Characters: Conan; Queen Zenobia; Councilor Publius; Prospero; Count Trocero; General Pallantides; Countess Albiona; Black Dragons; Priests of Asura; Priests of Mitra; the Royal Herald; the Royal Astrologer (mentioned); Pelias; Valeria (flashback); Belit (flashback); Red Sonja (flashback); giant ape (flashback); King Tarascus; Manotaur [Phaidon] (flashback); Tsotha-Lanti [Master of the Scarlet Citadel] (dies); Aquilonian Rebels [Byzantus (dies); Count Drago (dies); messenger (dies); Vallinor (dies)]; Demon-Thing ["Zenobia"] (dies)
