Abbott, Annapurna
Born 694 AF. She became a teacher and has specialized in the difficult job of transitioning students from the seven years of primary school to the six years of higher education. When not engaged in her Homeroom duties, she also teaches Cultural Awareness. (How to interact with those in The City with different cultural and religious backgrounds.) She was the homeroom teacher at Chapman School for Sara, Yoko, and Hibiki Macklin, as well as Jason Fukui.
Abelli, Wasim (Count)
Noble whose entire northern border abutted a large part of Duke Alphonse's southern border. They were good friends and worked together to prevent Southern interests from making inroads on their lands. Once Abigail became Duchess Abigail, she continued to support Count Abelli.
Acciai, Hugh
Employed by Genie and Mario Brown on their first book expedition. An expert with any equine animal and an accomplished swordsman. Married to Thea.
Acciai, Thea
Employed by Genie and Mario Brown on their first book expedition. An expert archer. Married to Hugh.
Ashford, Alicia
Born in The Year 02 BF, she is 13 when Carline and Alphonso are married. (Contrary to Baron Rinaldi's estimate that she was 12.) It is unknown why she and her younger brother Carlos were sent with Carline. Surviving records show that both remained in The City for the remainder of their lives. It is known that they married locals and raised families. Unfortunately no further details are available.
Ashford (Bulambo), Carline
Born in The Year 04 BF, she was 15 when she married Duke Alphonso Bulambo in the spring of The Year 12 AF. Her exact birthdate has not been recorded, but it is known that she was born in the fall. She was the eldest daughter of Count Ennius Ashford of Milan.
She was a brilliant financier and was in large part responsible for the financial stability of The City in its early years.
She bore three children, the fraternal twins Abigail and Pasquale, and three years later, another daughter Rachel. She and the duke adopted Raven in The Year 33 AF after Raven's parents died.
She herself died of pneumonia, two years after contracting an unknown pestilence, on June 25 in The Year 47 AF at age 51.
Carline is derived from the Latin, and means "free man". It was remarked by many that her name suited her perfectly. She never let anything hold her back.
Ashford, Carlos
Born in The Year of The Founding. Younger brother of Carline. He was 11 when Carline and Alphonso were married. His birth date was some time in June.
Ashanti, Lily
Born in the Year 36 AF to Rachel and Niko. Married Johann Kastner who later also married Raven. An innovative, master herbalist, some of whose recipes were still being used 700 years later.
Ashanti, Nico
Age uncertain. Master stonemason. Father of Lily.
Augustine, Phillip (Count)
He had a large estate northwest of Venice where he produced wine and horses. He was an avid horseman and arranged with Duchess Abigail to crossbreed their lines, which resulted in a superior calvary mount. Both profited greatly from the arrangement.
Augustine, Rupert
Born in the Year 55 AF. Fourth son of Count Phillip Augustine.
Meets Raven and Johann's eldest twins, Aradia and Carline, at their 12th birthday party at the Ducal Residence. He and his father were there for the one day, while his father finalized a business agreement with the duchess. Four years later, in the Year 76 AF, he returned to The City permanently and married the twins.
Baris, Sera
A "friend" of Freya and Bruno MacOwen's, her gift was the ability to always match stud to mare so as to produce the best foal.
Bjornson, Personal name unknown
Armsmaster for Duke Alphonse from the Year 19 AF until his retirement in 43 AF. For reasons unknown, he never revealed his full name to anyone. For decades there was a rumor that he didn't remember it, but as the rumor seemed to originate among his trainees, it was discounted.
Research conducted after his death revealed the real reason he concealed his name. It was "Maurice." His diary contained his reasoning, being that nobody would take an armsmaster seriously if they knew that his name was Maurice Bjornson. Maybe he was right, though I think that anyone in their right mind wouldn't care about the name of someone who could still fight with, and win, against any three of the Guard when he was 45 years old.
Braun, Ulysses
A quack masquerading as a physician. Several patients had suffered significant harm as a result of his reckless "treatments". Arrested and jailed in the Year 724 AF. After his conviction, he spent the rest of his life on the road crews.
Brown, Mario
Age 16 when we meet him in AF 719. He was a newly minted journeyman being trained by Aldus Ringvold. "Mario" is a later Italian version of "Mars" the Roman god of war. He is recruited by Miranda Donetti as an informant the first time he visited The City. In 724 he met and married Eugenia Donetti.
On his mother's side his ancestors were mostly Greek. His father's ancestry is unknown.
Bulambo, Abigail Hortense (Duchess)
Born August 03, in The Year 16 AF. From the age of 17 she was a trusted confident of her parents. When her father, Duke Alphonse, relinquished his power to her in the year 55, she was a tried and skilled manager of her domain. Married Carlo Garibaldi May 12, in The Year 36 AF. She began the custom of all females in the line keeping "Bulambo" as their surname.
Bulambo, Albert Luigi
Born in the summer of The Year 40 AF. As a result of "bad company" he developed a "holier than thou" attitude toward the "common rabble" and felt that he, and all nobles were a superior species. In the Year 56 AF he learned differently at the hands of Staff Master Johann Kastner, Armsmaster Deliah Stockholder, and his mother Abigail. Somewhat to everyone's surprise, when he became Duke in the Year 82 AF he expended a great deal of his time working for the betterment of the people of The City. At his death in 102 AF, he was widely mourned..
Bulambo, Alexius
Born in Rome in The Year 39 Before the Founding. His father was an immigrant from Africa. Alexius was named heir after his father had saved the monarchy and married the current king's daughter. (He had no surviving sons.)
Bulambo, Alphonse Alexius (Duke)
Born in the Year 659 AF. Father of Henrietta. Named after his ancestor Alphonse Joseph Alexius, the first Duke of The City, and Alphonse Joseph's father, the first in the family to be King of Italy. Turned control of the Duchy over to Henrietta when she became 35. Since then he has focused his efforts in the political realm, both in public and behind the scenes. His personal spy network is still active and highly efficient.
Bulambo, Alphonse Joseph (Duke)
The third son of Ignatius Bulambo, King of The Italian Confederation. Alphonse was born in the year 10 BF on July 8th. Made Duke Alphonse in the year 06 AF, he arrived the next spring at what eventually became The City of The Bells. He was 21 when he married Carline Ashford on April 17, in the Year 12 AF. He died in the year 63 AF at age 73 on April 18th. He transferred all power to Abigail in the year 55 AF.
Bulambo, Giovanni (Duke)
In the Year 270 AF, he regulated the use of bells by the churches of The City. Two years later, he implemented the Festa plan that has been used ever since.
