Federation Characters

Below is a list of the most important characters in the United Empyreal Federation (or simply, the Federation). Please use this list as a quick reference guide when needed. 

Note: titles and ranks correspond to each character's status at the beginning of Volume 1 - Shattered Parallax.

Rane Dryden

Age: 35
Rank: Vice Admiral, 6th fleet
Homeworld: Erania
Misc: former captain of the Dreadnaught ship

Duncan Burne

Age: 35
Rank: Captain
Position: Captain of the Dreadnaught ship, 6th fleet
Homeworld: Erania
Misc: childhood friend of Rane Dryden

Cade Gables

Age: 31
Rank: Lieutenant Commander
Position: Executive Officer, Dreadnaught ship, 6th fleet
Homeworld: Ecothra

Halden Thorpe

Age: 77
Position: President of the United Galactic Federation
Homeworld: Usona
Misc: seeking re-election

Maren Whitlock

Age: 55
Position: Senator representing Planet Altevis
Homeworld: Altevis
Misc: campaigning for President of the Federation in the Progress Party

Hollace Kirby

Age: 24
Position: political reporter for The Usona Times
Homeworld: Usona
Misc: The Usona Times is the largest media network in the Federation

Martin Webb

Age: 35
Position: senior political reporter for The Usona Times
Homeworld: Usona
Misc: assigned to cover Maren Whitlock's presidential campaign

Roland Scothern

Age: 42
Rank: Vice Admiral, 11th fleet
Homeworld: Polsarion

Mase Shipley

Age: 41
Rank: Captain of the Vindicator ship, 11th fleet
Homeworld: Portannis

Sayre Faraway

Age: 22
Rank: Apprentice
Position: Astrogator, Vindicator ship, 11th fleet 
Homeworld: Ecothra
Misc: daughter of retired Legionnaire Fleet Admiral Clayton Faraway

Rhoda Layton

Age: 29
Rank: Petty Officer First Class
Position: Communications, Vindicator ship, 11th fleet
Homeworld: New Pallas

Lysander Blackmore

Age: 62
Position: Governor of Planet Egeria
Homeworld: Egeria
Misc: former Admiral

Triss Chapelton

Age: 33
Position: Federation Ambassador to Ombra Prime
Homeworld: Mennarone
Misc: newly appointed, former Embassy Counselor, stationed on Ombra Prime (neutral planet)

West Hammersley

Age: 50
Position: Admiral of the Federation Armada
Homeworld: Ecothra

Lennox Terrel

Age: 44
Position: Aide to Senator Whitlock
Homeworld: Sarius Major

Isla Bainbridge

Age: 47
Position: Vice President of the United Galactic Federation
Homeworld: Aedratis
Misc: first female VP in Federation history