Loralynn Kennakris 2: The Morning Which Breaks (73 page)

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Authors: Owen R. O'Neill,Jordan Leah Hunter

Tags: #Science Fiction & Fantasy, #Science Fiction, #Adventure, #Military, #Space Fleet, #Space Marine

Personalities
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Alandale, Marilyn Britt:

Grand Senator Huron’s
second wife. From Bruges. Mother of
Charles
and
Marc
. Killed in a botched assassination attempt in the year ‘20.

A’Nakuma, Ilene:

Rear Admiral in the
CEF Navy
.
Captain Lawrence’s
immediate superior. A
Belter
from Thrasher Down on Callisto.

Alpernius, Zenda:

The Senior
Grand Senator
from
Messier
and a supporter of
Lysander Gayle
.

Argento, Kyle
:

PFC
in the elite
CEF Marine
101st Special Operations Brigade (Strike Rangers) and member of
CAT 5
. From
Antigua
.

Arutyun, Nikolai:

Captain in the
Halith Imperial Navy
. A senior staff officer to Admiral
Christian Heydrich
. Said to take after his boss. Believed to be from
Syrdar
.

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Basmartin, Ferhat
(
Baz
):

A
flight-officer
candidate at the
CEF
Academy. One of
Kris’s
studymates and her best friend there. From Albion on
Phaedra
. Age 21

Brunner, Nataly
(
Minx
):

A
flight-officer
candidate at the
CEF
Academy. One of
Kris’s
studymates. Nicknamed Minx. From Port Tyburon on
New California
. Age 20

Burdette, Andréa
:

Master Sergeant in the elite
CEF Marine
101st Special Operations Brigade (Strike Rangers) and Team Second of
CAT 5
.
EW
specialist. A
Terran
from New South Wales.

Buthelezi, Naomi:

Commander in the
CEF Navy
. Academy lead instructor (Strategy and Tactics), and Superintendent of Student Affairs. Also a member of the KwaZulu Natal royal family. Close to Commandant
Hoste
.

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Casanova, Sahyli
( Shyli)
:

A
flight-officer
candidate at the
CEF
Academy. An upperclassman who becomes
Kris’s
dormmate.

Castonguay, Michel
:

Slaver Captain of the
Forlorn Hope
. An
Outworlder
.

Cates, Rachel
:

PFC
in the elite
CEF Marine
101st Special Operations Brigade (Strike Rangers) and member of
CAT 5
. Unit sniper/scout and medic. A
Belter
.

Chimunaya, Aaron
:

Senior Lieutenant in the
CEF Navy
. LSS
Retribution’s
lead navigator.

Comargo, Lora:

Mariwen Rathor’s
first wife and agent. Murdered by
Nestor Mankho’s
people during Mariwen’s kidnapping. From Nemeton on
Nedaema
.

Corcoran, Ravel:

Captain of the contract slaver
Lady Day
, and
Kym’s
owner. A friend and ally of
Anton Trench
. Probably from Mantua originally.

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Donnerkill
, Abraham:

Staff Sergeant in the elite
CEF Marine
101st Special Operations Brigade (Strike Rangers) and member of
CAT 5
. Shuttle co-pilot/gunner. From Essen in the Ruhr.

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Easley, Alicia
:

Lieutenant Commander in the
CEF Navy
. LSS
Retribution’s
conning officer.

Emmanuel, Ivor
:

Ensign in the
CEF Navy
. Member of LSS
Retribution’s
Signals Department.

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Fulton, Bayard
:

Lt. Commander in the
CEF Navy
. Head of the Academy’s
IT
Department.

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Gauthier, Hazen:

The senior Grand Senator from
Hestia
. A friend of
Lysander Gayle
.

Gayle, Lysander:

Nedaema’s
junior Grand Senator. A
rejuvenant
.

Gergen, Benn
:

Lance Corporal
in the elite
CEF Marine
101st Special Operations Brigade (Strike Rangers) and member of
CAT 5
. Gunner. From Reveille in the
Methuselah Cluster
.

