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Name                            Book & Page               Notes/Description
Hadramon                    Avenger               26     Blue trainer, recruited Casca into the faction.
Hagdrall                       Barbarian             80     Druid at Helsfjord who lost much of his power and position once Casca
                                                                         became lord there.  Died after taking the poison he'd intended to give
                                                                         Casca.
Hagkel, Hyman            Soldier of Gideon  23     Orthodox Jew from London who joined Casca's unit in Israel.  Killed
                                                                         by a Syrian cook in the fortress of El Quneitra.
Hakim Ben Souk          Assassin               89    Former member of the Inner Circle of the Brotherhood of the Lamb,
                                                                         interrogated by Hassan ibn Hassad for a description of Casca. 
Halim                           Liberator              13    Arab mercenary, sabotaged the
Kuta to the pirates could take it with
                                                                         ease.  Took his own life to avoid being taken by the ship's captain.
Hama-san                     Samurai               29     Servant of Muramasa's father, helped create the sword
Well-drinker.

Hamble, Joe                 Halls of Mont.     197     Soldier in Casca's unit, joined in New Orleas.  From Texas.
Hamilton, Dermot        Halls of Mont.     154     Soldier in Casca's unit.  Killed at Monterrey.
Hampton, Rosie           Confederate          39     see 'Rosie'.

Han (1)                         Mongol                 17     Fighting slave of the Black Khitan who fought against Casca at the
                                                                         festival.  Casca won by killing Han.
Han (2)                         Soldier of Fortune  4     Chinese merchant who left his family behind in Cambodia.  Was
                                                                          ordered by the head of the family to get them out by any means.
HANDS, ISRAEL          Pirate                   46     Blackbeard's official ship's captain.  Took Casca to see Blackbeard
                                                                         after fighting a Spanish ship, and helped knock Casca out.
Hardy                           Phoenix               141    Captain in the US Special Forces.  Presented a list of Ho's assassins
                                                                         to his C.O., Lt.Col. Wardell.

Hargreaves, Harry        Cursed                  35    British Consul in Hong Kong, reprieved Casca from hanging by
                                                                         sending him on a secret spying mission to China.  In a later book
                                                                         identified Casca which caused him to take to the streets of London as
                                                                         a vagrant.  

Harmatta                      Damned               54     Hun cur-quan and hetman of the Kutrigur tribe.  Received Ch'ing-Li
                                                                         when the Chinese man first arrived at Attila' camp.
Harper                          Liberator            240     English merchant, conspired with Escarg to cheat the Edo but was
                                                                          defeated at the battle on the beach led by Casca.  Despite the defeat
                                                                          he escaped.
Harrison                      African Mercenary 49     British pilot, flew Casca's mercs in a glider onto Dzhombe's
                                                                          presidential grounds.  Flew the survivors out on a Dakota.
Hartley, Joe                 Halls of Mont.       11     Criminal associate of Whitby.  Killed in the night ambush by Casca.
HASSAN IBN                Assassin               15     Assassin leader, also depicted as Elder of the Brotherhood of the
HASSAD AL SABAH                                         Lamb.  Recruited Casca into the assassins, not knowing who he really
                                                                          was.  Hassan founded the Assassins in the late 11th century at
                                                                          Castle Alamut in the Elburz Mountains.
Hegsten                        Warlord                19     Father of the Saxon raider killed in single combat on board ship.
                                                                          Hegsten, although not named at the time, fought at the Battle of the
                                                                          Field of Runes.

Heidemann                   Panzer Soldier      11      German captain of the 26th panzer regiment.  Greeted Casca at the
                                                                           railway siding on his return from leave.  Later killed in action
                                                                           against Soviet tanks.
Hemming Danesdottir   Barbarian           170      Beautiful cousin of Sifrit.  Played her part in luring Glam to her bed
                                                                           and allowing him to take her so that he had to marry her.  One son
                                                                           by Glam, Olaf.
HENRY (THE                 Defiant               277     Portuguese prince who hired Casca to work on some ships of his.
NAVIGATOR)                                                    Henry (1394-1460) was the 3rd son of King John I of Portugal and
                                                                          set up court at Sagres in southern Portugal where he sponsored many
                                                                          voyages of exploration and built an observatory.
Herac                             Sentinel               30     Leader of Brigands that captured Ireina's village.  After he raped
                                                                          Ireina, for which she conceived Demos, he was killed by Casca.
Hermann                       Legionnaire          19     Sergent-Chef in the FFL, was Casca's, and later, Gus's NCO who
                                                                           made their lives hell.  The hatred between him and Gus eventually
                                                                           led to Hermann's death at Dien Bien Phu when Gus blew him up
                                                                           with a grenade.
HEROD ANTIPAS        Eternal Mercenary 38      Jewish despot, held a party at his palace that Casca was assigned to
                                                                            as part of the guard detail.  Herod was son of Herod the Great and
                                                                            ruled Galilee and Peraea between 4-39AD as client of the Romans.
                                                                            Famous as the capricious murderer of John the Baptist.

