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Ernie Tolman

**Ernie Tolman** is a supporting character in *Sophie's Wisdom*. The owner of a construction company, he first began working for its original owner, Patsy Kessler, then bought it from the family as Kessler's son Ritchie didn't want to run it. When the remains of Tina Santiago are found in a concrete pillar, Tolman cooperates with Detective MacMillan's investigation to uncover the truth.
Abena Gardner

**Abena Gardner** is a character in *Hannah's Healing*. While she is never seen alive during the course of the story, she plays a pivotal role. Abena is a 19 year old biracial college student who disappears during her travels through Amish country. Her family puts up flyers and asks many people along the route she was known to have traveled for information. Eventually, a young Amish woman Sarah Yoder discloses to her friend Hannah Stutzman and the police how Hannah's brothers Joosef and Samuel - the latter also Sarah's husband - disposed of her body. With help from visiting Detective Liam Shaughnessy and state trooper Lieutenant Mark Gruber, Sheriff Tom Harshbarger finds Abena's remains and arrests the two brothers.
Kira Fredericks

**Kira Fredericks** is a supporting character in *Adara's Apostasy*. A student at the University of Stallbrook, she is a radical feminist and the de-facto leader of the University's chapter of the Student Coalition Against Trafficking. Kira is the most outspoken and dedicated member of SCAT, agreeing with Bridie Chase's proposal to back right-wing candidates because she considers pimps and johns to be the "real enemy" of their cause.
Kerry Peet

**Kerry Peet** is a recurring character in the Free Spirits series, first appearing in *Amalia's Truth* and then in a more significant role in *Jeretta's Judgment*. A genderqueer individual from the Chicago area, Kerry is one of the three co-leads of the Connection's Feminist Nexus attending the sixth Triennial Assembly, and serves as an arbiter for the Connection, co-leading a training workshop for new arbiters in Cleveland.
Colin Meade

**Colin Meade** is a recurring character in *Moira's Covenant* and *Elsa's Revelations*. Committee chair for the Stallbrook Republican Party, he is a pragmatic moderate who tries to keep the hardline conservative faction at bay while not losing the activists connected with them. When Carl Hersch and other hardliners openly oppose moderates Greta Bauer and Nora O'Brien taking the political designation of "Main Street Republicans", Meade calls an informal meeting of leading party moderates to develop a strategy. Eventually this leads to the local party embracing the designation, and Hersch leading a walkout of hardliners. During the 2023 municipal elections, Meade is one of the eight members of the "Ultra group" seeking to counter the efforts of right-wingers to discredit Chief Graham and win votes to implement the schemes of Bridie Chase.
Celebrants

**Celebrants** are the clergy for the Free Spirit Connection, their primary duties being to deliver the sermon or "message" at Sunday Celebrations, and provide pastoral counseling. Celebrants have their own Association within the Connection, headed by an Oversight Committee responsible for ordaining and supervision. They serve Local Gatherings under a 2-5 year contract or covenant. Many times, Celebrants serve a circuit of two or more LGs in a given region. Celebrants are also assisted by Attendants, who are the equivalent of deacons or lay preachers.
Cole O'Ryan

**Cole O'Ryan** is a supporting character in *Jeretta's Judgment*. A human resources manager at an insurance firm in Springfield, Illinois, Cole is in his mid-thirties with short dirty-blonde hair and a well-trimmed beard. He offers some thoughtful commentary during the Free Spirit Connection's arbiter training workshop, where he meets Jeretta Ardoin. Along with intense conversations, Jeretta and Cole become physically intimate, even participating in a threesome with Miguel Santana, although Cole draws the line at intercourse. Jeretta feels an emotional connection developing with them by the end of the workshop, leaving her wondering on the flight home if their friendship might become something more.
Clara Thomas

**Clara Thomas** is a recurring character in the Free Spirits series. A petite Latina and the wife of James "J.T." Thomas, she had long fantasized about being seduced by an attractive woman. In *Bridget's Calling*, her husband arranges, as a birthday present to Clara, for Bridget to fulfill that fantasy. Later, Clara retains Bridget's services for an overnight session, and discloses that her interactions with her have inspired her to be more assertive in expressing her desires with J.T. (which he enjoys). In *Laurie's Liberation*, she invites Laurie Franklin to join her and Bridget for a threesome at Clara's house, which they all enjoy. Later when Laurie and Clara meet at an event for the Stallbrook Public Library, Clara remains discreet and reassures Laurie that, even if she told J.T. about their encounter, it would not be a problem.
Laurel Hill Hotel

The **Laurel Hill Hotel** is a hotel located in Duquesne County outside of Stallbrook. It is the site where members of Stallbrook's Student Coalition Against Trafficking meet with Bridie Chase (by teleconference) and her political consultant Burton Trumbull, to discuss strategy after the failed protest march on Creston Street.
Duquesne County Council

**Duquesne County Council** is the elected legislative branch of government for Duquesne County. While almost evenly split along party lines (5 Democrats and 4 Republicans) the members are more profoundly divided along progressive, moderate and conservative lines. The Council is instrumental in restricting the presence of strip clubs in the county by prohibiting in its ordinances any adult-themed business from serving alcohol; nevertheless, a workers' co-operative of erotic performers manages to open the Blue Jewel club on Creston Street in the city of Stallbrook.
Citizens Concerned

