Q's 1 & 2

Q1 What are the main events that take place

• Lucien is on the rooftop with Rodolfo and Lucien finds out from Rodolfo that he has no shadow, Lucien is then in shock about it and Rodolfo gives him Prescuo.
• Rodolfo tells Lucien about the  brotherhood of the stravaganti and tells Lucien he is a Stravagante, Rodolfo is a Stravagante as well. They are the guardians of the travel between Luciens world and Rodolfos world.
• Rodolfo also tells him about Dr William Dethridge who accidenttaly opened the gateway between the two worlds using a copper dish created in a freak accident trying to make gold. Dr Dethridge lived in the 16th Century of England under the rule of Queen Elizabeth I.
•  Rodolfo tells Lucien that they are not the only people who can stravagte other people who are called the Di Chimici want to plunder all of the 21st century inventions and make life easier for them and so they can control all of Talia. "They would bring back all kinds of magic, cures for illness, spells to make inanimate objects move, mystical weapons which can kill or maim from long distances away.
• Lucien asks Rodolfo woud'nt they use it for good rather than evil. But Rodolfo replies they woud us it for them selves. Make childbirth easier, live longer, live healthier be able to control the country.
• At this point in time Rodolfos servant informs him that the Reman Ambassador Rinaldo Di Chimici wants to speak to him. The Reman Abassador only wants to see him because his spy said he had seen a boy enter Rodolfos labatory.
• Rodolfo tells Lucien to use Rodolofos secret tunnel to get away, Lucien replies why and Rodolfo says The Reman ambassador would surely kill Lucien if he got the chance, so he could have Luciens tailsman (A purple velvet book) and plunder the 21st century.
• Rodolofo gives lucien a firestone light and tells Lucien to follow the passage until he gets to a door and to tell Silvia(the Duchessa) Rodolfo sent him. When Lucien goes into the Duchessas room. The duchessa orders the guards but Lucien tells her that Rodolfo sent him, and explains what happened.

Q2 Write a Character profile on the Antagonists and Protaganists.

Antagonists:

• Lucien Mullohand is a boy from England age 15 who has cancer and is on Chemotherapy, which has made his hair fall out he lives in the 21st century. He accidentally stravagated to Belleza when he was holding the Velvet Purple journal his father gave to him because Luciens throat hurt and he could'nt speak so he could write in it. When Lucien goes to sleep that night he thinks about Venice and Stravagates to Belleza. Where he meets Ariaana who is trying to become a mandolier (a person who sculls mandolas) and make money and get off the Island of Torrone where her "Family" lives. Lucien then stuffs up her plan and ruins it even more by being chosen to become a mandolier by the duchessa. He is then taken by Rodolfos servant to Rodolfos Labartory and they talk about what has happened.
• Ariaana Gasprini is a girl who is the same age as Lucien and had a plan to become a Mandolier and make her fortune and escape off the Island of Gasprini and then show that not only can men scull but women can too. When her plan fails because of Lucien she gives her Fishermans clothes to Lucien so he would not stick out on the Gionarta Vieonata, the forbidden day. She becomes extremely annoyed and fumes off from where the madoliers are being chosen, later in the book she guides around the Belleza and become friends.
• Rodolfo is a Stravagnte and Magician ( to Lucien) he is a close friend of Silvia (the Duchessa). He was the one that transported to Luciens world and put Luciens Tailsman there. Rodlofo become Luciens master and teaches him about Stavagation. He is a guardian of the Gateway between the two worlds.

Protagonists:

• The Di Chimici are greedy and want to take all of the advanced technology of the 21st century and speed up civilastion in the 16th century. They want to make them selves powerful ruling Talia, they want guns, medicines, vechiles and much more. They would kill any stravagante if they had the chance just so they transport in between the worlds.