Important Dendarii Dendarii Mercenaries

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1 important dendarii

1.1 elli quinn
1.2 bel thorne
1.3 taura
1.4 baz jesek
1.5 ky tung
1.6 arde mayhew





important dendarii
elli quinn

miles s one-time lover, @ end of memory commanded dendarii admiral quinn. native of kline station , hates living on planets, luckily doesn t have worry about, having declined numerous marriage proposals miles , being mercenary fleet admiral.


elli quinn began series rather unremarkable in appearance horribly injured plasma arc, scorched off facial tissues , of features. miles subsequently purchased finest reconstructive surgery money buy, more restoring appearance, , stunningly beautiful.


bel thorne

this betan hermaphrodite became captain of ariel result of miles s conquest. thorne fired dendarii @ end of mirror dance taking part in mark s scheme free clone-slaves bharaputra s laboratories. bel becomes roving impsec agent , settles in quaddiespace, resuming relationship quaddie musician nicol, whom thorne had first met on dendarii mission jackson s whole.


taura

sergeant taura of dendarii mercenaries started life genetics experiment. developed super soldier on planet of jackson s whole. eventual survivor of experiment, seems have used animal genes spliced human genome. in particular, equipped fangs , claws. taura suffers massively accelerated metabolism, giving extremely fast reflexes , responses , great strength, compounded 8-foot (2.4 m) height , matching mass. unfortunately, accelerated metabolism sharply reduce lifetime - aware of. attempts find medical way around situation have (so far) had marginal success. last time seen in series, in novella winterfair gifts, states doctors give 1 more year live, ve said same thing last 4 years. not concerned it, deciding live each day own sake.


admiral naismith of dendarii supposed kill save suffering @ hands of new owners , save painful death when metabolism failed, when realised human being despite looks, switched mission rescue her, damsel in distress instead. joined mercenaries (very successful) commando squad leader.


she dies of old age @ age of 30 @ durona clinic on escobar. despite pleas miles, roic, rowan, , mark, refuses have herself frozen in cryostasis until cure found condition. miles named 1 of daughters after her.


instead of cryostasis, cremated, choosing fire on ice. 1 request ashes not scattered on jackson s whole. miles , roic buried urn on family plot on barrayar.


baz jesek

miles vorkosigan found baz living in recycling depot on beta colony after baz deserted barrayaran military reasons unknown. desertion technically in heat of battle, penalty quartering ( cut 4 pieces , not domiciled ). because of engineering expertise, recruited join miles on first mission, tau verde iv , thereafter made place himself in dendarii mercenaries fleet engineer. married elena bothari , had baby daughter, cordelia.


ky tung

ky tung military history expert brazil, earth. commanded triumph prior capture during tau verde war, dendarii. after being mishandled former commander, switched loyalties dendarii , became chief of staff.


arde mayhew

pilot officer arde mayhew cargo ship jump pilot, neural implants, necessary guide ship through wormhole jump, obsolete class of jump ships. has been medically disqualified receiving new implants.


arde first seen in shards of honor when captain cordelia naismith cons him giving off record lift beta colony escobar. miles encounters him approximately 18 years later when comes across down-on-his-luck mayhew attempting fend wreckers off last known ship able pilot.


miles buys ship , hires arde pilot, ship s jump engines irreparably damaged in tau verde when arde uses ram ky tung s triumph, facilitating capture.


miles offers arde chance stay on dendarii shuttle pilot arde refuses stating that drudge work. reason put jump. miles tells him there man lease rg132 local space freighter , perhaps somewhere may find salvaged set of necklin rods ship. both consider quest , glimmer of hope arde.








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