Bulambo, Henri Joseph Ignatz
Born August 12 in The Year 703 AF. Eldest child of Henrietta and Ugne. Like his predecessors, he began recruiting a team of advisors in his late teens. The first two were Sara and Paolo Donetti, in early 722 AF.
Bulambo, Henrietta Dorothea Jeanette (Duchess)
Born in The Year 680 AF. Daughter of Alphonse Ignatius. One of the most dynamic of those to occupy her position for over 300 years. Instigator or supporter of numerous reforms that were of great benefit to The City and its people.
Married Ugne "Bobby" Murray. They had five biological children. (Henri and his four younger sisters.) They adopted the four boys rescued from Metz, France by Eugenia and Mario Brown, who were part of Mattie Voclain's "wing." At the time, they joked about the boys eventually marrying their daughters. Much to their surprise, three of them did. The fourth, Nicolas, married Flora and Isobel Segreti.
Their fourth daughter, Gerel, married Robert Macklin on June 12, 737 AF. She was 21 and he was 19.
Bulambo, Ignatius Alexius Tusajigwe (King)
Born in Rome in the year 38 BF. His father was Tusajigwe Bulambo. Alphonse Joseph was his youngest son. Alphonse's older brothers Paul and Moses were born in 15 BF and 13 BF respectively. Paul became King. Once Paul had two children, Moses entered the priesthood. that being his lifelong ambition, and ended his life as Archbishop of Bari.
Bulambo, Melissa
Born approximately in the Year 33 AF. Daughter of Pasquale. The eldest of five (?) children.
Bulambo, Pasquale (Baron)
Born August 03, in the Year 16 AF. Adviser to, first, his parents; then later his older sister Abigail. His brilliance in the area of finance has rarely been matched since. His skill is widely attributed to what would today be called "good genes" which he inherited from his mother Carline. In reality it was likely a combination of hard work and excellent instruction by his mother while she was still living.
Bulambo, Robert Francis Ignatz (Duke)
Oversaw the final "construction" of the Ring Park. He was responsible for its layout and is still remembered for his foresight.
Bulambo, Roberto Tusajigwe
Born August 12 in The Year 726 AF, his birth was a shock to everyone in the family as it had been presumed that Henrietta had become infertile years earlier. The actuality was that she had been so stressed that her hormones were out of balance. After the boys from Metz were adopted, she finally delegated tasks that didn't truly need her direct supervision. The reduced stress, combined with having more private time with her husband, resulted in the pleasant surprise of Roberto's birth.
Even in his early years, he specialized in acting like a spoiled, party-loving, weak-willed sponge on the family. As a consequence, he became a highly effective spy, first for Miranda, and later on, Sara. In his free time, he studied engineering. He designed several buildings, and not a few bridges while using a pseudonym.
Bulambo, Tusajigwe (Count)
Tusajigwe emigrated to Italy as a young man from what is now Ethiopia. The true reason for his coming to Italy is unknown, though rampant speculation at the time centered on the idea that he was a high ranking member of the nobility who had fled as the result of a "palace revolt." It is certain that shortly after his arrival he became a trusted advisor of the king and approximately seven years later was made Count Bulambo and married the king's oldest daughter Penelope.
Three years later, the king's only son died while on an expedition to eradicate pirates based in Sicily. Tusajigwe managed to stop an attempt by the King's cousin to put HIS son on the throne. In gratitude the King offered to make Tusajigwe his successor. He declined, declaring that his purpose in life was to serve the king, not to become one. Upon seeing how firm Tusajigwe's resolve was, the King named Ignatius, Tusajigwe's infant son, as his successor.
When the king died, Tusajigwe served as his son's regent for 11 years until he attained his majority, then stepped aside. He served as his son's chief advisor for the next seven years, until his own death in the Year 07 BF.
Tusajigwe is an odd name with, apparently, multiple meanings, depending on the country of origin. For our purposes, assume that it means "quiet warrior". Some sources consider this a girl's name, which, at least here, is definitely not the case.
Chandler, Pari
School nurse at the Chapman School.
Chastain, Madeline
Newly appointed Senior Journeyman trader as of 719 AF. Aldus Ringvold's trainee prior to Mario Brown.
Childers, Guillermo (Baron)
Lord of a very minor holding in the north of Italy consisting of mostly woodlands and scrub. Lifelong enemy of Baron Jeffries due to a certain humiliating incident when they were 11. Killed by falling off his horse at the time of the celestial incident that resulted in The Founding.
Childers (Liakos), Philipa
Born approximately in the Year 24 BF. She was the maid of Aradia Jeffries. She married William Childers on the Day of The Founding. She and her husband were primarily responsible for planning the layout of The City It was she who insisted, vehemently, that The City should become known as the source of the best horses in Northern Italy. Until her death in AF 28 at age 54 she devoted most of her time to accomplishing that dream. After her death, others followed the plan outlined in her diaries, with the result that in the 700's AF, horses, mules, and donkeys bred in The CIty were widely acknowledged as the best in all of Europe.
Philipa means "lover of horses".
Childers, William
Born in the Year 17 Before the Founding. Son of Baron Childers, he was a visionary who, along with his wife Philipa, was responsible for planning the initial layout of The City and guiding its early growth. He died in AF 32 at age 49.
Cumberland, Thomas (Archbishop)
Born approximately in the Year 671 AF. One of the two archbishops serving in The City. He was a confirmed bachelor devoted to the Church.
Constantine, Terza
Born in The City on July 11, in The Year 703 AF. Hired as a maid by Anna and Richard Donetti to help with the orphans from Metz. One of Mimi McPhee's younger cousins.
Cortini, Albert
Born December 09 in The Year 722 AF. Eldest son of a family of patissiers, he was excellent at making pastries. Unfortunately he had a tendency to "sing" while at work. Being tone deaf, he drove away a substantial number of potential customers.
Donetti, Alphonse George
Born May 12 in The Year 715 AF. Only child of Richard and Anna. He eventually became a famous fashion designer, and partner with Jason Fukui. Between his brilliant designs, and Jason's ability to dress anyone to perfection, their firm became the most famous in all of Europe, with customers travelling from as far away as Scandinavia and Northern India.
Preferred to be called by his middle name. George's catchphrase was, "Clothing should not be thought of as just for either males or females. The only thing that matters is whether or not they look good when you wear them."
Married Matilda Voclain, the family's adopted daughter, in The Year 734 AF. Together they had six children. Surprisingly, four of their children were consumed by a love of horses. In The Year 759 AF they pooled their money and founded Kastner Farms. Within 20 years it was the most respected of all the equine breeding businesses in The City.
