Characters are listed by birth family, and then age.

 
The Darcys

Henry Darcy (1600s-1700s) - Father of two sons, Gregory Darcy and Geoffrey Darcy.

Gregory Darcy - born 1700's, died late 179_. The older of the two sons of Henry Darcy and uncle to Fitzwilliam Darcy. He was meant to inherit Pemberley, but at 17, asked to be disinherited because of monomania, made much worse by the actual treatments for it. All records of him were removed after his departure for the Isle of Man, where he lived until he committed suicide some twenty years later.

Geoffrey Darcy (I) - born 1700's. Died 1801/2. He was the younger son of Henry Darcy, but agreed to take over the estate when his brother was disinherited and judged mentally unfit for society. Father of Fitzwilliam Darcy and Georgiana Darcy. His two children out of wedlock where George Wickham and Grégoire Bellamont.

Fitzwilliam Darcy - born in the 1780's. If you don't know he is, you're on the wrong website. Father of four children.

George Wickham-Darcy - born eight months after his half brother, the son of an affair between Mrs. Wickham an Geoffrey Darcy during Mrs. Anne Darcy's pregnancy with Fitzwilliam. He learned of his true heritage as a Darcy only an hour before his death.

Georgiana Darcy - the last legitimate child of Geoffrey Darcy. Her mother (Lady Anne) died of childbed fever a few days later. Eventually married Lord Kincaid.

Grégoire Bellamont-Darcy - born five months after his half-sister, the product of yet another affair of Geoffrey Darcy during his wife's pregnancy. This time it was with Alice Bellamont, his wife's lady-maid. Miss Bellamont was given a settlement and sent to her native France, where Grégoire was born an raised. Despite being given a fortune by his father the one time they met when he was ten, he became a novice at a Cistercian monastery in the town of Mon-Claire until he was found by Darcy and Elizabeth. ("The Price of Family") He later moved to a Benedictine monastery in Bavaria, where he took his vows. When the monastery was dissolved, he transferred to Spain, where he was eventually excommunicated for political reasons.

Geoffrey Darcy (II) - Fitzwilliam Darcy's son. Born during "A Bit of Advice" (1806) and named after his grandfather.

Anne Darcy - Conceived in Italy, the second child of Darcy and Elizabeth ("The Price of Family") and the first child after her miscarriage of another child, gender unknown. Named after her grandmother, Lady Anne.

Sarah Darcy - the third daughter of Darcy and Elizabeth. Born a year after her sister Anne.

Cassandra Darcy - born in 1813 ("Left to Follow"), the fourth child of Darcy and Elizabeth. Quite possibly named after Caroline Maddox, for helping in the rescue of Darcy and Dr. Maddox from Austria.

The Bingleys

Charles Bingley I - a tradesman who went south to make his fortune in London in the silk trade. Lived outside of London with his wife and three children: Louisa, Caroline, and Charles II.

Louisa Hurst-Bingley - the first child of Mr. and Mrs. Bingley. Blond. Married Mr. Hurst around 1799. No children but godparents to many nieces and nephews.

Caroline Maddox-Bingley - the second child of Mr. and Mrs. Bingley. Redhead. Married Dr. Maddox. The mother of three children (1 adopted).

Charles Bingley II - the son of a wealthy tradesman. Redhead. Married Jane Bennet. Father of four children: Georgiana, Charles, Elizabeth, and Edmund Bingley. Went back into silk business (mainly out of boredom) and made a fortune teaming with Brian Maddox. Owns an estate in Derbyshire three miles from Pemberley.

Georgiana Bingley - the first child of Charles and Jane Bingley. Born in March 1806, two weeks before her cousin, Geoffrey Darcy. Redhead. Known for being a bit aggressive. Did not speak until she was 3, when her first word was a whole sentence.

Charles Bingley III - the second child of Charles and Jane Bingley. Blond. Eldest of the Bingley twins by six minutes. Born Christmas of 1806.

Elizabeth "Eliza" Bingley - the third child of Charles and Jane Bingley. Blond. The younger of the Bingley twins by six minutes. Also born on Christmas of 1806. Named after her aunt Elizabeth.

Edmund Bingley - the fourth and final child of Charles and Jane Bingley. Redhead. Born summer before "Left to Follow." Named after his grandfather, Mr. Edmund Bennet.

The Maddoxes

The Earl of Maddox (previous) - the uncle of Brian and Daniel Maddox.

Stewart Maddox - the father of Brian and Daniel Maddox. Had an infamous fight with his older brother, the earl of Maddox, to the point where all contacts were severed before his sons were born. Wife died in childbirth with her second son. Died in a carriage accident, leaving Brian to take care of his younger brother.

The Earl of Maddox (current) - named Stephan. Cousin to Brian and Daniel Maddox. Briefly mentioned in "The Price of Family."

