DR ALICE TANNER (1976 – )Alice is a strong, brave and fiercely independent woman.She was born and bred in Chichester, in West Sussex, a city twinned with Chartres in northern France and Ravenna in northern Italy. Her parents died in a car accident in 1994...
ALAÏS DU MAS (PELLETIER) (1193-1244)Alaïs is the second daughter of Bertrand and Marguerite Pelletier. Born in Carcassonne in 1193, she was a frail child and, at first, not expected to survive. Her older sister Oriane is much more robust. But, although qu...
PAUL AUTHIÉ (1965 – )Born in Montauban, Paul Authié is an unscrupulous, ruthless lawyer who, bankrolled by his estranged wifes money and helped by his membership of the Noublesso Véritable, has built a formidable reputation in Carcassonne as an anti-immig...
BERTRAND PELLETIER (1157-1209)At the beginning of Labyrinth in 1209, Bertrand Pelletier is a relatively old man by medieval standards. He has been Intendant – steward – of the Trencavel household since 1191. He lives with his two daughters in the Château ...
JEHAN CONGOST (1172 – 1209)Jehan Congost is a weak and ineffectual man. He is attached to the household of Raymond-Roger Trencavel, Viscount of Carcassonne, Béziers and Albi as escrivan – scribe.In this capacity he attends meetings between Trencavel and h...
ESCLARMONDE DE SERVIAN (1149 – ? 1213)The name Esclarmonde has two possible interpretations. Firstly, éclair du monde could mean ‘light of the world.However, éclair doesnt just mean ‘light – it also means ‘lightning.Esclarmonde de Servian is a Cathar beli...
GUY DEVREUX (1179 – 1240)A northern lord, with lands in Evreux in Brittany, Evreux is a cruel, unscrupulous man, obsessed with discovering the secret of the Grail. In spirit, he is the forerunner of Himmlers Nazi Grail hunters at Wewelsburg.He first hears...
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MARIE-CÉCILE DE LORADORE (1975 – )Beautiful, elegant, highly intelligent and influential, Marie-Cécile de lOradore is a woman without a conscience.A highly successful businesswoman and dealer in antiques, Marie-Cécile took over as head of the de lOradore ...
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