Meet the Cast
Crispin
The Wolf's HeadBeing a wolf's head is way less awesome than it sounds. It sounds like you get to be part of House Stark, but since we're in Medieval England, not Westeros (no matter how similar the...
Bear
Political Mover and ShakerYou might have noticed that no one is his own man in 1377—everyone's working for someone, and if they aren't, they're working for God. Enter Bear, who is definitely his...
John Aycliffe
Oh, John Aycliffe is so horrible. Seriously, dude doesn't give us one thing to like. He is the steward of Lord Furnival's manor of Stromford, which means he's the law of the land in the absence of...
Widow Daventry
The Widow Daventry is the owner of the Green Man tavern. In her confidence and ability to give and take with any man who walks through her doors, she reminds us of Chaucer's Wife of Bath. A long-ti...
Father Quinel
We don't know Father Quinel for very long before he's struck down by John Aycliffe, but what we do know, we like: Frail from his many years, Father Quinel had served in Stromford his entire life. N...
Minor Characters
AstaAlready dead in the first sentence, Asta is Crispin's beloved mother, the only family he knows. Then, after her death, when it's too late to ask questions, Crispin realizes he didn't know her a...