Their other two children joined the family jewelry business and took over Journey's End when their grandmother retired.
Donetti (Kastner), Anna
Born February 27, in The Year 679 AF to Ignatius and Josephine. Elder sister of Miranda. Married Richard Donetti, Robert's elder brother. She and her husband lived in what was originally an annex to the Donetti ancestral home. They ceded the larger building to Robert and Miranda when, after five miscarriages and one live birth it became apparent that she might not survive another pregnancy, thus permanently limiting their family to three.
She worked with her parents as a jewelry designer in their shop Journey's End until their retirement, after which she took over the store.
Donetti, Anna Marie
Born February 05 in The Year 731 AF. Youngest of Paolo and Sara's twin girls.
Donetti, Consuela
Born on August 12 in The Year 713 AF to Miranda and Robert. Stavros is her twin brother. In her early years the word "tomboy" was a pale reflection of her reality. What she did in her adult years is a complete unknown, something that still puzzles scholars today. I must admit that it makes no sense that a family with such detailed records on every other person has nothing about her and that there are not even any records of her life in the files of the OB. Clearly they either never existed (extraordinarily unlikely) or they were deleted for security reasons. The incredible number of proposals as to why continues to be added to even today, over 1200 years later.
Donetti (Karongo), Danica
Born in The Year 711 on April 12 in Faras in the Kingdom of Mekuria. Spent most of her early life in Soba after her family moved there when she was three. Moved to The City with her family in the spring of 726 AF. She married Stavros Donetti five years later, on October 3, 731AF. (She was 20 and he was 17.) She became one of the most celebrated violinists in Italy, and was, secretly, one of those who was behind The City's enormous financial accomplishments in the early 15th century.
Donetti, Eugenia Catarina
Born in The Year 707 AF on January 01. Eldest daughter, and second child, of Miranda and Robert. Like Jason Fukui, she has some problems understanding normal social conventions and, consequently, tends to be a bit too outspoken. On June 14 in the Year 721 AF, she was recruited as a trainee agent for Duchess Henrietta by her mother Miranda. She is an enthusiastic student of the martial art known as Karate. She married Mario Brown on September 03 in the Year 724 AF.
She had an almost unquenchable desire to travel, which she did beginning after her graduation from Ingvold Academy in 725. After eight years on the road with Mario, they returned to The City permanently and began their family. While serving The City as roving agents, they travelled as far away as Eastern India, what is now Malawi, and Scotland.
A consequence of their "cover" as book merchants, was that many libraries were begun, and literacy in the areas they travelled to increased substantially.
Donetti (Speziale), Gabriella
Born October 08 in The Year 720 AF. Married Luigi on March 10, 740 A.F.
Trained as a "quartermaster" in the same technical school Luigi attended.
Donetti, Luigi
Born January 11 in The Year 724 AF. Eldest child of Sara and Paolo.
Became an accountant. Rather than attending secondary school in The City, he attended a special technical school in Milan, graduating a year early at only 16 years old.
Married Gabriella Speziale (a distant relative of Aleena's) on March 10, in 740 AF.
Donetti (Voclain), Matilda
Born in a village (name not recorded) to the northeast of Metz, France in The Year 718 AF. Rescued from Metz, France in 725 AF by Eugenia and Mario. Adopted by Richard and Anna Donetti in December of that same year. Married Alphonse in 734 AF. They had six children.
Studied at Ingvold Academy and eventually became famous for her writings on military history.
Donetti (Kastner), Miranda
Born in the Year 683 AF on November 23rd. Married Richard Donetti on August 12 in The Year 702 AF. Daughter of Ignatius and Josephine Kastner. Mother of Paolo, Eugenia, Stavros, and Consuela. Many times granddaughter of Johann and Raven Kastner through both their daughter Rosalie and son Guiseppe.
Duchess Henrietta's spymaster in The City. She has branched out on her own and has a rather extensive information gathering network, mostly in northern Italy, but some informants travelled throughout much of Europe. Due to her service to the Duchess, Miranda could no longer leave The City, which is, at least in part, why she recruited so many outsiders to her service. While she was no longer be able to travel, she can "see" far away places through her informants' tales.
Miranda is from the Latin word "mirandus" which means admirable or wonderful. On our planet (Earth II), the use of the word as a name seems to have been a creation by William Shakespeare for his heroine in "The Tempest."
Donetti, Paolo (Bishop)
Born April 19 in the Year 704 AF. Eldest son of Richard and Miranda Donetti. Married Sara Macklin June 28 in the Year 721 AF. Began training for the priesthood on July 07 of the same year.
Became a bishop in the Year 738 AF.
Donetti, Richard
Born in the year 678 AF. Owner of The Exchange, the largest money-changing business in The City. Married to Anna Kastner, Miranda's elder sister.
A senior partner in the Bank of the Griffon.
Alphonse George Donetti is their only son.
Adopted Matilda
Donetti, Robert
Born in The Year 682 AF on July 24. Senior partner in the Bank of the Griffon. Husband of Miranda, father of Paolo, Eugenia, Stavros, and Conseula. Secret half owner, with Hiroshi Macklin, of The Merchantman's Bank.
Donetti (Macklin), Sara
Born November 12 in the Year 703 AF. Eldest daughter of Blair and Hiroshi Macklin. First place finisher in the citywide, graduation examinations in the Year 721 AF. She was the first student in 83 years to earn the maximum possible score. Married to Paolo Donetti on June 28th in the same year. Joint founder with Paolo of the Society for Understanding. Appointed as Librarian in Charge of the libraries and archives of both The Little Cathedral and The Cathedral of Whispers in the Year 724 after substantially outscoring all other applicants testing for the position.
Descendent of Johann and Lily Kastner through their eldest daughter Aradia.
She and Paolo had five children: Luigi, Anna, Josephine, Mimi, and Ailin.
Donetti, Stavros
Born on August 12 in The Year 713 AF to Miranda and Robert. His twin sister is Consuela. Given his nearly uncontrollable energy in his early years, his eventual decision to study what eventually came to be called "library science" totally shocked everyone who knew him, other than Conseula and his sister-in-law Sara. (Yes, even Danica.)
Married Danica Karongo on October 03, 731 AF.
Became, first, an Assistant Librarian at the Central Library. Four years later he became the Supervising Librarian for the four branch libraries in The City, a position he held until his retirement.
Drivas (Father)
Teaches novice priests "Logic and Reasoning". He refers to it as "hair splitting".
Faraldo, Constantine
Legal spouse of Freya MacOwen.
