthweg
WomerLinen merchant in Gromheort
WulfherEalstan’s uncle
Gyongyos
ArpadEkrekek (King) of Gyongyos
BorsosDowser on Obuda
GergelyBorsos’s wife
HorthyGyongyosian minister to Zuwayza
Istvan*Common soldier on island of Obuda
JokaiSergeant in Istvan’s company
KisfaludyMajor in Istvan’s battalion
KunSoldier on Obuda; former mage’s apprentice
SzonyiSoldier on Obuda
TurulDragonkeeper
The Ice People
DoegCaravan master
Jelgava
AdomuColonel of Talsu’s regiment, replacing Dzirnavu
AusraTalsu’s younger sister
BalozhuColonel commanding Talsu’s regiment, replacing Adomu
DonalituKing of Jelgava
DzirnavuCount and colonel of Talsu’s regiment
LaitsinaTalsu’s mother
SmilsuTalsu’s friend
Talsu*Common soldier in Bratanu Mountains
TrakuTalsu’s father, a tailor
VartuColonel Dzirnavu’s servant
Kuusamo
AlkioTheoretical sorcerer; Raahe’s husband
ElimakiPekka’s sister
IlmarinenRaffish elderly master theoretical sorcerer
JoroinenOne of the Seven Princes of Kuusamo
LeinoPekka’s husband; a practical mage
OlavinElimaki’s husband—a banker
Pekka*Professor of theoretical sorcery, Kajaani City College
PiilisTheoretical sorcerer
RaaheTheoretical sorcerer; Alkio’s wife
RistoAdmiral fighting in the Bothnian Ocean
SiuntioElderly master theoretical sorcerer
UtoPekka and Leino’s son
Lagoas
BrincoSecretary to Grandmaster of Lagoan Guild of Mages
EbastiaoNaval captain in Setubal
Fernao*First-rank mage
PinhieroGrandmaster of the Lagoan Guild of Mages
RamalhoNaval lieutenant in Setubal
RibieroNaval commodore in Setubal
RogelioCaptain of the Leopardess
ShelomithA spy
Sibiu
BurebistuKing of Sibiu
Cornelu*Commander and leviathan-rider, Sibian navy
CostacheCornelu’s wife
DelfinuCommodore, Sibian navy
PropatriuCaptain of the Impaler
VitorKing of Sibiu
Unkerlant
AgenA peasant in Zossen
AnnoreGarivald’s wife
AnsovaldUnkerlanter minister to Zuwayza
BertharOne of Leudast’s squadmates
DagulfA peasant in Zossen; Garivald’s friend
DroctulfGeneral commanding Unkerlanter attack on Zuwayza
Garivald*Unkerlanter peasant in the village of Zossen
GernotSoldier in Leudast’s squad in Forthweg
GurmunDroctulf’s successor in command in Zuwayza
HerkaFirstman Waddo’s wife
HerpoA traveling spice seller
HukSoldier in Leudast’s squad in Forthweg
IbertDeputy foreign minister
KyotSwemmel’s deceased twin brother
LeubaGarivald and Annore’s baby daughter
Leudast*Common soldier
MagnulfSergeant in Leudast’s company
MerovecMajor; Marshal Rathar’s adjutant
NantwinA soldier in Leudast’s company
Rathar*Marshal of Unkerlant
RoflanzColonel commanding regiment in western Forthweg
SwemmelKing of Unkerlant
SyrivaldGarivald and Annore’s son
TrudulfSoldier in Leudast’s company in western Forthweg
UoteAn old peasant woman in Zossen
UrganLeudast’s company commander
WaddoFirstman of Zossen
WerpinGeneral in the attack over the Wadi Ugeiga
WisgardOne of Leudast’s squadmates
ZabanForeign ministry official
Valmiera
BauskaKrasta’s maidservant
EnkuruCount in southern Valmiera
ErglyuPublic affairs officer in the war ministry
GainibuKing of Valmiera
GedominuElderly farmer near Pavilosta; Merkela’s husband
KestuValmieran duke
Krasta*Marchioness in Priekule; Skarnu’s sister
MarstaluDuke of Klaipeda; commander of the Valmieran army
MerkelaGedominu’s young wife
RaunuSenior sergeant in Skarnu’s company
RudninkuCaptain fighting in southern Valmiera
Skarnu*Marquis; captain; Krasta’s brother
ValnuViscount in Priekule
Yanina
CossosOne of Tsavellas’s stewards
GyzisVarvakis’s clerk
TsavellasKing of Yanina
VarvakisPurveyor of delicacies
Zuwayza
Hajjaj*Foreign minister of Zuwayza
HassilaHajjaj’s middle wife
JamilaHajjaj’s daughter
KolthoumHajjaj’s senior wife
LallaHajjaj’s junior wife
MithqalMilitary mage of the second rank
ShaddadHijjaj’s secretary
ShazliKing of Zuwayza
TewfikHajjaj’s elderly majordomo
*denotes a viewpoint character