**"Citizens Concerned"** was a short-lived organization formed in Stallbrook, opposed to the presence of the Free Spirit Connection in their city. Initially started by Pastor Nate Roth of Shiloh Baptist Church, with his wife Wilma leading many demonstrations in front of the Free Spirit Local Gathering's meetinghouse, they were later joined by Reverend Martin Oldenberg of Our Savior Lutheran Church and members of his congregation. The group was also supported to a degree by Reverend Justine Taylor of First Unitarian Church, a militant radical feminist. The group focused its criticism on the sexual ethics of the Free Spirits, especially their allowing communion rooms in their meetinghouses to be used for sexual encounters; Taylor added speculation that the Free Spirit Connection had received funds from those who exploited women through pornography and prostitution. Their main activities were picketing the Free Spirit meetinghouse to deter people from entering, and distributing leaflets sharing their "concerns" that the Free Spirits were a cult which used sex to lure people into their clutches. The Free Spirits responded by answering their allegations in a calm and straightforward manner, and by avoiding escalation; this combined with the confrontational approach of some Citizens Concerned members resulted in many people rejecting the message of Citizens Concerned, and either supporting the Free Spirits or at least defending their rights. The arrest of Nate Roth on sexual abuse charges was the final straw for the group, and it collapsed soon afterwards.

*[For a later organization with similar concerns, see North End Alliance for Truth]*
Abbie Nolan

**Abigail Tara Nolan** is a character in *Laurie's Liberation*, and the main antagonist. She is described as being in her mid-thirties, 5'9" in height with a moderate build, short light brown hair, hazel eyes, and tattooed fingers. The ex-partner of Vickie Burgess, she became increasingly possessive and controlling when Vickie shared that she was also attracted to men. Vickie then fled Texas and assumed a new identity as Laurie Franklin, but Abbie managed to track her down, stabbing the assistant of private detective Rolly Shaw in the process. When Abbie was apprehended in Stallbrook and told that Vickie had died, she became despondent and resigned to her fate, being sentenced to ten to twelve years in a Texas prison.
Josh

**Josh** is a minor character in *Priscilla's Transformation*. A member of Congregation B'nai Israel in Stallbrook, he is part of a coalition of groups and individuals supporting the Free Spirit Connection in the face of attacks. Priscilla Rhee meets Josh and Maggie outside a coffeeshop, and supports their efforts.
Carlos

**Carlos** is a recurring character in the Free Spirits series, appearing first in *Laurie's Liberation* and then returning in *Adara's Apostasy* and *Priscilla's Transformation* as well as being mentioned in *Tessa's Vision*. A Filipino-American in his twenties, he is a music student who also works as an escort. Laurie Franklin makes an appointment with him through Charlie, and her encounter with him is positive and illuminating. Adara Khan then meets him in his capacity as Executive Board chair of the Stallbrook Alliance for Sex Worker Rights, where he serves with Bridget Torjesen.
Colonel Watkins

**Colonel Halsey Watkins, USMC**, is a character in *Bridget's Calling.* He is in his fifties or early sixties, with a weathered face, short curly salt-and-pepper hair, and hazel eyes. Watkins is a disciplined and honor-bound officer who also cares a great deal for those under his command, which is why he seeks the services of Bridget on behalf of Lieutenant Daniel Costas. When seeing Bridget off, he gives her a challenge coin to signify his appreciation, as well as offering to assist her if needed. Sure enough, when Bridget needs help getting Will Gentile and his daughter Miranda away from his abusive wife, Watkins comes to their aid.
Daria Jackson

**Daria Jackson** is a major character in *Moira's Covenant*, the tenth book in the Free Spirits series, and returns in *Sophie's Wisdom* and *Jenny's Peace*. Born in Iran, her family moved to the United States soon after the revolution there when she was young. She met her husband Wilmot when her brother faced discrimination and he agreed to take on his case; it was Daria who proposed marriage to him, and they were wed in a secular ceremony. Daria and Wil have a grown daughter, Tala, who is a social worker living in Seattle with her female partner. It was Tala's coming out which led to Daria embracing her own bisexuality, and the couple exploring first swinging and then BDSM.

Daria and Wil met Moira Cloutier at a large play party hosted by APEx, and had an enjoyable play session together; they later learned that Moira was a member of the same Free Spirit Local Gathering that they had joined. They soon took Moira as their service and sexual submissive, eventually leading to the three formalizing their relationship with a collaring ceremony, with Daria taking the title and Scene name of ***Hanim***, from the Persian and Ottoman Turkish meaning "lady" or "madam" especially the matriarch of a family.
Chloe's Café

**Chloe's Café** is a coffee shop in or near downtown Stallbrook, frequented by a number of Free Spirits in the area. It is implied from descriptions to be woman-owned and frequented by feminist and queer women. Tracey Bilodeau, her partner Ruth Adler and their friends often come there to relax and converse; the Free Spirit Connection's area leaders also like to come there for informal discussion after their monthly meetings.
Heather Jacobs

**Heather Jacobs** is a minor character in *Laurie's Liberation*. An elementary school student in Stallbrook, she is deaf and her mother (now divorced from her deaf father) does not want Heather using sign language in school. This puts Heather's teacher Bianca Jimenez in a bind, and only serves to isolate Heather. When Heather's class is brought to the public library, Laurie Franklin engages in conversation with her in sign language, and teaches her classmates some signs before providing Bianca with a contact at the Lyons School for more resources.
BATF

The **Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATF)** is a Federal law enforcement agency, focused on crimes involving the illegal use of firearms and explosives, and tax evasion related to alcohol and tobacco products. Felipe Rodriguez is a Special Agent investigating the activities of the Righteous Work cult from which Jenny Brooks left and is now a witness against.
Lancer

> "*Heavy cavalry armed with a lance for killing archers, skirmishers, and artillery.*"
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## Overview

The **Lancer** is melee cavalry available for the Latin Americans except for Colombians, Haitians and Paraguayans. It is effective against non-heavy infantry and artillery in melee.

