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Dr. Kassner (MBoP)

Dr. Kassner (MBoP)

First Name
(Unknown)

Last Name
Kassner

Rank / Title
Civilian Doctor / Astrophysicist and Geologist

Affiliation(s)
Merry Band of Pirates/Science Team

Physical Description

Species
Human

Sex
Female

Vitals

Status
Alive

First Appearance
ExForce 2: Spec Ops, Chapter 11

Last Known Location
Avalon

Dr. Kassner was a Astrophysicist and Geologist assigned by UNEF-Earth to the Science Team on the Flying Dutchman. She returned to Earth for a short time, but then later went to Avalon.
ExForce 7.5: Homefront

ExForce 7.5: Homefront

Homefront: An Expeditionary Force Audio Drama Special

Author
Story By: Craig Alanson Script By: Craig Alanson and Jack Bowman

Narrator
Zachary Quinto, R.C. Bray, Kate Mulgrew, Robert Picardo

Release
June 18, 2019

Publisher
Podium Audio

Run Time
5 hours and 56 minutes

Previous
ExForce 7: Renegades

Next
Mavericks Book 1: Deathtrap & ExForce 8: Armageddon

Author's Summary

**SPOILER ALERT!**
*The section(s) below SCHMAYBE includes **Spoilers**.*

After the Flying Dutchman arrives back at Earth, Skippy the Magnificent takes it offline to perform critical repairs and Lt. Col. Jeremy Smythe takes up the challenge of training a new multinational STAR team of SpecOps personnel to take on future threats. Skippy develops a man-crush on billionaire engineer-scientist, Brock Steel, who starts working with him to understand the Kristang troopship, Yu Qishan, near Mars' orbit in order to restart the reactor.
At the edge of the solar system, a stealth Kristang ship containing Blood Fang clan members and the mercenary Achakai that had arrived at Earth to attack the White Wind clan (the clan that had attempted to capture Earth) woke some of its warriors (mostly Achakai) from hibernation and was beset by infighting. After the damaging firefight, the surviving Achakai warriors discovered that not only were the White Wind clan not in control of Earth, but that the low tech humans had captured a Kristang and a Thuranin starship and powerful Elder technology. With their troop transport, "Ice Cold Dagger to the Heart" severely damaged, the Achakai made plans to go to Earth using stealth dropships.
When the Achakai attacked, they hit the Yu Qishan first, which had jumped away from Earth with Skippy and was stranded near Mars with a broken jump drive. By the time the distress signal reached Earth, a separate Achakai team had attacked Wright Patterson AFB near Dayton, Ohio to secure the Elder Wormhole Controller Module that was being studied there.
Smythe's STAR teams attempted to defend the Wormhole Controller Module while Colonel Joseph Bishop used a kludged-together drop ship to board the enemy troop transport ship. The STAR teams faced overwhelming opposition, and the U.S. military was on the verge of granting his request to launch nuclear weapons on his position. However, Joe's teams successfully captured the "Dagger" and used it to save Skippy and then to provide close space support for the STAR team on Earth, saving the day again.

Zachary Quinto as Brock Steel
R.C. Bray as Skippy the Magnificent and Joe Bishop
Kate Mulgrew as Nagatha Christie
Robert Picardo as Ambassador-at-Large Woolsey
Peter Berkrot,
Kym Dakin,
William Dufris,
Corey Gagne,
Nimo Gandhi,
Emily Grotz,
Dalton S. Kimball,
Austin Ku,
Daniel Logan,
John Dalton Logan,
PJ Ochlan,
Lisa Renee Pitts,
Christopher Price,
Michael Rafkin,
Lisa Stathoplos,
Casey Turner,
Jennywren Walker,
Marjolaine Whittlesey,
Ashanti Williams,
Jonathan Woodward,
Collin Young.
Staffordshire Bull Terrier

El staffordshire bull terrier es un perro de carácter **alegre y positivo**, perfecto para personas activas y dinámicas. Si estás pensando en adoptar un perro de estas características, será muy importante que te informes previamente acerca de él.

## Apariencia

El staffordshire es un perro de talla media, pelo corto y muy musculoso. Aunque es un perro robusto y de gran fuerza para su talla, también es un **perro ágil y activo**. La cabeza corta y ancha de este perro puede inspirar temor a quienes no lo conocen o, cuando menos, mucho respeto. Los músculos masticadores están muy desarrollados, siendo evidentes en las abultadas mejillas que presenta el staffordshire bull terrier. La nariz debe ser negra en todos los ejemplares de la raza.

Los ojos del staffy son medianos y redondos. Se prefieren los de color oscuro, pero el estándar de la raza admite colores relacionados al color del pelaje de cada perro. Las orejas tienen forma de rosa o son semierectas. No deben ser ni grandes ni pesadas. El cuello es corto y musculoso, y la línea superior del cuerpo es nivelada. La zona lumbar es corta y musculosa. El pecho del staffordshire bull terrier es ancho, profundo y musculoso, con costillas bien arqueadas.

La cola es gruesa en la base y se adelgaza hacia su extremo. Es de inserción baja y el perro la lleva baja. No debe enroscarse. El pelo corto, liso y pegado del staffordshire bull terrier puede ser de distintos colores: Rojo, Leonado, Blanco, Negro, Atigrado o Azul.

## Carácter

El staffy es un perro excelente, perfecto para familias activas. Suele ser **muy amigable con las personas** y **particularmente con los niños**, a quienes adora y protege. De entre todas las razas de perros, esta es la única en cuyo estándar se indica que debe ser "completamente confiable". Por supuesto, eso no significa que todos los staffies son completamente confiables, sino que eso es a lo que apunta el ideal de la raza. Son perros **muy amigables, felices y dulces**.

