Rally Cry - Characters in "Rally Cry"

Characters in "Rally Cry"

Andrew Lawrence Keane

A Colonel in the Union Army. He leads the 35th Maine volunteer regiment. Keane was a college history professor before volunteering. Keane's first command was at Antietam. He lost his left arm at Gettysburg.

Hans Schuder

Keane's German mentor. Hans guided Keane at Antietam and let Keane develop from there on. Hans is a hard-ass, though he is very respected among the 35th. He is wise and humble, trying to turn down a commission as General of Suzdal forces that Keane offers.

Pat O'Donald

The commander of the 44th New York, an artillery command. O'Donald and Keane quickly become friends on the Ogunquit, and they develop a mutual respect for each other. O'Donald is hotheaded and quick to anger. His men have a reputation for getting drunk and starting fights.

Tobias Cromwell

The captain of the Ogunquit. He was aboard one of the wooden ships that encounter the CSS Virginia (the Merrimack),and rumored to have abandoned ship before the order was given. Cromwell is constantly at odds with Keane. He is a stanch Democrat where most of the rest of the men are Republicans, and does not object at all to their slavery. Cromwell leads the camp that wishes to escape the Tugars before the Suzdal Revolution, and he flees leaving the men of the 35th to die when the Tugars break into Suzdal.

Vincent Hawthorne

A young Quaker who joins the 35th to end slavery despite that he despises killing. Hawthorne becomes a favorite of Keane, and he quickly rises through the ranks getting a command of his own.

Kalencka

Originally a minstrel for the Boyar Ivor. Kal is very intelligent, but hides it for fear of being persecuted. He becomes an interpreter, and a leader in the revolution of the peasants. He is widely admired and can always rally the common people behind him. He is also referred to as "The Mouse" and uses it as a rally cry for the peasants to join him.

Muzta

Qar Qarth of the Tugar horde. He is a rational though distressed leader. Factions within the Tugar horde are just short of challenging his claim as leader. Many of his decisions are made with that taken into account, even if they may not be the wisest. His mentor is the old warrior that fought with his father, Qubata. Muzta cares for his people, though usually takes the quick temporary fix rather than taking long term consequences into account.

Qubata

The leader of the Tugar armies. He is also one of the oldest warriors, and one of the few who treats Keane like a real adversary rather than just "cattle." He is often shunned because the Tugar thought is that cattle are not equal to Tugars. Qubata led the horde to victory at the famous battle of Orki defeating their rival horde the Merki in an epic battle. He guides and advises Muzta as a friend and mentor, though Muzta does not always listen.

Ivor

The boyar of Suzdal. He wishes to unite the lands of Rus under his rule. He is constantly at odds with the church prelate, Rasnar, who wishes to take his power away. Ivor also has to compete with his bastard half-brother Mikhail, who is a puppet of Rasnar.

Rasnar

The corrupt prelate of the church. His power was taken away by Ivor's father and he hopes to get it back. The ruling system was set up by the Tugars placing the church and the boyars at odds, and Rasnar hopes to use the Tugars to help him. Rasnar is corrupt and only thinks about furthering his own goals.

Casmar

The leader of the church after Rasnar. Casmar furthers the revolution in Suzdal by tricking the nobleman against each other. After Rasnar's death, Casmar leads the church and tries to mend the damage Rasnar gave it.