Faraldo (MacOwen), Freya
Legal spouse of Constantine. Her gift/talent was that she always knew the exact time. Twin of Bruno.
Farina, Tabitha (Feliz/Sandro)
Born in AF 712 in La Grande, Italy. Younger sister of Gertie. Orphaned in 722. Joined Mario and Genie on their way to The City in October of 725.
Farina, Hannah (Gertie/Kurt)
Born in AF 712 in La Grande, Italy. Older sister of Feliz. Orphaned in 722. Joined Mario and Genie on their way to The City in October of 725.
The tale has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the violation.
Ferrari, Priscilla
Upstairs maid at The Mule's Tale Inn. At the beginning of our story in AF 719, she was 17 years old. The most accurate Foreseer known at the time.
Fittipaldi, Laura
Along with her husband Lucio, owner of the Purple Lion in La Grande, Italy. adopted Jeffrey and Thomas Lenz.
Fukui (Ingram) , Consuela
Born November 29 in The Year 661 AF. Descended from Bernadette Kastner, one of Lily's daughters, and Florian Ingram, one of Anselmo's grandsons. Nico Fukui's mother.
Fukui (Ayukawa), Akane
Born October 04 in The Year 681 AF.
A professor of history at the prestigious Ingvold Academy, she became a strategic consultant for Blair Macklin, Hiroshi Macklin, and Miranda Donetti. Mother of Kaho, Jason, and Priscilla.
Married Nico Fukui on May 30 in The Year 702 AF.
Fukui, Enrique
Born June 30 in The Year 724 AF. Twin of Erin. Married Marla Martinez on July 12 in 740 AF.
Fukui (Macklin) , Hibiki 響
Born June 19, in the Year 709 AF. Identical twin of Yoko and younger sister of Sara.
Hibiki means "echo" but also refers to a pure tone/clear voice/etc.
Her nickname is "Biki" which means beautiful maiden
She studied calligraphy and tea ceremony as well as karate.
Married Jason Fukui on her 15th birthday in the Year 724 AF.
Chose to be a stay-at-home mother to the six youngest children in the family (3 sets of twins) all of whom were born between August and November of the Year 728.
Fukui, Jason
Born April 03, in The Year 710 AF. Son of Akane and Sebastian. Married Hibiki and Yoko Macklin on June 19 of the year 724 AF. His occupation was officially as a fashion stylist, though he was secretly a frequent consultant working with the Guard in solving crimes. His greatest accomplishment was describing what we here on Earth II would call the laws of motion and universal gravitation, something that occurred only about 300 years later in the other five 'verses in the cluster. (By Isaac Newton)
Fukui, Johann and Emil
Twin boys born to Jason and Hibiki on November 03 In the Year 728 AF.
Fukui, Kaho 妖狐
Born in the Year 702 AF on September 03. Eldest child of Akane and Sebastian Fukui. She finished the citywide exams of 721 AF in second place. Several years later revealed to be a "lightweaver". Much to her dismay, she became the most famous physician ever to live in The City.
"Kaho", when written with the kanji above, means "summer".
Fukui, Lily and Raven
Twin girls born to Yoko and Jason on August 30 in The Year 728 AF.
Fukui, (Martinez) Marla
Born May 03 in The Year 722 AF. Married Enrique on July 12, 740 AF. A greengrocer.
Fukui, Olivia
Born October 23, in The Year 728 AF. They are the daughters of Darci Fukui (Witherspoon). The identity of their father is unknown. As a result of their mother miscarrying one of them during pregnancy, and their refusal to be separated, Olive and Livia shared a single body. This was discovered by others only when they were eight years old. From that time on, when in public, they were called Olivia.
Given their underlying mischievous natures, and also given their Soap Opera-ish early lives, it should be no surprise to find out that they became wildly successful authors of Mystery novels.
Fukui (Macklin), Yoko 容子
Born June 19, in the Year 709 AF. Identical twin of Hibiki and younger sister of Sara. She is a superb artist, concentrating on portraits, though her greatest love was, and is history.
Depending on how it's written, Yoko can mean a great many things.
Our Yoko's name's meaning is "glorious child"
Married Jason Fukui on her 15th birthday in the Year 724 AF.
In May of the Year 729 AF, she became a certified teacher of History, which she taught at Chapman School until she retired in 772 AF.
Fukui, Rebecca
Youngest daughter of Akane and Sebastian. Born October 3 in The Year 713 AF. She began her pursuit of Guiseppi Macklin in the spring of 725 AF. They were married six years later in the fall of 731 AF. She had a long, satisfying career as a violinist.
Fukui, Sebastian
Born in The Year 682 AF to Conseula Ingram and Yuuto Fukui. Conseula's line is descended from Lily Kastner's daughter Bernadette and Anselmo Ingram . He is the senior partner in the Fukui Patisserie chain in The City (which consists of five stores). Eventually became a financial consultant to Robert Donetti and Hiroshi Macklin.
Father of Kaho, Jason, and Rebecca.
Garavani, Benito
A lieutenant in the army, permanently stationed in La Grande to combat smugglers and bandits. He is also a spy working for Blair Macklin.
Garibaldi, Carlo
Probably born in AF 15. He came to the city to purchase horses in AF 34 but never left. Married to Abigail Bulambo in AF 36.
Garibaldi, Patricia
Born February 17 in The Year 682 AF. Owner of Garibaldi's Books. Married to Tatsuo Garibaldi. Instrumental in teaching Eugenia and Mario Brown how to value, conserve, and sell books.
Giles (aka Shiv) Surname unknown
Leader of a gang of homeless children in Metz, France. 16 of said children were rescued by Mimi, Consuela, and Stavros. Good homes were eventually found for all 16. Giles and five others chose to remain in Metz. Giles and the five others eventually "enlisted" in the army, their other choice being several years in prison due to their ongoing criminal activities.
Hopkins, Gemma
Born in The City on February 26, in The Year 707 AF. Hired as a maid by Anna and Richard Donetti to help with the orphans from Metz. One of Mimi McPhee's younger cousins.
Ingram, Anselmo
Emil Smithson's surviving tentmate from the conflict involving Barons Childers and Jeffries. He was a more than adequate carpenter. He was the first mayor of The City. Despite his extraordinary size for the time period (he was 175 cm and very broad-shouldered) he was soft-spoken and an excellent arbiter.
Jeffries, Sven (Baron)
Lord of a very minor holding in the north of Italy consisting of mostly hills and woodlands. Lifelong enemy of Baron Childers since he instigated a certain humiliating incident when they were 11. Killed by falling off his horse at the time of the celestial incident that resulted in The Founding.