Con una educación apropiada, de la que hablaremos a continuación, el staffordshire bull terrier se convierte en un perro excelente y **muy sociable**, algo innato en esta raza tan afable y simpática. Suelen relacionarse de maravilla con otros perros, sin problema alguno. Les encanta jugar, ejercitarse y conocer cosas nuevas. Además, y es algo que merece la pena resaltar, la personalidad tan positiva que posee el staffy va a perdurar muchos años, hasta en su vejez va a ser un perro encantador y alegre, dispuesto siempre a demostrar su cariño a su familia.
Samantha Reed

Samantha Reed

First Name
Samantha

Last Name
Reed

Alias(s)
Sami / (callsign) Fireball

Rank / Title
Major / Chief Pilot on the Valkyrie

Affiliation(s)
U. S. Air Force / Merry Band of Pirates

Physical Description

Species
Human

Sex
Female

Hair / Eye / Skin Color
Red / Green / Pale

Vitals

Status
Alive

First Appearance
ExForce 4: Black Ops, Chapter 6

Last Known Location
Valkyrie

As a Lieutenant, Samantha Reed was a U.S. Air Force pilot assigned by UNEF-Earth to the Flying Dutchman.
Her callsign is "Fireball" due to her red hair. She does not like it.
She was Major Desai’s Co-Pilot on the Fuel Scooping Mission..
After the events of Zero Hour mission, she was promoted to Captain.
She lead Skippy to believe that she enjoyed his singing by singing while she was in the shower so she couldn't hear him.
She is currently the Chief Pilot aboard the Valkyrie.
After the Critical Mass mission, she was promoted to Major.

1. ↑ ExForce 4: Black Ops
The Fantoori

City of Fantoori

Type of Ship
Light Cruiser

Species
Ruhar

Control AI
Standard Ruhar Control AI

Armament
Railguns, maser cannons and point defence cannons

Auxilliary Craft
Dodo dropships and Vulture gunship/dropships

Status
Active

The *Fantoori*, in her original assignment to Feznako had been simple; raid military facilities on the planet, and destroy enemy ships when possible, at minimal risk to her small task force. The objective was to tie up Kristang ships, so they could not cause mischief elsewhere.
She destroyed the Kristang frigate *We Seek Vengeance for Those Brave Warriors Lost at the Battle of Taanab* when she fired railgun darts, one of which hit the ship's reactor.

1. ↑ https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/patrick-callahan
2. ↑ Mavericks Book 1: Deathtrap
Jost-au-kel Zajetra

Jost-au-kel Zajetra

First Name
Jost-au-kel

Last Name
Zajetra

Physical Description

Species
Kristang

Sex
Male

Vitals

Status
Deceased

First Appearance
Mavericks Book 1: Deathtrap

Death
On Feznako

Last Known Location
Feznako

Jost-au-kel Zajetra was a Kristang soldier in the Swift Arrow clan's Military who fought on Feznako. He was pulled off of a backwater planet and assigned as a combat advisor to the official, yet incompetent squad leader Koos-al-tam Hevertz and his group of reservists buddies. He attempted to order the squadmates to hunt down and kill Emily Perkins and Major General Jeff Ross but was frustrated by their lack of skill. He also hated Hevertz for being a pampered fool who had only earned his command due to his father's influence.
When his position was discovered by Irene Striebich and Derek Bonsu's aircraft, he turned his weapon on and killed Hevertz in pure satisfaction a split second before being cooked by a maser beam and exploding in his armored suit.

1. ↑ Mavericks Book 1: Deathtrap pg 155
2. ↑ Mavericks Book 1: Deathtrap pg 157
Baturnah Logellia

Baturnah Logellia

First Name
Baturnah

Last Name
Logellia

Alias(s)
"The Burgermeister"

Rank / Title
Chief Administrator of Gehtanu

Physical Description

Species
Ruhar

Sex
Female

Vitals

Status
Alive

First Appearance
ExForce 1: Columbus Day, Chapter 5

Last Known Location
Gehtanu

**Baturnah Logellia**, known as the Burgermeister to the humans was the Regional Governor of **Lesscorta** as well as the Deputy Chief Administrator of Gehtanu. She meets with Sergeant Joseph Bishop in Teskor Village, Gehtanu to act as a liaison to the United Nations Expeditionary Force UNEF. At the time and unknown to UNEF, she was actually the Deputy Chief Administrator of Gehtanu.
Between the events of ExForce 6: Mavericks, she was promoted to Chief Administrator.
Baturnah told Brigadier General Lynn Bezanson that even though seventeen hundred and thirty nine humans left UNEF the week prior to Emily Perkins getting promoted to Lieutenant Colonel, the Ruhar still see them as the occupation force they were when they first arrived on Gehtanu. It wouldn't be until the human civilian population was at ninety percent, that they would change their view.

**Nert Dandurff (Nephew)**
The Sucker Punch

Sucker Punch

Type of Ship
Light Cruiser

Species
Jeraptha

Control AI
Standard Jeraptha Control AI

Armament
Skipkiller missiles, railguns, maser cannons and point defense cannons

Auxilliary Craft
Dropships

Status
Active

The *Sucker Punch* was assigned to the Mighty 98th Fleet commanded by Admiral Gost-Ren Tashallo at the Nubrentia system.
The light cruiser jumped by itself to within three lightseconds of the gas giant planet designated as "Prime". The cruiser’s weapons were warmed up and ready, though its most dangerous equipment was its communications gear, and it broadcast a powerful signal, then jumped to the other side of the planet and began launching missiles at the refueling platforms.
Maser bolts from the *Sucker Punch* were deflected by energy shields of the fuel processing stations, then she was struck by masers from two Bosphuraq SD platforms. She used the last of the charge in her banks of capacitors to jump away again. Four seconds after she emerged from jump, her defense shields were painted by tentative targeting lasers from eleven SD platforms. Several Thuranin destroyers had broken away from their normal positions guarding heavier ships, climbing to intercept the *Sucker Punch*.
One point five seconds before the first SD platform was ready to fire its maser cannons, the entire 98th Fleet of the Blue Squadron emerged from jump around the comparatively little *Sucker Punch*.
The coded activation signal from the *Sucker Punch* was sent to and received by three hundred and sixty-two pop-up defense rockets with a miniaturized nuclear warhead inside each. Composed of extra-massive exotic quantonium, the warheads exploded in a coordinated fashion, guided by the instructions from the *Sucker Punch*. Much of the energy was channeled into X-ray lasers. The Bosphuraq SD platforms exploded.
There were enough X-ray beams available that, rather than waste them on hitting SD platforms that were already doomed, some were directed to target two of the enemy battleships, one Bosphuraq and one Thuranin. Those ships, which were still in the process of energizing their defense shield generators when the X-rays bombarded their reactors, also exploded. The loss of the Thuranin battleship also took out a cruiser and a destroyer unlucky enough to be orbiting nearby.

