DRAMATIS PERSONAE
THE GALACTICS
Inspector Agzaral—Confederation High Commission law enforcement officer.
Jehna Sae Leern—Courier for the Ader’at’eel.
Karreel—Shalnuksi merchant, in the Tran trade.
Les—Human pilot in Shalnuksi service; Gwen’s husband.
Wilno—Retired Confederate naval officer, classmate of Agzaral.
THE STARMEN
Private Jack Beazeley—Mason’s right-hand man.
Sergeant Harold Bisso—Elliot’s right-hand man.
Private Alexander Boyd—Gengrich’s chief of staff.
Sergeant Willian Campbell—Professor of Engineering at the University.
Private Lance Clavell—Rick Galloway’s ambassador to Nikeis.
Sergeant Major Rafael Elliot—Top kick of the mercs; Provost of the University.
Rick Galloway—Captain, U.S.A.; Colonel of Mercenaries, Eqeta of Chelm, Captain General of Drantos, War Leader of Tamaerthon.
Corporal Arnold Gengrich—Leader of mutinous mercs; Lord of Zyphron.
Private Alan MacAllister—Expert sniper.
Sergeant John McCleve—Medic; Professor of Medicine at the University.
Major Art Mason—Rick’s right-hand man; Marshal of the Captain General’s Household.
Sergeant Ben Murphy—Bheroman of Westrook.
Private First Class Arkos Passavopolous—“The Great Ark”; machine gunner.
Private Lafferty Reznick—Murphy’s partner.
Corporal Mortimer Schultz—Master of Foot in Rustengo.
Gwen Tremaine—Rector of the University.
Corporal Jerzy Walinski—Balloon crewman.
Warrant Officer Larry Warner—Chancellor of the University.
THE ALLIANCE
Ajacias—Bheroman of Drantos, in the Sutmarg.
Apelles, son of Lykon—Priest of Yatar.
Balquhain—Drumold’s son and heir.
Camithon—Lord Protector to Ganton until the young Wanax reaches his majority.
Corgarff—Subchief to Dughuilas.
Caradoc—A Lord of Clan Tamaerthan; rescuer of Tylara from Sarakos in Janissaries.
Drumold—Mac Clallan Muir: Tylara’s father.
Dughuilas—Chief of Clan Calder.
Enipses—Bheroman of Drantos.
Ganton, son of Loron—Wanax of Drantos.
Hilaskos—Bheroman of Drantos.
Mad Bear—Chief of the exiled Silver Wolves clan of the Westmen (the Horse People).
Maev—Merchant’s daughter, handfasted to Apelles.
Monira—Leader of the war-trained Children of Vothan.
Morrone, son of Morron—Companion to the Wanax Ganton.
Pinir, son of the smith—Master Gunner in the Royal Artillery of Drantos.
Rudhrig—Eqeta of Harms.
Lady Siobhan—Art Mason’s fiancée and Gwen Tremain’s office manager.
Teuthras—Colonel of First Tamaerthan Hussars.
Traskon, son of Trakon—Bheroman of Drantos.
Tylara do Tamaerthon—Rick Galloway’s wife; Eqetassa of Chelm and Justiciar of Drantos.
Yanulf—Highpriest of Yatar and Chancellor of Drantos.
THE ROMANS
Flaminius Caesar—Emperor of Rome.
Titus Frugi—Commander of Flaminius’s legions against the rebellion.
Titus Licinius Frugi—Legate, commanding the Fourth Legion.
Lucius—Freedman and confidant to Marselius.
Gaius Marius Marselius—Former Prefect of the Western Marches; later Emperor.
Octavia Marselia—Publius’s daughter.
Archbishop Polycarp—Founder of the movement for the united worship of Yatar and Christ.
Publius—Marselius’s son and heir.
Marcus Julius Vinicianus—Exiled Roman nobleman and chief spy for Gengrich.
THE ENEMIES
Prince Akkilas—High Rexja Toris’s sole surviving legitimate son.
Issardos—High Chancellor of the Five Kingdoms.
Matthias—Highpriest of Vothan.
Phrados the Prophet—Religious fanatic opposed to the united worship of Yatar and Christ.
Crown Prince Strymon—Heir to Ta-Meltemos.
Prince Teodoros—Strymon’s younger brother.
Toris—High Rexja of the Five Kingdoms.
Volauf—Captain General to Matthais.
Walking Stone—Paramount war chief of the Westmen.