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Balt Haer

A baron and member of the Haer family, often in political roles.

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Also known as Baron Haer, the older Haer, the foppish Balt Haer

First appearance: VII

Balt Haer shows up with force in I. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Son of Baron Haer, a kilted Upper officer who brings Mauser to his father and displays a dismissive attitude.

Balt Haer first appears in 0024 vii.

In I: Son of Baron Haer, a kilted Upper officer who brings Mauser to his father and displays a dismissive attitude.

Later, in II: Mentioned as overbred poppycock; Joe recognizes family resemblance in the young woman.

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I
Son of Baron Haer, a kilted Upper officer who brings Mauser to his father and displays a dismissive attitude.
II
Mentioned as overbred poppycock; Joe recognizes family resemblance in the young woman.
V
Balt Haer mocks Joe Mauser's ambitions and Nadine's revolutionary ideas, acting as a cynical counterpoint in the family debate.
VII
The foppish Balt Haer, an Upper, mocks Mauser's ambitions and dismisses his past heroics, revealing caste prejudice despite Election Day's egalitarian pretense.
VIII
The younger Haer mocks Mauser's plan, attempts to order him back, and is rebuffed by his father.
IX
Referenced as the Baron whose forces are being scouted and who is the target of Cogswell's attack.
The Glider Revolution
Baron Haer, head of Vacuum Tube Transport; his forces deployed the glider, giving him a decisive advantage.
Chapter XI
The new Baron, bitter and dismissive, has squandered the family fortune on Hovercraft stocks.
V
Nadine's brother, a colonel and member of the Nathan Hale society; hostile to Joe Mauser.
XIII
Nadine's brother; fined and expelled from Category Military for life due to the glider ruling.

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