Editing Minor Fictional Characters in Through Darkest Europe

This article lists the various minor fictional characters who appear in ''[[Through Darkest Europe]]''. These characters play, at best, a peripheral role in the novel. While they were usually given a name, some weren't. Most were simply mentioned or had a very brief, unimportant speaking role that did not impact the plot, and never appeared again.

==Abdallah ibn-al-Zubayr==
'''Abdallah ibn-al-Zubayr''' was the author of ''[[Concerning the Development of Natural Creatures Through Time]]'', which first popularized the [[Theory of Evolution (Through Darkest Europe)|evolutionary theory]].<ref>''[[Through Darkest Europe]]'', pg. 28, HC.</ref>

===See also===
*[[Charles Darwin]], on whom Abdallah appears to be based.

==Ablanalp==
'''Ablanalp''' was a [[Seljuk Empire (Through Darkest Europe)|Turk]] who invented aerosol spray in the late 14th century [[Anno Hegirae (Through Darkest Europe)|AH]].<ref>Ibid., p. 224.</ref>

==Adolphus==
'''Father Adolphus''' was the [[Aquinist]] Corrector of [[Munich (Through Darkest Europe)|München]]. His message to followers emphasized [[Jesus]]' statement in Matthew 10:34: "I came to bring not peace, but a sword."<ref>Ibid., p. 194.</ref>

==Gianfranco Albertazzi==
'''Gianfranco Albertazzi''' was a professor at the Ducal University of [[Rome (Through Darkest Europe)|Rome]], and an expert on the [[Aquinist]] movement and international relations. He opined in a 2018 televised interview that the sudden wave of Aquinist uprisings around the globe represented a carefully premeditated organization, and not spontaneous mob violence. He speculated that chaos was a means to an end for these fanatics, if not an end in itself, and warned that this violence would lower the outside world's already negative image of [[Europe (Through Darkest Europe)|Europeans]].<ref>Ibid., p. 276-277.</ref>

==Svetozar Boroevic==
'''Cardinal Svetozar Boroevic''' was second-in-command over the [[Pope (Through Darkest Europe)|papal]] guards, among his many other important posts in the [[Vatican]]. He was also a secret [[Aquinist]], and complicit in planting [[Maria Conti]] in [[Cosimo III, Grand Duke of Italy|Grand Duke Cosimo's]] entourage. When the government issued a phony report that the conspirators had been fingered by a comrade's confession, Boroevic revealed himself by fleeing. [[grand Duchy of Italy|Italian]] authorities had little chance of capturing him.<ref>Ibid., p. 293-294.</ref>

==Giulia Cadorna==
'''Giulia Cadorna''' (b. ''c.'' 1970) was a surgeon on the staff of the hospital of San Agostino in [[Rome (Through Darkest Europe)|Rome]], [[Grand Duchy of Italy|Italy]]. This was an unusual accomplishment for a [[Europe (Through Darkest Europe)|European]] woman. Dr. Cadorna had studied medicine at the madrasa of [[Alexandria (Through Darkest Europe)|Alexandria]], [[Egypt (Through Darkest Europe)|Egypt]]. In a televised interview, Dr. Cadorna warned Italian women that their choices in life would be housewifery or nunnery under [[Aquinist]] rule.<ref>Ibid., p. 195-196.</ref>

[[Annarita Pezzola]], while on [[Cosimo III, Grand Duke of Italy|Grand Duke Cosimo's]] staff, had met Dr. Cadorna several times, and considered her a hero for Italian women.<ref>Ibid., p. 196, 209.</ref>

==Dino Crocetti==
'''Dino Crocetti''' (b. ''c.'' 1958) was [[Naples (Through Darkest Europe)|Naples']] leading crime figure.