## Changelog

1.0.14 patch:

* Lancer’s cost changed to 135 Food and 65 Coin from 150 Food 50 Coin.

## See also

* Demi-Lancer
* Hussar
* Nien Rider
Don Sorensen

**Don Sorensen** is a character in the fifth book of the Free Spirits series, *Laurie's Liberation*. Described as "a middle-aged man with a bit of a paunch," he is a musician and Attendant at the east metro Local Gathering of the Free Spirit Connection, often leading the Sunday Celebration in signing the welcoming song, then introducing the speaker or performer when he is not doing so himself. Like many Free Spirits, he is rather skeptical of political ideologies and labels, and expresses support for the election of independent Nate Teixeira to District Attorney.
Humanist Circle

**The Humanist Circle of Stallbrook** is the local Humanist organization in the city of Stallbrook, affiliated with both the American Humanist Association and the Council for Secular Humanism. Rae August, their president, plays a central role in forming the Round Table of Reason with other like-minded groups, including the Free Spirits in the area.
Jo Hurley

**Jo Hurley** is a supporting character in *Amalia's Truth* and the story's main antagonist. She is described as "a pale, scrawny woman ... with a mess of brown curls and wild deep-set eyes." A radical separatist feminist, Jo is co-founder of the Women's Nexus Against Patriarchy (WoNAP) and the de-facto leader for much of its existence. She rejects the sex-positive ethic of the Free Spirit Connection, attacking members of the BDSM and sex worker communities, even telling other WoNAP members that Janella had intended for the early Free Spirit movement to be women-only space. When it is revealed that the rumors she began about Amalia Echevarria were untrue, she winds up being expelled from WoNAP and facing a complaint of unethical conduct; she resigns from the Connection, and is later approached by a stranger who invites her and her friend Freda Blomquist to join a women-only community.
Leslie Waterstone

**Leslie Waterstone** is a character first mentioned in *Peri's Bliss* and later appearing in *Bridget's Calling*. She meets Bridget at a Broadway show while Bridget is accompanying an escorting client; Leslie later hires Bridget for a night, and offers her a lucrative sugar arrangement. Bridget remained with Leslie for approximately four years, even traveling with her to Europe, until she earned her Master of Fine Arts and landed a job with an architectural firm in Stallbrook where she now lives. Bridget and Leslie are still friends, and Leslie allows Will Gentile and his eight year old daughter Miranda to live with her and her two lovers (Alison and Mirena) in Hawaii.
Annike Lund

**Annike Lund** is a minor character in *Zoe's Quest*. She is a Mormon missionary from Sweden, who finds herself conflicted both about her beliefs and her sexual orientation. Annike occasionally visits the Diamond Adult Emporium on Creston Street, and during one of those times runs into Zoe Morton. She hires Zoe for a two-hour session, sharing her thoughts and feelings with her as well as enjoying sex.
André Guenveur

**André Guenveur** is a supporting character in *Amalia's Truth*. He is described as being light brown in complexion with a shaved head, and having a charming and outgoing personality. A co-lead of the Sex Worker Rights Nexus with Cynthia Marquis, André encourages broad outreach and alliance-building to achieve their aims, even supporting having a mix of sex workers and allies in the nexus group.
L+B Consultants

**L+B Consultants** is a social research and public relations firm, set in Philadelphia. Adara Khan worked as an intern under the supervision of Wolfe O'Cleary, providing data analysis for "end-demand" efforts promoted by the Abolition Initiative financed by the Chase Action Fund run by Bridie Chase. While Adara is conducting research in Stallbrook for her master's thesis, Willa Emerson reveals that Chase had approached her to do said work under the auspices of Aletheia Research Associates, but that Chase expected a predetermined conclusion favorable to her beliefs. After Emerson declined, Chase approach O'Cleary and he accepted. Khan later reviews the raw data behind O'Cleary's reports, and finds significant discrepancies. When this is shared with Edmund Lange, an executive from L+B, he takes action leading inevitably to O'Cleary's dismissal and the removal of his work from the firm's website.
Jordan Falconer

**Jordan Falconer** is a minor character in *Bridget's Calling.* A person of color who speaks with a British accent, and apparently genderqueer, Jordan is the Council chair of the Manhattan Local Gathering of the Free Spirit Connection, and Bridget's official host for her presentation on sex workers' rights.
Courtesan Guild

The **Courtesan Guild** was a short-lived organization for high-end escorts who lived and operated in the area of Stallbrook, founded and run by an escort named Eva. The Guild's purpose and function seemed more like that of an exclusive club than for activism, controlled by its founder and excluding other sex workers. When Eva wore out her welcome in Stallbrook and left, the Guild soon fell apart. Bridget Torjesen and others then formed the broader and more successful Stallbrook Alliance for Sex Worker Rights.
Free Spirits and Unitarian Universalists

The Free Spirit Connection is presented as an alternative to the Unitarian Universalist Association, with very distinct differences in beliefs, organization, clergy, and approaches to activism and sexuality. It is mentioned that many members of the Connection's Formative Assembly were former UUs, and opposed merging the nascent Free Spirit movement into the UUA; also, the Free Spirits in Stallbrook saw a large number of people who left the First Unitarian Church joining the downtown Local Gathering.

