Whiskeyjack

Whiskeyjack recognizes Apsalar as the changed former recruit Sorry and accepts her wish to return home.

Whiskeyjack commands Fiddler, a Bridgeburner sapper. Fiddler challenges the sergeant’s emotional detachment, insisting that their fallen friends must be remembered as people.

Paran is ordered to assume command of Whiskeyjack's squad. He remembers Whiskeyjack from the past and feels conflicted about the possibility that his mission may bring harm to him.

Kalam is a trusted Bridgeburner under Whiskeyjack's command. The two coordinate their squad's actions and share suspicions that the Empire is trying to destroy them.

Whiskeyjack leads Quick Ben, the squad’s wizard. They share operational trust, and Quick Ben speaks candidly about the emotional burden Whiskeyjack carries as a commander.

Sorry is a recruit in Whiskeyjack's squad. He is wary of her uncanny behavior and concerned that her presence and the squad's actions will attract Tayschrenn's attention.

They are allied Malazan officers from different parts of the army. At Pale, they recognize their shared failures and grief, and Tattersail sympathizes with Whiskeyjack's losses.

Dujek is Whiskeyjack’s High Fist and former superior. Their shared military history and mutual loyalty run deep, and Whiskeyjack intends to stand beside him if Dujek makes a move against the Empire.

Whiskeyjack commands Hedge, a Bridgeburner saboteur. Hedge serves alongside Fiddler in preparing explosives and remains a loyal member of the squad.

Whiskeyjack leads Mallet, the squad’s healer. Mallet responds to his orders and helps save Coll after Paran brings him to the Phoenix Inn.

The Black Moranth addresses Whiskeyjack as a known Bridgeburner, provides support and information, and speaks with him about the Moranth’s planned reckoning.

Toc is a soldier of the Second and regards Whiskeyjack’s standing among Dujek’s troops as politically crucial. He warns Paran that eliminating Whiskeyjack and the Bridgeburners could provoke mutiny.

Trotts is Whiskeyjack’s second-in-command and helps lead the squad despite Captain Stillis’s mistaken assumptions about his Barghast background.

Lorn’s mission is understood by Tattersail to include killing Whiskeyjack and his squad. Toc warns that such an action could trigger a military mutiny.

Brood's campaign has devastated the armies around Pale, including the forces with which Whiskeyjack serves.

Whiskeyjack recalls that he could have opposed Laseen when she was Surly, but she now rules as Empress while he commands a diminished squad. His history and following make him a potential target of her political suspicions.