1. ↑ https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/patrick-callahan
2. ↑ Mavericks Book 1: Deathtrap
Bosphuraq

Bosphuraq

General Apperance
Avian (bird-like)

Patron Species
Maxolhx

Client Species
Wurgalan / (formerly) Thuranin

Tech Level
Tier 2

MBoP Nickname
Birdbrains

The Bosphuraq are an intelligent alien race with physical characteristics similar to Earth avian species. The Bosphuraq are a direct client species of the Maxolhx and are on roughly the same technological level as the hated Thuranin, their chief rivals within the Maxolhx hierarchy. The Bosphuraq are the patron species of the Wurgalan, a species with squid-like physical characteristics.
The Bosphuraq used to have Thuranin as a client species, which indicates the Bosphuraq have been traveling the stars longer than the Thuranin and perhaps are an older species. There is continued hate between the two species, and it is debated that they hate each other more than they even hate the Jeraptha.
Because attacking a lower-tech species may result in intervention from the Maxolhx or Rindhalu, the Bosphuraq typically have their client species, the Wurgalan, sent to fight in battles with Ruhar or Torgalau.

1. ↑ Mavericks
Fal Desai

Fal Desai

First Name
Fal

Last Name
Desai

Alias(s)
Callsign *Prantham*

Rank / Title
Major

Affiliation(s)
The Merry Band of Pirates

Physical Description

Species
Human

Sex
Female

Notable Attribute(s)
Risk Averse, First Human Star ship Pilot

Vitals

Status
Deceased

First Appearance
ExForce 1: Columbus Day, Chapter 9

Death
ExForce 8: Armageddon, Chapter 39

Major Fal Desai was one of the four Pirates who had been interned by the Kristang (Book 1: Colombus Day) on Paradise. After escaping prison with the help of Joseph Bishop, Desai flew the Ruhar ship that flew to Jennifer Simms' Logistics Base and then flew out of the atmosphere and with the help of Skippy was the first Human to fly both a Kristang Frigate and a Thuranin Star Carrier.

She was the chief pilot of the Flying Dutchman until She was "Promoted" to Executive Officer (XO) in Book 8: Armageddon. Joe says that he didn't want her to be Chief Pilot not because of her skill but because she was not a hot shot pilot who was willing to push her luck.

Desai was killed on a mission to to obtain new Vacuum Power Modules (VPMs) at an automated Maxolhx supply base. The station turned out to have a Maxolhx crew performing maintenance and the Pirates were ambushed and suffered a devastating defeat, resulting in the death of Desai, Renee Giraud, most of the STAR team and severe injuries to Margaret Adams and Jeremy Smythe.
Military Ranks

Human
Military Ranks
* USA
* China
* France
* India
* UK

Officers

Enlisted Air Force

Enlisted Army

Enlisted Marine Corps

Enlisted Navy

China (approximately 35,000 troops)
* People's Liberation Army
	+ Chinese: Night Tigers

France: (approximately 15,000 troops)
* Army
	+ Paratroopers

India: (approximately 15,000 troops)
* Army
	+ Paratroopers

United Kingdom: (approximately 15,000 troops)
* Army
	+ Special Air Service (SAS)

United States: (approximately 35,000 troops)
* Air Force
* Army
	+ Rangers
* Marine Corps
* Navy
	+ SEa Air Land (SEAL) team operators.

The Merry Band of Pirates
Same as above plus:
* Special Tactics Assault Regiment (STAR) team)
* Commandos team (formerly with the Alien Legion)

2. Commodore
3. Captain
4. Brevet Captain
5. Subcaptain
6. Reskah

2. Commodore
3. Arlon (Junior Ensign or probationary equivalent)

2. General
3. Commodore
4. Ormath (Lieutenant Colonel equivalent)
5. Urmat (Major equivalent)
6. Captain
7. Klasta (Second Lieutenant equivalent)

2. Sordivaz (Brigadier General equivalent)
3. Velt (Captain equivalent)
4. Getrun (Lieutenant equivalent)
5. Surjet (Warrant Officer equivalent)
6. Surgun (Sergeant equivalent)
7. Vist (Specialist equivalent)

2. Commodore
3. Senior Captain
Dragon

Dragon

Type of Ship
Dropship

Species
Kristang

Armament
Point Defense Cannons

Notable Features
Troop carrier / Defense Shields / Stealth capability

Dragon dropships are a widely used type of dropship of the Kristang. They are about the size of a Boeing 737. The Merry Band of Pirates acquired Dragons when they hijacked the Flower. The Pirates used to have 2 Dragons, but only has 1 remaining for use aboard the Dutchman, since a Dragon Joseph Bishop was flying was lost during the events of Valkyrie.
Samuels (MBoP)

Samuels (MBoP)

First Name
(Unknown)

Last Name
Samuels

Rank / Title
(Unknown) / U.S. Army Ranger

Affiliation(s)
U.S. Army / Merry Band of Pirates / Spec Ops Teams

Physical Description

Species
Human

Sex
Female

Vitals

Status
Alive

First Appearance
Book 2: Spec Ops, Chapter 22

Last Known Location
Earth

Samuels was a Special Forces U.S. Army Ranger assigned by UNEF on Earth to the Flying Dutchman. He was a member of the Spec Ops Teams.
At some point, he returned to Earth.
Chen (MBoP)

