Characters
Bage's closest friend, this adjutant is well-known for his personal compassion, but is often criticized for his selfish eating.
Who is Crate?
In this Fealty chapter, Valenor is nearly executed.
What is Mocking Executions?
The existence of what philosophical idea is debated between Aqil and Valenor in "The New Adjutant"
This planet is the scene of the battle that the Domain loses at the start of the novel.
What is Badga?
This adjutant said the following
"Ten thousand years from now, we will be painted as martyrs for a great cause. Ten thousand years from now, great men will weep at the image of our sacred sacrifice..."
Who is Valenor?
This ancient creature is far older than even Lord Badger, and is the only beast that Bage ever feared.
Who is Zethabar?
In this Fealty chapter, Aydov says,
"All of us [men] are merely little insects crawling through the sand."
What is Aqil's Plan?
What is marriage?
The name of this spaceship, much to Aqil's amusement, reflects the carnal behavior of its owner, Taikal.
What is the Bloodeater?
This character said the following
"I was beginning to think you guys no longer pretended to care about your soldiers — I respect that more, honesty in your ignominy.”
Who is Armilan?
The only human in the Domain's highest leadership, this Acolyte abandoned the Domain. He is also known for teaching Valenor about Valentine's Day.
Profidus
In this Fealty chapter, Aydov tells Janjira "there is no such thing as love, and no such thing as honor."
What is Falling?
This Russian novel is the major inspiration behind Severed Communications
What is The Brothers Karamazov?
This planet was the scene of Zethabar's death.
What is Ma Ah Su?
"Care, don't care, I don't care. But don't pretend to care."
Suicide man.
One of Aydov's men, this officer was abandoned by Bage and killed by the bloodhounds in Premonitions.
Dr. Vynor
In these two chapters, a character stares with sadness at a bathroom mirror.
What is Cries from the Void and Communications Restored?
This character in English literature is alluded to most frequently by Aydov, whom shares many aspects of his character.
Who is Hamlet?
This ship was owned by Zethabar, and Aqil performed torture as officer here.
What is The Tormentor?
This character said the following
"Ajmir does not love him — Ajmir never loved him."
Who is the little boy?
One of Crate's Officers, this character is a doctor and wrote on the Tarfon massacre.
Who is Dr. Miliryn?
In this Fealty chapter, the stars are compared to shining beads.
Severed Communications
Aqil argues that the existence of this biological relation shows that free will does not exist
What are twins?
These two characters own, one after the other, the largest bedroom in the Fealty.
This Fealty officer said the following:
"Sometimes a man needs to be alone."
Who is Valenor?