Kamala, Bala
Born August 09 in The Year 713 After the Founding. Eldest child of Ramakrishna and Dayita. He has two younger biological sibs (fraternal twins) and two younger sibs who were adopted (Kristina and Saya).
Kamala, Dayita (maiden name unknown)
Born in The City some time in the summer of The Year 708 After the Founding.
Became infertile due to an infection resulting from the birth of her twins in 716 AF. She and her husband Ramakrishna adopted two of the girls rescued from Metz, Saya and Kirstina in December of AF 725.
Kamala, Kristina (original surname unknown)
Presumably born in The Year 718 AF. Orphaned at age 4. She has no memories of her family. One of the children rescued from Metz. Adopted by the Kamala family in December of 725 AF.
Kamala, Saya (original surname unknown)
Presumably born in The Year 717 AF. Orphaned at age 5. One of the children rescued from Metz. She has no memory of her family name. Adopted by the Kamala family in December of 725 AF.
Karongo, Aamil
Eldest son of Faizan and Miriam. Date of birth not recorded. A silversmith, like his father.
Karongo, Aadeel
Second son of Faizan and Miriam. Born September 03 in The Year 703. Like his father, he was a well-regarded silversmith. Married Heidi Donetti on June 14, 733 AF. When asked, many years later, why he'd not married at a younger age, his response was: "She was, and is, the only woman who could ever distract me from my work."
Karongo, Aseel
Date of birth unknown. Moved to The City in AF 722. A skilled silversmith. Elder brother of Faizan.
Karongo, Faizan
Date of birth unknown. Married to Miriam (maiden name unknown). Three children. Eldest son was Aamil. Next eldest son was Aadeel. Youngest child (female) Danica.
Born in the Kingdom of Makuria. Moved to The City with his family (following his brother by four years) in AF 726. An accomplished silversmith, known for his unusual (and exquisite) designs.
Karongo (Donetti) (Beaulieu), Heidi
Born April 11 in The Year 713 AF. Orphaned in 723 when the Black Plague decimated Europe. Rescued from life on the streets in September of 725 and was adopted by Robert Donetti's family.
In 731 AF, after graduating from Chapman School, she passed the Assistant Librarian examination and became the first Children's Librarian at the new Central Library in The City.
Much to the surprise of the family, their friends, and, to a great extent, themselves, she and Aadeel Kurango, Danica's youngest, elder brother fell in love and were married on June 14 in 733 AF. In spite of the nine year age difference, they were happily married for 54 years.
Within a decade it became a standing joke that the reason she had 8 children (3 sets of twins and two single births) was so that she'd never be out of a job.
Immediately after giving birth to her second set of twins, she and Aadeel moved to the Donetti annex joining Richard, Anna, Aphonse, and Mattie (and their children). When Heidi and Aadeel agreed to the invitation from Richard and Anna to live with them, it was noted that Anna was so overwhelmed by her happiness that she was unable to work for almost a week.
Karongo, Miriam
Married to Faizan. Date of birth unknown. Younger sister of Zaynab (who married Faizan's elder brother Aseel.
Karongo, Zaynab
Elder sister of Miriam. Married to Aseel. Date of birth unknown.
Kastner, Anastasios
Born September 30 in The Year 663 AF. He was a superb, though little known (due to his wishes) physician.
Kaho Fukui's preceptor after she completed her basic medical training. Raquel was his second oldest child.
He had extensive records on the history of the Kastner family, which he, slowly, allowed Akane Fukui to access (resulting in a total of eight volumes concerning the early history of The City).
Kastner, Bernadette
Born February in The Year 54 AF to Johann and Lily. Followed in her mother's footsteps and became an herbalist. One of Jason Fukui's ancestors.
Kastner (Fiore), Hiroko
Born in the Year 16 AF. Mother of Johann. Contrary to what you'd expect, given her name, she is not of Japanese extraction. Her mother had heard of the name from a trader who had been to the Orient on what later came to be called "the Silk Road", and she thought it was "sweet".
Kastner, Ignatius
Born in the Year 656 AF. Father of Miranda. Chief, and originally the only, designer at Journey's End, the most exclusive jewelry store in The City. His more important job was as a gatherer of information for Duke Alphonse Joseph. (Well, yes, he was a spy, but doesn't it sound better the other way?)
Kastner, Johann Ludwig
Born in July in the Year 33 AF. His parents were Alfredo and Hiroko. Surprisingly for time period, he was an only child. Married Lily Ashanti in September of the year 49 the day after her 14th birthday. Married Raven Bulambo in the Year 57 AF, probably in the summer. He was a master cabinet maker, one of the prime organizers of the Militia of The City, and an advisor to both Duke Alphonse Alexius and his daughter Duchess Abigail. Father of Lily's children Bernadette and Rosalie as well as six others by Raven.
Kastner (Negrini), Josephine
Mother of Miranda. Along with her husband Ignatius owns Journey's End, the most exclusive jewelry shop in The City. Her husband designed the pieces and she built them.
Kastner (Ashanti), Lily
Born In August in the Year 35 AF. Granddaughter of Duke Alphonse Bulambo, and daughter of Rachel Bulambo Ashanti. Like Johann, she was an only child. Married Johann Kastner In September of the Year 49 AF. Renowned herbalist who invented many treatments still used in the Year 720 AF. Mother of Bernadette and Rosalie.
Kastner (Bulambo), Raven
Born approximately in the Year 29 AF, she was adopted by Duchess Carline and Duke Alphonse when she was about five years old, having been the only survivor in her family of some sort of rampant disease that spread through The City. As the illness had caused her to forget her name, Carline named her "Raven" because of her dark, black hair.
When she was 18 she became an agent for the duke. After an extraordinarily traumatic mission when she was 28, she married Johann Kastner in AF 57. In the process she became his second wife and the catalyst for the custom of especially closely bonded twins marrying the same person. She bore three sets of twins, first girls, then boys, then one of each.
Kastner, Rosalie
Born February in the Year 54 AF to Johann and Lily. Ancestor of Hibiki and Yoko Macklin. Unusually, for the time, she followed her father in becoming a cabinetmaker.
Krait, Jillian
Born in the Year 680 AF. She became a teacher at Chapman School in 704 AF. She became the Headmaster in 717 AF. Krait is a Moroccan name, and it is presumed that her paternal line did indeed originate in northern Africa.
Krause, Senra
A classmate of the trio's at Chapman School. One of their early fashion clients.
Krause, Serena
Senra's older sister. The trio's first "adult" fashion client and the one responsible for their business beginning to boom after she made multiple referrals to her friends.