 Organization
* Local Gatherings headed by elected councils, limits in size
* Regional Conferences composed of LG leaders meeting semi-annually
* Triennial Assembly composed of delegates from RCs
* Stewards elected every 3 years, limited executive authority
* Autonomous congregations with elected boards of various sizes
* Large regions, formed by mergers of older districts, holds annual assemblies of delegates; regional staff assist congregations in various ways
* Annual General Assembly composed of delegates from congregations and other bodies
 Clergy
 Activism
 Sexuality
Frank

**Frank** is a minor character in *Zoe's Quest*. He is introduced by Tanya to Zoe Morton, who has a session with him, consenting to his specific requests. Frank has tactile hyperesthesia, which can make many forms of physical contact painful; he therefore finds sexual release in receiving fellatio while watching the woman masturbate, but needs to remove the condom before ejaculating as feeling the semen fill the condom reservoir can also be painful for him. Zoe listens to him and understands, and encourages him not to be ashamed and to be respectful of the women who provide sexual services to him. When Zoe and Frank part company on the street, Maya sees him smiling for the first time, and engages Zoe in conversation about what she did to bring that about.
Eva

**Eva** was a high-end escort who worked in Stallbrook about the time that Bridget Torjesen began escorting there. Bridget described her as superficially "charming and persuasive" yet "self-centered, manipulative, disingenuous, and could be vindictive to anyone whom she felt had slighted her." While Eva started the Courtesan Guild as a support organization for escorts, she looked down on other sex workers and controlled the Guild. When she left the city, the Guild fell apart, and Bridget and others worked to "pick up the pieces" she had left behind.
Jezebel Project

The **Jezebel Project** is a nonprofit organization conducting outreach and support for street-based sex work in Stallbrook's red-light district on Creston Street. Founded by Jane Hardesty, a feminist organizer and former nun, the Project focuses on providing for sex workers' various needs; while this includes assistance in transitioning from sex work, Project members do not pressure sex workers into leaving, and only help sex workers do so when they specifically request it. The Project is headquartered in a partially renovated old firehouse in the city's East Side, complete with firepoles, where the two motorhomes used for outreach are kept in the first-floor garage, and the second floor is used as office and meeting space. Later on, the cooperatively-run Blue Jewel erotic emporium donates the basement space of its building for Jezebel to use as a permanent drop-in center and offices.

Along with Hardesty, major volunteers include:

* Bridget Torjesen - sex worker, peer support
* Marshall Chasen - physician, medical care and consultation
* Angela Dubuisson - attorney, legal consultation (formerly Nate Teixeira until his election to District Attorney in *Laurie's Liberation*)
* Lateshia Williams - clinical psychologist and Free Spirit Celebrant, psychological counseling and support

Police Chief Graham, who established Creston Street's "Special District" as a tolerance zone for street-based sex work, also supports the efforts of the Jezebel Project, even bringing a delegation of elected municipal officials to meet with Project members and see them in action. The police also provide information for an app developed by the Project for sex workers, allowing them to screen potential clients as a safety measure.
Jeretta Ardoin

**Jeretta Ardoin** is the title character in *Jeretta's Judgment*, the seventh book in the Free Spirits series. A resident of Jefferson City, Missouri, she is an unaffiliated or "solo" member of the Free Spirit Connection, as there is no Local Gathering in her area. Jeretta has a prosthetic leg, as a result of a birth defect. A single mother, her late partner Troy grew despondent over a false accusation of sexual misconduct and the fallout that followed, and she still wonders if the traffic accident in which he was killed was not in fact an act of suicide on his part. This tragedy is a major reason why she agreed to become an arbiter, and attended the training workshop in Cleveland. There she also fulfills some long-denied erotic desires, engaging in lovemaking and even threesomes with David and his wife Millie, Justin Marshall, Miguel Santana, and Cole O'Ryan.
Kitty Sung

**Kitty Sung** is a character in *Zoe's Quest*. Apparently a member of the Stallbrook Young Poly group, she participates in a fantasy role-play with Zoe Morton, posing as a job applicant who consents to sex with her prospective boss (played by Zoe). Later, Kitty poses as a maid at the Regency Hotel who visits Zoe and Bridget Torjesen, engaging in a threesome with them as part of another erotic role-play, and Bridget suggests that Kitty engage in a similar role-play for pay with a frequent client of hers.
Cynthia Marquis

**Cynthia Marquis** is a supporting character in *Amalia's Truth*. A delegate at the Free Spirit Connection's sixth Triennial Assembly from the Lower Hudson Regional Conference, she is also co-lead of the Sex Worker Rights Nexus and presents the proposed resolution condemning the "Swedish model" of criminalizing sex workers' clients. She engaged in "sugaring" to help pay for graduate school, and is an eloquent advocate for sex work decriminalization. When rumors about Amalia Echevarria surface, she is initially skeptical of having her speaking up for the proposal, but after Amalia addresses questions from her and co-lead André Guenveur, she drops her objections.
Darla

