Uller Uprising · Character

Eric Blount

The lieutenant-governor who plays chess with the governor while quietly counting the ways Terra's good deeds breed Ulleran resentment.

supporting

Also known as Blount, Lieutenant - Governor Blount

First appearance: i commander in chief front and center

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Lieutenant-Governor playing chess; argues that Rakkeed is a major threat and that Gurgurk is subsidizing him to seize power.

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Blount is the political officer who sees what Harrington won't: that every spaceport and power-reactor the Company bestows deepens native hatred rather than gratitude. He needles the governor over the chessboard and the plutonium shipments, tracking Orgzild's ambitions and Rakkeed's reach with the patience of a man who expects the worst. His clear-eyed pessimism drives the early arc, turning scattered warnings into a case for action before the uprising fully ignites.

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Character groups

Terran Command & Rebel Kings
Protagonist

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Sidney Harrington
friendship · positive
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Rakkeed
social · ambivalent
Rakkeed
social · ambivalent
Sidney Harrington
friendship · positive
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Sidney Harrington
friendship · positive
Close companions or allies, possibly sharing duties or personal rapport within the… How this plays out →

Sidney Harrington
Close companions or allies, possibly sharing duties or personal rapport within the colonial setting.
Rakkeed
Frequent contact between a human officer and a native, possibly as an interpreter or intermediary.
Rakkeed
Frequent contact between a human officer and a native, possibly as an interpreter or intermediary.
Sidney Harrington
Close companions or allies, possibly sharing duties or personal rapport within the colonial setting.
Sidney Harrington
Close companions or allies, possibly sharing duties or personal rapport within the colonial setting.

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II: Rakkeed, Stalin, and the Rev. Keeluk
Lieutenant-Governor playing chess; argues that Rakkeed is a major threat and that Gurgurk is subsidizing him to seize power.
III: Four-and-Twenty Geek Heads
Lieutenant-Governor, supports von Schlichten's aggressive views, plans to travel to Keegark to investigate.
IV: If You Read It in Stanley-Browne
Explains the technological and economic revolution on Uller and its casualties, and defends the Company's labor practices.

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