The Faces, Voices, Souls…
in MY SON FROM AFAR—
Book 1 of THE SHAVAD

Parthians:

Aysere (known later as Mahrona), scribe to Parthia’s military leadership
Shava, cavalry commander, husband of Aysere
Arbanik, Aysere’s father, military counselor to Parthia’s king
Strighor, captain over Parthia’s spies
(Surena, ancient Parthian military hero, ancestor of Arbanik and Aysere)

In the Roman Legions:

Tundus, commanding general in Parthia
(Tanica, deceased wife of Tundus)
Remmius Rugo, Lex Bolus, Kallion Constantius, Tundus’s aides
Falco, Palama, Quietus, generals serving alongside Tundus
Celsus, Nigrinus, generals serving elsewhere in Parthia
In Roma: Narro, Praetorian guard

In Antioch of Syria:

Trajan, Roman Emperor
Hadrian, Roman governor of Syria
Fortua, widow of General Tundus’s brother
Galabrio, wealthy trader and merchant
Demetrios and Alcibia, cloth merchants
Athianus, Praetorian guard serving Hadrian
Cavendus, official in Hadrian’s court
Iona, wife of Cavendus

In Taresh (later Ampelon), in Southeast Syria:

Dyra, slavewoman
Euboulos, leathersmith
Ora, wife of Euboulos
coming later: Zaiza Zatizon, metalsmith
and: Hosidia, wife of Remmius Rugo