Important or recurring characters and members of the royal family as well as some characters from the latest chapters
Year: 247 BC = 65th year of the Seleukid Era = 18th year in the kingship of Antiochos Theos = 4th year in the kingship of Seleukos Kallinikos
1. Antiochos Theos (ingame: Theodoros Syriakos) *291 BC
Function: Basileus ton Basileon; Ruler of the Arche Seleukeia
Parents: Basileus Antiochos Soter and Stratonike
Siblings: younger brother Sarpedon; Two sisters, one of whom was married to Magas Kyrenaios (and does not exist in game)
Wife: Laodike
Children: Basileus Seleukos Kallinikos; Euphorion; Kleopatra; Pamphile
Son-in-law: Timarchos Mylason Karikon
Personality: Charismatic, uncompromising leader; Known for his prowess as General, for his defiance of death and for being a notorious drunkard
2. Laodike
Husband: Basileus Antiochos Theos
Father: Achaios, brother to Basileus Antiochos Soter
3. Seleukos Kallinikos (ingame: Kallinikos Syriakos) *273 BC
Function: Junior ruler of the Arche Seleukeia
Parents: Basileus Antiochos Theos and Laodike
Siblings: Younger brother Euphorion, younger sisters Kleopatra and Pamphile
Wife: Agathe
Children: Nikomachos
Personality: Rather introverted and uncharismatic; Pessimistic and insecure about his abilities, especially concerning the rule over the empire; had an exceptional education at the great Academy in Antiocheia on the Orontes, which helps him with his problems at interacting with others; earlier it was thought he would "take after his father", but it seems he develops in a different direction; suffers from the still fresh impression of a devastating defeat by the Dahae warlord Artabarzan
4. Agathe
Husband: Seleukos Kallinikos
Children: Nikomachos
5. Nikomachos *255 BC
Function: Second in line of succession after his father Seleukos Kallinikos
Parents: Seleukos Kallinikos and Agathe
6. Euphorion *267 BC
Function: Third in line of succession after his brother Seleukos Kallinikos and his nephew Nikomachos; attends the Akademia of Persepolis
Parents: Basileus Antiochos Theos and Laodike
Siblings: older brother Seleukos Kallinikos; younger sisters Kleopatra and Pamphile
Personality: unflagging and intelligent, despises his father's drinking habits
7. Sarpedon Prodotis ("the Traitor")
Function: Former Co-Regent; Currently wanted for high treason and suspected to be in exile in Aigyptos
Sons: Omanes; Athenaios (both fallen in 251 BC)
Personality: Poet, Philosopher, Gourmet of Life; Skilled Politician and Schemer; Egocentric
8. Andromachos Syriakos
Function: Satrapes of Persis
Seat: Persepolis
Father: Achaios Syriakos, brother of Basileus Antiochos Soter
Brother: Alexandros Syriakos, Satrapes of Susiane
Sons: Antiochis; Xenoitas
Personality: Similar to his father and his brother, a man with little ambition; His passion is the beauty of life; Has proven a lucky hand with governing the province, although his enthusiasm starts to lack.
9. Antiochis Syriakos (killed in 248 BC)
Function: Aide to Basileus Antiochos Theos
Father: Andromachos
Significant achievement: played a great role in the defeat of Demophon Paraitonios, by leading his flank of the battle order to victory over the ptolemaic elite and killing their Strategos with his own hands, prior to being killed himself.
10. Timarchos Mylason Karikon
Function: Governor of Antiocheia on the Orontes; Elephantarches of the empire
Parents: descendants of old hellenic nobility of Mylasa in Karia
Wife: Kleopatra, eldest daughter of Antiochos Theos
Children: Artemesia (maybe more by now, but I don't have it in my notes, am too lazy to look it up and it doesn't really matter)
Personality: Proud Hellen; Extroverted politician and bureaucrat; Athlete (Olympionikes of the olympic games in 256 BC)
11. Alexandros Syriakos
Function: Satrapes of Susiane
Seat: Susa
Father: Achaios Syriakos, brother of Basileus Antiochos Soter
Brother: Andromachos Syriakos, Satrapes of Persis
Son: Miltidades
12. Apollonides Damaskenos
Function: Satrapes of Phrygia and Commander-in-chief for Asia Mikra
Seat: Ipsos, which economically is of less importance than Sardis in Lydia, but the centre of the military facilities in the peninsula
Personality: Power-hungry politician
13. Lysimachos Sardikos
Function: Satrapes of Lydia
Seat: Sardis
Father-in-law: Sarpedon Prodotis
14. Gorgias Dahaikos
Right-hand man of Seleukos Kallinikos
15. Ptolemaios Philadelphos
Pharao of Egypt and head of the ptolemaic house; Nemesis of the seleucid kings
16. Demophon Paraitonios (killed in 248 BC)
Galatian mercenary general; was given the task to defend Egypt from Antiochos' attack and fought several battles against the seleucid king; killed by Antiochis, the young cousin and aide of Antiochos Theos.
17. Artabarzan
Powerful Dahae warlord; Inflicted a devastating defeat on Seleukos Kallinikos' army.
18. Gaisio
Galates; Despite growing old one of the most skilled fighters among Demophon's Galatians; it was by Gaisio's hands that Demophon was avenged only short after his death.