Loukaris, Meletios: Secretary to Podesta De Belmondo.
Lozza, Giuliano: Son of Flavio Lozza, a legendary master-at-arms. A plump olive grower.
Mavroukis, Stella: Maria's gossipy friend.
Mavroukis, Alberto: Stella's husband; a Master in the Little Arsenal of Corfu.
Mascoli, Brother: Hypatian priest of St. Raphaella.
Montescue, Lodovico: Head of the formerly powerful House Montescue.
Morando, Aldo: Swindler, fake Satanist.
Nachelli, Petros: Rent-collector and go-between for spies.
Saluzzo, Paulo: A thug working for Fianelli.
Sforza, Carlo: The wolf of the North, Milan's chief
Spiro: Corfiote sailor, fisherman, crewman on Taki's boat, friend of Benito.
Taki: Skipper of a fishing boat.
Thalia: Peasant woman, first female sergeant in Venetian Corfiote forces.
Thordarson, Bjarni: oldest son of a powerful Vinland trading house.
Thordarson, Gulta: Third son of a powerful Vinland trading house.
Trolliger, Baron Hans: One of the Holy Roman Emperor's courtiers and advisors.
Von Gherens, Ritter: A Prussian Knight-Proctor.
GLOSSARY
Aquitaine: An independent kingdom in western Europe; it comprises parts of what in our universe would be called France and England.
Armagh, The League of: A loose alliance of Celtic/Nordic states.
Arsenalotti: The workers at the Arsenal, Venice's state shipyard.
Ascalon: A port in Palestine.
Bacino: Harbor basin.
Barducci's: A tavern well known for music.
Bretagne: Brittany. An independent Duchy, part of the league of Armagh.
Carnac: Capital of Celtic Brittany.
Capi: Roughly the equivalent of a lieutenant.
Carreta: A pony/horse trap.
Case Vecchie: Great houses; the Venetian aristocracy.
Cassone: A carved chest.
Chrysostom, John: Charismatic preacher associated with Saint Hypatia, at the breakpoint between this universe and ours; born 349 a.d.
Colleganza: A collective trading venture.
Cotte: A surplice-like garment, the predecessor of coat.
Curti: Literally, 'short'—the Case Vecchie who had not been ennobled for many years.
Dalmatia: The eastern coast of the northern Adriatic Sea. Once the source of much of Venice's timber.
Ferrara: City-state in the Po valley in northern Italy; famous for steelworking, particularly swordsmiths.
Fruili: Region to the northeast of Venice.
Galliot: Small galley.
Golden Horn: Venetian trading enclave in Constantinople.
Hohenstauffen: The ruling house of the Holy Roman Empire.
Hypatia, Saint of Alexandria: Patron saint of the Hypatian order. Neoplatonist philosopher and librarian of the great library at Alexandra. Her saving of the Library from the mob instigated by Cyril the Patriarch of Alexandria is the breakpoint between this universe and ours.
Ilkhan Mongol: The Mongol khanate.
Istria: Peninsula to the south of Trieste. A Venetian possession.
Jesolo: The marshes to the east of Venice in the Venetian Lagoon.
Koboldwerk: Cunningly wrought chainmail made by dwarves.
Libri d'Oro: 'Of the Golden book'; landowners; the Greek aristocracy of Corfu.