Chen (MBoP)

First Name
(Unknown)

Last Name
Chen

Rank / Title
(Unknown)

Affiliation(s)
People's Liberation Army / Merry Band of Pirates / Pilot

Physical Description

Species
Human

Sex
Male

Vitals

Status
Alive

First Appearance
ExForce 2: Spec Ops, Chapter 8

Last Known Location
Valkyrie

Chen was in the People's Liberation Army (China) Pilot and assigned by UNEF on Earth to the Flying Dutchman.
He transferred to become a pilot on the Valkyrie after Skippy the Magnificent finished constructing her.
The Amadur

Amadur

Type of Ship
Battlecruiser

Species
Ruhar

Control AI
Standard Ruhar Control AI

Armament
Skipkiller missiles, railguns, maser cannons and point defense cannons

Auxilliary Craft
Dodo dropships and Vulture gunship/dropships

Status
Active

The *Amadur* was part of the Ruhar 7th Fleet under Admiral Kune's command and tasked with supporting the Alien Legion above Stiglord (Squidworld).
She was one of the first three battlecruisers, along with the *Kostigan* and the *Illuniasus*, to feel the wrath of the enemy’s retaliation. She was struck by up to five satellites, and each ship shuddered from the impacts, energy shields flaring and failing, armor plating charred and burned away. The response of the *Amadur* was to perform an emergency jump away to safety.

1. ↑ https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/patrick-callahan
2. ↑ Mavericks Book 2: Freefall
Nuclear Weapons

Mr Nukey

Nuclear Weapons

Last Name
Mr Nukey

Affiliation(s)
Merry Band of Pirates

Physical Description

Sex
Not biological - but assumes a male gender

Vitals

Status
Exploded

First Appearance
Book 1: Columbus Day

Mr. Nukey had a boring life and an exciting death.
All of the other nukes were jealous of him because he was always the one being picked to go out on missions.
It had nothing to do with the fact he was the nuke closest to the door.
He became so excited when being loaded into a missile that he emitted an extra neutron.
Accomplishments: Once emitted an extra neutron.

Joined the MBoP on multiple missions and was the first nuke used to specifically dig a hole on a Bosphuraq moon to allow access to a Maxolhx mothball site.

1. ↑ ExForce 2: Spec Ops
Chander (MBoP)

Chander (MBoP)

First Name
(Unknown)

Last Name
Chander

Rank / Title
Captain

Affiliation(s)
Indian Army / Merry Band of Pirates / Spec Ops Teams

Physical Description

Species
Human

Sex
Male

Vitals

Status
Alive

First Appearance
ExForce 2: Spec Ops, Chapter 4

Last Known Location
Earth

Captain Chander is a Special Forces Indian Paratrooper assigned by UNEF on Earth to the Flying Dutchman. He is amember of the Spec Ops Teams.
At some point, he returned to Earth.
The Grathur

Tolen Grathur

Type of Ship
Frigate

Species
Ruhar

Control AI
Standard Ruhar Control AI

Armament
Railguns, Maser cannons and point defense cannons

Auxilliary Craft
Dodo dropships

Status
Active

The *Tolen Grathur* was part of the Ruhar Gehtanu Task Force. She was unlucky enough to be within range of the Kristang ships *To Seek Glory In Battle is Glorious* and *We Are Proud To Honor Clan Sub-Leader Rash-au-Tal Vergent Who Inspires Us Every Day* when they jumped in twenty three thousand kilometers apart on either side of her. Only luck saved her from complete destruction that day; a maser beam from the *Glory* hit a missile from the *Vergent* just as that missile evaded her point defenses. Instead of a devastating direct hit, the explosion of the missile warhead twelve hundred kilometers away only severely damaged the her, allowing the hapless ship to perform a short emergency jump. She was out of service for several weeks repairing damage. Assigned, along with the *Mem Hertall* and the *Toman*, to scout the system for hidden Kristang vessels remaining after the Pradassis Task Force was escorted away from Gehtanu.

1. ↑ https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/patrick-callahan
2. ↑ ExForce 3: Paradise
3. ↑ ExForce 3.5: Trouble on Paradise
Dr. Mesker (MBoP)

Dr. Mesker (MBoP)

First Name
(Unknown)

Last Name
Mesker

Rank / Title
Civilian Doctor / Scientist

Affiliation(s)
Merry Band of Pirates / Science Team

Physical Description

Species
Humans

Sex
Male

Vitals

Status
Alive

First Appearance
Book 2: Spec Ops, Chapter 19

Last Known Location
Earth

Dr. Mesker is a Scientist assigned by UNEF on Earth to the Science Team on the Flying Dutchman. Advises Col. Joseph Bishop of where he would land a dropship on Newark while attempting to attack the Kristang. He later returned to Earth.
Tanagra

Tanagra

View from Space

Surface view

Occupying Species:
Maxolhx

Notable Features:
Barren suface

**Tanagra** is a Maxolhx planet located in a star system of the same name. It has a red dwarf star that is orbited by a gas giant and two small rocky planets. It was the location where the senior species was building their arkships.
Gingerbread

Gingerbread

View from Space

Surface view

Occupying Species:
Many stranded species such as Thuranin andEsselgin

A planet located in the Roach Motel star system. It is shielded even from within the star system because the stealth field distorts any visual images inside the system. It has a nitrogen/oxygen atmosphere.
Katie Frey

