As promised at the end of my reading of one of the stories in The Curse of Balar, here is a list of characters that appear in the book. Yes, there are far too many and not all of them are important, but – to me – they represent specific aspects of the town.
Here they are presented in alphabetical order.
List of Characters
Bancroft, Odette – Henry Randal’s carer
Brook, Imogen – Governess to the Saint children
Caldwell, Morgane – Jimmy’s wife, nee Du Pont
Campbell, Terrance – Nikolai’s manservant
Caster, Stefan – Servant in the Kern House
Chantrelle, Steven – Renowned Chemist
Cosma, Michael – Station Master
Dalca, Irini – Matriarch of the Vanara
Dunwick, Igor – His Holiness, the Bishop of Balar Valley
Dunwick, Silvanus – Businessman and Owner of the Balar Vineyard
Dunwick, Violeta – Silvanus’s wife
Ginsburg, Matilda – Lady Delilah’s lady in waiting
Hartman, Fredrick – Professor of Linguistics
Hayze, Lambert – Priest, agent of the Diocese of Inquiry
Jones, “Scratch” Patience – A Graverobber
Kern, Balthazar – Head of the Kern family
Kern, Nikolai – Spare, aspiring businessman
Kern, Vivienne – Balthazar’s wife
Kern, Wilhelm – Heir to the family fortune
Kern, Zinetta – Wilhelm’s wife, nee Dunwick
Ladinas, Grigore – Champion of the Vanara
Lazarov, Florin – Cordwainer
Lazarova, Meredith – Seamstress, Florin’s wife
Luna, Edwin – The Last Painter in Balar
Luthon, Delilah – Ignacio’s wife, Princess of Sacali
Luthon, Duncan – Ignacio’s brother, on the Town Council
Luthon, Ignacio – Prince of Sacali
Luthon, Mircea – Daughter of Ignacio and Delilah, Abroad
Malliscar – The Patron
Maricara, Gheata – Speaker of the Cult of Wax, former governess
Mercer, “Cutter” Alfred – Former Highwayman turned Graverobber
Mitchell, Arthur – Silvanus’s manservant
Monarch of Wax, The – Mysterious Leader of the Cult of Wax
Moreau, Soren – Author
Murgoci, Raluca – The Mystic of Balar
Petri, Radu – Servant in the Kern House
Petrova, Sabina – A Rich Widow
Randal, Henry – Retired Composer and Virtuoso Pianist
Rice, Edgar – Stable Hand in the Kern House
Rice, Iris – Kitchen Maid in the Kern House
Richmond, “Salty” Walter – Whaler turned Highwayman
Royce, “The Jackal” Elliot – Crime Lord and Smuggler
Sahl, Darras – Merchant
Saint, Adrian – Lawyer, father of Alexandru and Ana-Maria
Saint, Alexandru – Adrian’s eldest son
Saint, Ana-Maria – Adrian’s last surviving daughter
Sarafin, Dorothea – Lady Petrova’s Companion
Shaw, Morton – Scientist
Todorov, Mathéo – Pierre’s twin
Todorov, Maximilian – Mayor of Balar
Todorov, Pierre – Mathéo’s twin
Todorova, Maeve – Mayor’s wife, nee Luthon, sister of Ignacio
Verde, Alexander – A Coach Driver
Verlander, Lenora – A Mysterious Stranger, A.K.A Midnight
Wright, Madeline – Keeper of the Goose and the Serpent Inn
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These are the characters that appear or (in the case of House Luthon) are mentioned in the first installment of the Balar series. Not all of them survive to the end, but let us not say any more in case of spoilers.
Some readers enjoyed the extra info I added on at the end of the reading. Please let me know if you would like more of that kind of content. There is a lot hidden in the Curse of Balar – I worry that things might be too well hidden…