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==Crown Prince of Portugal==
The '''Crown Prince''' of [[Portugal (Through Darkest Europe)|Portugal]] attended the funeral of [[Cosimo III, Grand Duke of Italy]] in [[Rome (Through Darkest Europe)|Rome]]. He and his bodyguards were the only Portuguese people present.<ref>Ibid., pg. 86.</ref>

==Benito Dallolio==
'''Benito Dallolio''' (d. 2018) was a major general in the [[Grand Duchy of Italy|Italian]] Army stationed in [[Milan (Through Darkest Europe)|Milan]]. He had a handsome face marred by a scar all over his right cheek and jaw. He was a competent commander in the war against the [[Aquinist]]s, but disliked the Ministry of Information.<ref>Ibid., p. 239-245.</ref> After a battle, one of his own soldiers, the trusted Private [[Ungaretti]], came up to Dallolio and shot him to death, declaring "[[God]] wills it!" Colonel [[Locchi]] then became acting commander.<ref>Ibid., pgs. 252-253.</ref>

==Dauphin of France==
The '''Dauphin''' was the son of [[Jean XXIII of France|King Jean XXIII]], and heir to the throne of [[France (Through Darkest Europe)|France]]. In AD 2018, the Dauphin attended the funeral of [[Cosimo III, Grand Duke of Italy]] in [[Rome (Through Darkest Europe)|Rome]] on behalf of his father. He was among those wounded when [[Aquinist]]s attacked the procession with gunfire. After being treated with field medic work by the [[Unnamed Prince of Wales (Through Darkest Europe)|Prince of Wales]], the Dauphin was taken to a local hospital with competent security.<ref>Ibid., loc. 1445-1473.</ref>

==Dawud al-Buwayhidi==
'''Dawud al-Buwayhidi''' was a popular singer from [[Iraq (Through Darkest Europe)|Iraq]]. Even people in the [[Grand Duchy of Italy]] listened to him on occasion.<ref>Ibid., p. 34, 66.</ref>

==Enrico (driver)==
'''Enrico''' was an errand runner in the service of [[Dino Crocetti]], a [[Naples (Through Darkest Europe)|Neapolitan]] organized crime boss. He drove [[Khalid al-Zarzisi]] and [[Dawud ibn Musa]] from their hotel to an interview with the boss, and back again. All the while, Enrico drove like a madman with a callous disregard for life and limb, which is to say, in the typical [[Grand Duchy of Italy|Italian]] style.<ref>Ibid, p. 174-178.</ref>

==Faruq al-Ghaznavi==
'''Faruq al-Ghaznavi''' was an [[India (Through Darkest Europe)|Indian]] warlord in the 14th century [[Anno Hegirae (Through Darkest Europe)|AH]]. During the [[Indian Wars (Through Darkest Europe)|Indian conflicts]], Faruq engineered the [[Tamil Holocaust|systematic killing of four million Tamils]], who were killed not because they were enemy combatants, but simply because they were Tamils. Faruq's regime was defeated by enemy nations, and he was put on trial for [[Crimes against humanity (Through Darkest Europe)|crimes against mankind]], found guilty, and decapitated. In his last photographs, Faruq appeared a mild, unassuming man (much like his grandfather, a chicken farmer), who looked nothing like a mass murderer. A lifetime later, Faruq was regarded the world over as the most evil man who ever lived.<ref>Ibid., pg. 50.</ref>

In 1439 AH, [[Aquinist]] terrorists in [[Grand Duchy of Italy|Italy]] issued broadsheets proclaiming admiration for Faruq's methods.<ref>Ibid., pg. 111.</ref>

===See also===
*[[Adolf Hitler]], on whom Faruq appears to be based.

==Luciano Gentile==
'''Luciano Gentile''' was a radio operator in the [[Grand Duchy of Italy|Italian]] Army, on the staff of Major General [[Benito Dallolio]]. When his commander and two other men were gunned down by [[Ungaretti]], a treacherous soldier in their own army, Gentile reached for his gun and shot the assassin to death.<ref>Ibid., p. 252-255.</ref>

==Giorgio==
'''Giorgio''' was a personal valet of [[Pope Marcellus IX]]. He was highly intelligent, and clearly regarded by the [[Pope (Through Darkest Europe)|Pope]] as trustworthy. However, the trust did not extend to allowing Giorgio to be in the room while Marcellus discussed sensitive information with the [[Republican Sultanate of the Maghrib|Maghribi]] agents.<ref>Ibid., p. 189-192.</ref>

==Giuseppe==
'''Duke Giuseppe''' (b. ''c.'' 2002) was the second son of [[Cosimo III, Grand Duke of Italy]]. He was not allowed to attend his father's funeral, as his older brother [[Lorenzo III, Grand Duke of Italy|Lorenzo]] sent him away as a designated survivor. This was Lorenzo's sole concession to the caution which his advisers entreated. Indeed, the procession was attacked by [[Aquinist]]s, although Lorenzo survived the assassination attempt.