Katie Frey

First Name
Katie

Last Name
Frey

Rank / Title
Major / STAR team (2nd in Command

Affiliation(s)
Canadian ArmyMerry Band of Pirates

Physical Description

Species
Human

Sex
Female

Vitals

Status
Alive

First Appearance
ExForce 7: Renegades, Chapter 5

Last Known Location
Valkyrie

Major Katie Frey is a Canadian Army Sniper (with JTF2) who joined the Merry Band of Pirates during the events of ExForce 7: Renegades.
Then a Lieutenant, she was on Jeremy Smythe's race team with Jason Nunnally and Justin Grudzien.
Frey helped Smythe escape a failed containment by Nunnaly.
She, along with Nunnaly and Justin Grudzien, joins the Pirates on the Flying Dutchman.
She was promoted to Major during the events of ExForce 11: Brushfire.
Frey is 2nd in Command of the STAR team.
Skippy had a major (no pun intended) crush on her.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 ExForce 7: Renegades
ExForce 16: Aftermath

ExForce 16: Aftermath

Author
Craig Alanson

Narrator
R.C. Bray

Release
December 12, 2023

Publisher
Podium Audio

Run Time
19 hours 10 minutes

Previous
ExForce 15: Failure Mode

Next
ExForce Book 17

Author's Summary
*The Aftermath of a stunning victory—especially an unexpected, complete, and final victory—should be high-fives all around, listening to politicians give boring congratulatory speeches, and a well-deserved rest for the Merry Band of Pirates.*
*Yes, the galaxy is still a freakin' mess, but that is nothing new, and for a change, that can be someone else's problem.*
*Until, you know, something really bad happens, and only the Pirates can deal with the problem...*

**SPOILER ALERT!**
*The section(s) below SCHMAYBE includes **Spoilers**.*
Marsden

Marsden

First Name
(Unknown)

Last Name
Marsden

Rank / Title
Private

Affiliation(s)
Merry Band of Pirates (Original)

Physical Description

Species
Human

Sex
Male

Vitals

Status
Deceased

First Appearance
ExForce 1: Columbus Day, Chapter 11

Last Known Location
Kristang Asteroid Base

Private Marsden was in the U. S. Army, serving with UNEF on Paradise. He was recruited by Col. Joseph Bishop to become an Original Member of the Merry Band of Pirates. He was killed in action during the Pirates raid on the Kristang Asteroid Base.
The Arvoxita

Arvoxita

Type of Ship
Battlecruiser

Class
Vengeance

Species
Maxolhx

Flag Officer
Admiral Denoth

Control AI
Standard Maxolhx AI

Armament
Shipkiller missiles, railguns, maser cannons and particle cannons

Auxilliary Craft
Panther dropships

Status
Active

The *Arvoxita* was a Vengeance-class battlecruiser and the Flagship of Admiral Denoth's Wormhole Task Force. The Task Force is investigating errant wormhole anomalies near Earth.
After the Vortan discovered the Broomstick wormhole, she leads the Task Force through and wait in stealth while they observe Earth.
The Maxolhx discover, through interceptioning transmissions from Earth, that the Kristang are no longer on Earth and that Humans have taken possession of two Kristang frigates (the Yu Qishan and the Dagger).
When the Flying Dutchman jumps in, they find out that it it comprised of components that are from a mixture of ships from multiple species and that the primary motivators are distinctly from a Maxolhx Extinction-class battlecruiser.
hen Valkyrie jumps in, Colonel Joseph Bishop faces them down at Earth]].

1. ↑ https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/patrick-callahan
2. ↑ ExForce 10: Critical Mass
The Parole Violation

Parole Violation

Species
Jeraptha

Control AI
Standard Jeraptha AI

Armament
Shipkiller missiles, railguns, maser cannons and point defense cannons

Notable Features
Specialized ECO stealth ship

Auxilliary Craft
Dropships

Status
Active

The *Parole Violation* participated in the raid on the Wurgalan Boneyard Site Two to obtain ships for the attack on Stiglord (Squidworld). With the mass-detection system being hacked and told to ignore signals from the gravimetric sensors when the ships of the ECO squadron jumped in, they maneuvered close to their targets, extending thin power cables to provide a partial charge to the jump drive capacitors of the Wurgalan ships on the shopping list.
The jump drive system of each ship was tested under a trickle of power, temporary repairs were made, then the Jeraptha ship moved on to hook up power cables to the next ship on the list.
Only three Wurgalan ships failed the testing and had to be replaced by other ships, a result that was much more than acceptable. When power cables were disconnected from the last ship on the shopping list, the ECO ships backed away and accelerated at a leisurely rate, getting clear of the Boneyard. The obsolete Wurgalan ships powered up their jump drives and disappeared in brief flashes of gamma radiation.
The *Parole Violation* was also part of Captain Unhtavio Scorandum's five-ship ECO Task Force assigned to retrieve an Elder Power Tap and investigate how it ended up on Squidworld in the first place.

1. ↑ https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/patrick-callahan
2. ↑ Mavericks Book 2: Freefall
The All-In

All-In

Type of Ship
Heavy Cruiser

Species
Jeraptha

Control AI
Standard Jeraptha Control AI

Armament
Skipkiller missiles, railguns, maser cannons and point defense cannons

Auxilliary Craft
Dropships

Status
Active

The *All-In* was assigned to the Mighty 98th Fleet commanded by Admiral Gost-Ren Tashallo at the Nubrentia system.
The *All-In* was supporting two other ships in an attack on a Thuranin battlecruiser above the "Prime" gas giant. Both sides were taking damage. Admiral Tashallo ordered the *All-In* to pursue two Bosphuraq ships. The *All-In* hesitated long enough to launch a half-dozen railguns at the Thuranin battlecruiser, then turned and burned hard for its new designated targets.
The pair of enemy ships, both Bosphuraq cruisers, were being harassed by three Jeraptha destroyers. As the two Bosphuraq cruisers raced for jump altitude, they changed course to fly near a Thuranin heavy cruiser that was struggling to recover from damage to its normal-space propulsion system. As they flew past, both Bosphuraq ships targeted the Thuranin propulsion module, ripping holes in it and leaving that ship temporarily drifting. They hoped their action would save themselves by providing an easier target for the Jeraptha ship pursuing them. The *All-In* finished off the Thuranin ship.