Kumala, Bala
Born in 713 AF. Only biological child of Dayita and Rama. Married his adoptive sister Saya when they were 22 and 18 respectively.
Kumala, Dayita
Born in 699 AF. Wife of Rama. Biological mother of Bala and adoptive mother of Kristina and Saya. One of the most sought-after lace makers in The City.
Kumala, Kristina
Born, probably, in 718 AF in Metz, France. One of the orphans rescued by Mario and Eugenia Brown. Adopted by the Kumala family. She never knew her family surname being only four when her parents died of the plague. She manifested a magical talent at age 14, about average for children in The City. It would ordinarily have been considered trivial, but, given her occupation, it was invaluable. She could magically untangle any knot without damaging the knotted material.
Kumala, Saya
Born in 717 AF in Metz, France. One of the orphans rescued by Mario and Eugenia Brown. Adopted by the Kumala family. She was five when her parents died of the plague. Married Bala on her 18th birthday. She thinks that her original surname was Higgins.
Landry, Jefferey (Archbishop)
Moved to The City in the Year 12 AF. He married Duke Alphonse and Lady Carline that very day having accompanied Carline on the trip. Thereafter he served as the ranking churchman in The City and oversaw the construction of what eventually became known as The Little Cathedral. He died, much beloved, in the Year 39 AF. Although his birthdate is unknown, he was approximately 69 years old at the time of his death.
Laroan, Liam
Son of Umberto. If anything his attitude toward "ordinary trash" was worse than his father's. Brain damaged as a result of Yoko Fukui hitting him in the head when he tried to kill Jason and Hibiki. He lived another 34 years after the injury, totally dependent upon care provided by the "trash" that he had despised so much.
Laroan, Umberto (Baron)
Arrogant, moderately wealthy, and absolutely, completely convinced that as a noble anything he does with or to a member of the "common rabble" is justifiable. His official cause of death was "food poisoning". As he lived in the countryside some distance from even a moderately sized town, there was no investigation of his death. He was succeeded by his daughter Jacqueline, who managed her lands with a firm, but compassionate hand.
Laterza, Avila (Avellino)
Little is actually known about him. His origins and early life were intentionally obscured when he took up his "occupation" of assassin. The only certainty is that the name "Avila" is of German origin. Whether or not it was his real name is unknown. Until his execution in The Year 723 AF, he was known to most of the European intelligence services as "Avi the Unstoppable."
Lefvre, Ingrid
Granddaughter of Hortense. Reunited with her grandmother after being rescued by Mimi, Stavros, and Consuela.
Lefevre, Hortense
Owner and manager of The Balancing Peddlar. (No, even she has no idea why it was named that.) Grandmother of Ingrid and Francine, two of the children rescued by Mimi, Consuela and Stavros,
Lefevre, Ingrid
Granddaughter of Hortense. Reunited with her grandmother after being rescued by Mimi, Stavros, and Consuela.
Lenz, Geoffrey
Probably born in AF 715. Twin of Thomas. One of the orphans rescued in Metz, France. Adopted by Laura and Lucio Fittipaldi, owners of the Purple Lion in La Grande, Italy.
Lenz, Thomas
Probably born in AF 715. Twin of Jeffrey. One of the orphans rescued in Metz, France. Adopted by Laura and Lucio Fittipaldi, owners of the Purple Lion in La Grande, Italy.
Leung, Ailin
Born June 17 in the Year 698 AF. Became the personal maid to Blair Macklin at age 19 in 717 AF. An unofficial, but effective, spy who specialized in gleaning information from the conversations of others "in service".
Levi, Xavier (Corporal)
A member of Duchess Henrietta's Guard. He is responsible for gathering evidence when someone has been charged with a serious crime.
Linton, Bernard
A Master cabinet maker living in The City. Born in AF 689.
Livia, Felicity (Baroness)
Held the territory closest to The City to the east. A staunch supporter of Duke Alphonse in the early days of his duchy. Had the attitude that "we Northerners need to stick together or those overly-perfumed, wimpy Southern nobles will try to overrun us."
Luciano
Born? Died early March of 50 AF. Bandit leader killed by Raven while he was planning to attack The City. With his gift for oratory he would have made an excellent politician. Fortunately for the people of Italy, he chose otherwise.
Lundgren, Lawrence (Bishop)
Born December 01 in The Year 672 AF. Senior churchman and also head of the School of Theology at the Church of the Placid Heart. A powerful mage and a skilled spy who still worked occasionally with Miranda Donetti.
Retired in 644 AF, having trained Paolo Donetti as his replacement.
Macklin, Blair
Born December 29, in The Year 684 AF. Her parents were Seamus Macklin and Ophelia Cruikshank. Married Hiroshi Tsukimine on May 29, in the Year 702 AF. She was the head of the domestic affairs division of the King's Intelligence Service. Descended from Johan and Raven Kastner's firstborn Aradia through her mother's side of the family.
Macklin (Tsukimine), Hiroshi
Born February 11, in the Year 683 AF near Kyoto in Japan. For reasons unknow, his family fled the country, first to Okinawa, and thence to Italy where they settled in The City. He was a junior partner in Robert Donetti's bank. He was also a full partner, with Robert, in the First Merchant's Bank, which was specifically set up to work with middle class customers. That they were the owners was kept secret from their elitist, (snobbish) customers at the main bank. He was also one of the silent partners in the trading company begun by Alicia Strongbow and Aldus Ringvold. Following Japanese custom, he took on his wife Blair's surname when they married on May 29 in The Year 702 AF as there was no male heir to carry on the family name.
He also served as the head of the foreign affairs division of the King's Intelligence Service.
For reasons unknown, his father's name was never mentioned.
His given name is from 浩 meaning "prosperous."
Macklin Guiseppi
Eldest son of Blair and Hiroshi. Born September 30 in The Year 714 AF.
Macklin, Robert
Youngest child of Blair and Hiroshi. Born July 05 in The Year 717 AF. (Named after Robert Donetti.)
MacOwen, Bruno
Twin of Freya. Legal spouse of Elaine.
MacOwen (Faraldo), Elaine
Sister of Constantine Faraldo. Legal spouse of Bruno.
McPhee, Mimi (Miryam)
Born March 06 in The year 697 AF. Her mother met her father while she was a student in Ireland. He returned with her to The City. Her parents were florists.
Became a maid for the Donetti family in AF 713 at age 16. How it is that she came to be the head maid in the Donetti household is unknown.
Murray, Ugne "Bobby" (Captain)
Born April 30 in The Year 680 AF. Captain of the Duchess' Guard as well as Duchess Henrietta's husband. "Sandy" Rivers was his twin sister. "Ugne" means "fire" in Lithuanian.
