And I Darken (The Conqueror's Saga 1)

Draculesti Family, Wallachian nobility

Vlad Dracul: Military governor of Transylvania, vaivode of Wallachia, father of Lada and Radu, father of Mircea, husband of Vasilissa

Vasilissa: Mother of Lada and Radu, princess of Moldova

Mircea: Oldest son of Vlad Dracul and his first, deceased wife

Lada: Daughter and second legitimate child of Vlad Dracul

Radu: Son and third legitimate child of Vlad Dracul

Vlad: Illegitimate son of Vlad Dracul with a mistress

Alexandru: Brother of Vlad Dracul, vaivode of Wallachia

Wallachian Court and Countryside Figures

Nurse: Mother of Bogdan, caretaker of Lada and Radu

Bogdan: Son of the nurse, friend of Lada

Andrei: Boyar child from rival Danesti family

Aron: Boyar child from rival Danesti family

Costin: A boy without shoes at the frozen river

Danesti family: Rival family for the Wallachian throne

Lazar: A Janissary soldier serving in Wallachia, friend of Radu

Edirne Court Figures

Murad: Ottoman sultan, father of Mehmed

Halima: One of Murad’s wives, mother of the infant Ahmet

Ahmet: Mehmed’s infant half brother

Mara Brankovic: One of Murad’s wives, the daughter of the Serbian king

Huma: One of of Murad’s concubines, the mother of Mehmed

Mehmed: The third and least favorite son of the sultan

Sitti Hatun: Daughter of an important emir, Mehmed’s first wife

Gulsa: Mehmed’s concubine, the mother of his second son

Beyazit: Mehmed’s firstborn son

Molla Gurani: Mehmed’s tutor

Halil Pasha: An important advisor in the Ottoman court

Salih: The second son of Halil Pasha, friend of Radu

Kumal: Devout vali of a small area outside of Edirne