1. ↑ Mavericks Book 1: Deathtrap
The Epthelion

Hammer of Epthelion

Type of Ship
Battleship

Species
Rindhalu

Control AI
Standard Rindhalu Control AI

Armament
Skipkiller missiles, railguns, maser cannons and particle cannons

Notable Features
Damping field nullifiers and Gamma Ray Burst (GRB) nullifiers

Auxilliary Craft
Dropships

Status
Active

The *Epthelion* was sent to the Jeraptha planet Garshamel, the hub for Jeraptha fleet operations in the sector, to inform the Jeraptha to not pursue any alliance with the humans.

1. ↑ https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/patrick-callahan
2. ↑ ExForce 11: Brushfire
Dodo

Lotentix (Dodo)

Type of Ship
Dropship

Species
Ruhar

Armament
Proximity Defense System

Notable Features
Troop carrier, Defense Shields, Stealth.

Lotentix dropships, nicknamed *Dodo*s by humans, are the most widely used dropships by the Ruhar. The Merry Band of Pirates acquired their first Dodo when they escaped Paradise. Captain Fal Desai was the first human to solo pilot any alien craft. The Pirates currently have 2 Dodos for use aboard Valkyrie, one of those was previously used by the Mavericks. They are roughly the size of a Boeing 777 airliner.

1. ↑ *Mavericks Book 2: Freefall* pg 104
2. ↑ *ExForce 6: Mavericks* pg 56
The Out On Bail

Out On Bail

Species
Jeraptha

Control AI
Standard Jeraptha AI

Armament
Shipkiller missiles, railguns, maser cannons and point defense cannons

Notable Features
Specialized ECO stealth ship

Auxilliary Craft
Dropships

Status
Active

The *Out On Bail* participated in the raid on the Wurgalan Boneyard Site Two to obtain ships for the attack on Stiglord (Squidworld). With the mass-detection system being hacked and told to ignore signals from the gravimetric sensors when the ships of the ECO squadron jumped in, they maneuvered close to their targets, extending thin power cables to provide a partial charge to the jump drive capacitors of the Wurgalan ships on the shopping list.
The jump drive system of each ship was tested under a trickle of power, temporary repairs were made, then the Jeraptha ship moved on to hook up power cables to the next ship on the list.
Only three Wurgalan ships failed the testing and had to be replaced by other ships, a result that was much more than acceptable. When power cables were disconnected from the last ship on the shopping list, the ECO ships backed away and accelerated at a leisurely rate, getting clear of the Boneyard. The obsolete Wurgalan ships powered up their jump drives and disappeared in brief flashes of gamma radiation.
The *Out On Bail* was also part of Captain Uhtavio Scorandum's five-ship ECO Task Force assigned to retrieve an Elder Power Tap and investigate how it ended up on Squidworld in the first place.

1. ↑ https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/patrick-callahan
2. ↑ Mavericks Book 2: Freefall
Slithin

Slithin II

View from Space

Occupying Species:
Thuranin

Notable Features:
Rocky planet. Thick crust. Thin Atmosphere.

Slithin is Thuranin star system were the second planet is rocky and about the size of Venus. It has a thin atmosphere and is basically a dead world. Plate tectonic activity had ceased there a billion years ago, locking the thick crust into a solid, stable mass. The crust is heavy in metals like iron, making the surface tough and thick.
A Thuranin had a base there that was used to develop bioweapons. The base was buried more than a hundred kilometers below the surface. There were self-destruct nukes on the base that would ensure that any hazardous biological materials were eliminated instantly and pose no threat in case of an accidental outbreak.
The base was destroyed on the fourth stop of the Merry Band of Pirates' *Galactic Kick-Ass* tour.

1. ↑ ExForce 11: Brushfire
Condor

Condor

Type of Ship
Dropship

Species
Thuranin

Armament
Masers / Point Defense Cannons

Notable Features
Troop carrier / Defense Shields / Stealth capability

Condor dropships are a widely used type of dropship of the Thuranin. The Merry Band of Pirates acquired a Condor when they captured a Thuranin Star Carrier. Joseph Bishop, along with Fal Desai and Samantha Reed, piloted a Condor while searching for a conduit to help save Skippy from the AI-killing worm and search for parts to repair the *Dutchman*.
A pair of Condors were used to collect fuel for a trip back to Earth at a gas giant. They were piloted by Lieutenant Samantha Reed and Captain Porter. Reed's Condor was damaged when the reel that deployed the fuel collection drogue got ripped out of the hull due to mechanical failure. Colonel Bishop was able to reach the Condor and attached a cable to the landing gear that allowed Porter to tow the stricken Condor out of the atmosphere where it was abandoned.
The Pirates currently have 1 Condor for use aboard the *Dutchman*.
The Sketchy Things

Will Do Sketchy Things

Type of Ship
Frigate

Species
Jeraptha

Captain
Captain Uhtavio Scorandum

Executive Officer
Lieutenant Kinsta

Control AI
Standard Jeraptha AI

Armament
Maser cannons and point defense cannons

Notable Features
Specialized ECO stealth ship

Auxilliary Craft
Dropships

Status
Active

The *Sketchy Things* was the Flagship of the small Jeraptha Ethics and Compliance Office (ECO) Fleet under the Command of Captain Uhtavio Scorandum that participated in the raid on the Wurgalan Boneyard Site Two to obtain ships for the attack on Stiglord (Squidworld). With the mass-detection system being hacked and told to ignore signals from the gravimetric sensors when the ships of the ECO squadron jumped in, they maneuvered close to their targets, extending thin power cables to provide a partial charge to the jump drive capacitors of the Wurgalan ships on the shopping list.
The jump drive system of each ship was tested under a trickle of power, temporary repairs were made, then the Jeraptha ship moved on to hook up power cables to the next ship on the list.
Only three Wurgalan ships failed the testing and had to be replaced by other ships, a result that was much more than acceptable. When power cables were disconnected from the last ship on the shopping list, the ECO ships backed away and accelerated at a leisurely rate, getting clear of the Boneyard. The obsolete Wurgalan ships powered up their jump drives and disappeared in brief flashes of gamma radiation.
The *Sketchy Things* also served as the Flagship for Captain Scorandum's five-ship ECO Task Force assigned to retrieve an Elder Power Tap and investigate how it ended up on Squidworld in the first place.
She participated in the transfer of forty two retired Jeraptha ships to the humans (by way of the Merry Band of Pirates) in exchange for advanced Tier 1 technology.
The *Sketchy Things* participated in the theft of fifteen Regional Patrol warships that were eventually given to the humans (again, by way of the Pirates).

