Twenty years after characters

D'Artagnan

Also known as Monsieur d'Artagnan, Chevalier d'Artagnan

A Gascon lieutenant of the King's Musketeers, now in his fortieth year, reluctantly serving Cardinal Mazarin while reuniting his old comrades. Shrewd, brave and endlessly resourceful.

As drawn: A lean, wiry man of about forty with a sharp, intelligent face, keen dark eyes, a weathered olive complexion, black hair and a soldier's moustache; dressed in the worn uniform of a musketeer officer, sword ever at his side.

Athos

Also known as Comte de la Fère

The most noble and melancholy of the four friends, now a grave country gentleman devoted to his young ward Raoul. A man of impeccable honor and quiet authority.

As drawn: A tall, dignified gentleman of noble bearing, with a pale, refined face marked by melancholy, dark hair lightly touched with grey, and an aristocratic elegance in his sober dress.

Bonds:AramisOld friendsPorthosOld friendsRaoulHousehold companionsGrimaudMaster-servant

Porthos

Also known as du Vallon de Bracieux de Pierrefonds, Monsieur du Vallon, Lord of Bracieux, Baron du Vallon

A wealthy, good-natured giant who longs above all for a barony and title, eagerly joining D'Artagnan's schemes. Vain of his strength and his finery.

As drawn: A colossal, immensely tall and broad-shouldered man with a booming voice and a great curled moustache, fond of gaudy display, notably a bright red doublet and gold chains.

Bonds:AthosOld friendsAramisOld friends

Aramis

Also known as Abbé d'Herblay, Chevalier d'Herblay, René d'Herblay

Outwardly a discreet abbé, inwardly a subtle intriguer and swordsman entangled in Frondeur politics and the affairs of Madame de Longueville. Elegant and secretive.

As drawn: A slender, elegant man with soft dark eyes, glossy black hair and delicate, almost effeminate handsome features, wearing the black cassock of an abbé that conceals a duelist.

Bonds:AthosOld friendsPorthosOld friends

Mazarin

Also known as the Cardinal, Cardinal Mazarin, the Italian

The cunning Italian cardinal and first minister who governs France in the queen's name, courting and manipulating D'Artagnan. Avaricious, smooth and much hated by the people.

As drawn: A smooth, wily churchman in the scarlet robes of a cardinal, with an insinuating smile, well-kept moustache and pointed beard, and soft, ingratiating manners.

Bonds:AnneSecret spousesMordauntDiplomatic contactOliverDiplomatic contact

Anne of Austria

Also known as the Queen, the Queen Regent

The queen regent of France, mother of the boy-king Louis XIV, who rules through her favorite Mazarin. Proud, imperious and unforgiving of old slights.

As drawn: A stately, still-handsome queen of forty-six, with fair hair and famously beautiful white hands, dressed in rich regal court attire.

Bonds:MazarinSecret spousesDucPolitical enemies

Raoul

Also known as Vicomte de Bragelonne, the vicomte

The gentle, high-minded young ward of Athos, setting out on his first campaign. Innocent, courageous and beloved of his guardian.

As drawn: A graceful youth of about fifteen with fair, delicate features, an open and noble face and a smiling mouth, dressed as a young gentleman entering his first campaign.

Bonds:AthosHousehold companions

Mordaunt

Also known as the young Puritan

The cold, vengeful son of the dead Milady, now a fanatical agent of Cromwell bent on destroying the four friends who executed his mother. Pitiless and relentless.

As drawn: A pale young man with cold, hard eyes and a barely softened, sinister expression, dressed in the plain dark clothing of a Puritan officer and armed with a long, stout sword.

Bonds:OliverSecretaryMazarinDiplomatic contactCharlesSworn enemiesdeSworn enemies

Lord de Winter

Also known as Baron de Winter, De Winter

An aging English royalist nobleman and ally of the exiled Stuarts, who recognizes his nephew Mordaunt as a deadly enemy. Loyal, grave and devoted to the royal cause.

As drawn: An English nobleman of mature years, dignified and grave, dressed in the rich attire of a Cavalier gentleman.

Bonds:CharlesRoyal patronageMordauntSworn enemies

Duc de Beaufort

Also known as Duke of Beaufort, Monsieur de Beaufort

A proud, brave prince and grandson of Henry IV, imprisoned by Mazarin at Vincennes, whose daring escape ignites the Fronde. Popular, swaggering and none too learned.

As drawn: A tall, robust and handsome prince with a shock of fair hair, a proud bearing and a boisterous, swaggering manner.

Bonds:AnnePolitical enemiesGrimaudPrison guard

Grimaud

Athos's old and famously taciturn manservant, so trained to silence that his rare words carry weight. Faithful, shrewd and stoic.

As drawn: A gaunt, weathered manservant of advancing years, close-mouthed and stiff in manner, soberly and plainly dressed.

Bonds:AthosMaster-servantDucPrison guard

Planchet

D'Artagnan's former lackey, now a shrewd Parisian tradesman and old soldier who becomes a trusted companion again. Sensible, brave and full of common sense.

As drawn: A shrewd, good-humored man of middle years with the bearing of a former soldier, plainly but respectably dressed as a tradesman.

Charles I

Also known as King Charles I, Charles Stuart, King of England

The doomed King of England, defeated by the Puritans and standing trial for his life, whom the four friends vainly strive to save. Dignified and resigned in his misfortune.

As drawn: A dignified, melancholy monarch with a neatly pointed Van Dyke beard and flowing hair, dressed in royal Cavalier finery, bearing himself with grave composure.

Bonds:MordauntSworn enemiesdeRoyal patronage

Oliver Cromwell

Also known as General Cromwell, the general

The formidable Puritan general and master of England who commands Mordaunt and holds the king's fate in his hands. Stern, austere and coldly powerful.

As drawn: A stern, robustly built man of powerful frame in plain dark Puritan dress, with a heavy, blunt-featured face.

Bonds:MordauntSecretaryMazarinDiplomatic contact

Henrietta

Also known as Queen Henrietta, Queen of England

The exiled queen of England, wife of Charles I, pleading in vain with the French court for aid to her captive husband. Careworn and desperate in her misfortune.

As drawn: A careworn exiled queen in mourning dress, once beautiful, now pale and drawn with grief.