Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City
Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled CityK. J. Parker
Characters in Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City
5 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Orhan
A colonel of engineers and former slave of the Robur Empire, cunning and insubordinate, put in charge of defending a city he has never fully belonged to.
Antagonists
Ogus
Commander of the besieging army and a man from Orhan's own past, who keeps treating Orhan as a friend even while trying to take his city.
Supporting characters
Faustinus
The city's prefect, who recognizes Orhan's competence and makes him the city's best hope against the siege.
Sawdust
A carpenter whose skill and craftsmanship prove as vital to the city's defense as any soldier's.
Aichma
The daughter of an old friend of Orhan's, a tavern keeper's child he feels a strong sense of responsibility for.