Appendix A
Character Glossary
(In order of appearance)
Infernals - Major Characters
Yasuko Suzuki Rodrigues - The daughter of Lady Masako and Batista Rodrigues; betrayed by Prince Sturla and left for dead after the assassination of Prince Wusheng
Juan Batista Avilar Rodrigues - Yasuko's father; a former mercenary and famed swordsman turned centurion in the Imperial Guard
Infernals - Minor Characters
Carmen Alvarez Morado de Villalobos - A nurse at the Rivera medical clinic
Dr. Narvaez - The doctor at the Rivera medical clinic
Angela Morado Villalobos - The daughter of Nurse Carmen
María Velasquez Nuñez de Villalobos - The mother-in-law of Nurse Carmen
Eduardo Reyes Villalobos - The father-in-law of Nurse Carmen
Alonso Nuñez Villalobos - The late husband of Nurse Carmen
Jorge Ruiz Avilar - Yasuko's great-uncle who raised her as a child; killed in an altercation with the Celestials
Nayeli Marques Garcia de Avilar - Yasuko's great-aunt who died when she was young
Celestials - Major Characters
Sturla Yinglisson, a.k.a. Emperor Wuying - Emperor of the Celestials
Grima Markusson - Emperor Wuying's father and the Minister of the Household
Masako Suzuki, a.k.a. Empress Lingmu - The heir to House Suzuki and the current Empress
Snorri Sturlusson, a.k.a. Prince Wuming - The Crown Prince of the Celestials; Yasuko's half-brother
Li Fong - Inspector of the Renwang Commandery
Celestials - Minor Characters
Minister of Ceremonies - One of the Nine Ministers, responsible for the conduct of all official rites and ceremonies
Minister Steward - One of the Nine Ministers, responsible for providing for the Emperor's needs
Michel Hadad - One of Prince Sturla's personal physicians
Baron Gong - A vassal of Count Aoki of Qingmu
Li Wenming - An officer in the private forces of Baron Gong
Wei Lushan - A battalion commander in the private forces of Baron Gong
Fong Junping - A squadron leader in the private forces of Baron Gong
Liu Xiaojing - Wing commander of the regimental air force of Baron Gong
Fei Wulai - Chief of Staff of the Air and Space Forces
Deng Yuxiang - Army Chief of Staff
Hui Zhonglin - Navy Chief of Staff
Kuai Yingqin - Director of the Ministry of War's Bureau of Intelligence
Kim Yoon-hee - A maidservant assigned to Yasuko who was sent away for her protection
Li Zhen - A member of a rapid reaction team drawn from the private forces of Baron Fei
Wu Yuming - A member of a rapid reaction team drawn from the private forces of Baron Fei
Bae Jung-hwa - Empress Lingmu's personal bodyguard
Gui Jiabao - Lord High Commissioner of the Capital Police
Wei Hongxia - A courtesan and assassin in the service of Prince Sturla; killed in a duel with Yasuko
Gou Lijun - Prince Wuming's personal bodyguard
Imperials - Major Characters
Unterleutnant zur Raum Lowen Meyer - Executive Officer of the Weißschwanzschwalbe-173
Fregattenkapitän Dame Tetis Delamar - Political Officer of the Ultor Sanguinis
Kapitän zur Raum Sir Konstanty Iwanowicz - Captain of the Ultor Sanguinis
Vizeadmiral Count Nursultan Lavrov - Commander of the 387th Expeditionary Fleet
D135-Sigma-6810, a.k.a. Sigma - An AI-enhanced adaptive armor
Imperials - Minor Characters
Leutnant zur Raum Sir Istvan Gordi - Captain of the Weißschwanzschwalbe-173
Unterleutnant zur Raum Baki Agarwal - Navigator and Operations Officer of the Weißschwanzschwalbe-173
Leichtmatrose Bantu Wanna - A machinist's mate on the Weißschwanzschwalbe-173
Gefreiter Tomohisa Kan - Radioman of the Weißschwanzschwalbe-173
Matrose Badu Din - A deckhand of the Weißschwanzschwalbe-173
Gefreiter Saladino Khan - Fire control technician of the Weißschwanzschwalbe-173
Obermaat Orwin Wei - Combat Systems LPO of the Weißschwanzschwalbe-173
Bootsmann Bjorn Swensen - Chief of the Boat of the Weißschwanzschwalbe-173
Hauptgefreiter Goran Mordu - Propulsion LPO of the Weißschwanzschwalbe-173
Vollmatrose Vidaly Skorsky - An electrician's mate on the Weißschwanzschwalbe-173
Leichtmatrose Nils Weiss - A deckhand of the Weißschwanzschwalbe-173
Stabsgefreiter Casim Casim - Machinery LPO of the Weißschwanzschwalbe-173
Stabsgefreiter Enrico Capaccio - Captain Delamar's secretary
Hauptgefreiter Wilmar Fröhlich - A mess attendant on the Ultor Sanguinis
Korvettenkapitän Gordon Willowbrook - Chief of Cybernetics and Prosthetics on the Ultor Sanguinis
Kapitänleutnant Yahya Britani - Anesthesiologist on the Ultor Sanguinis
Kapitänleutnant Kumar Sankarasubramanian - Physical therapist on the Ultor Sanguinis
Hauptfeldwebel Cirio Cortes Santiago - Company sergeant of Special Commando Company, 387th Commando Special Forces
Major Friedman Auerbach - Company commander of Special Commando Company, 387th Commando Special Forces
Korvettenkapitän Sir Maxim Tereshenko - Intelligence Officer of the Ultor Sanguinis
Stabsleutnant Claudio Benitez - Operations officer of Command Platoon, B Company, 387th Commando Special Forces
Oberunteroffizier Janush Bartok - Engineer commando of B Company, 387th Commando Special Forces
Hauptunteroffizier Gomo Cruzado - Weapons commando of B Company, 387th Commando Special Forces
Oberunteroffizier Khalid Jalil - Weapons commando of B Company, 387th Commando Special Forces
Unteroffizier Fares Odingo - Communications commando of B Company, 387th Commando Special Forces