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Authors: Harry Turtledove
Darkness Descending
Darkness Descending
Harry Turtledove
This is a work of fiction. All the characters and events portrayed in this novel are either fictitious or are used fictitiously.
Copyright © 2000 by Harry Turtledove
map © 1999 by Miguel Roces
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Dramatis Personae | |
(*-denotes viewpoint character) | |
| Algarve | |
| Almonio | Constable in Hwinca in Forthweg |
| Balastro | Count; Algarvian minister to Zuwayza |
| Bembo* | Constable in Tricarico |
| Buraldo | Mage in Skrunda, Jelgava |
| Clovisio | Trooper in Trasone's squad |
| Domiziano | Young dragonflier; squadron commander for Sabrino |
| Dosso | Jeweler in Trapani |
| Evodio | Kaunian-speaking Algarvian constable in Oyngestun |
| Fronesia | Sabrino's mistress |
| Galafrone | Tealdo's company commander |
| Gismonda | Sabrino's wife |
| Gradasso | Aide to Colonel Lurcanio in Priekule |
| Lurcanio | Colonel on occupation duty in Priekule |
| Mainardo | Mezentio's brother; new King of Jelgava |
| Mezentio | King of Algarve |
| Mosco | Captain on occupation duty in Priekule |
| Olindro | Dragonflier; squadron commander for Sabrino |
| Oraste | Constable in Tricarico; Bembo's partner |
| Orosio | Dragonflier; squadron commander for Sabrino |
| Panfilo | Sergeant in Tealdo's company |
| Pesaro | Constabulary sergeant in Tricarico |
| Raniero | Mezentio's cousin; named King of Grelz |
| Sabrino* | Colonel of dragonfliers; wing commander |
| Saffa | Constabulary sketch artists in Tricarico |
| Sasso | Constabulary captain in Tricarico |
| Spinello | Major in occupying force in Oyngestun |
| Tealdo* | Footsoldier in invasion of Unkerlant; Trasone s friend |
| Trasone* | Footsoldier in invasion of Unkerlant; Tealdo's friend |
| Forthweg | |
| Brivibas | Vanai's grandfather |
| Conberge | Ealstan and Leofsig's sister |
| Daukantis | Kaunian olive-oil merchant in Gromheort |
| Doldasai | Kaunain girl in Gromheort; Daukantis' daughter |
| Ealstan* | Student in Gromheort; Leofsig's brother |
| Eanfled | Woman in Gromheort |
| Elfryth | Ealstan and Leofsig's mother |
| Elfsig | Felgilde's father |
| Ethelhelm | Bandleader in Gromheort |
| Felgilde | Leofsig's girlfriend in Gromheort |
| Hengist | Sidroc's father; Hestan's brother |
| Hestan | Ealstan and Leofsig's father |
| Leofsig* | Laborer in Gromheort; Ealstan's brother |
| Oslac | Laborer near Gromheort |
| Peitavas | Kaunian laborer near Gromheort |
| Penda | King of Forthweg |
| Sidroc | Ealstan and Leofsig's cousin in Gromheort |
| Tamulis | Kaunian apothecary in Oyngestun |
| Vanai* | Kaunian girl in the village of Oyngestun |
| Gyongyos | |
| Alpri | Istvan's father |
| Arpad | Ekrekek (ruler) of Gyongyos |
| Batthyany | Istvan's great-uncle |
| Csokonai | Istvan's cousin in Kunhegyes |
| Fenyes | Soldier in Istvan's squad |
| Gizella | Istvan's mother |
| Horthy | Gyongyosian minister to Zuwayza |
| Istvan* | Sergeant in the Ilszang Mountains |
| Jokai | Sergeant on the island of Obuda |
| Kanizsai | Trooper in Istvan's squad |
| Korosi | Villager in Kunhegyes |
| Kun | Corporal in Istvan's squad; former mage's apprentice |
| Szonyi | Trooper in Istvan's squad |
| Tivadar | Captain; Istvan's company commander |
| Ice People | |
| Abinadab | Follower of Elishamma |
| Eliphelet | Follower of Elishamma |
| Elishamma | Tribal chieftain on the austral continent |
| Gereb | Follower of Elishamma |
| Hepher | Follower of Elishamma |
| Machir | Follower of Elishamma |
| Pathrusim | Scout in Yaninan service |
| Jelgava | |
| Ausra | Talsu's younger sister |