==Hisham==
'''Hisham''' was one of the chief security guards assigned to the [[Republican Sultanate of the Maghrib|Maghribi]] delegation at the funeral of [[Cosimo III, Grand Duke of Italy|Grand Duke Cosimo]] in [[Rome (Through Darkest Europe)|Rome]].

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==Jean XXIII of France==
'''King Jean XXIII''' of [[France (Through Darkest Europe)|France]] joined with the enlightened nations of the world in the fight against terrorism in AD 2018.<ref>Ibid., pg. 106.</ref> An [[Aquinist]] [[Suicide bomb (Through Darkest Europe)|suicide bomber]] attacked a podium where the king was speaking, killing a general and a police official. The king survived with non-life-threatening injuries, although he probably permanently lost the hearing in one ear.<ref>Ibid., pg. 184.</ref>

Shortly before this, Jean's [[Unnamed Dauphin of France (Through Darkest Europe)|son and heir]] had survived a gunshot wound during the Aquinst attack on the funeral of [[Cosimo III, Grand Duke of Italy|Grand Duke Cosimo III]] in [[Rome (Through Darkest Europe)|Rome]], [[Grand Duchy of Italy|Italy]].<ref>Ibid., 86-97.</ref>

==Filiberto Juvarra==
Lieutenant Colonel '''Filiberto Juvarra''' headed the Ministry of Information staff in [[Turin]].

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==Fabio Lancelotti==
'''Fabio Lancelotti''' was the first assistant to the Minister of the Interior of the [[Grand Duchy of Italy]]. He was also a secret [[Aquinist]], and complicit in planting [[Maria Conti]] in [[Cosimo III, Grand Duke of Italy|Grand Duke Cosimo's]] entourage. When the government issued a phony report that the conspirators had been fingered by a comrade's confession, Lancelotti revealed himself by fleeing. Italian authorities had little chance of capturing him.<ref>Ibid., p. 293-294.</ref>

==Lisarh ibn Yahsub==
'''Lisarh ibn Yahsub''' was a [[Maghrib (Through Darkest Europe)|Maghribi]] archaeologist in charge of an expedition to [[Pompeii (Through Darkest Europe)|Pompeii]].<ref>Ibid., p. 167-171.</ref>

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==Locchi==
Colonel '''Locchi''' took over the [[Milan (Through Darkest Europe)|Milanese]] contingent of the [[Grand Duchy of Italy|Italian]] Army after Major General [[Benito Dallolio]] was murdered. [[Khalid al-Zarzisi]] doubted that Locchi was up to the job.

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==Luigi (Aquinist)==
'''Luigi''' was a guard at the [[Aquinist]] Seminary in [[Rome (Through Darkest Europe)|Rome]]. His most apparent traits were extreme irritability and a low intelligence. Visitors and co-workers alike found him off-putting.

==Luigi and Piergiorgio==
'''Luigi and Piergiorgio''' were two [[Grand Duchy of Italy|Italian]] soldiers who borrowed an automobile from [[Khalid al-Zarzisi]] and [[Dawud ibn Musa]] just south of [[Parma (Through Darkest Europe)|Parma]]. This action was fatal for them, and lucky for the two [[Republican Sultanate of the Maghrib|Maghribis]]: lurking [[Aquinist]]s, who had been tracking the two foreigners and were unaware of the switch, fired an explosive rocket at the car, obliterating it and its occupants.<ref>Ibid., p. 261-263.</ref>

==Luisa==
'''Luisa''' was a cigar girl working in the palace of [[Cosimo III, Grand Duke of Italy]]. She was a statuesque blonde, noted for her beauty. She was killed by [[Maria Conti]]'s bomb which killed Cosimo as the primary target.<ref>Ibid., pp. 75-81.</ref>

==Martino of Padua==
'''Martino of Padua''', whose birth name was '''Andrea Assarotti''', was an [[Aquinist]] priest.

