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CAST OF CHARACTERS

German Nobleman and Officials 

Bayreuth, Christian:

Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, ally of Gustavus Adolphus

Bimbach, Fuchs von:

Freiherr, estates both near Bayreuth (headquarters and Schloss there) and near Gerolzhofen; leader of the opposition to the NUS administration in Franconia and to the Ram Rebellion

Dantz, Adrian von:

Pomeranian captain in Swedish army stationed in Grantville

Faerber:

Bamberg city councilman

Seifert:

Head of Bamberg city council

Felder, Bruno:

Commander of the Swedish garrison in Suhl

Hesse-Kassel, Wilhelm V:

Duke of Hesse-Kassel, ally of Gustavus Adolphus

Krausold, Johann Friedrich:

Saxe-Weimar treasury official sent to Wuerzburg with the auditors; informant for Wilhelm Wettin

Lenz, Polykarp:

Adviser to Freiherr Fuchs von Bimbach

Wettin, Wilhelm:

Formerly Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar; leader of the opposition party

Members of the Ram movement 

Ableidinger, Constantin:

School teacher in Frankenwinheim, organizer of the Ram Rebellion

Blumroder, Ruben:

Gun manufacturer in Suhl

Jost, Gerhardt:

Jaeger; associate of Constantin Ableidinger in the Ram movement

Kronacher, Else:

Printer's widow in Bamberg; the "ewe" of the Ram Rebellion

Kronacher, Martha:

Daughter of Else Kronacher

Neideckerin, Judith:

Mistress of Freiherr Fuchs von Bimbach

Neideckerin, "die Alte":

Boardinghouse keeper in Bamberg; widow, mother of Judith Neideckerin

Vulpius, Kaethe:

Wife of Rudolph Vulpius

Vulpius, Rudolph:

Mayor of Frankenwinheim

Officials of the New United States 

Bellamy, Arnold:

Deputy, then Secretary of the NUS Department of International Affairs after Ed Piazza becomes President of the NUS

Carstairs, Liz (Thornton):

Chief of Staff for Mike Stearns 1632; later for Ed Piazza; president of Grantville LDS Relief Society and secretary of the League of Women Voters

Hatfield, Anse:

Warrant officer in TACRAIL; NUS military representative to Suhl

Junker, Egidius "Eddie":

Law student at the University of Jena; later assistant to Noelle Murphy

Murphy, Noelle:

Grantville tax official; special envoy and general troubleshooter for Mike Stearns and Ed Piazza in Franconia

Stearns, Rebecca "Becky":

Wife of Mike Stearns; national security advisor 1631; senator in the NUS (New United States) 1632; daughter of Balthasar Abrabanel

Stearns, Michael "Mike":

Head of RoF Emergency Committee; later President of NUS; later prime minister of USE

Piazza, Ed:

Secretary of the NUS Department of International Affairs; succeeds Mike Stearns as President of the NUS in autumn 1633

Rau, Jochen:

Corporal, NUS TACRAIL unit, assigned to Suhl with Anse Hatfield

Riddle, Veleda :

Founder and President of Grantville League of Women Voters; mother of NUS Chief Justice Charles (Chuck) Riddle

Swisher, Jamie Lee:

Staff member, NUS Department of International Affairs

Sybolt, Red:

UMWA organizer, working in Bohemia as one of Mike Stearns' unofficial troubleshooters

NUS officials in Franconia, headquartered in Wuerzburg 

Salatto, Steve:

Chief civilian administrator in Franconia, headquartered in Wuerzburg; married to Anita Masaniello

Blackwell, Scott:

Chief military administrator in Franconia, headquartered in Wuerzburg
Haun, John Frederic

"Johnnie F.":

Head of NUS "Hearts and Minds" team in Franconia, headquartered in Wuerzburg

Masaniello, Anita:

NUS official in Wuerzburg, married to Steve Salatto

Meyfarth, Johann Matthaeus:

Lutheran pastor, poet, diplomat; chief of staff for Steve Salatto in Franconia; founder of a new Lutheran congregation in Bamberg

Petrini, David:

NUS economic liaison in Franconia, headquartered in Wuerzburg

Weckherlin, Georg Rodolf:

Poet and diplomat, originally from Wuerttemberg; previously stationed in England; succeeds Johann Matthaus Meyfarth as chief of staff for Steve Salatto in Franconia, stationed at Wuerzburg

Wendell, Saunders:

Deputy to Steve Salatto in Franconia, stationed in Wuerzburg

NUS staff in Bamberg 

Hawker, Stewart:

Head of NUS "Hearts and Minds" team in Bamberg

Jackson, Wade :

UMWA official in NUS administration in Bamberg

Kacere, Jane "Janie":

NUS real estate specialist in Bamberg

Kacere, John Christopher:

NUS economic liaison in Bamberg, married to Janie Kacere

Marcantonio, Vincent:

NUS head civilian administrator in Bamberg

Miller, Walter "Walt":

NUS military in Bamberg, dealing with Forchheim fortress, assigned to the Special Commission on Religious Freedom in Franconia

Priest, Cliff:

Captain, NUS head military administrator in Bamberg

Trelli. Matthew "Matt":

NUS military in Bamberg, dealing with Kronach fortress, assigned to the Special Commission on Religious Freedom in Franconia

NUS staff in Fulda 

Beattie, Orville:

Head of NUS "Hearts and Minds" team in Fulda

Jenkins, Wesley:

NUS head civilian administrator in Fulda

Utt. Derek:

NUS military administrator in Fulda

Auditors assigned to Franconia 

Fodor, Willa:

NUS auditor in Franconia, mother of Lynelle Calagna

McIntire, Estelle:

NUS auditor in Franconia

Utt, Maydene:

NUS auditor in Franconia

Special Commission on Freedom of Religion 

Calagna, Lynelle (Fodor):

Wife of Paul Calagna; daughter of Cyril and Willa Fodor

Calagna, Paul:

Member of the Special Commission

Early, Mark:

NUS military in Fulda, assigned to the Special Commission

Ellis, Reece:

Member of the Special Commission

Longhi, Philip:

Member of the Special Commission

Members of LDS (Mormon) Church active in Franconia 

Carstairs, Howard:

LDS member in Grantville; husband of Liz (Thornton) Carstairs

Thornton, Willard:

LDS missionary in Franconia

Thornton, Emma (Davidson):

High school English teacher in Grantville, wife of Willard Thornton

Faerber, Lydia:

Wife, later widow of Councilman Faerber in Bamberg; convert to LDS church

NOTE ON TERMINOLOGY:

"Ewegenia":

Depending on time and place, can be either the head of Veleda Riddle turned into a sheep as the symbol of the Franconian League of Women Voters or the name assigned to Else Kronacher as the "ewe" of the Ram Rebellion

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