Shadow Tyrants

Cast of Characters

Ashoka the Terrible Mauryan Emperor.

Kathar Mauryan general.

Vit Ashoka’s younger brother.

Juan Cabrillo Chairman of the Corporation and captain of the Oregon.

Max Hanley President of the Corporation, Juan’s second-in-command, and chief engineer of the Oregon.

Linda Ross Vice president of operations for the Corporation and U.S. Navy veteran.

Eddie Seng Director of shore operations for the Corporation and former CIA agent.

Eric Stone Chief helmsman on the Oregon and U.S. Navy veteran.

Mark “Murph” Murphy Chief weapons officer on the Oregon and former U.S. military weapons designer.

Franklin “Linc” Lincoln Corporation operative and former U.S. Navy SEAL.

Marion MacDougal “MacD” Lawless Corporation operative and former U.S. Army Ranger.

Raven Malloy Corporation operative and former U.S. Army Military Police investigator.

George “Gomez” Adams Helicopter pilot and drone operator on the Oregon.

Hali Kasim Chief communications officer on the Oregon.

Dr. Julia Huxley Chief medical officer on the Oregon.

Kevin Nixon Chief of the Oregon’s Magic Shop.

Maurice Chief steward on the Oregon.

Chuck “Tiny” Gunderson Chief fixed-wing pilot for the Corporation.

Romir Mallik CEO of Orbital Ocean and descendant gifted with the cosmogony scroll from the Scrolls of Knowledge.

Xavier Carlton CEO of Unlimited News International and descendant gifted with the propaganda scroll from the Scrolls of Knowledge.

Jason Wakefield CEO of Vedor Telecom and descendant gifted with the communication scroll from the Scrolls of Knowledge.

Lionel Gupta CEO of OreDyne Systems and descendant gifted with the alchemy scroll from the Scrolls of Knowledge.

Melissa Valentine Internet search firm founder and descendant gifted with the scroll about the mysteries of light from the Scrolls of Knowledge.

Daniel Saidon CEO of Saidon Heavy Industries and descendant gifted with the gravity scroll from the Scrolls of Knowledge.

Pedro Neves Biotech executive and descendant gifted with the scroll on diseases from the Scrolls of Knowledge.

Boris Volanski Head of military contracting firm and descendant gifted with the physiology scroll from the Scrolls of Knowledge.

Hans Schultz Swiss banker and descendant gifted with the sociology scroll from the Scrolls of Knowledge.

Asad Torkan Brother-in-law of Romir Mallik.

Rasul Torkan Asad Torkan’s twin.

Natalie Taylor Assistant to Xavier Carlton.

Lyla Dhawan Chief technology officer of Singular Solutions.

Adam Carlton Son of Xavier Carlton.

Langston Overholt IV The Corporation’s CIA liaison.

Keith Tao Leader of Triton Star hijackers.

Major Jay Petkunas B-1B bomber pilot.

Captain Hank Larsson B-1B bomber copilot.

Lieutenant Colonel Barbara Goodman Air Force Global Positioning System commander.

Sergeant Joseph Brandt Camp Thunder Cove communications operator.

Fyodor Yudin Warden.

Chen Min Chief scientist.

General Arnav Ghosh Head of the Indian military’s weapons procurement.

Kiara Jain Bollywood actress.

Gautam Puri Kiara’s boyfriend.

Prisha Naidu Bollywood actress and friend of Kiara’s.

Samar Naidu Prisha’s husband.