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1* MagnificentBastard:
2** Initially joining Drakon's staff to [[spoiler: meet his biological mother]], Colonel Bran Malin develops a fierce loyalty to Drakon, whose life he strives to preserve. Nonetheless, that loyalty doesn't keep Malin from looking beyond Drakon's immediate wishes and interests, and longing to create a new type of government where the Syndicate Worlds' methods are nothing but a memory. Whenever Colonel Morgan suggests a ruthless strategy, Malin is quick with an alternative that's both moral ''and'' pragmatic. Still, he is capable of sacrificing his morals for his pragmatism in situations where the survival of Midway and its military forces are at stake (such as when he suggests executing prisoners during a battle to free the troops stuck guarding them). A competent spymaster, battlefield tactician, and political reformer, Malin's every action is designed to make his superiors share their power and make a government that will outlive them, something that Drakon and Iceni take a while to catch on to.
3** [[SpacePirate Grainile Imalleye]] is the daughter of a man who was executed due to Iceni's actions. Emerging as an aggressive neighbor of Midway after overthrowing her leaders, Imalleye inspires fierce loyalty with her tactical brilliance and charismatic presence, coming close to killing Kommodor Marphissa. It turns out that Imalleye has only pretended to declare independence from the Syndicate Worlds to lure Iceni into a trap and get revenge on her. Instead, Imalleye destroys the Syndicate fleet that was supposed to help her kill Iceni and declares independence for real, as was her plan the whole time. She makes it known that she may still resent Iceni, but [[EnemyMine recognizes that their former government is a far greater threat]]. While she was willing to kill Marphissa to maintain her cover, she's also willing to make peace with Midway to protect her people, as well as her personal power base.

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