| Donalitu | King of Jelgava |
| Gailisa | Grocer's daughter in Skrunda |
| Laitsina | Talsu's mother |
| Talsu* | Ex-soldier; tailor's son in Skrunda |
| Traku | Talsu's father; tailor in Skrunda |
| Kuusamo | |
| Elimaki | Pekka's sister |
| Heikki | Pekka's chairman at Kajaani City College |
| Ilmarinen | Elderly master magician |
| Joroinen | One of the Seven Princes of Kuusamo |
| Kuopio | Professor Heikki's secretary |
| Leino | Mage in Kajaani; Pekka's husband |
| Louhikko | Mage in the customs service |
| Olavin | Banker in Kajaani; Elimaki's husband |
| Parainen | One of the Seven Princes of Kuusamo |
| Pekka* | Theoretical sorcerer in Kajaani |
| Rustolainen | One of the Seven Princes of Kuusamo |
| Siuntio | Elderly master magician |
| Uto | Pekka and Leino's six-year-old son |
| Lagoas | |
| AfFonso | Second-rank mage on austral continent |
| Brinco | Grandmaster Pinhiero's secretary |
| Diniz | Commander aboard the |
| Fernao* | First-rank mage visiting Kuusamo |
| Fragoso | Captain of the |
| Junqueiro | Commander of Lagoan forces on austral continent |
| Peixoto | Colonel in the Ministry of War |
| Pinhiero | Grandmaster of the Lagoan Guild of Mages |
| Vitor | King of Lagoas |
| Xavega | Second-rank mage in Setubal |
| Sibu | |
| Barbu | Lumberman on Tirgoviste |
| Brindza | Cornelu and Costache's baby daughter |
| Burebistu | King of Sibiu |
| Cornelu* | Leviathan-rider in Tirgoviste |
| Costache | Cornelu's wife |
| Giurgiu | Lumbermen's gang boss on Tirgoviste |
| Levaditi | Lumberman on Tirgoviste |
| Vasiliu | Naval officer exiled in Setubal |
| Vlaicu | Lumberman on Tirgoviste |
| Unkerlant | |
| Addanz | Archmage of Unkerlant |
| Albion | Soldier in Leudast's company |
| Annore | Garivald's wife |
| Ansovald | Unkerlanter minister to Zuwayza |
| Chlodvald | Retired general |
| Dagulf | Peasant in Zossen; Garivald's friend |
| Euric | Cavalry colonel |
| Garivald* | Peasant in Zossen |
| Hawart | Leudast's regimental commander |
| Kyot | King Swemmel's twin brother; deceased |
| Leuba | Garivald's daughter |
| Leudast* | Corporal in Unkerlanter army |
| Magnulf | Leudast's sergeant |
| Merovec | Marshal Rathar's adjutant |
| Morold | Dowser east of Cottbus |
| Munderic | Leader of irregulars in Duchy of Grelz |
| Ortwin | General near the town of Wirdum |
| Rathar* | Marshal of Unkerlant |
| Roflanz | Leudast's former regimental commander; deceased |
| Swemmel | King of Unkerlant |
| Syrivald | Garivald's son |
| Vatran | General fighting in the south |
| Waddo | Firstman in Zossen |
| Wimar | Sergeant in the western Duchy of Grelz |
| Valmiera | |
| Bauska | Krastas maidservant |
| Dauktu | Peasant and irregular near Pavilosta |
| Gainibu | King of Valmeria |
| Gedominu | Peasant and irregular blazed by Algarvians |
| Krasta* | Marchioness in Priekule; Skarnu's sister |
| Merkela | Widow to Gedominu; Skarnu's lover |
| Negyu | Farmer near Pavilosta |
| Raunu | Skarnu's former sergeant; irregular |
| Sefanu | Duke of Klaipeda's nephew |
| Simanu | Count over Pavilosta; the late Enkuru's son |
| Skarnu* | Captain; irregular against Algrave; Krasta's brother |
| Valnu | Viscount in Priekule |
| Yanina | |
| Broumidis | Colonel of dragonfliers on austral continent |
| Iskakis | Yaninan minister to Zuwayza |
| Tsavellas | King of Yanina |
| Zuwayza | |
| Hajjaf | Zuwayzi foreign minister |
| Ikhshid | General in the Zuwayzi army |
| Kolthoum | Hajjaj's senior wife |
| Lalla | Hajjaj's third wife |
| Muhassin | Colonel in the Zuwayzi army |
| Qutuz | Hajjaj's secretary |
| Shaddad | Hajjaj's former secretary |
| Shazli | King of Zuwayza |
| Tewflk | Hajjaj's majordomo |