Persons of Interest

Notable individuals our heroes have heard of, have met, or which they had never met.

Paix

• Philip du Paix -- Our heroes' employer, a slightly shady nobleman who hangs around the Le Labyrinthe.
• Lucien du Lac -- A sometimes-seen associate of Philip's, likely adept at Porté.
• The Marquis de Paix -- Ruler of the city, the Marquis de Paix has been a fixture in Le Labyrinthe for so long that most have forgotten what disgrace saw him exiled here and what family he is originally from, though it is often thought to be Leveque. He is a thoughtful man largely given to his own dissolute pursuits, though he is also L'Empereur's chief ambassador in Paix, a task which he seems to set himself to with diligence and loyalty if not excitement. He has been so long in the city that he goes by the sobriquet "de Paix" - not a nobleman of Paix, but the lord who is Paix.
• Nicolette du Montaigne -- L'Empereur's seventh daughter is ostensibly the royal attache in Paix; in fact, she offended her father with her willfulness and was essentially exiled to Paix. Here, she rarely involves herself with politics and instead spends her time seeking out trouble in places high and low in the city.

Elsewhere in Montaigne

At court:

• L'Empereur Leon Alexandre du Montaigne XIV -- The ruler of Montaigne, a powerful sorcerer and the leading nobleman in Theah.
• Imperatrice Morella du Montaigne -- The sister of Prince Caligari of Vodacce, the Imperatrice is a powerful Fate Witch and L'Empereur's third wife.
• Captain Jean-Marie Rois et Reines -- Captain of the Musketeers, Jean-Marie is married to L'Empereur's sixth daughter and is thought to be the pinnacle of Montaigne honor.
• Dominique du Montaigne -- The Emperor's ninth daughter and the wife of General Montegue.

At war with Castille:

• General Louis Bisset du Verre -- Brother to the Duc du Verre, Louis Bisset is a calculating man who has seen his family's fortunes rise as a consequence of the war with Castille. With Montegue sent to Ussura, General Bisset now commands the entire Montaigne army in Castille, though without the skill of his predecessor. Between his greed and his lack of strategic brilliance, the war may be about to take a bad turn.
• General Luc Leveque d'Aur -- The youngest member of the Montaigne general staff, General Leveque is the only surviving son of Victor Duc d'Aur. He leads the Montaigne army (as had his two older brothers before their deaths by sniper) outside the Castillian fortress of El Morro.

At war with Ussura:

• General Montegue du Montaigne -- Leon's greatest general an ennobled peasant married to L'Empereur's youngest daughter. He has just recently been sent on an expedition to Ussura.

Others:

• Marquis Martin Cortanvoux du Agenais -- A landed nobleman from Gloyure and a powerful Porté mage. Aleksei's father.
• Lady Zoya Alekseeva Galipova Cortanvoux -- Marquis Courtanvoux's wife, Aleksei's mother.

Elsewhere in Theah

• Cardinal Esteban Verdugo -- Chief Inquisitor and the de facto head of the Vaticine Church in the absence of a Hierophant.
• Good King Sandoval -- The boy king of Castille, he is a figurehead stripped of legal authority by his Regency Council.
• Queen Elaine -- The Queen of Avalon, Elaine brought the Sidhe back into this world and threw off the last cultural vestiges of centuries-long rule of Avalon by Montaigne.
• Val Mokk -- Head of the Guild Council, Val Mokk leads the Vendel League and the Merchants' Guild.
• Gaius Ilya "Grozny" Nikolovich -- Ruler of Ussura, the Gaius - "Ilya the Terrible" is as ruthless and cold as his country.
• Koshchei Molhynia Pietrov -- The supposedly immortal progenitor of one of Ussura's noble families, "Koshchei the Deathless" is still active in Ussura's councils of state.
• Giovanni Villanova -- The most powerful of the seven Merchant Princes of Vodacce, Giovanni Villanova is the ruler of Dionne and a noted schemer.
• Captain Reis -- The most feared pirate in Theah, Captain Reis' Crimson Roger appears from nowhere and leaves no survivors. Some say he is the spawn of Legion.