Sachin

Formerly Satyawan Callan, an Imperial naval engineer aboard the ISV Acheron and veteran of the Battle of Comum. Self-styled ruler of the Outborn and Prince of Belusha. An intus bastard of palatine blood with sunken cheeks, a crooked nose, one shoulder higher than the other, and electric blue eyes. More than 400 years old.

—His daughter, SARALA, an Outborn captain.

—Her first officer, BEVAN.

—His subordinates:

—ANNIKA, an Outborn raider.

—BEVAN, her first officer.

—JURNAU, an Outborn raider.

—MODAR, an Outborn lieutenant.

—TADEK, an Outborn lieutenant.

—VARNU, an Outborn lieutenant.

—VASA, an Outborn raider.

“If I can deliver my people a victory before I die,” Sachin said, “break the Martian hold on this world—if only for a few years, enough to see us through my end—and if I can ensure the next generation will not be smaller than the last . . . then maybe we can survive even what the Empire throws at us. Even atomics.”

The Dregs of Empire, Chapter 13: The Subterrane