Lexicon

People
The Brethren:  Mystic Brotherhood, mysterious and clandestine, engaged by Divine forces to aid humanity during its darkest hours.
Condottierre:  "Captain of Fortune"; Military leader or captain whose mercenary services were available for a price. Flourished in the Italian States from the 12th to 15th centuries.
Fürsten:  "First Born, Prince," the lesser nobles of the Holy Roman Empire.
Hanseatic League:  A powerful association of cities in the northern Holy Roman Empire that promoted and protected mercantile trade.
Langshenkel:  German for "Longshanks."
Obervogt:  High Steward, a elected official. Manager of an estate or a household.
Raubritter:  "Robber Knight," vicious land barons of the Holy Roman Empire who extorted tolls from unwary travelers.
 

 
 
St. Eustace:  Patron Saint of hunters; Once a wealthy officer under the Roman Emperor Trajan, he was converted to Christianity while hunting one day, when he encountered a stag with a luminous crucifix between his antlers, and a heavenly Voice prophesied, "Thou shalt suffer many things for My sake." After he converted, his life was reduced to abject poverty, but, years later, he was reunited with his former position. He was killed with his family, roasted alive in the belly of a brass bull, after they refused to worship idols.
Teutons:  A reddish-haired Germanic tribe; Teutonic Knights, Knights of the Hospital of St. Mary of the Teutons. A Religious Order of Knighthood that crusaded in Prussia and Lithuania. Known for its great successes in converting lands east of Germany to Christendom, and its superb administrations of those lands.

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