Main Characters
The Travellers
Sinan, slave of Abu Abdallah
Abu Abdallah Ibn Battutah of Tangier, former judge and globetrotter
In Seville
‘El Bermejo’, properly Muhammad son of Isma’il, Sultan Muhammad VI of Granada (by usurpation)
Don Pedro, King of Castile, known as ‘the Cruel’ or ‘the Just’
Abraham Ibn Zarzar, physician and confidant of Don Pedro
Solomon of Seville, dealer in gemstones
Cristóbal the Moor, goldsmith of Seville
In Granada
Lisan al-Din Ibn al-Khatib, Grand Vizier of Granada
Ali the Alchemist, scientist and libertine
Lubna, qaynah (female singing slave) and concubine of Ali the Alchemist
Sergeant Hamid of the Mamluk guard
Ibn Zamrak, Sultanic Secretary to the Sultan of Granada
Zayd, Clerk of Works in the Alhambra
Umm Ahmad, a decayed old woman
The Chief of the Night, head of the Granada constabulary
Sultan Muhammad son of Yusuf, Sultan Muhammad V of Granada
The Lions
Layth, leader of the Lions (a group of conspirators)
Dirgham
Hattam
Sarim
Haydar
Jassas