The Mysterious Cities of Gold/Characters: Difference between revisions

== The Heroes ==

=== Esteban ===

 

Twelve year old Esteban was brought up as an orphan in Barcelona by Father Rodriguez, dean of the cathedral. When his gurardian dies, he meets Mendoza, the man who claims to have saved him when he was a baby. Mendoza claims that his father might be still alive somewhere in the New World. Esteban leaves with Mendoza to try to find his father there. Esteban is brave and fiercely loyal to his friends, but he is also impulsive and is hampered by his fear of heights

 

=== Zia ===

 

A young Inca girl who was kidnapped by the Spanish and taken to the royal court as a gift to the Princess Marguerita. She is 11 years old when she meets Esteban aboard the Esperranza, and they soon find out they wear similar medallions and are both looking for their fathers.

 

=== Tao ===

 

Tao is a 13 year old, who is the last surviving descendent of technologically-advanced Hiva (Mu) empire, which sank beneath the waves thousands of years ago.

 

=== Mendoza ===

 

Mendoza is a Spanish navigator who was a part of Magellan's expedition. He is able to read the stars and especially skilled at negotiating the fierce Straits of Magellan. He jumped into that sea to save the baby Esteban after he and his father were caught up in a storm. He has the sun part of Esteban's medallion and keeps it to ensure he stays close.

=== Marinche ===

 

 

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