Brian Maddox - the elder son of Steward Maddox. His father died when he was 16, leaving him to care for his 10-year-old brother Daniel, who soon developed severe sight problems and nearly died from an infection after cataract surgery.  The stress of raising his brother and running their estate took their toll on Brian. As soon as Daniel went to France to complete his medical education, Brian descended into drinking and gambling, and lost the entire family fortune. He took out loans to pay for his brother's medical license and then escaped his creditors by running to Europe. He traveled wildly, returning to England nearly a decade later as part of James Kincaid's plot to blackmail Caroline Bingley. Brian was stabbed by Kincaid but saved by his brother's quick surgical work, though he now walks with a limp from severed nerves in his back. Left again in embarrassment and went to Romania, where he lost a bet with a count and agreed to marry his daughter Nadezhda. Left during the engagement to help the Darcys get to Italy ("The Price of Family") but returned in time to marry Princess Nadezhda. They were happily married but barren, and escaped her father's wrath by fleeing to Russia and returning to England by way of Japan. ("Left to Follow") Made a fortune with the silk he bought while in Japan with Nadezhda's dowry and went into business with Charles Bingley II. Lives outside London with his wife and travels often. 

Dr. Daniel Stewart Maddox - the younger son of Stewart Maddox. Lost his mother at childbirth and his father when he was ten. He was raised by is older brother Brian. Began to lose his sight to myopia and started wearing glasses at 12, had his first cataract surgery at 14. He developed an infection from which he nearly died; only his brother's intervention at preventing the doctors from bleeding him saved him. He went into medicine to save his own sight, going first to Cambridge and then to the University of Paris, returning to England to become the youngest doctor of the Royal Society of Medicine after passing their exam. His brother left him the next day after destroying the family's finances. Daniel inherited his brother's debts and lived in squalor for years, even contracting (but surviving) cholera from unsanitary conditions. Eventually saved enough money to keep himself afloat and through references began to treat Mr. Hurst for gout, through which he met and married Caroline Bingley. Became a physician to the Prince of Wales (later Regent) when he stitched him up in a brothel. The father of three children, one adopted.

Frederick Maddox - born two weeks before his "twin" sister Emily in Fall 1809. His real parents were the Prince of Wales and a prostitute named Lilly Garrison, who died of childbed fever with Dr. Maddox at her side as the attending physician. Named after his father (King George IV's full name is George Frederick Augustus), he was christened with his sister. Brown-haired like his real father, not his adoptive one.

Emily Maddox - born two weeks after her "twin" brother Frederick in the all of 1809. The natural child of Daniel and Caroline Maddox. Redhead.

Daniel Maddox II - born 1814, after many failed pregnancies between Emily and himself. Also a redhead. The last child of Daniel and Caroline Maddox and their only natural son. 

The Bennets

Mr. Edmund Bennet - the older of two sons (the other unnamed), master of Longbourn, gentleman of 2000 a year. Father of five daughters: Jane, Elizabeth, Mary, Kitty, and Lydia. Despite everyone's predictions, he just refuses to die and cause all kinds of estate troubles by doing so. If you don't know who he is, really, you're on the wrong site. Leave already.

Mrs. Bennet - wife of Edmund Bennet. Maiden name Miss Gardiner, the sister of Mr. Gardiner, a shopkeeper who lives in Cheapside. The mother of five girls, none of which can inherit the estate when Mr. Bennet dies. Hence, she is crazy. It's pretty much the plot of Pride and Prejudice.

Jane Bennet - Married to Charles Bingley II. Mother of four children: Georgiana, Charles III, Elizabeth, and Edmund. Lives in Derbyshire, three miles from her sister Elizabeth.

Elizabeth Bennet - Okay, seriously, you have to know who she is.

Mary Bennet - third Bennet daughter, known in the book for being plain-looking and obnoxiously religious, but for some reason, never hooked up with Mr. Collins. Well, good for her. Has an bastard son, Joseph Bennet, with an Italian noble destined for the church named Giovanni Mastia-Ferretti.

The Fitzwilliams

Other Characters

** indicates historical character

Princess Nadezhda Agnita of Sibiu - daughter of Count Vladimir and heir to the estate if she could produce an heir. Married to Brian Maddox.

Count Olaf Cisnădioara - Brother-in-law of Count Vladimir Agnita of Sibiu. Olaf's sister married Vladimir. The marriage produced only one child: Nadezhda. Vladimir had his wife killed for not bearing him a son; family relations got worse from there.

Lilly Garrison - A prostitute who was known for stabbing her customers if price negotiations went badly. On one occasion, stabbed the Prince of Wales, a regular customer, who was sewn up by Dr. Maddox. At the time she was carrying the son of the Prince, and asked Dr. Maddox for help getting money from the Prince. Died of childbed fever three days after the birth of her son. Never officially named him, but Dr. Maddox named him Frederick, indirectly after his natural father.

King George III** - King of England until his death in 1820 and Frederick Maddox's natural grandfather. Nuts.

King George IV** - Also known as George Augustus Frederick, Prince of Wales. Was Regent of England twice, the last time being from 1811 until 1820. Hired Dr. Maddox as his personal physician after meeting him at a brothel. The natural father of Frederick Maddox.

Dr. William Hunt** - One of the best known and paid physicians of the Regency period. Also one of the doctors to perform a successful cataract surgery on Dr. Maddox.

