Author's Note:
This story takes place in Thinking Horndogs Swarm Cycle universe. You should at least read his 'Average Joes' and possibly 'Pick Up 18' stories first. This story is a direct follow on to my 'Woolly Wilds', and that story must be read before this one. You should also read The Duke Of Ramus' 'Civil Service' and if you haven't already done so, read his 'Albion' story after reading chapter 13 of this story.
Thanks to Thinking Horndog for letting me play in his universe. Thanks also go to Brooke, Tomken, Justin Radically, George Allen, Lordshipmayhem and Mulligan for their help in getting this story ready to publish and pointing out errors. Any remaining are mine and I claim copyright on them :) Thanks also go to the Duke Of Ramus for letting me use one of his characters, and for allowing me to use a couple of his situations for my own purposes.
Justin Radically and I have swapped characters, briefly, in this story, as his Wayward, and my Woolly Wilds 2 cross paths. We found that fun, I hope you do too.
| Llew Carter : Our Hero (17) | Dai Thomas : Retired sheep farmer in South Wales |
| Roger Carter : Llew's father | Jenni : Ex-girlfriend of Llew's |
| Imogen Carter : Llew's mother | |
| Branwyn (Branny) Carter : Llew's twin sister | Chuck Reilly (Lieutenant) : Marine officer on CSS Isaac Newton |
| Huw Carter : Llew's younger brother (15) | Danny Black : Marine Corporal on CSS Isaac Newton |
| Siân Carter : Llew's younger sister and youngest in the family (14) | Joan Black : Marine Corporal on CSS Isaac Newton, Danny's (ex)-wife |
| Cyrus Temple : Marine Private on CSS Isaac Newton | |
| William Night : Captain of CSS Isaac Newton | Amber Speed : Cyrus Temple's concubine |
| Geoff Stevens : First officer on CSS Isaac Newton | Riley : Unowned concubine on CSS Isaac Newton |
| Sofia Stevens : Medical Technician on CSS Isaac Newton, concubine of Geoff | Paul Morris : Marine Sergeant on CSS Isaac Newton (Canadian) |
| Paul Simpson (Lieutenant) : Ship's officer on CSS Isaac Newton | Susan Van Der Meer (Corporal) : CAP testing centre personnel |
| Pauline Scott : CS representative on CSS Isaac Newton | |
| Katy & Charles : Roger's siblings | |
| Stacy Fields : Llew's concubine | Jenny & Dorothy : Imogen's sisters |
| Janine Miller : Llew's, later Huw's concubine | Frank : Stacy's first sponsor (deceased) |
| Peter : Janine's son (5) | Jimmy : Danny & Joan's son, Joan's concubine |
| James : Janine's son (7) | Janie : Danny & Joan's daughter, Danny's concubine |
| Kimmee : Llew's concubine, from Thailand | Ali : Joan's sister & concubine |
| Susan : Roger's, later Llew's concubine (38) | Alex : Susie's son |
| Thomas : Susan's son (11) | Susie : Danny's sister & concubine |
| Peter : Susan's son (7) | Mel, Jack, Katie, Millie : Younger children in Danny & Joan's household |
| Hank : Young New Yorker, sponsor | Jack Power : Confederacy Intelligence Officer |
| Claire : Hank's older sister and concubine | Alice : Jack Power's concubine |
| Abbey : Claire's twin sister, Hank's concubine | Toby : Jack Power's concubine |
| Jennifer : Hank's concubine | Melissa West : Confederacy Intelligence Officer |
| Jacob : Jennifer's son (14) | David : Melissa's concubine |
| Ellie : Jennifer's daughter (12) | Joanne : David's daughter & Melissa's concubine |
| Mike : Jennifer's son | |
| Margaret : Hank's concubine | Ameera (Mee) Shafeeq : Sponsor, Llew's next door neighbour on CSS Isaac Newton |
| Thomas : Margaret's son (14) | Saquib : Ameera's husband & concubine (deceased) |
| Lauren : Margaret's daughter (13) | Rania : Ameera's friend & concubine |
| Louise : Margaret's daughter | Abdul : Ameera & Saquib's son (5) |
| Reem : Ameera & Saquib's daughter (3) | |
| Donald (Budd) Wilkerson (Major) : Personnel Officer on Lipskiy Base | |
| Matt Harding (Commander) : Confederacy Intelligence pool leader on Lipskiy base | Ashley Judd (Professor) : Physicist and lecturer at Cambridge University |
| John Maggor (Lieutenant-Colonel) : Senior Marine Officer, temporarily attached to Intelligence : Borrowed from The Duke Of Ramus | Paul Zucher : One of Judd's students at Kent University |
| Percival Meers (Commander) : Intelligence Officer on Lipskiy Base | Mattias Zucher : Physicist at Paris University, uncle of Paul |
| Andres Zucher (Colonel) : Senior Intelligence Analyst on Lipskiy Base : Shared with Justin Radically | Werner Lued (Doctor) : Physicist and lecturer at Berlin University |
| Priscilla Percy (Lieutenant) : Ex SAS operations officer, head of security on Artemis base. : Shared with Justin Radically | |
| Mr Kobo : Priscilla's sensei. Martial arts trainer | Simon Pierra (Ensign) : Member of Llew's team |
| Steven Harper (Lieutenant-Colonel) : Senior officer on Mars Base | Sharon (Prof) Taylor (Private) : Member of Llew's team |
| Thornby (Major) : Officer on Mars Base | Theodore Ung (Private) : Member of Llew's team |
| Randy Williams : Ward of Andres Zucher : A lead character in Justin Radically's Wayward | Wilky Cribbens (Platoon Sergeant) : Thewliss' 2IC |
Note: Where an age or rank is given, it is at the start of the story, or when first encountered.