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===Literary comment===
This character's name is probably an allusion to [[Martin Padway]], protagonist of [[L. Sprague de Camp]]'s ''Lest Darkness Fall''.

==Masud==
'''Masud''' was a city investigator in [[Tunis (Through Darkest Europe)|Tunis]]. He knew enough people to get his nephew [[Khalid al-Zarzisi]] started as a [[Republican Sultanate of the Maghrib|Maghribi]] agent. Masud died sometime prior to [[Anno Hegirae (Through Darkest Europe)|AH]] 1439.<ref>Ibid., p. 298.</ref>

==Muhammad (guard)==
'''Muhammad''' was one of the chief security guards assigned to the [[Republican Sultanate of the Maghrib|Maghribi]] delegation at the funeral of [[Cosimo III, Grand Duke of Italy|Grand Duke Cosimo]] in [[Rome (Through Darkest Europe)|Rome]].

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==Enrico Pavarotti==
'''Enrico Pavarotti''' was a captain in the army of the [[Grand Duchy of Italy]]. He was short and fat, with a resonant tenor voice, a bushy black mustache, a tendency to make theatrical gestures, and a fondness for good dining. Pavarotti deputized [[Khalid al-Zarzisi]] and [[Dawud ibn Musa]] into his service in [[Florence (Through Darkest Europe)|Florence]], and was with them during their baptism of fire in a fight against the local [[Aquinist]]s.<ref>Ibid., p. 155-162.</ref>

===Literary comment===
The captain's name is a reference to legendary opera tenors Enrico Caruso (1873-1921) and Luciano Pavarotti (1935-2007). His physical description very closely matches the latter.

==Persian tourist==
'''A little man with a [[Persia (Through Darkest Europe)|Persian]] accent''' was visiting [[Rome (Through Darkest Europe)|Rome]], searching for the Mausoleum of [[Augustus (Minor References)|Augustus]]. He asked a local where this could be found, and the man pointed him in the proper direction. However, the "local" was in fact [[Dawud ibn Musa]], an undercover agent from the [[Republican Sultanate of the Maghrib|Maghrib]], who did not really know where the tomb was, but did not want to admit this and break cover. Dawud told his partner [[Khalid al-Zarzisi]] that if his guess about the tomb turned out to be wrong, someone else would come to point the Persian in the right direction.<ref>Ibid., p. 33.</ref>

==Prince of Wales==
The incumbent '''Prince of Wales''' represented the [[England (Through Darkest Europe)|Kingdom of England]] at the funeral of [[Cosimo III, Grand Duke of Italy]] in [[Rome (Through Darkest Europe)|Rome]].<ref>Ibid., loc. 1445-1473, ebook.</ref> He survived the [[Aquinist]] attack without injury, and helped bandage the wounded [[Unnamed Dauphin of France (Through Darkest Europe)|Dauphin of France]]. After the area was properly secured, the Prince and [[Khalid al-Zarzisi]] lamented the fact that there would be many people throughout [[Europe (Through Darkest Europe)|Europe]] who would be celebrating the attack.<ref>Ibid., loc. 1445-1473.</ref>

Prior to the funeral, Khalid noticed that the European dignitaries wore older style court dress, and that only the Prince of Wales managed to wear his without looking ridiculous.<ref>Ibid., loc. 1352.</ref>

==Renato Procacci==
'''Renato Procacci''' was a Major General in the [[Grand Duchy of Italy|Italian]] Army.

