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=Character List= 1) Remon Quint is, or rather was, a famous key maker for the king. He constantly hears the voice of Anis who tells him to basically drop everything and run away from Paris. He constantly fears that he didn't leave Paris when he had the chance.

2) Madame Loup is the wife of Citizen Loup and is the adopted mother of Anselm. She loves neither of them and wishes that they would just disappear.

3) Anselm is the adopted son of Madame Loup. He is incredibly handsome and becomes even more so when he joins Count Kalliovski. He is a greedy womanizing young man that has only ever cared about one person, his father. He deludes himself into thinking he’s Kalliovski’s son and gets himself in trouble for it many times.

4) Count Kalliovski is the villain in the book. He is evil to his core and feels nothing but greed for more power. He is Yann’s father, but, being the villain, he does not love him. He has been taken by the devil and can control the dark threads. His dog is named Balthazar and although he used to be obedient he now roams on his own accord acting like a wild beast with human eyes. He is also smarter than a normal dog but he cannot express it.

5) Yann Margoza is the protagonist of the story. He is charming, handsome, and chivalrous. His undercover job is to rescue people from the guillotine but his pubic job is to be Harlequin in the show The Harlequinade. Yann is deeply in love with Sido de Villeduval even though he knows that because he is a gypsy their love is not meant to be. Yann can see and use the threads of light and is a wonderful actor.

6) Didier is a muscular broad shouldered man who accompanies Yann on their trips to rescue people from the guillotine. He is good at hand- to-hand combat but is a bit superstitious when it comes to gypsy beliefs. His heart and mind are set in the right place, though.

7) Sido de Villeduval is a young woman who escaped to England in the previous book (The Red Necklace). She is in love with Yann and never wavers, even when she finds out he is a gypsy. She lives with her aunt and is tutored in English by Mr. Trippen, Yann’s former teacher. Even when she is captured she hold her head high and stays strong.

8) Tetu is a dwarf who works with Citizen Aulard at The Harlequinade and helps him with the cast’s undercover work (rescuing people). He is a very wise gypsy who taught Yann the gypsy ways. He has a gift of knowing the general future. He is always tring to protect Yann and convince him to not be so reckless.

9) Citizen Aulard is the theater manager for the Circus of Follies where The Harlequinade is shown and helps plan its undercover work. He is always worried over what will happen if the government discovers what The Harlequinade or rather the Circus of Follies does. His parriot Iago is incredobly smart.

10) Duc de Bourcy is a tall, thin man who is sick with worry and fear. He and his family are some of the people that Yann sneaks out of France. Although your first impression of him is that he is snooty and selfish you come to realize he loves his wife and children more than anything. His wife is head strong and generous.

11) Mr. Tull is a scheming person who steals goods from abandoned aristocrat estates. He is also a servant of Count Kalliovski until the day he dies, but he would probably do anything to change that. he hates his job and would like to free of the idiots that he has to work with.

12) Citizen Loup is a butcher for Paris. He, his adopted son Anselm, and Mr. Tull work together when stealing goods. Citizen Loup is a mean man at the heart for he has killed many people who got in his way. Although he dies early in the book he leaves an impression on his son.

13) Basco is a fencing master from Sicily but he is better known for being the comedian he doesn’t mean to be. He looks a lot like Yann but is not a lot like him at all. He cannot act the way Yann does on stage and he doesn’t have any of the confidence Yann does, but his heart is in the right place.

14) Juliette is Sido’s overly protective aunt. She was Sido’s mother’s sister. She cares immensely for Sido but does not understand her very well. She doesn't approve of Yann and Sido's love for each other.

15) Henry is Juliette’s husband. He is a kind man who normally goes with the flow. But when it comes to his wife he knows that he has to set her limitations. His wife tends to be judgmental and quick to act so Henry tries to tone her down a bit when he finds out he needs to. He is a good man with and good heart.

16) Colombine is the pretty and young head actress at the Circus of Follies. She is very self-absorbed, caring for no one more than herself. She has won and broken many hearts including toying with Anselm’s. To Count Kalliovski she will be the key to the information he needs. She eventually dies doing the right things though.

17) Anis is Yann’s deceased mother who will speak to people in their minds, warning them. She always says the same basic thing: “The devil’s own is on your tail. Run like the wind.” She constantly helps people who need encouragement in dangerous situations.

18) Milkeye is a creepy servant of Count Kalliovski’s. He does much of his dirty work without question or response. He is generally very uncaring over anything.

19) The Silver Blade is supposedly a super hero who rescues people from the guillotine. When he strikes he leaves a small guillotine looking silver blade suspended over the spot where he escaped. He is actually Yann Margoza.

20) Dufort is a genially kind jailer who befriends Didier while he’s in jail. As it turns out he has inherited his old viscountess’s house and monkey so he provides a house for the Circus of Follies’ employees to have a finial gathering. Great job with the detail and I really liked how the characters were all connected 30/25. Yes 5 points extra credit for your attention to detail.