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Milfors Wass

A Veep of considerable rank whose presence on the safari carries political weight, and whose mind may not survive whatever waits in the valley.

supporting

Also known as Wass, Veeps of Wass

First appearance: IV

As a supporting figure in Star Hunter, Milfors Wass is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

The Veep of a shadowy criminal empire, Wass agrees to partner with Hume, supplying resources and Jumala memory tapes for the scheme.

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Milfors Wass travels with the hunting party as a man of consequence, his authority and his man watching the woods with an attention Hume finds worth noting. By the time the Patrol collects him he is a witless, dazed creature still under the mental influence of whoever set the trap, and his ruined state becomes the measure of what the expedition stumbled into. His fate shadows the survivors' reckonings with the Patrol.

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Ras Hume
professional · ambivalent
Milfors Wass is Ras Hume's employer or handler, issuing orders and expecting results in… How this plays out →
Vye Lansor
professional · negative
Rynch Brodie
professional · ambivalent
Ras Hume
professional · ambivalent
Milfors Wass is Ras Hume's employer or handler, issuing orders and expecting results in… How this plays out →
Ras Hume
professional · ambivalent
Milfors Wass is Ras Hume's employer or handler, issuing orders and expecting results in… How this plays out →
Rynch Brodie
professional · ambivalent
Vye Lansor
professional · negative

Ras Hume
Milfors Wass is Ras Hume's employer or handler, issuing orders and expecting results in their shared criminal or mercenary enterprise.
Vye Lansor
Milfors Wass views Vye Lansor as a valuable asset or bargaining chip in his larger schemes, keeping her under surveillance.
Rynch Brodie
Milfors Wass employs Rynch Brodie as a hired gun or agent, maintaining a tense business relationship.
Ras Hume
Milfors Wass is Ras Hume's employer or handler, issuing orders and expecting results in their shared criminal or mercenary enterprise.
Ras Hume
Milfors Wass is Ras Hume's employer or handler, issuing orders and expecting results in their shared criminal or mercenary enterprise.
Rynch Brodie
Milfors Wass employs Rynch Brodie as a hired gun or agent, maintaining a tense business relationship.
Vye Lansor
Milfors Wass views Vye Lansor as a valuable asset or bargaining chip in his larger schemes, keeping her under surveillance.

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Milfors Wass appears across 8 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

I
The Veep of a shadowy criminal empire, Wass agrees to partner with Hume, supplying resources and Jumala memory tapes for the scheme. He is calculating and ruthless.
II
Referenced as the contact whose techs will alter Vye's identity; his world fringes criminal and luxury circles.
III
Implied to have selected the clients and placed a gearman with Hume to ensure compliance with the plan.
IV
Wass is not present in the chapter but is referenced by Rovald as the employer who dislikes trouble and holds stakes in the deal.
VIII
Veep who interrogates Vye and Hume, reveals his control over the camp and project.
XI
His camp sends a frantic distress call, prompting Hume to change course; the camp is later found deserted.
XII
The target of the rescue mission; his men are being herded toward the mountain valley by blue beasts.
XIII
Captured and driven mad by the alien barrier, now a witless dazed creature.

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