Appendix A
Character Glossary
(In order of appearance)
Infernals - Major Characters
Juan Batista Avilar Rodrigues - A mercenary in CompañÃa Bravo, Regimiento de Rionegro
Saulo Velasquez Obrado - The comandante of the Regimiento de Rionegro
Nestor Salas Salazar - A member of the Almorad Bounty Hunting Guild
Jorge Ruiz Avilar - Batista's uncle
Nayeli Marques Garcia de Avilar - Jorge Avilar's wife
Infernals - Minor Characters
Vong - The proprietor of the bar in Tieu Thong
Trieu Vu Hong - The comandante of CompañÃa Bravo, Regimiento de Rionegro
Gonzaga - A platoon leader in CompañÃa Bravo, Regimiento de Rionegro
Tito Rosado - A member of Batista's escudra
Millares - The personnel clerk of CompañÃa Bravo, Regimiento de Rionegro
Beto - A recently demobilized conscript
Dolf Veracruz - A member of Batista's escudra killed in action
Eng Min-hong - The madam of the brothel in Tieu Thong
Miga Reyes - A member of Batista's escudra
Valdez - Coronel Obrado's adjutant
Messaly - One of Madam Eng's prostitutes
Addy - One of Madam Eng's prostitutes
Ortiz - A member of the Cisneros Bounty Hunting Guild
Flaubert - A member of the Cisneros Bounty Hunting Guild
Antonio Grazzio Savini - A member of the Cisneros Bounty Hunting Guild
Giba - A yard bull from the Montevideo railyards
Lulu - The proprietress of Lulu's Tavern
Franco - A member of the Cisneros Bounty Hunting Guild
Scylla Plakakis Lopez - A member of the Cisneros Bounty Hunting Guild
Charybdis Plakakis Lopez - A member of the Cisneros Bounty Hunting Guild; Scylla's younger sister
Old Chap - The father-in-law of Mama Ly
Mama Ly - The proprietress of the inn in Arroyo
Rajit Dith - The owner of the general store in Arroyo
Pandita Dith - The wife of Rajit Dith
Najiv Dith - The son of Rajit and Pandita Dith
Old Buny - A farmer from Arroyo
Eliaza Seung - A young woman working at Mama Ly's inn
Marco Seung - A young man working at Mama Ly's inn; Eliaza's husband
Vang - A farmer from Arroyo
Domingo 'Ding' Cruz - A member of the Almorad Bounty Hunting Guild
Zacarias Duarte Rodrigues - Batista's father; owner of La Ninfa Restaurant
Sabrina Isabella Ninfadora Ruiz Avilar de Rodrigues - Batista's mother
Celestials - Major Characters
Kunihiko Suzuki - The lord of House Suzuki
Masako Suzuki - The only daughter of Lord Kunihiko
Fung Laam Wan - A master assassin of House Feng
Wuzong - Emperor of the Celestials
Feng Huangjin - The lord of House Feng and a bitter rival of Lord Kunihiko
Ning Wenhe - The lord of House Ning and a friend of Lord Kunihiko
Hisatada Hasegawa - The lord of House Hasegawa and a vassal of House Suzuki
Celestials - Minor Characters
Lord High Chancellor - One of the Three Excellencies, second only to the Emperor in authority
Gong Feifang - The wife of Lord Kunihiko and mother of Masako; great-granddaughter of Emperor Wude
Kim Jun-ho - An intelligence officer in the general staff of the Zhengzong Commandery
Baron Tsui - One of the lesser lords in Gangshan County
Lao Mingli - The chamberlain of Lord Wenhe
Iek Nedak - A knight in the service of Lord Wenhe
Count Edo - The ruler of Jiangteng County and liege lord of Baron Ning
Marquess Dou - The grand administrator of the Zhengzong Commandery
Baron Gong - A vassal of Count Luo of Qiyuan
Soichiro Sakuma - Lord of House Sakuma and a vassal of House Suzuki
Hisanori Hasegawa - The eldest son of Lord Hisatada
Minister of Ceremonies - One of the Nine Ministers, responsible for the conduct of all official rites and ceremonies
Minister of the Household - One of the Nine Ministers, responsible for the security of the Emperor and the Imperial Family
Minister Steward - One of the Nine Ministers, responsible for providing for the Emperor's needs
Imperial Counselor - One of the Three Excellencies, the chief censor and administrator of the chancellery
Grand Commandant - One of the Three Excellencies, the supreme commander of the military
Grand Tutor - An advisor to the Emperor whose position is equivalent in dignity with the Three Excellencies but with no real political authority