Soldiers of Fortune characters

Also known as Captain Burke

Appears from the start

The captain of Phoenix and field leader of Omega Force. Using the cover name Captain Burke, Jason directs the covert attempt to remove Senator Vongaard and his family from Corran, joining Crusher and Lucky on the ground when the extraction turns dangerous.

Appears from the start

An Omega Force member who supports Jason during the Vongaard extraction. Crusher handles direct threats on the ground and helps disable the security vehicle pursuing the family as they flee toward Phoenix.

Appears from the start

A self-aware synthetic member of Omega Force who joins the Corran ground team. Lucky carries built-in weapons and can lock his feet magnetically, capabilities that make him valuable during both the disguised entry and the family's hurried escape.

Also known as Senator Vongaard

Appears from the start

A Corranian senator marked for arrest or death during the political crisis on his world. Omega Force enters the blockade to extract him with his wife and daughters before Internal Security can close in.

Appears from the start

Hallis Vongaard's wife and a member of the family Omega Force has been hired to rescue. She is forced to leave her home with Hallis and their daughters when Corran Internal Security moves against them.

Appears from the start

A daughter of Hallis and Saffreena Vongaard. Calleeá is among the family members hurried out of their Corran home and carried aboard Phoenix while security forces pursue the extraction team toward its concealed landing site.

Appears from the start

A daughter of Hallis and Saffreena Vongaard. Seleste reaches Phoenix with the rest of her family under Omega Force's protection as the covert rescue forces an emergency departure from the concealed landing site.

First appears in chapter 2

Phoenix's geneticist and medic, who also contributes to navigation and mission planning. During the flight from Corran, Doc proposes the polar route that offers the crew a way past the converging blockade and escorts the Vongaards.

First appears in chapter 2

A Veran code slicer who operates Phoenix's systems. Kage helps the gunship evade Corran's forces and defends the extraction plan as reasonable given the intelligence available, even as the crew reviews its failure to adapt quickly enough.

First appears in chapter 2

A Phoenix crew member who supports Doc's improvised polar escape route when Corran's blockade compromises the original departure plan. Twingo's technical assistance helps the ship make its attempt to reach open space.

Also known as Senior Agent Caalum

First appears in chapter 2

A senior Corran Internal Security agent who finds the teams disabled at the Vongaard home and follows the evidence toward Phoenix. Caalum leads the immediate effort to catch the gunship before it can escape the planet.

First appears in chapter 3

Eshquaria's prime minister and an ally of Senator Vongaard. Colleston receives the rescued family at a private spaceport and supports Vongaard's effort to bring Corran's political crisis before the ConFed Council.

First appears in chapter 3

The leader whose takeover of Corran threatens political dissenters. The danger created by Kellaan’s rule prompts Hallis Vongaard to seek intervention from the ConFed Council.

First appears in chapter 3

The intermediary who secretly arranged Omega Force's rescue of the Vongaards. Crisstof has tracked the team's work, explains the political purpose behind the mission, and approaches Jason with another sensitive assignment.

First appears in chapter 3

Prime Minister Colleston's chief of staff and Omega Force's official host in Eshquaria. Mr. Kross arranges quarters for the crew at the government compound while its payment and meetings are being organized.

Also known as Doc

First appears in chapter 3

The physician known to the Phoenix crew as Doc. In Eshquaria, his formal identity as Doctor Ma'Fredich becomes clear while he accompanies Jason and Lucky at the reception following the Vongaards' rescue.

Also known as Captain Colleren

First appears in chapter 4

Commander of the frigate Diligent and leader of the existing inquiry into attacks on Eshquarian shipping. Colleren is skeptical that outside contractors will help, but Crisstof requires her to share intelligence and cooperate with Omega Force.

First appears in chapter 5

Diligent's first officer. Bostco helps Jason choose traceable infantry-beamer components that can pass as stolen goods, giving Phoenix a credible offering as Omega Force assumes a smuggler identity in the Concordian Cluster.

First appears in chapter 5

An alias-using trader on Felexx who serves as a broker in the local criminal market. Mr. Black first appears to arrange a buyer for Omega Force's supposed stolen weapons parts, then offers Phoenix a discreet delivery instead.

First appears in chapter 6

An administrator working for the secretive organization that begins hiring Phoenix. Dowarty supervises two guarded, hooded passengers, enforces communications silence during their transport, and pays the crew after delivery.

Also known as Doc, Doctor Ma'Fredich

First appears in chapter 11

The personal name of the Phoenix medic previously known as Doc and Doctor Ma'Fredich. Jason addresses him as Jorvren while the crew follows Dowarty into The Complex and investigates the professional organization behind the raids.