**Darla** (legal name **Vanna Duong**) is a recurring character in the Free Spirits series, first appearing in *Peri's Bliss* and again in *Amalia's Truth*, *Zoe's Quest*, *Adara's Apostasy*, *Moira's Covenant*, *Sophie's Wisdom* and *Jenny's Peace*. A young woman of Southeast Asian descent, she is a friend and BDSM play partner of Amalia Echevarria, serving as a "demo bottom" in an educational program for members of Stallbrook's Free Spirit Local Gathering. Later, Peri joins Amalia and Darla in a group role-play scene at an abandoned motel, which would later become the meetinghouse for the south metro Gathering. Darla then accompanies Amalia at the Connection's sixth Triennial Assembly, enjoying intense role-play and group sex scenes with her and others, serving as a bondage model for a BDSM play party, and volunteering to help educate delegates on a number of proposed resolutions for sexual freedom. Darla also participates in BDSM and role-play sex scenes with Zoe Morton and Adara Khan, and she and Amalia are friends with fellow kinkster and Free Spirit Moira Cloutier.
Committee for a Better Stallbrook

The **Committee for a Better Stallbrook** (C4BS) was a nonprofit organization started by an alliance of the Stallbrook Constitution Party and radical feminists, both opposed to Chief Graham's policies regarding sex work. The Committee focused on airing television, radio and online ads criticizing Graham's performance, none of which were ultimately effective, both because of the responses from Stallbrook Citizens for Accuracy in Political Advertising (aided by inside information provided to a select group by an informant), and the revelation that the Committee's director Burton Trumbull had hired a woman in New York City to make false accusations against Graham. The Committee folded soon after the 2023 municipal elections.
Independent Conservative Party of Stallbrook

The **Independent Conservative Party of Stallbrook** is a local right-wing political party founded by Dolores Freeman and other hardline conservatives after the 2023 municipal elections. After the Stallbrook Constitution Party's charter was revoked by the state committee of the Party, and with the local Republicans adopting a more moderate stance, Freeman founded the ICP to organize socially conservative voices and challenge moderates and progressives in city politics.
Free Spirit Student Association

The **Free Spirit Student Association** is an organization of students at the University of Stallbrook who are members of, or interested in, the Free Spirit Connection. The Association works closely with Local Gatherings of the Connection in the Stallbrook area, and its faculty advisor Sophie Giuliani is herself an active Free Spirit.
Gentlemen's Exclusive Entertainment

**Gentlemen's Exclusive Entertainment**, also known as GXE, is a corporation which owns several strip clubs in North America. The President and CEO is Tony Rice, and Steve Monet is one of its Regional Vice Presidents. Rice and Monet visit Foxy Ladies Gentlemen's Club and try to persuade its senior owner, Todd Renard, to allow GXE to buy a majority stake in the club while allowing him to run it as its general manager and co-owner.
Co-endorsement

**Co-endorsement** is a form of fusion voting permitted in Stallbrook municipal elections, where smaller parties may endorse the candidates of the two major parties. Typically, the Working Families Party co-endorses progressive Democratic candidates, and (until 2020) the Constitution Party would co-endorse hardline conservative Republicans.
Corliss Edmonds

**Corliss Edmonds** is a character in *Zoe's Quest*. An elderly upper-class man, he is the husband of Marian Edmonds, and shares her desire to have a threesome with another woman. They make trips into Stallbrook to Creston Street until Marian sees a woman she finds attractive - Zoe Morton - and approach her with their proposition. Corliss leads the negotiations, recognizing that "for Zoe, this is business, and in matters of business, it's better to be clear and direct." Zoe agrees to an all-night session with them, and Corliss and his wife thoroughly enjoy their time with her.
Janet Gagnon

**Deputy Director Janet Gagnon** is a minor character in *Jenny's Peace*. Second in command of the US Marshals Service, she is on a conference call with Senior Deputy Marshals William Reeves and Harmon Griffin regarding Griffin's decoy and sting operations to catch members of the Righteous Work who attempt to infiltrate the Witness Protection Program to then locate and kill Jenny Brooks.
Legion Paraguaya

> "*Paraguayan Mercenary.*"
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The **Legion Paraguaya** is a mercenary bombardier unit in *Wars of Liberty*. It is a powerful heavy ranged infantry that throws grenades in combat. It is good against mass infantry units and buildings.

## Overview

The Legion Paraguaya is a mercenary bombardier infantry. It is effective against massed infantry and buildings at range but vulnerable against shock units in melee and artillery. Their ranged attack causes splash damage, which makes them effective to take down large groups of infantry in ranged combat. They can also soak up ranged attacks thanks to their strong ranged attack resistance.

Due to being expensive in coin cost, it is recommended to have a steady economy that allows the player to train Legion Paraguaya constantly. Additionally, they should be combined with heavy infantry units to take down shock units that can get close to them or melee shock units to help defend against artillery that can defeat them. They also possess decent siege attack and range which makes them an excellent supplement for the player's attacking army.

## Further Statistics

 **Weak vs.** | Skirmish Units, Shock Units, and Artillery

## Home City Cards

Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the Legion Paraguaya

* INFINITE Shipments are highlighted in **Purple**
* TEAM Shipments are highlighted in **Green**

### Shared Cards

* "Infantry Hitpoints" is available to the Danes and Spanish
* "Infantry Combat" is available to the Belgians and Danes.
* "Fencing School" is available to Europeans, Latin Americans (with the exception of Paraguayans) and Indians.
* "6 Legion Paraguayas" is available to the Argentines, Paraguayans, and Uruguayans.
* "8 Legion Paraguayas" is available to the Argentines, Paraguayans, and Uruguayans.
* "Cisplatine Mercenary Army" is available to the Argentines, Paraguayans, and Uruguayans.