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==Sarah==
'''Sarah''' was the wife of [[Dawud ibn Musa]]. Like her husband, she had long been fond of [[Khalid al-Zarzisi]] and was sad when his marriage broke apart. Dawud joked that Sarah chose him only because she wanted to marry within [[Judaism]] and he was the only Jewish man nearby. Khalid knew this statement to be nonsense, as the two [[Jews (Through Darkest Europe)|Jews]] were a perfect couple.<ref>Ibid., p. 302.</ref>

==Gottlieb Schrempf==
'''Gottlieb Schrempf''' was a [[Germany (Through Darkest Europe)|German]] [[Aquinist]] from the Archbishopric of [[Ochsenhausen]], captured in [[Grand Duchy of Italy|Italy]] by Grand Ducal forces. At his interrogation, he recited Aquinist doctrine like clockwork and proved immune to logic.<ref>Ibid., p. 147-149.</ref>

==Thane of Cawdor==
The incumbent '''Thane of Cawdor''' represented the [[Scotland (Through Darkest Europe)|Kingdom of Scotland]] at the funeral of [[Cosimo III, Grand Duke of Italy]]. [[Khalid al-Zarzisi]] couldn't gauge the importance of the Thane's title compared with the titles of other attendees.<ref>Ibid., loc. 1295.</ref>

==Tunis Marriage Bureau Clerk==
A '''mousy little man of about fifty, with a neat beard going gray,''' was a clerk in the Marriage Bureau in Room 227 of the [[Tunis (Through Darkest Europe)|Tunis]] casbah (city hall). This man performed the wedding of [[Khalid al-Zarzisi]] and [[Annarita Pezzola]], with [[Dawud ibn Musa]] as witness. The clerk smiled at the diversity of the party - a [[Islam (Through Darkest Europe)|Muslim]] groom, a [[Christianity (Through Darkest Europe)|Christian]] bride, and a [[Jews (Through Darkest Europe)|Jewish]] witness. Dawud found the man so helpful that he uncharacteristically gave him an extra tip.<ref>Ibid., p. 310-311.</ref>

==Umar ibn Abd-al-Aziz==
'''Umar ibn Abd-al-Aziz''' was the [[Republican Sultanate of the Maghrib|Maghribi]] envoy to the [[Grand Duchy of Italy]]. [[Khalid al-Zarzisi]] and [[Dawud ibn Musa]] reported to him during their mission in that country.

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==Underwazir for Foreign Affairs of the Maghrib==
The incumbent '''underwazir for foreign affairs''' of the [[Republican Sultanate of the Maghrib]] rode in the funeral procession of [[Cosimo III, Grand Duke of Italy]] in [[Rome (Through Darkest Europe)|Rome]]. His security detail included [[Khalid al-Zarzisi]], [[Dawud ibn Musa]], [[Hisham (Through Darkest Europe)|Hisham]], and [[Muhammad (guard)|Muhammad]]. The underwazir's limousine was hit by bullets during the [[Aquinist]] attack on the motorcade, but none penetrated the auto's thick skin.<ref>Ibid., Chapter V.</ref>

==Ungaretti==
'''Ungaretti''' was a private in the [[Grand Duchy of Italy|Italian]] Army. He was seen as a good soldier, on the way to being corporal. However, he was also a secret [[Aquinist]]. Ungaretti walked to Major General [[Benito Dallolio]] on the pretext of delivering a message, and shot the general and two of his staff to death, while shouting "[[God]] wills it!". Another soldier, [[Luciano Gentile]], shot Ungaretti to death.<ref>Ibid., p. 252-255.</ref>

==Unnamed Grand Ayatollah of Persia==
The '''[[Grand Ayatollah of Iran (Other Ayatollahs)|Grand Ayatollah]] of [[persia (Through Darkest Europe)|Persia]]''' was a powerful man. The influence he wielded from [[qom (Through Darkest Europe)|Qom]] was akin to that which the [[Aquinist]]s wielded in [[Grand Duchy of Italy|Italy]].

===Literary comment===
Whether this Ayatollah has an actual political position, as well as religious influence, is never made clear.

==Pietro Vaccaro==
'''Pietro Vaccaro''', police prefect of [[Naples (Through Darkest Europe)|Naples]], was understood to be in cooperation with [[Dino Crocetti]], the city's leading organized crime boss. [[Khalid al-Zarzisi]] and [[Dawud ibn Musa]] very carefully blackmailed Vaccaro into arranging a meeting between them and Crocetti.<ref>Ibid., p. 172-173.</ref>

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