Denis Banfi

Michael Apafi

Denis Banfi and Michael Apafi are locked in a political and personal power struggle, with Banfi challenging Apafi's authority as prince.

Ali Pasha

Ali Pasha, an Ottoman official, deals with Denis Banfi as a political counterpart, negotiating power and tribute.

Paul Beldi

Denis Banfi and Paul Beldi are political rivals, with Beldi often opposing Banfi's influence and methods.

Lady Banfi

Lady Banfi is Denis Banfi's wife, and their relationship is strained by his political ambitions and neglect.

Azrael

Azrael, a mysterious and sinister figure, exerts a manipulative and obsessive influence over Denis Banfi.

Margaret

Denis Banfi is romantically involved with Margaret, a relationship that complicates his marriage and political life.

Michael Apafi

Denis Banfi and Michael Apafi are locked in a political and personal power struggle, with Banfi challenging Apafi's authority as prince.

Michael Apafi

Denis Banfi and Michael Apafi are locked in a political and personal power struggle, with Banfi challenging Apafi's authority as prince.

Azrael

Azrael, a mysterious and sinister figure, exerts a manipulative and obsessive influence over Denis Banfi.

Lady Banfi

Lady Banfi is Denis Banfi's wife, and their relationship is strained by his political ambitions and neglect.

Ali Pasha

Ali Pasha, an Ottoman official, deals with Denis Banfi as a political counterpart, negotiating power and tribute.

Paul Beldi

Denis Banfi and Paul Beldi are political rivals, with Beldi often opposing Banfi's influence and methods.

’Midst the Wild Carpathians

Central figure in the political intrigues, his actions and conflicts drive the chapter's tensions.

Book I: By Command of the Padishah

A powerful noble who appears during the hunt and later challenges Apafi's authority, representing the internal opposition.

A Banquet with the Prince of Transylvania

A haughty nobleman and competitor in the drinking wager, he dismisses Apafi as a distant, mad relation.

The Prince and His Minister

A Transylvanian lord who violently opposes the Hungarian cause, accusing Teleki of self-interest and challenging the Prince's authority.

The Devil's Garden

Lord Denis Banfi, a proud noble whose defiance and ambition put him in direct conflict with the prince.

I: The Patrol

The powerful Baron whose territory begins beyond Marisel, where Clement's jurisdiction ends. The panther may have strayed into his lands.

III: An Hungarian Magnate in the Sixteenth Century

Lord of Bonczhida, returns home with grand escort, addresses the gentry with a defiant speech against foreign meddling and internal conspiracies.

The Midnight Battle

Receives news of the attack and rushes to defend Banfi-Hunyad, engaging Ali Pasha in combat.

The Banquet Tribunal

Forcibly brings Csaky to Bonczhida, treats him with ironic courtesy, and faces the Prince's interrogation with defiant pride.

The Diet of Karoly-Fehervár

As Marshal of the Diet, he leads the procession and delivers a provocative speech advocating for peace with the Emperor, but his temper flares when interrupted, causing an uproar.

VII: The Jus Ligatum

Provoked by Teleki's insinuations, Banfi clashes with Beldi over a toast, showing his pride and haughtiness.

Death for a Kiss

The target of the conspiracy, accused of waging unauthorized war.

Consort and Concubine

Fallen viceroy, seeks refuge with Azrael, later surrenders to authorities.

X: The Sentence

Condemned to death and executed; faces his fate with dignity, praying for his enemies.