1. ↑ https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/patrick-callahan
2. ↑ Mavericks Book 2: Freefall
3. ↑ ExForce 11: Brushfire
4. ↑ ExForce 12: Breakaway
Jeremy Ewan Smythe

Jeremy Ewan Smythe

First Name
Jeremy (Ewan)

Last Name
Smythe

Rank / Title
Colonel / STAR team (ST1) Leader

Affiliation(s)
British Army SAS / Merry Band of Pirates

Physical Description

Species
Human

Sex
Male

Vitals

Status
Deceased

First Appearance
ExForce 2: Spec Ops, Chapter 11

Last Known Location
Valkyrie

**Col. Jeremy Smythe** is an elite British Army Special Air Service (SAS) soldier. Initially leads Merry Band of Pirates strike teams and then created the Special Tactics Assault Regiment (STAR team).
Smythe was severely injured during the Armageddon mission to acquire Vacuum Power Modules (VPMs). He lost both legs below the knee. He tells Skippy the Magnificent that rather than regrowing his legs, he be given mechanical legs instead. During his recovery,  Major Kapoor took temporary command of the STAR team.
Smythe eventually had his legs regrown and continued to lead ST-Alpha.
He has been certified crazy by Colonel Joseph Bishop.
In Failure Mode, Smythe leads the star team in the effort to retrieve an elder starship. The effort is successful, but he is critically wounded in action. He succumbs to his injuries minutes after returning to Valkyrie.
Panther

Panther

Type of Ship
Dropship

Species
Maxolhx

Armament
Masers / Point Defense Cannons

Notable Features
Troop carrier / Defense Shields / Stealth capability

Panther dropships are a widely used type of dropship of the Maxolhx. The Merry Band of Pirates stole a Panther because they needed it to perform a raid on an ultra-secure Maxolhx facility that produced pixies. The Pirates acquired many more Panthers when they captured most of 2 Maxolhx Extinction-class battlescruisers and a heavy cruiser. The Pirates currently have 18 Panthers for use aboard the Dutchman.
The Like That

It Was Like That When We Got Here

Type of Ship
Frigate

Species
Jeraptha

Control AI
Standard Jeraptha AI

Armament
Maser cannons and point defense cannons

Notable Features
Specialized ECO stealth ship

Auxilliary Craft
Dropships

Status
Active

The *Like That* participated in the raid on the Wurgalan Boneyard Site Two to obtain ships for the attack on Stiglord (Squidworld). With the mass-detection system being hacked and told to ignore signals from the gravimetric sensors when the ships of the ECO squadron jumped in, they maneuvered close to their targets, extending thin power cables to provide a partial charge to the jump drive capacitors of the Wurgalan ships on the shopping list.
The jump drive system of each ship was tested under a trickle of power, temporary repairs were made, then the Jeraptha ship moved on to hook up power cables to the next ship on the list.
Only three Wurgalan ships failed the testing and had to be replaced by other ships, a result that was much more than acceptable. When power cables were disconnected from the last ship on the shopping list, the ECO ships backed away and accelerated at a leisurely rate, getting clear of the Boneyard. The obsolete Wurgalan ships powered up their jump drives and disappeared in brief flashes of gamma radiation.
The *Like That* was also part of Captain Uhtavio Scorandum's five-ship ECO Task Force assigned to retrieve an Elder Power Tap and investigate how it ended up on Squidworld in the first place.

1. ↑ https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/patrick-callahan
2. ↑ Mavericks Book 2: Freefall
Scarab

Scarab

Type of Ship
Dropship

Species
Jeraptha

Armament
Masers / Point Defense Cannons

Notable Features
Troop carrier / Defense Shields / Stealth capability

Scarab dropships are a widely used type of dropship of the Jeraptha. A full compliment of Scarabs were acquired by humans in a technology trade with the Jeraptha. These Scarabs are currently in use by the United Nations Navy.
Joe's Good Ideas

*The section(s) below SCHMAYBE includes **Spoilers**.*
Joe Bishop's Good Ideas* Use lead vests, the kind dentists use when they give you X-Rays, to block the signal of any location devices on captured Ruhar soldier.
* Use a Thuranin nanovirus to take control of a Kristang battle cruiser, and jump it close to two destroyers, then trigger a self-destruct sequence, destroying the cruiser and disabling the destroyer, then jumping the destroyers into the lower atmosphere of a gas giant planet.
* Faking an Elder Power Tap and Comm Node to trick the Ruhar into staying on Paradise.
* Send a maser cannon beam through a microwormhole to hit a vulnerable part of a Kristang ship.
* To plot a jump through a Elder wormhole.
* Causing the Kristang to get into a civil war to divert their attention away from humans.
* Using a Dragon dropship ejection system's explosive nanocord to escape being trapped underwater on Gingerbread.
* Using missiles, microwormholes and a hologram, have Skippy the Magnificent create spacetime ripples that mimic the Guardians' sheering effect to scare off the Maxolhx.
* Destroy a Maxolhx ship by putting the end of a jump Wormhole on the ship, then attempting to jump it in an Elder Damping Field.
* Use the event horizon of a wormhole like a bagel slicer to chop up two Maxolhx Extinction-class battlecruiser and one Maxolhx heavy cruiser to create the parts to construct Valkyrie and upgrade the Flying Dutchman.
* Create a microwormhole within a microwormhole, expand it and jump the ship through.
* Framing the Bosphuraq for Valkyrie's attacks on the Maxolhx by destroying a Bosphuraq ship and planting Pixies and posing as a rogue Bosphuraq *Ghost Ship*.
* Having Skippy create a microwormhole within a microwormhole, expand it and jump Valkyrie through.
* Escape a Sentinel by using four missiles, each with one end of a microwormhole, out of the system at ninety degree angles to a distance of approximately fifty eight billion kilometers from the ship. Then, when the were out of range of the missiles Sentinel, have Skippy create four microwormholes and send a message through them pretending to be a hostile Elder AI to attract the Sentinel's attention and draw it away.
Media