Lord Kayano - head of the Ainu village of Otasuh and father of Tahkonanna. Agreed to shelter the ill and lost Brian and Nadezhda Maddox despite the death penalty for any Japanese native known to be harboring foreigners. Named after Shigeru Kayano,** the first Ainu to serve on the Japanese Diet. He died in 1993.

Lady Fiona Kincaid - Highlander wife of James Kincaid, who refused a divorce after he abandoned her to live in Australia and did not bother to tell her when he returned.

Lord James Kincaid - earl of ____shire, husband of Fiona Kincaid, potential bigamist as he courted Miss Caroline Bingley for her inheritance. Attempted to blackmail her, shot Darcy in the back, and was eventually killed collectively by Miss Bingley, Mr. Darcy, and William Kincaid.

Lord William Kincaid - early of _____shire, the younger brother of James Kincaid; inherited the title when his brother died under English law. A Scottish patriot, known to dress up in full garb and swing a claymore when necessary. Married Georgiana Darcy. Son: Viscount Robert Kincaid.

Viscount Robert Kincaid - son of Lord William Kincaid and Lady Georgiana Darcy-Kincaid. Godson of Darcy and Elizabeth.

Father LeBlanc - a Catholic priest operating in London, hearing Confession and administering Final Rites.

Charlotte Lucas-Collins - the wife of Mr. Collins, who is to inherit Longbourn after Mr. Bennet's death. Married him out of desperation (she was 27 with little dowry) but seems happy in her marriage to the vicar of Kent. Has four children, all girls.

Giovanni Mastai-Ferretti** - met Mary Bennet while she studied in a seminary in Paris, when he needed a Latin tutor. Meant for the church, but tried to escape it by joining the Swiss Guard, only to be rejected because of his epilepsy. He was sixteen when he met Mary, and their brief affair resulted in the birth of Joseph Bennet and a significant financial settlement. Better known to the world as Pope Pius IX, proponent of the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception, which states that Mary, mother of Jesus, was born without sin.

Miyoshi-no-Fuma, "Miyoshi Shiro" - Fuma clan member and assassin for the shogun, only to abandon his post and flee north after failing to complete a mission, eventually ending up in Otasuh, where he was charged with the mission of escorting Brian and Nadezhda Maddox to Nagasaki. Companion/lover of Mugen. Committed suicide in Nagasaki, after granting Brian his swords and samurai title.

Moo-shin ("Mugen") - Japanese orphan and ex-con. Became involved in a criminal organization as a runner when he was a child, arrested and incarcerated at 12 for raiding a shipping boat. Tattooed (the mark of a convict) and release at 16. Traveled to China, where he studied under a wushu master and perfected the techniques that would keep him alive when he returned to Japan. Acquired a name there - Moo-shin, which means literally "dream-mind." Came back to Japan to become a wandering troublemaker. Briefly aided Miyoshi Shiro escape to the north, and then joined him on Miyoshi's journey south with Brian and Nadezhda Maddox. Became good friends with the Maddoxes and traveled with them to England, mainly to escape his creditors, where he lived for a year, saving Georgiana Bingley and Geoffrey Darcy's life from a white wolf by killing it with his sword. Returned to Japan, then served a few years later as a guide through China for Charles Bingley and Brian Maddox. Defeated the current wushu master, and they escaped with their lives to Hong Kong. Returned with them to England for another year before being kicked out by Brian for teaching Georgiana Bingley martial arts. Returned to Japan. Current whereabouts unknown. (Mugen is based on a character of the same name from the anime Samurai Champloo. That Mugen had different origins and lived in the previous century. Both are fictional)

Mr. Reed - Darcy's loyal manservant.

Tahkonanna - Ainu villager and son of headman Kayano. Helped shelter Brian and Nadezhda Maddox in 1811. Fluent in Russian from trade, he helped them learn Japanese.

Dr. Konrad Trommler - Prussian scientist/spymaster/interrogator. Early experimenter in electroshock torture using failed versions of the telegram to generate voltage. Spy-for-hire. Posed as a Romanian-speaking manservant named Andrei to spy on Brian Maddox, then hunted him down to Russia, where he stabbed him, none of which he reported to Count Vladimir of Sibiu, his employer. He was still under his employ when Brian's brother Daniel was captured ("Left to Follow"). Tortured Daniel and Darcy, apparently for a combination of show and fun, and then ransomed them to their wives for four thousand pounds. Disappeared after that, whereabouts unknown. 

Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi **(1745-1812) - the founder of the branch of the Hasidic movement known as Chabad, otherwise known as "the Alter Rebbe." Author of the Tanya, a text on Jewish mysticism. He was born in Poland. He married Sterna Segal, the daughter of a wealthy merchant, which allowed him to devote his life to learning, and studied Kabbalah, Talmud, and Torah in Lithuania and with the Vilna Gaon.  In 1797 he was imprisoned for three months in St. Petersburg for false charges of giving money to Jews living under the Ottomon Empire in Palestine. Afterwards he moved to Liadi in "White Russia," where he lived  under the protection of a local lord until his death in 1812. Briefly sheltered Brian and Nadezhda Maddox through the winter of 1810.

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