## See Also

* Burgwache
* Yungayo - Chilean counterpart
* Naffatun - Egyptian counterpart
Gavin Morris

**Gavin Morris** is a minor character in *Priscilla's Transformation*. An attorney and member of Our Savior Lutheran Church, he is contacted by Gerry Piper to represent him regarding the killing of Jay Koenig, and convinces his pastor to reveal the truth of what happened, leading to a lesser charge of manslaughter.
Callie Cole

**Callie Cole** is a minor character in *Tessa's Vision*. A student at the University of Stallbrook, she is also an activist with the Stallbrook Pirate Party and helps organize a counter-demonstration against opponents of the Blue Jewel erotic entertainment emporium on Creston Street. She is a friend of Sean O'Rourke and through him meets exotic dancer and fellow student Miko.
Hannah Stutzman

**Hannah Stutzman** is the title character in *Hannah's Healing*, the third book in the Free Spirits series; she is also mentioned in the seventh book, *Jeretta's Judgment*.

## Description

Hannah has the least detailed physical description of major characters to date. *Hannah's Healing* mentions her having "honey-colored hair," originally in a long braid tied into a bun, then later cut to a page-boy style. She is initially very withdrawn, and averse to physical contact. Over time, she learns to be more open, relaxed, and able to deal with her fears.

## Early life

Hannah grew up in an Amish household, and was subjected to bullying and abuse by her five brothers, especially the oldest Joosef. Starting at eight, Joosef began sexually assaulting her, encouraging Samuel and other brothers to join in. Hannah tried to get her parents and church leaders to intervene, but they would simply require her brothers to confess, repent, and "never speak of this again." During *rumspringa*, Hannah stayed in Philadelphia with the older sister of a friend and her boyfriend, who was an atheist; she also talked with the Leader of the Ethical Humanist Society. When she turned eighteen, she refused to be baptized, and considered herself an atheist. Moving to Stallbrook and taking a job with a cleaning service, Hannah would deal with her sexual feelings with pornography and masturbation.

## *Hannah's Healing*

After Hannah is caught watching her roommate having sex, the police negotiate having her remanded to the custody of Lateshia Williams, a clinical psychologist and Free Spirit Celebrant. Lateshia provides counseling sessions, in consort with sensate focus touch therapy guided by Bridget Torjesen, while Hannah stays with the polyamorous triad of Peri Winger, Lila Jaworski and Andrew Hamady; the triad also consents to her watching their lovemaking and masturbating, as a safe sexual outlet for her. Hannah also learns more about the Free Spirits from the triad and others, even attending Sunday Celebrations at Local Gatherings and helping with setup for a Regional Conference meeting and an outreach booth. Over time, Hannah grows more self-assured, and builds a relationship with Melinda, a visiting friend of Lila. By the end of the book, Hannah is able to share hugs with her friends, and moves to Indianapolis to live with Melinda.

## *Jeretta's Judgment*

Hannah's partner Melinda participates in an arbiter training workshop in Cleveland, where she mentions that Hannah has become involved in consent education, motivated by her own past experience.
Billy

**Billy** is a character in *Zoe's Quest*. He is a regular client of Zoe Morton, and despite some erratic behavior she continues to have paid sex with him. At their last session, he has an emotional breakdown, and discloses that his mother, with whom he still lives, is controlling and abusing him. Zoe introduces him to Jane Hardesty of the Jezebel Project, and she in turn connects him to their counselor Lateshia Williams.
James Warren

**James Warren** is a minor character in *Bridget's Calling*. He is a business mogul, the owner of the farm equipment company AgriQuip, as well as the father of Marla Gentile, father-in-law and employer of Will Gentile, and grandfather of Miranda Gentile. Prior to the events of the book, James has used his wealth and influence to cover up for his daughter's abusive behavior towards the men she dates. When Detective MacMillan reveals (with Bridget's help) her history of abuse including that of Will, James is compelled to agree to an arrangement whereby Marla is committed to a psychiatric institution out of state, never to return.
Alfredo Marquez

**Alfredo Marquez** is a minor character in *Sophie's Wisdom*. The brother-in-law of Tina Santiago, he arranges for his young daughter Rosa to provide a DNA sample for analysis to confirm the remains found are those of Tina. He later talks with Zoe Morton and Maya about their proposal for a candlelight memorial for Tina.
Cole Friedman

**Cole Friedman** is a character in *Sophie's Wisdom*. An officer in the Stallbrook Police Department, he is involved in a network of corrupt and abusive police known as "The Machine," involved in payoffs, intimidation and money-laundering (the latter done with the assistance of Friedman's brother-in-law Patsy Kessler). When sex worker Tina Santiago threatens to expose his operations, Friedman strangles her and has Kessler entomb her body in a concrete pillar. By the time Santiago's body is discovered, Friedman has been dead for some years, but DNA evidence links him to the crime and an inquest declares him the murderer.
Bridie Chase

