The characters
UNKNOWN
Unknown • Unidentified Suspect • Person of Interest
Lazar
Outlaw • Rebel • Protector of Forgotten Secrets
Matteo Albrizzi
Scholar • Linguist • Reluctant Seeker
Brother Matthias of the Hospital
Relic Guardian / First Known Keeper
Vladislav Ivanov
Catalyst / Former Suspect
Celeste Attard
Observer / Guardian
Jack Pieter de Villiers
Villan
Petko
Outlaw, rebel, protector, exile, and one of the last men willing to sacrifice everything for the restoration of Bulgaria.
Katerina from Marmaris
Interpreter • Merchant's Clerk • Dream Chaser
Mehmed II
Sultan of Ottoman Empire / Conqueror
Sir Guillaume
Field Commander / Execution Authority
Dr. Marcello Grech
Legal Intermediary / Person of Interest
Sir Augustin Camilleri
Investigator / Observer
Boris Ognen
Investigator / Central Figure
Ralitsa
Maria's Closest Companion • Silent Protector • Keeper of Forbidden Secrets
Lucrezia de’ Medici
Florentine Noblewoman • Matteo's First Love • The Life He Left Behind
Maria
Witness / Former Royal Attendant
Sir Adrien de Villiers
Operative / Relic Retrieval
Detective Inspector Chetcuti
Investigator / Ally
Duchess Vitale — Lily Vitale
Main contact in Malta
Elena Paleolog
Keeper of Forgotten Bloodlines and Secrets
Maria – The Bulgarian Madonna
Captive • Survivor • Matteo's Greatest Strength
Baldwin I
Count of Flanders, Crusader King, The Fallen Sovereign
Petar Popov
Catalyst / Central Figure
Nikola Vella
Ally / Protector
Elena Kostova Ognen
Main character