Marks

Marks was a Captain in the Imperial Navy, and had the utmost respect, as well as the ear, of the Emperor himself. As soon as the Coup occurred, Marks immediately vanished. At the same time, the Mariposa and all 3 Hades Class Cruisers vanished. There has been much speculation regarding the simultaneous nature of those events.

Marks is well-known throughout The Empire as a talented manipulator. Marks is a politician, and a very savvy one, at that. However, Marks is also a very astute military commander, and although he is not a brilliant tactician himself, he is very adept at identifying those who are. Marks and Sil have a long-standing relationship, which involves an unswerving mutual trust. Marks does the "Talking", and Sil does the "Walking." These two officers make for a formidable combination, which no enemy wants to face.

One of Marks' favorite responses is, "Do you Really want Sil to finish this argument?" Roughly translated, that means, "Agree to my terms, or Sil will turn your ship into ash."

Marks is half-Calliatian, and half-Human. Marks does not realize that his non-Calliatian parent was human, until Sil tells him (The Mission).