**Bridie Chase** is a recurring antagonist in the Free Spirits series. An heiress who uses her wealth to influence public policy through her Chase Action Fund, she finances efforts to implement the "Swedish Model" of criminalizing the clients of sex workers in various cities, in an effort to "end demand" and bring about the abolition of prostitution. In *Laurie's Liberation*, Chief Graham mentions that Chase sent two women to offer a "grant" if he changed his policies to match hers; instead, he had them arrested for attempted bribery, and released them only after Chase promised not to interfere again with his reforms in Stallbrook. Chase plays an even larger role in *Adara's Apostasy*, bankrolling the research of Adara Khan in hopes that it will lead to the shutdown of the policies and practices instituted by Graham, calling on the local chapter of the Student Coalition Against Trafficking to organize a protest march along Creston Street, and offering financial support to conservative candidates in the hopes of changing the composition of the Stallbrook City Council to one more sympathetic to her views. In *Elsa's Revelations*, she is a significant background character, funding the war chest of right-wing municipal candidates; when it is uncovered that Burton Trumbull used some of the funds she advanced him to hire a woman to slander Graham, she tries to do damage control, which only brings the Action Fund to a point of crisis.
Ben Wallace

**Ben Wallace** is a minor character in *Moira's Covenant*. The bishop for the Stallbrook ward of the Mormon church, he is interviewed by Consuela Nuñez regarding the whereabouts of Missy Grasso, but is unable to tell her where she is. However, he does inadvertently provide Nuñez with information which allows a hacker to track Grasso down.
Arnie

**Arnie** is a minor character in *Bridget's Calling*. A police detective, he works with detectives Frankie MacMillan and Tom Antonelli in an attempt to catch an escort in a sting/surveillance operation. That escort, Bridget Torjesen, turns the tables on them, and convinces Frankie to send the other detectives away, then negotiates to become a confidential informant for her.
A.J. Park

**A.J. Park** is a supporting character in *Amalia's Truth*. The General Secretary who leads the staff of the Free Spirit Connection, A.J. is a transgender man who gets about in a wheelchair, and who does his job with humor and integrity. He sees the spreading of unsubstantiated rumors about Amalia Echevarria as potentially disruptive of the Triennial Assembly, and supports the Stewards' decision to publicly dispel said rumors and find their source.
Angel Portillo

**Angel Portillo** is a recurring character, appearing in *Bridget's Calling*, *Adara's Apostasy*, *Priscilla's Transformation*, *Moira's Covenant* and *Elsa's Revelations*. First elected to the Stallbrook City Council from the second district in 2003 as a conservative Republican, he quickly formed a bond with fellow Councilor Rhonda Carver, despite their profound political differences. While once a staffer for the Christian Coalition, and a devout member of the Assemblies of God, he prefers to be thought of as a "liberty-centered" compassionate conservative (in some ways modeled on former Republican/Libertarian Congressman Justin Amash), and is willing to engage in dialogue across partisan and ideological lines. This was a major reason why Mayor Jack Oskanian chose him and Carver to work with him on examining Chief Graham's policies regarding sex work, and the three joined the Chief in seeing the Creston Street Special District in action. When the entire City Council took on a more in-depth investigation of these policies, Portillo continued to ask tough questions, but in the end came to endorse Graham's policies as a practical means of reducing the risks of harm; his speech in the Council chambers before the final vote swayed independent Joe Abramov and moderate Democrat Thomas Tran to vote in support of Graham, leading to a two-thirds majority. This results in Portillo losing co-endorsement from Stallbrook's right-wing Constitution Party in the 2019 election, yet he still retains his seat in the second district. Later, when members of the North End Alliance for Truth propose an ordinance to try to restrict the Free Spirits from establishing a new Local Gathering and meetinghouse in the city, Portillo explains that such a move would be struck down as unconstitutional; while as a Christian he does not agree with the Free Spirits on many points, he expresses admiration at their quick response to helping people in need by offering their communion rooms as emergency shelter. Later, rumors circulate in local Republican Party circles that Portillo has engaged in sexually inappropriate conduct with an office staffer, which he denies; he retains attorney and consultant Wil Jackson to help him deal with this, and Jackson's staff manages to clear his name. Portillo also supported the Stallbrook party embracing the designation "Main Street Republicans" for municipal elections, to the consternation of hardliners in the party.
BDSM community in the Free Spirits series

**BDSM (Bondage & Discipline, Dominance & Submission, Sadism & Masochism)** is well represented in the Free Spirits series of books, both in organizations and characters who are community members, not to mention explicit sex scenes in the books.

## Organizations

* Allegheny Power Exchange (APEx) - regional membership group in the Stallbrook area
* BDSM/Fetish/Kink Nexus - advocacy and education group within Free Spirit Connection
* The Daggers - informal group of BDSM/Leather lesbians within Free Spirit Connection

## Individuals

* Adara Khan - explores BDSM fantasies during time in Stallbrook
* Adrian - service and sexual submissive
* Amalia Echevarria - dominant/top, educator and organizer
* Bridget Torjesen - engages in BDSM as part of her sex work
* Caleb - submissive
* Corinna - submissive
* Daria Jackson - dominant
* Darla - submissive/bottom
* Dirk - professional dominant
* Greg Robinson - closet submissive
* Harriet - closet submissive
* Jenny Brooks - experiments with sexual and service dominance
* Justin - submissive
* Lady Makeda - dominant, co-lead of BDSM/Fetish/Kink Nexus
* Lila Jaworski - occasional submissive with her partner Peri Winger
* Lucas Dixon - Leather community
* Master Obsidian - dominant, co-lead of BDSM/Fetish/Kink Nexus
* Mike Tasso - Leather community
* Mina - bottom
* Mistress Bathory - prodomme
* Mistress Lamia - prodomme
* Mistress Regina - prodomme, leader and educator for APEx
* Moira Cloutier - submissive
* Peri Winger - occasional dominant/top
* Persimmon - submissive
* Saturn - top, leader in APEx
* Sir Lee - professional dominant
* Sly - member of The Daggers
* Sophie Giuliani - dominant
* Soren Flannigan - submissive
* Timmy - engages in BDSM as part of his sex work
* Tor Hakonsson - submissive
* Tula Huttunen - casual play
* Wil Jackson - dominant
Corey Carlisle