Gill, Elisabeth
:

Senior Lieutenant in the
CEF Navy
. Head of LSS 
Retribution’s
Astrogation Department.

Grimbles, Archibald:

Senior
Grand Senator
from
Hesperia
.

Grinenko, Deirdre
:

Commander in the
CEF Navy
. LSS
Retribution’s
Chief Engineer.

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Heink, Fred
:

Retired
CEF
warrant officer
. Old friend of
Rafe Huron
and a private flight instructor.

Hellman, Korliss:

A prominent
Bannerman
financier known to do ‘unofficial diplomacy’ on behalf of
Halith
. With
Orlando Kagan-Lazar
, he set up a bank to help slavers handle their business. (
Nestor Mankho
was a client.)

Heydrich, Christian:

Admiral of the
Halith
Imperial Navy
. Chief of Halith Military Intelligence. From an old noble family, he holds the title Lord Meremont and is a member of the
Council of Ministers
. Notably sadistic, even for a Halith aristocrat. From Halith Evandor.

Heydrich, Tristan:

Major General in the
Halith
Imperial Ground Forces and commander of a penal colony. Younger brother of Admiral
Christian Heydrich
. Of dubious reputation.

Holder, Jackson:

Majority owner and CEO of
Caelius Protogenos
, one of the largest business enterprises in existence. A
Messian
commoner, he emigrated to
New California
as a young man. Business and political rival of
Grand Senator Huron
, whom he intensely dislikes.

Hoste, Ambrose:

Commandant of the
CEF
Academy. Close to Commander
Buthelezi
, his former
TAO
. From Aquitaine on
New Meridies
.

Hotchkiss, Alane:

A marine cadet at the
CEF
Academy. An upperclassman and
Minx’s
girlfriend. From Alpha Lyrae on
Venus
. Age 22

Huron IV, Rafael:

Grand Senator
for
Terra
and the longest serving
Speaker of the Grand Senate
. Head of the League’s
richest and most powerful family
. A twice-married widower:
Alana Zavala-Marquez
(‘90),
Marilyn Alandale
(‘01). Has had a long-running feud with
Jackson Holder
.

Huron V, Rafael
(Rafe):

Lt. Commander in the
SRF
. A highly decorated fighter pilot, second in kills on the Active List. Son of
Grand Senator Huron
and
Alana Zavala-Marquez
. Born: yr ‘97 (Age 42)

Huron, Charles Marcellus:

Second son of
Grand Senator Huron
. Manager in the
family business
. His mother was
Marilyn Alandale
, Senator Huron’s second wife.

Huron, Marcus Leviticus (Marc):

Youngest son of
Grand Senator Huron
. A physicist specializing in gravitic technology. His mother was
Marilyn Alandale
, Senator Huron’s second wife.

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Kagan-Lazar, Orlando:

A semi-retired official from the
Andaman
finance ministry. Helped
Korliss Hellman
establish a bank catering to slavers under his government’s auspices. (
Nestor Mankho
was a client.)

Karmin, Shardine:

A famous
Halith
actress and model in the years immediately before
LH-1
. Born Carissa Pagorskav. Mistress of
Nikolai Arutyun
. Listed birthplace is
Vehren
, but thought to be from Zalamenkar. Sometimes compared with
Mariwen Rathor
. Thought to be a
rejuvenant
.

Kasena, Jasmine:

Former
CEF
Fleet Admiral and
CNO
. A good friend of Admiral
Ashlynn Kiamura
, who was her protégé. Resigned over the failure at
Novaya Zemlya
. From Kyoto.

Kelleher, Liam
:

Commander in the
CEF Navy
. Chair of the Academy’s Department of Military Justice..

Kennakris, Loralynn
(Kris
):

A
flight-officer
candidate at the
CEF
Academy and former slave owed by
Anton Trench
, captain of the contract slaver
Harlot’s Ruse
. A colonial from Parson’s Acre in the
Methuselah Cluster
. Reportedly born in the year ‘19 (Age 20)

Kennakris,
Nathan
:

Father of
Loralynn Kennakris
. A colonial, but his background is unknown. An alcoholic widower who committed suicide when Kris was 11.

