Maria Vittoria

The beautiful foster daughter of the Farnese house.
Passionate, honest, charming and strongwilled.
Chooses to follow her heart rather than reason,
and she risks all because of her strong feelings for a bishop.

Bishop Daniel

A devoted servant of God, gentle and faithful.
Bishop in spite of his low age.
Is torn between his intense love for Maria
and his faith; tries to please all, ends up failing all.

Anna Regina

Bishop Daniel's sister. A fanatic catholic who loves the religion
rather than God. She appears to be a loving sister,
but she's also dominating, calculating
and cold as ice when needed.

Cardinal Gonzaga

Maria's confessor, and the Vatican's leading expert
in demonology and exorcism. Sincerely worried about
the progress of witchcraft in Europe,
and obsessed by his studies.

Giulia

Maria's maid and mother figure.
A warm and generous woman with a bright mind,
and with a great concern and love for Maria.

Anton Fugger

Maria's groom-to-be. The greatest business magnate in Europe;
incredibly rich and powerful. Is an advocate of the
German moral standard. Has been used to buy
whatever he wants, and dangerous when opposed.

Pier Luigi Farnese

Marias foster father, and the Popes decadent son -
although he's got the title "nephew".
Elegant, decadent and temperamental.
He's got great expectations for his stunning foster daughter,
whom he's arranged a very advantageous marriage.

Gertrude

The wise woman of Heidelberg.
Her speciality is herbs - and stronger stuff....

Executioner

Due to his trade, he is loathed and feared
of the society, but he's a brutal man, proud of his
profession. Possessed of the power executions gives him,
but he's often hearing accusing voices of his
earlier victims in his head...

Pope Paul III

The father of the Christian world.
Wise and educated, but he's starting to grow old.