**Corey Carlisle** is a minor character in *Hannah's Healing*. A college student and member of his school's swim team, he hooks up with Amy Anderson, who takes her to the apartment she shares with Hannah Stutzman for sex. After making love, Amy finds out that Hannah has been watching them and masturbating, leading to a confrontation and the police being called.
Corey Long

**Corey Long** (sometimes misidentified as Corey Logan) is a recurring character in *Bridget's Calling* and *Elsa's Revelations*. He first appears as a skinny 20-year old who was thrown out of his birth family's house when he came out as gay, and worked for a brief time as a street-based sex worker on Creston Street. He meets the runaway Ginny at the bus terminal, and leads her to Creston Street to find support through the Jezebel Project. In 2023, having been active in the Stallbrook Pirate Party, he runs for City Council in the eighth district, and wins that contentious race to provide an eloquent voice as a former sex worker and an ally of the transgender community.
Lieutenant Gerber

**Benjamin Gerber** is a minor character in *Adara's Apostasy*. A retired Lieutenant of the Stallbrook Police Department, he is adamantly opposed to Chief Graham's reforms, and resentful of how he was treated in his last days on the force. Gerber holds to a rigid "law-and-order" mentality, with no tolerance for ideas of rehabilitation or conflict resolution.
Effy Ramsey

**Felicia "Effy" Ramsey** is a minor character in *Bridget's Calling*. She is the teenaged daughter of Carolyn and Jack Ramsey, and lives with them in the Brookview section of Stallbrook. Unlike her peers, Effy loves opera over more popular music, especially Verdi, which inspires her to study Italian, and this contributes to her bonding with Bridget and overcoming her apprehensions about her parents having the house redecorated. Bridget also provides information and guidance on Effy's group social studies project on sex work.
Allan Nash

**Allan Nash** is a supporting character in *Bridget's Calling*. Branch manager for the Midland Mutual Bank in downtown Stallbrook, he is a former client of Bridget, who supported him while his first wife was dying from Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease; his gratitude extended to assisting with many of her financial transactions. His second wife Deborah is also supportive of Bridget, especially since she at one point retained the services of male escorts. Allan also sponsors another client of Bridget's who would otherwise not have afforded her fees.
Kemal Hakim

**Kemal Hakim** is a minor character in *Laurie's Liberation*. A law professor, he is the Green Party candidate for District Attorney, running on a heavily ideological platform with few concrete ideas, and described as coming across to many voters as "stiff and detached". He and Libertarian candidate Muriel Roth finish with less than ten percent each in the general election.
Fred Van Zandt

**Fred Van Zandt** is a minor character in *Tessa's Vision*. A conservative Republican member of the Duquesne County Council, he is also a client of prodomme Mistress Lamia, and worries about the opening of the Blue Jewel in Stallbrook. Later, it is mentioned that he was given false information regarding Blue Jewel, leading to the club's temporary closure.
Tessa Cabrera

**Tessa Cabrera** is the title character in the eleventh book of the Free Spirits series, *Tessa's Vision*. A longtime exotic dancer and single mother, she had long imagined a club that was owned and operated by dancers themselves, providing more equitable pay and better working conditions. With the help of several members of the Free Spirit community in Stallbrook - especially Bridget Torjesen, Tom Ramey and Ben Rosen - she and other dancers were able to start Blue Jewel as a café and entertainment emporium.
Alex Gonzalez

**Alex Gonzalez** is a minor character in *Amalia's Truth*. A genderqueer single parent, Alex is a member of the Free Spirit Connection's executive governance body, the Stewards. Re-elected to another term at the end of the sixth Triennial Assembly, Alex also succeeds Taryn Feder as Moderator, ceremonially accepting the gavel from her and declaring the Assembly adjourned.
Justin

**Justin** is a recurring character in *Adara's Apostasy*, *Moira's Covenant*, *Sophie's Wisdom* and *Jenny's Peace*. He is one of Sophie Giuliani's five submissives, and enjoys receiving spanking and pegging from Adara Khan in a communion room of the downtown Free Spirit Local Gathering. He and another submissive, Tor, later accompanies Sophie at a large play party.
Genie Crouch

**Genie Crouch** is a minor character in *Adara's Apostasy*. A private investigator employed by Bridie Chase, she provides detailed background information on Delbert Graham, Chief of the Stallbrook Police Department, whose policies regarding sex workers are in opposition to those of Chase and her Abolition Initiative.
Janice Jeffries

**Janice Jeffries** is a minor character in *Bridget's Calling*. A professor at Riesenburg University, she leads the debate team against decriminalizing prostitution, joined by Eliza Ferguson and two students. When Ferguson and the students leave rather than apologize for insulting Bridget, she remains and expresses her regret for their behavior.