Newton, Mira
One of the best friends of Hibiki, Jason, and Yoko Fukui. She was one of the few people who always treated Jason as a classmate and friend instead of an "embarrassing freak". As an adult she became a magistrate in The City's courts.
O'Connor, Alonzo
Born? In service to Count Abelli. He formulated the plan to neutralize the nobles who were planning to take over The City from Duchess Abigail. Unrequited love interest of Armsmaster Delilah Stockholder.
O'Malley, Mckale
Date of birth unknown. Sex - uncertain. Proprietor of Brewster's Books in The City. The reason for the name of the store is unknown. Mckale means "like God". O'Malley means "a descendant of a follower of St. John".
Pascal, Robin
Bookstore owner in Metz, France. After meeting with Mario and Genie Brown, she and her husband purchased a larger store which became the most popular bookstore/coffee house in Metz. She also works to ferret out information regarding German plots in France. She eventually became one of the most effective spies working in France for Hiroshi.
Piedmont, Marcella
First chair violinist for The CIty's symphony orchestra. Famous throughout Europe due to her "godly" skills, her greatest skill was actually teaching. Her two most famous students were Rebecca Macklin (Fukui) and Danica Donetti (Karongo), both of whom eventually surpassed her. Outdoor concerts by the three of them were long remembered both because of their skill and because all commerce within hearing of the site where they were playing stopped until they were finished.
Ptica (Professor)
A tenured professor in the Department of Sociology at Broadwing University. She has been teaching there for 137 years. (Her appointment is ongoing.) One of her classes, Applied Sociology VII, serves as a screening tool for potential candidates for the Operations Branch. Members of her species rarely reach a height of one meter. Remarkably, they can produce sounds of an intensity such that even steel reinforced buildings will crumble if a member of her species yells in that direction. The mechanics by which they produce these sounds is still not understood, even after centuries of study.
Proulx (Bulambo), Melissa
Born in the Year 43 AF. Eldest daughter of Abigail.
Ramachandra, Fiorina
A quack masquerading as a physician. Several patients had suffered significant harm as a result of her reckless treatments. Arrested and jailed in the Year 724 AF. She served a life sentence in the Duchess' service.
Rinaldi, Antonio (Baron)
Originally a servant in the King's household whose duty was to oversee the education of the king's third son Alphonse. Alphonse appointed him Major Domo of his household when they "moved" to The City. He was made Baron Rinaldi in the year 21 AF, 14 years after their arrival. He was born in the year 27 BF and died in the year 32 AF at the then ripe old age of 59.
He was the author of the diary quoted by Aldus Ringvold in AF 719.
Ringvold, Aldus
A master trader whose circuit included The City of The Bells. He was first apprenticed to the trade 19 years earlier when he was 14. When we first met him in 719 AF, he was 33 years old. He worked for The Company, one of the largest trading companies in Italy. His specialty was training new journeymen in the ins and outs of the business. He fell in love with Alicia Strongbow, the owner of The Mule's Tale Inn. After a four year "courtship", Alicia agreed to marry him, and they were wed in AF 720. For reasons that he has never explained, he preferred to go by his surname, though it seems likely that he simply didn't like what his given name meant.
Aldus means "old one" or "elder" in old German (which is presumably why he didn't use it). Ringvold is a surname found mostly in Norway.
Rivers (Farina), Hannah
Born March 24 in The Year 712 After the Founding in LaGrande, Italy. Twin sister of Tabitha. Orphaned in 722 AF when the Black Death passed through Europe.
Adopted in December of 725 AF by Maria Rivers
Rivers, Maria "Sandy" (Sargeant)
Younger sister of Captain Murray. Senior Sargeant of the Duchess' Guard. She used her mother's Maiden Name as her surname to prevent the confusion that might arise were there to be two Ugne's in positions of authority in the Guard. She handled the day-to-day business of the Guard and was the liason with the town militia. Over the years she worked frequently with Yoko, Hibiki, and Jason when testimony needed to be verified as truthful, or not.
Adopted Hannah and Tabitha Farina in December of 725 AF.
Rivers (Farina), Tabitha
Born March 24 in The Year 712 After the Founding in LaGrande, Italy. Twin sister of Hannah. Orphaned in 722 AF when the Black Death passed through Europe.
Adopted in December of 725 AF by Maria Rivers
Roberts, Santino
A miller living in La Grande, Italy. Took over the Farina family mill after the death of Gertie and Feliz' parents in AF 722.
Rodriguez (Muller), Brigid
Born on February 18 in The Year 711 After the Founding, in an unnamed village to the northeast of Metz, France. Orphaned in 723 when bandits killed all the adults in the village. Rescued in September of 725.
Adopted by Antonio and Raquel in December of 725 AF.
After training as a physician, she joined her mother's practice.
Rodriguez (Kastner), Raquel
Born March 31 in The Year 688 AF. Married Antonia in 701 AF.
Daughter of Anastasios Kastner. Like her father she became a physician and was a master herbalist.
Rodriguez (Davidson), Sally
Born on June 09 in The Year 715 After the Founding in the same village as her adoptive sister Brigid. She was adopted by Antonio and Raquel in December of 725 AF.
After training as a physician, she joined her mother's practice.
Sanchez de Tovar, Fernando (Admiral)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_S%C3%A1nchez_de_Tovar
Sanders, Benito
Born in the Year 697 AF. He lived and breathed science and mathematics. He was one of the rare scientists who was also an excellent teacher. Hired by Chapman School in 720 AF, he was the reason they began an advanced course in science and math that ran all six years.
Sandoval, Jose
Homeroom teacher for Brigid and Heidi when they first began attending Chapman School in AF 725.
Scavo, Enrique
If the age he gave to the court wasn't a lie, he was born in 679 AF. In 701 AF he was arrested for robbery as well as attempted extortion, rape, kidnapping, and slavery. He was found innocent of the robbery charge as there was no firm evidence. However, he was sentenced to consecutive 12 year sentences for the latter four crimes and died in 731AF while still working on the road crews.
Schultz, Alberto (Corporal)
Originally in service to Baron Childers, he became one of the organizers of the first militia in The City. Eventually entered the service of Duke Alphonse and rose to the rank of sargeant.
Segreti (Vivas), Flora
Born in AF 716 in Metz, France. Twin sister of Isobel. One of the children rescued by Mario and Eugenia Brown. Adopted by Jacqueline Segreti. In spite of her small stature, she followed her adoptive mother into weaponsmithing and became renowned for her daggers. The vast majority of her production was contracted to the various branches of the King's intelligence services. The few that were available to civilians commanded extraordinarily high prices.
