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Orion

Admiral Orion

Darrow's ornery Blue admiral, who spent eighteen months as a pirate building a fleet and now commands the Rising's navy at Ilium.

Story so far

Long feared dead after Roque's coup at the Triumph, Orion survived a bridge assassination attempt aboard the Pax—warned by Mustang, shot in the arm, but holding the ship—and for eighteen months turned pirate, raiding Core shipping lines from Darrow's old quarters and drawing loyal Blues to the cause. Her raids let the Sons crew the ships stolen from the Jackal with willing hands. Reunited with Darrow for the battle of Ilium, she commands the fleet from the dreadnought Persephone's Howl, synced with every captain save the strike force, her stateroom stuffed with plundered Venusian rugs and a Titian.

Overweight, gaudy, and wry, she trades banter with Darrow about finding a red parrot for her shoulder and thanks him for the gift of this war—'after today, Blue will have no master.'

Appearance

An overweight, ornery Blue woman with the pale complexion and neural Sigils of her Color, an old wound in one arm, a commander's steely bearing; fond of plundered finery.

Role

Darrow's Blue admiral commanding the Rising's fleet at Ilium; the pirate-turned-warlord fighting to free the Blues from all masters.

Relationships

Darrow — Her commander, who gave her this war and on whose plan she stakes the pirate fleet she built.
The Pax — Darrow's flagship she saved at the Triumph and made her raiding home for eighteen months.
Persephone's Howl — The dreadnought from which she commands the Rising's navy in the battle of Ilium.

Earlier in this series

Also appears in books you've already read — spoiler-safe to their endings:

Sources — 2 recorded facts, by chapter
Chapter 20
  • Darrow's brilliant Blue admiral, revealed alive and still commanding the Pax—a hidden naval asset for the Rising.
Chapter 44
  • Darrow's ornery Blue admiral, who spent eighteen months as a pirate building a fleet and now commands the Rising's navy at Ilium.
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