The Airlords of Han · Characters
Character guide
Key figures in The Airlords of Han by Philip Francis Nowlan.
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Unknown Narrator
major
Also known as yourself, mine, Your, myself, I., your
A captured forest fighter dragged before the airlords, he watches Han cruelty with cold eyes and answers their mockery with quiet defiance.
The Hans
major
Also known as the Hans, Hans, These Hans, their, themselves, Their
The airborne ruling race of Lo-Tan, whose rigid discipline and hollow courtesies mask a cynical, morally degraded civilization that has hunted Americans for centuries.
San-Lan
major
Also known as Lan, the Magnificent San-Lan, himself
The Magnificent Air Lord of All the Hans, a caged tiger of a tyrant whose gleaming empire is crumbling beneath him.
Wilma
supporting
Also known as herself, hers, your
A woman tied to the narrator's cause, whose presence threads through his captivity and the wider American resistance.
The Americans
supporting
Also known as Americans, their
The hunted survivors of a shattered nation, reduced to forest beasts yet secretly bred into supermen by the very oppression meant to destroy them.
Anthony Rogers
supporting
Also known as Rogers, your
An American figure bound up in the fight against the Han, whose name carries weight among the forest fighters and their scattered forces.
The Han Officer
supporting
Also known as himself
He commands the Han detail that takes the narrator prisoner, treating rank and ritual as weapons of petty humiliation rather than genuine respect. His crude mockery of his own Air Lord exposes the cynical, backbiting culture that holds the Han empire together through fear alone. Through him the narrator first learns that Han discipline is heartless theater, and that even captors despise one another — a lesson that colors every later encounter with the enemy.
Tony
minor
Also known as yourself
A nickname for a character, possibly Anthony Rogers or another ally.
Handan
minor
Also known as Boss Handan, Boss, himself
A Han boss or leader, possibly a local administrator.
The Bad Bloods
minor
Also known as their
A group of rebellious or outlaw characters.
Delawares
minor
Also known as the Delawares, their
A Native American group allied with the Americans.
Ngo-Lan
minor
A Han character, possibly a scientist or official.
Number Two Operator
minor
A Han technician or operator of a device.
The Wyomings
minor
Also known as Wyomings
A group of American soldiers or allies.
Han
minor
Also known as the Han
A generic reference to a Han individual, possibly a ruler.
The Tibetans
minor
Also known as their, themselves
A group of people from Tibet, possibly allies or neutral.
Boss Warn
minor
Also known as Warn
A Han boss or leader, possibly a local figure.
Yun-Yun
minor
Also known as the Yun-Yun, its
A Han character, possibly a female or a title.
Lip-Hung
minor
A named Han individual, likely a subordinate.
Lui-Lok
minor
A Han character, possibly a guard or officer.
Jim Hallwell
minor
Also known as Hallwell
A named American character, possibly a soldier or pilot.