Segreti (Vivas), Isobel
Born in AF 716 in Metz, France. Twin sister of Flora. One of the children rescued by Mario and Eugenia Brown. Adopted by Jacqueline Segreti. She became the business manager of the smithy staffed by her adoptive mother and her sister Flora while only in her third year of secondary school. Once she took over negotiations with customers, profits soared.
Scott (Fukui), Erin
Born June 30 in The Year 724 AF. Twin of Enrique. Married Tomaso Scott on July 12 in 740 AF. Even in a family renowned for its skills, she stood out as a superb patissier.
Scott, Tomaso
Born November 11 in The Year 720 AF. Married Erin Fukui on July 12, 740 AF. A gifted baker. The ran the first store in The City to combine a bakery with a patisserie. He did the breads and Erin the pastries.
Segreti, Jacqueline Ophelia Francesca
Born in The Year 695 After the Founding. Only daughter of Baron and Baroness Segreti, who almost disowned her when she declared that she was going to become a "common laborer," ie. a swordsmith. Eventually became the most in-demand maker of fine swords and daggers in Northern Italy.
Adopted Flora and Isobel in December of 725 AF.
Smithson (Jeffries), Aradia
Daughter of Baron Jeffries, she was his chief huntsman. Married Emil Smithson on the Day of The Founding, at the site of the "miracle" that caused The City to come into existence. Along with her husband, she was a driving force behind making the dreams of William and Philipa Childers for the structure of The City into a reality. Died in June of The Year 23 AF due to "plague."
The name Aradia comes from that of a daughter of the goddess Diana.
Smithson, Emil
Born approximately in the Year 22 Before the Founding. A highly skilled blacksmith. Part of the "army" of Baron Childers, he was present at the instant of The Founding. One of the early leaders of The City, he and his wife Aradia were in charge of logistics and making the rough plans drawn up by William Childers and his wife Philipa into reality. Died June of The Year 23 AF due to "plague."
Speziale, Aleena
One of Akane Fukui's students at Ingvold Academy. When we meet her, she is 14 and is already showing significant leadership skills. When Jilian Krait retired, she became headmaster at the Chapman School.
Stockholder, Delilah
Born in the Year 20 AF. Became Armsmaster for Duke Alphonso in AF 43 upon the retirement of her predecessor, Armsmaster Bjornson. Later fell in love with Alonzo O'Connor, who ran away due to her overly-forceful approach.
Strongbow, Alicia
Owner of The Mule's Tale Inn. Born in 691 AF. Married Aldus Ringvold in 720 AF. Together, along with their silent partners Richard Donetti, Hiroshi Macklin and Sebastian Fukui, they founded what eventually became one of the largest trading companies in northern Italy.
She was named after her grandmother, who was of Greek extraction. The name Alicia in Greek means "honest".
Sullivan (Tilki), Aysun
A master clockmaker. She trained Freya and Bruno MacOwen.
Townsend, Elias (Father)
Born - unknown. Probably about the Year 40 BF. An ordained priest. Married Emil to Aradia and Philipa to William the morning of The Founding at the prompting of a vision he had had the night before. The driving force behind the construction of the first churches in The City and a significant stabilizing influence until Archbishop Landry arrived in AF 12.
Subsequent to that date he served the Archbishop as a trusted advisor.
Trucco, Gertie/Kurt/Hannah
Born April 12 in The Year 711 in the town of La Grande, Italy. Elder sister of Feliz/Sandro/Tabitha. Adopted by Maria "Sandy" Rivers.
Trucco, Feliz/Sandro/Tabitha
Born April 12 in The Year 711 in the town of La Grande, Italy. Younger twin of Gertie/Kurt/Hannah Adopted by Maria "Sandy" RIvers.
Tsukimine, Murasaki
Born in 663 AF at an undisclosed location in Japan. Mother of Hiroshi. Prior to Miranda Donetti assuming the position of Duchess Henrietta's Spymaster, Murasaki served in the same capacity for Duke Alphonse Alexius (Henrietta's father), and continued in a new role as a roving spy after Miranda became active.
Witherspoon, Brewster
Father of Darci, Mei, Buford and Blaze. In 728 AF discovered to have been abusing his family for years. He was arrested in May of that year and convicted. He was sentenced to 20 years servitude on the road crews.
Witherspoon, Buford and Blaze
Born in the Year 701 AF to Brewster and Costanzia. (Yes, those really were their names. Even without an abusive father their names put them at a social disadvantage.) Both were employees at a local brewery called The Rising Suds.
Witherspoon, Costanzia
We have almost no information on her at all. When he was still in the picture, Brewster didn't allow anyone to speak to her privately. Afterwards, she became almost a recluse. A year after Brewster was arrested, she became a Visitandine nun. (This order was founded several hundred years earlier on Earth VI than on Earth II.) The only time she was mentioned in the records of the convent was in a brief note written by the abbess after Constanzia had died at the age of 73. It said; "She lived in peace and harmony with the world and brought joy to all of us."
Witherspoon, Darci
Born in the Year 705 AF to Brewster and Constanzia. She was Kaho's first patient while she was training to be a physician. She was gradually dying of Von Willibrand's Disease.
Her treatment was successful once Kaho and her preceptor Josef Kastner were finally able to correctly diagnose her problem. After being cured, she, eventually, pushed her family to allow Kaho to see, and treat, her younger sister Mei.
She was devastated by her failure to help her younger sister sooner, and she vowed to never, ever do the same again. She threw herself into medical studies and served the people of The City for the rest of her life.
Witherspoon, Mei
Youngest child of Brewster and Costanzia Witherspoon. Born June 19 in The Year 709 AF. She was a sickly child, and probably had what is now known as Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy. After a complicated life, she was adopted by the Fukui family in 728 AF. Shortly thereafter her daughters Olive and Livia were born.
Young, Silvia
Employee of The Mule's Tale Inn when it was owned by Alicia Strongbow.
Zangari, Celia
Born in The City on April 25, in The Year 690 AF. Expert chef hired to work in the household of Anna and Richard Donetti just prior to the arrival of the orphans from Metz. One of Mimi McPhee's older cousins.
Zangari, Nico
Born in The City on August 12, in The Year 711 AF. Apprentice to Celia, who is his mother.
Zheng He
A Chinese admiral. He commanded one of the largest fleets the world has ever know. He is known to have traveled from China all the way to the east coast of Africa. The largest ships had a complement of hundreds and were as much as 120 meters long. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zheng_He