# Bish Ware — Four-Day Planet character guide > Bish Ware in Four-Day Planet by H. Beam Piper. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Ware, the old Bish Ware, Special Agent Ware **First appearance:** 0001-four-day-planet ## Snapshot A drunkard-turned-savior whose five-year con fooled even his friends, Bish Ware is the sharpest shot and deepest operator on Fenris. ## Who they are Bish Ware plays the town drunk for years, but his cover hides a special agent's instincts and a marksman's hand steady enough to shoot a knife from a man's grip. He moves through Port Sandor's factions with a private agenda, and when crisis hits, he steps into a temporary dictatorship to keep the peace. His ambiguous loyalties—traitor or savior?—make every scene he enters a question the reader wants answered. ## Relationships ### [Tom Kivelson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/characters/tom_kivelson) _friendship_ Bish Ware is Tom Kivelson's loyal and protective mentor, guiding him through the dangerous politics of Port Sandor. ### [Steve Ravick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/characters/steve_ravick) _rivalry_ Bish Ware and Steve Ravick are antagonists, with Ravick representing the corrupt corporate interests Ware fights against. ### [Oscar Fujisawa](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/characters/oscar_fujisawa) _friendship_ Bish Ware and Oscar Fujisawa share a mutual respect and work together as allies in the fight against corruption. ### [Glenn Murell](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/characters/glenn_murell) _rivalry_ Bish Ware and Glenn Murell are direct enemies, with Murell acting as a violent enforcer against Ware's operations. ### [Walt Boyd](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/characters/walt_boyd) _friendship_ Bish Ware and Walt Boyd are close allies, with Boyd supporting Ware's efforts as a trusted confidant. ### [Tom Kivelson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/characters/tom_kivelson) _friendship_ Bish Ware is Tom Kivelson's loyal and protective mentor, guiding him through the dangerous politics of Port Sandor. ### [Tom Kivelson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/characters/tom_kivelson) _friendship_ Bish Ware is Tom Kivelson's loyal and protective mentor, guiding him through the dangerous politics of Port Sandor. ### [Steve Ravick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/characters/steve_ravick) _rivalry_ Bish Ware and Steve Ravick are antagonists, with Ravick representing the corrupt corporate interests Ware fights against. ### [Walt Boyd](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/characters/walt_boyd) _friendship_ Bish Ware and Walt Boyd are close allies, with Boyd supporting Ware's efforts as a trusted confidant. ### [Oscar Fujisawa](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/characters/oscar_fujisawa) _friendship_ Bish Ware and Oscar Fujisawa share a mutual respect and work together as allies in the fight against corruption. ### [Walt Boyd](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/characters/walt_boyd) _friendship_ Bish Ware and Walt Boyd are close allies, with Boyd supporting Ware's efforts as a trusted confidant. ### [Glenn Murell](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/characters/glenn_murell) _rivalry_ Bish Ware and Glenn Murell are direct enemies, with Murell acting as a violent enforcer against Ware's operations. ## In the story ### [Four-Day Planet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/chapters/four-day-planet) Bish Ware is introduced as a seasoned journalist and a key figure in the pursuit of truth on Fenris. ### [Reporter Working](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/chapters/reporter-working) Observed by the reporter at the Hunters' Hall; meets a man using a Sherlock Holmes recognition code. ### [Bottom Level](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/chapters/bottom-level) Shoots the tread-snail that was about to sting Murell, demonstrates quick reflexes and knowledge of local dangers. ### [Main City Level](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/chapters/main-city-level) Saves Murell from tread-snail, declines publicity, discusses lawlessness and potential civil war with the Boyds. ### [Elementary, My Dear Kivelson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/chapters/elementary-my-dear-kivelson) Provides intelligence on the fake riot and police raid, and helps the group escape. ### [Practice, 50 mm Gun](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/chapters/practice-50-mm-gun) Reported vague suspicions about Steve Ravick and Leo Belsher's calmness regarding the Argentine Exotic Organics price. ### [Castaways Working](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/chapters/castaways-working) Mentioned as having explained the origin of 'Mayday' to the narrator. ### [The Rescue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/chapters/the-rescue) Revealed to have conducted detective work that uncovered the sabotage on the Javelin, despite appearing drunk as a ruse. ### [Vigilantes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/chapters/vigilantes) Devises a plan to infiltrate Hunters' Hall using a sleep-gas gadget and a bottle of Baldur honey-rum for disguise. ### [Tallow-Wax Fire](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/chapters/tallow-wax-fire) The protagonist and narrator; he documents the fire, kills a meat-grinder, and investigates the lorry crash. ### [The Treason of Bish Ware](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/chapters/the-treason-of-bish-ware) Missing and suspected of being inside Hunters' Hall; his sleep-gas weapon may have been used against a guard. ### [Masks Off](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/chapters/masks-off) Revealed to be a Federation agent who infiltrated Ravick's gang and delivered them to the spaceport police. ### [Finale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/chapters/finale) Now acting dictator of Fenris; implements reforms, meets with merchants, and plans for planet's reclassification. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/characters/bish_ware - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/four_day_planet_se/characters