Speak to the Devil

THE PLAYERS

THE BROTHERS

Ottokar: thirteenth Baron Magnus of Dobkov, head of the family

Vladislav: knight, a warrior currently held hostage in Bavaria

Marek: a monk in the Benedictine monastery at Koupel

Anton: recently enlisted in the Light Hussars

Wulfgang: Anton’s varlet

THE GOVERNMENT

Konrad V: aging king of Jorgary

Konrad: crown prince, his grandson

Zdenek: cardinal, the king’s first minister, known as the Scarlet Spider

Svaty: archbishop of Jorgary

AT CARDICE

Stepan: Count Bukovany of Cardice, lord of the march, keeper of Castle Gallant

Edita: his countess

Petr: knight, his son and heir

Madlenka: the count’s daughter

Ugne: bishop of Cardice

Giedre Jurbarkas: Madlenka’s lady-in-waiting and best friend

Ramunas Jurbarkas: seneschal of Castle Gallant, Giedre’s father

Karolis Kavarskas: knight, constable of Castle Gallant

Dalibor Notivova: deputy constable

AT PELRELM

Havel: Count Vranov of Pelrelm, lord of the march

Marijus: knight, his tenth son

Leonas: an imbecile, his fifteenth or sixteenth son

Vilhelmas: a priest of the Greek Orthodox faith

IN POMERANIA

Wartislaw: Duke of Pomerania, Lord of the Wends