Kiamura, Ashlynn:

Admiral in the
CEF
, and the victor of the
Battle of Anson’s Deep
. Reported missing and presumed dead at
Novaya Zemlya
. Protégé of Fleet Admiral
Jasmine Kasena
. From California (Southern Territory).

Kriesel-Roth,
Vaishali
:

Chief of staff to
Grand Senator Huron
. A colonial from Mytilene in
Crucis
.

Kym:

Slave of
Ravel Corcoran
, captain of
Lady Day
. Originally from Lacaille. Reportedly 16 years old.

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Lawrence, Sir Phillip:

Captain of the battlecruiser, LSS
Retribution
. A
New Meridian
peer from Roncesvalle.

Lessing, Taylor:

Chief of staff to
Grand Senator Grimbles
.

Levasseur, Byrony:

Sandrine Onstanyan’s
birth name.

Lewis, Minerva:

Captain in the
CEF Marine Corps
. Twice All Forces Unarmed Combat Champion. From Lodestone Station in the
Outer Trifid
. Born: yr ’98 (Age 41)

Lopez, Antoinette
:

Gunnery Sergeant in the elite
CEF Marine
101st Special Operations Brigade (Strike Rangers). Member of
CAT 5
.
Fireteam
Charlie’s
leader. From
Antigua
.

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Mangle
:

Half-Max
surgeon’s mate on
Harlot’s Ruse
. Of unknown origin.

Mankho, Nestor:

A terrorist warlord and founder of the
Black Army
, who once declared his own state on
Rephidim
. Later launched a plot he called the
Alecto Initiative
. An anarchist. Origin unknown. Married to
Sandrine Onstanyan
.

Martinsen, Reidar
:

SWO
in the
CEF Navy
. Lead helmsman, LSS
Retribution
.

Matheson, Eliot
:

A deputy manager in
CID’s
human trafficking group.

Mertone, Calvin:

Commander in the
SRF
. A former fighter boss, currently an Academy instructor (Advanced Astronautics). From
Messier
.

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N’Komo, Geoff:

Senior Lieutenant in the SRF.
Rafe Huron’s
best friend from the Academy.

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Olson, Stanislaus:

Commander in the
CEF Navy
. Chair of the CEF Academy’s Astrogation Department and its lead instructor.

Onstanyan, Sandrine:

Nestor Mankho’s
wife. Born Byrony Levasseur, on Corinth, a
Tier-1 colony
out of
Nedaema
.

Osorio, Ivan:

The son of Dr.
Victor Osorio
. He greatly expanded his father’s work, leading the full-scale development of
immunocyte technology
. Dr. Osorio’s work was heavily supported by
Ilmatar Neoforming
, owned by the
Huron family
.

Osorio, Victor:

Developed the first safe and effective
proactive vaccines
. A
Karelian
by birth, he emigrated to
Terra
.

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Pagorskav, Carissa
:

Birth name of
Shardine Karmin
.

Perez, Sam
:

Corporal in the elite
CEF Marine
101st Special Operations Brigade (Strike Rangers) and member of
CAT 5
. Extraction specialist and leader of
Fireteam
Alpha
. From
Antigua
.

Perry, Ezekiel
(Zeke):

Lieutenant General in the
CEF Marine Corps
. Commanding officer of the 101st Special Operations
Brigade
(the
Strike Rangers
).

PrenTalien, Joss:

Admiral in the
CEF
, and
CinC PLESEC
. From Whitworth in the
Inner Trifid
. The only colonial to become a full admiral in the modern era.

Pritt, Cole
:

Supervisory Agent of the
Hestian
Central Bureau of Investigation. Deputy director of their human-trafficking task force. Involved in the investigation of
Mariwen Rathor’s
kidnapping as part of the
Alecto Initiative
.

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