Uller Uprising · Character

Sidney Harrington

The genial governor-general who insists nine-tenths of Ullerans have benefited from Terran rule, even as his own advisers count the enemies.

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Also known as Harrington, Sid, Sid Harrington, Governor Harrington

First appearance: i commander in chief front and center

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Governor of Uller, whose murder by rebels triggers the full-scale uprising.

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Harrington presides over the Company's Ulleran holdings with pipe-smoke optimism, dismissing native hatred as the grumbling of a few fanatics and merchants. He spars with Blount over chess and policy, waving away warnings about Orgzild's plutonium purchases and Rakkeed's sermons as burglars under the bed. His complacency is the wall the story's more clear-eyed officers must push against, making him the human face of the colonial blind spot that invites disaster.

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Terran Command & Rebel Kings
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Eric Blount
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Uller Uprising
Governor of Uller, whose murder by rebels triggers the full-scale uprising.
II: Rakkeed, Stalin, and the Rev. Keeluk
Governor-General playing chess; worried about his dog Stalin; skeptical of Rakkeed's influence but concerned about plutonium sales to Orgzild.
III: Four-and-Twenty Geek Heads
Governor-General, sits on the dais, uses a geek-speaker, advocates for peaceful commerce and opposes talk of deposing Jaikark.
VI: The Bad News Came After the Coffee
Governor-General; reported dead at the end of the chapter.
VII: Bismillah! How Dumb Can We Get?
Found dead in his room, poisoned by a servant loyal to Rev. Keeluk.

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