* ExForce Series
* Mavericks Series
* Timeline

Author / Narrator
* Author Craig Alanson
* Narrator R.C. Bray

Expeditionary Force Series
* ExForce 1: Columbus Day
* ExForce 2: Spec Ops
* ExForce 3: Paradise
* ExForce 3.5: Trouble on Paradise (Novella)
* ExForce 4: Black Ops
* ExForce 5: Zero Hour
* ExForce 6: Mavericks
* ExForce 7: Renegades
* ExForce 7.5: Homefront (Audio Drama)
* ExForce 8: Armageddon
* ExForce 9: Valkyrie
* ExForce 10: Critical Mass
* ExForce 11: Brushfire
* ExForce 12: Breakaway

Mavericks Series
* Mavericks Book 1: Deathtrap
* Mavericks Book 2: Freefall

Timeline
* Timeline
	+ Listening Order
	+ Reading Order
The Chidah

Wyl Chidah

Type of Ship
Destroyer

Species
Ruhar

Executive Officer
Feelax

Control AI
Standard Ruhar Control AI

Armament
Railguns, fragmentation missiles, maser cannons and point defense cannons

Auxilliary Craft
Dodo dropships and Vulture gunships/dropships

Status
Active

The *Chidah* was called the *Wild Child* by the Mavericks. She was assigned to Alien Legion's operation to evacuate Kristang from Jellaxico.
When one local Kristang Yellow Fang subclan leader, Grand Warrior Ashkallah, tried to force the Legion to withdraw from the province by promising to torture four human Keepers of the Faith, Lt. Col. Emily Perkins on the *Wild Child* pushed the weaapon control to launch a railgun strike to send the message that the Legion does not negotiate with terrorists.

1. ↑ https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/patrick-callahan
2. ↑ Mavericks Book 2: Freefall
Jawkuar

Jawkuar

Type of Ship
Armored Dropship / Gunship

Species
Kristang

Armament
Maser cannons / Point Defense Cannons

Notable Features
Troop carrier / Defense Shields / Stealth capability

Jawkuar armored dropships/gunships are a widely used type of dropship of the Kristang. They are mainly used in tactical assault missions.
Alien Legion

The Alien Legion

Team Leader:
Major General Jeff Ross (UNEF), Burtal Emmit Zaring (Verd-kris)

Motto:
"Anytime. Anywhere. Any Fight. (same as Mavericks and UNEF)

The Alien Legion was proposed by Lieutenant Colonel Emily Perkins after the successes of her Mavericks team.
It is an alien version of the French Foreign Legion, however, they are not mercenaries. The Alien Legion is comprised of a combined UNEF-Paradise human and Verd-kris military force to support the Ruhar, by doing the dirty jobs the Ruhar didn’t want to or could not do. Perkins' motivation had been mostly to demonstrate to their hamster overlords that humans could be useful and loyal allies. She also was worried that the Expeditionary Force on Paradise was rapidly disintegrating as soldiers, Marines and airmen saw little role for humans in the military.
Major General Jeff Ross either volunteered or was chosen to lead UNEF's effort to set it up. His second in command on the UNEF side is Brigadier General Lynn Bezanson. Burtal Emmit Zaring was Ross’s counterpart for the Verd-kris half of the Legion. It is unknown at this time who leads the Ruhar efforts.
Perkins knew the Legion is not just ten or fifty or a hundred thousand human troops. It’s also the millions of Verd-kris who could potentially be added to the combat power of the Ruhar.  Perkins has got the whole galaxy in an uproar. Everyone was frightened that the strategic math might change. Adding the Verd-kris to the Ruhar strength of arms not only boosts the Ruhar against their traditional enemy the Kristang, it could have long-term effects on the balance of power across the galaxy.
The Alien Legion's first "opportunity' to see action (comprised of the Mavericks, five other UNEF teams, and a dozen or so Verd-kris teams) was at Fresno.
The Legion was later contracted to help the Kristang Achakai mercenary warriors conquer and acquire the planet Stiglord (Squidworld) from the Wurgalan in order to establish themselves as an official clan.
After that, the Kristang Swift Arrow clan contracted the Legion to help take the planet Tohmaran from the Kristang Bright Claws clan. The latter operation failed when two Maxolhx heavy cruisers arrived at the planet and drove away the Ruhar Alien Legion combat support ships.
Due to the actions of the Merry Band of Pirates, the Rindhalu instructed all of its coalition species to sever contact with humans. This led the Legion to disband.
With the Legion disbanded, all humans members of the Legion, except Major General Ross and the members of the the Mavericks, were returned to Paradise. All Verd-kris members of the legion were sent back to their respective worlds. The UNN First Fleet liberated Verd-kris from Kasternul and Rentenoh to begin reforming the Legion.

1. ↑ Mavericks Book 1: Deathtrap
2. ↑ Mavericks Book 2: Freefall
3. ↑ ExForce 10: Critical Mass
4. ↑ ExForce 11: Brushfire
5. ↑ ExForce 12: Breakaway