Cast of Characters
Abrabanel, Rebecca: USE Secretary of State, wife of Mike Stearns
Ahmed, Semsi: Commander of the Gureba-I hava, the Ottoman Air Force
Anderson, Ellie: Radio operator from Prague, wife of Len Tanner
Basarab, Matei: Voivode of Wallachia
Bayer, Devorah: Chief nurse, Grand Army of the Sunrise
Beasley, Denise: Teenage girl employed as an agent by Francisco Nasi; informally betrothed to Eddie Junker; daughter of Christin George; pilot in the Bohemian Air Force
Botnari, Sergiu: Advisor to Vasile Lupu; leader of The Impalers
Burkenfeld, Friedrick: Colonel, First Cavalry Regiment, Grand Army of the Sunrise
Callenberk: Captain, Second Cavalry Regiment, Grand Army of the Sunrise
Cerny, Lukas: Aircraft repairman, Bohemian Air Force
Corvinus, Janos: Szekler notable
Dalca, Oana: Teenage girl; volunteer nurse, Grand Army of the Sunrise
Donner, Agathe “Tata”: CoC organizer in Dresden, close associate of Gretchen Richter
Dordevic, Andrej: Serbian mercenary captain
Došek, Matej: Administrator of the Kisvárda district.
Dreyzl, Tuva: Teenage girl; pilot in the Bohemian Air Force
Enkefort, Karl: Lieutenant, Grand Army of the Sunrise, aide-de-camp to Christian von Jori
Evhad, Hasan bin: Servant to Murad IV
Ferenc, Elek: Szekler notable
Fetzerin, Johanna: Staff member to Prime Minister Ed Piazza
Goss, Laura: Captain in the USE Air Force, pilot assigned to Rebecca Abrabanel
Gotkin, Jason: Rabbi, Grand Army of the Sunrise
Gustavus Adolphus: See “Vasa, Gustav II Adolf”
Higgins, Jeffrey “Jeff”: Brigadier-General, Silesian Guard; husband of Gretchen Richter
Hasslang, Jonas: Colonel, Third Cavalry Regiment, Grand Army of the Sunrise
Hatmanu, Andreea: Volunteer nurse, Grand Army of the Sunrise; wife of Marius
Hatmanu, Marius: General of Prince Rákóczi’s red trabant Szekler infantry corps
Honterus, Ignaz: Saxon notable
Hugelmair, Minnie: Teenage girl employed as an agent by Francisco Nasi; friend of Denise Beasley; member of the Bohemian Air Force
Hussein, Usan: Corbaci (regimental commander) of the Janissaries
Ibragimov, Alim: Tatar captain
Jori, Christian von: Captain, Second Cavalry Regiment, Grand Army of the Sunrise
Junker, Egidius “Eddie”: Employed as an agent and pilot by Francisco Nasi; informally betrothed to Denise Beasley
Kinsky, Josef: Captain of the “Wild Elite,” Second Cavalry Regiment, Grand Army of the Sunrise
Kohen, Isaac: Junior surgeon, Grand Army of the Sunrise
Krenz, Eric: Colonel in the Silesian Guard
Lange, Luthor: Major General and Provost Marshal, Grand Army of the Sunrise
Leurdeanu, Stroe: Close advisor to Voivode Matei Basarab
Lorántffy, Zsuzsanna: Wife of Prince George I Rákóczi
Lupu, Vasile: Voivode of Moldavia
Makovec, Reznik: Colonel of the Brethren and APC Commander, Grand Army of the Sunrise
Mercy, Franz von: Bohemian general, field commander, Grand Army of the Sunrise
Mizrahi, Moshe: Airship commander in the Gureba-I hava, the Ottoman Empire’s air force
Murad IV: Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
Nasi, Francisco: Former head of intelligence for Mike Stearns; now operating a private intelligence agency in Prague
Oberheuser, Karl: Chief medical officer and surgeon, Grand Army of the Sunrise
Pasha, Halil: Chief Advisor to Sultan Murad IV
Pesach, Mordechai: Airship engineer in the Gureba-I hava, the Ottoman Empire’s air force
Radu, Andrian: General of the Moldavian Army
Rákóczi, George I: Prince of Transylvania
Rákóczi, Pál: Brother of George I Rákóczi
Renz, Gerhardt: Colonel, Second Cavalry Regiment, Grand Army of the Sunrise
Richter, Maria Margaretha “Gretchen”: Leader of the Committee of Correspondence; Chancellor of Saxony; Lady Protector of Lower Silesia; wife of Jeff Higgins
Roth, Judith: Wife of Morris Roth
Roth, Morris: Commander of the Grand Army of the Sunrise; husband of Judith Roth
Ruppel, Werner: Leader of Gretchen Richter’s guard detachment
Schiff, Velvel: Colonel, Second Regiment, Joshua Corps, Grand Army of the Sunrise
Schmidt, Otto: Major, Second Cavalry Regiment, Grand Army of the Sunrise; aide-de-camp to Gerhardt Renz
Shalit, Samson: Colonel, First Regiment, Joshua Corps, Grand Army of the Sunrise
Sommerus, Christian: Saxon notable
Stearns, Michael “Mike”: Former prime minster of the United States of Europe; now a major general in command of the 3rd Division, USE Army; husband of Rebecca Abrabanel
Suleyman: Commander of irregular cavalry and scouts (the Akinji) of the Ottoman Army
Tanner, Len: Communication Specialist; husband of Ellie Anderson
Vasa, Gustav II Adolf: King of Sweden, emperor of the United States of Europe; high king of the Union of Kalmar, also known as Gustavus Adolphus
Veres, Gáspár Bojthi: Close advisor to Prince George I Rákóczi
“Young” Greta: Nurse, Grand Army of the Sunrise
Zelikovich, Getzel: Colonel, Third Regiment, Joshua Corps, Grand Army of the Sunrise