HIMMLER,                   Panzer Soldier      181     Nazi Reichsfuhrer, depicted here as the Elder of the Brotherhood of
HEINRICH                                                          the Lamb.  Held Casca prisoner in Stahlberg Castle before having
                                                                           him introduced to Hitler.  Himmler (1900-45) joined the Nazi party
                                                                           in 1925, becoming head of the SS in 1929, then chief of police in '36.
                                                                           Instigated the liquidation of the Jews.  Captured by the Allies, he
                                                                           committed suicide at Luneburg.
HITLER, ADOLF         Panzer Soldier       194     Nazi leader, met Casca in the Fuhrerbunker in Berlin.  Casca broke
                                                                           the cyanide capsule in Hitler's mouth that killed him.  Portrayed
                                                                           here as a member of the Brotherhood of the Lamb.  Enough has
                                                                           been written about Hitler (1889-1945) than to repeat any of it here.
?Hogar                           Sentinel                  17    Village elder when Casca first saved the village from bandits, prior
                                                                           to Casca finding the cave he slept in for decades. 
Holdbod                        God of Death          52      Known as 'The Berserker', he accompanied Casca to the lands of
                                                                            the Teotec.  Played big part in the victory over the Olmecs, a battle
                                                                            in which he was wounded.
Hollington Teng            Cursed                  108     Chinese doctor, one of the leaders of the Boxer movement.  Met
                                                                            Casca in Tsungkow.

HONORIUS (FLAVIUS) Damned                18      Feeble Roman emperor, watched Casca and Vergix fight in Milan
                                                                            arena and recruited them into his guard when they defeated two of
                                                                            his men.  Honorius (384-423) ruled as Western Roman emperor
                                                                            from 395, but during his reign Britannia was lost (410).  
Hon Pao                         Defiant               181      Chinese court official in Kubilai's palace.  Became Casca's friend
                                                                            and accompanied him round China.  His daughter Ko died at the
                                                                            hands of Thogor-Pa.

HOOKER, JOSEPH       Confederate         15       Union general at Sharpsburg/Antietam.  Hooker went on to command                                                                             the Army of the Potomac but was demoted after being defeated.

Horjad                            Mongol                   3      One of Zhoutai's slaves.
Ho Van Tuyen                Phoenix                  2      Vietcong colonel, met Casca when he ambushed a squad of US troops
                                                                             and had Casca bayonetted.  This started a personal feud which
                                                                             ultimately sabotaged Ho's plan of assassinations in Vietnam.  Lured
                                                                             into a swamp, Ho was eaten by a sea crocodile.
Hrolthar Bluetooth         Barbarian            146      Saxon war chief defeated by Casca at the Battle of the Field of
                                                                             Runes.  Casca chopped his right hand off. 

Hrolvath                        Sentinel                 63      Young mercenary in Sicarus' company.  Became a good friend of
                                                                             Casca and went with him on campaign against the Vandals.  When
                                                                             Casca pursued Gregory, Hrolvath followed and in the final fight
                                                                             Hrolvath died from an arrow.
Huan                             Soldier of Fortune  96      Chinese civilian trapped in Cambodia with his wife, daughter and
                                                                             two young sons.  Casca's team rescued them, but Huan died saving
                                                                             the others by blowing himself up together with a Cambodian motor
                                                                             launch.
Huang Chu                     Cursed                132      Captain of Tsungkow's city guard.  Accompanied Casca on a tour of
                                                                             the prison.
Hughes, Ed                     Halls of Mont.     197       Bostonian who joined Casca's unit in New Orleans.

HUNTER, DAVID            Johnny Reb        107      Union officer wounded as he attacked up Henry Hill.
Hu Wei                           Cursed                 59       Korean tax collector killed by Casca in the village of Shou-Chang.
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