P,Q
Name                                    Book & Page              Notes/Description
Paetius (The Greek)             Warlord                24   Owner of the tavern in Dubrae that Casca and Ortius spent a
                                                                                raucous evening in.   
Pak                                       Defiant               105   Mountain guide who fell to his death during an ice storm.
Paolo                                     Defiant                23    Venetian merchat who supplied velvet to the Polo household.
Parnell, Kate                         Pirate                111     Female pirate Casca found on board a ship he and his crew
                                                                                captured.  Teamed up with her to rescue Michelle LeBeau.  She
                                                                                left him before the mission was completed.
Parrish                             Desert Mercenary    76    Pilot of the Dakota used to transport Casca and his mercs to the
                                                                               location the Tuareg were holding their hostages.  Killed during
                                                                               the airstrip ambush.

Passmore, Robert                 Johnny Reb        116   Confederate soldier in Casca's platoon.  Was told to pull grass
                                                                               stalks apart during a demonstration by Casca.
Perault, Claude                     Legionnaire         26    Captain in the FFL, led the ambush on Thich's unit in which
                                                                                Casca took part.  
Peter                                     Warlord             167    Mad Christian missionary, believed he resurrected Casca after
                                                                                an earthquake.  Casca knocked him out with his own bell.
Petrok                                   Defiant              160    Mongol wrestler, present in Khaidu Khan's camp.  Challenged
                                                                                Urechi but lost.  
Pham Dong                            Phoenix               73    See Ngo Vinh Long.
Phang                                    Phoenix               61    Kamserai chieftain from Cambodia.  Helped Casca in destroying
                                                                                 Ho and his assassins.  Later also helped in the mission to 
                                                                                 rescue the Chinese family from Cambodia, during which he
                                                                                 lost a hand to a cobra.
Pickering, Ed                        Halls of Mont.     171    New recruit into Casca's unit at Matamoros, tried to kidnap
                                                                                Casca but was killed.  Brotherhood agent.
PICKETT, GEN GEORGE      Confederate         83    Confederate general who led the famous 'charge' at Gettysburg.

Piet                                       Johnny Reb          28    See Friedrich.
Pletuc                                    God of Death      125    Teotec craftsman, carved Casca's mask from jade which was
                                                                                 hung in the Great Hall.  Also threw a pot of night soil onto an 
                                                                                 Olmec's head during the battle for the city.
Pohlmann                              Panzer Soldier      14    Known as Teacher, he was the oldest of Casca's squad on the
                                                                                 Russian Front.  Killed himself and an SS squad in 1944 when
                                                                                 he saw them taking Jews to the camps.
POLK, JAMES KNOX           Halls of Mont.    118     US President, depicted worrying over the Mexican Question.
POLO, MAFFEO                    Defiant                31    Marco Polo's uncle, accompanied Casca, Marco and his brother
                                                                                 from Venice to China on the epic journey.
POLO, MARCO                     Defiant                12    Young man saved by Casca from drowning in Venice, and
                                                                                 subsequently went with him to China.  Marco Polo (1254-1324)
                                                                                 was only 17 when he set out with his father and uncle on the
                                                                                 great trek to China.  He stayed there 17 years until arriving
                                                                                 back in Venice in 1295.  Dictated an account of his journals
                                                                                 whilst in a Genoese prison which became every famous.
POLO, NICCOLO                  Defiant                31    Marco's father.  Went with his son to China. 

Polonius                                 Sentinel               59    Innkeeper of the Broken Lance in Constantinople where Casca
                                                                                  Ireina and Demos stayed on their arrival.
Pompeianus, Cornelius           Sentinel               89    Praetor of Cyrene.  Tried to rape Hrolvath after drugging him
                                                                                  but Casca intervened and arranged for Pompeianus' death at
                                                                                  the hands of two of his own slaves.
PONTIUS PILATE                 Eternal Mercenary 16    Procurator of Judea, sentenced Jesus to death.  Held office
                                                                                  26-36AD, was sent to Rome in disgrace for mishandling a
                                                                                  public demonstration in Samaria.

Poon Fong                              Cursed                  88   Chinese physician, adept with acupuncture.  Tended Casca
                                                                                  during and after his water torture session.  Also appears to
                                                                                  have been in league with sister Martina.
POPE, JOHN                          Johnny Reb         203   Union general at 2nd Manassas.  Overconfident of victory.
Popel, Ilye                              Panzer Soldier      18    Captain in the Soviet air force, flew a Stormovik that strafed
                                                                                  Casca's panzer just as they arrived off the train.  Was shot
                                                                                  down and killed as he flew away from the attack.
Portrillo, Roman                    Desert Mercenary  70   Spanish mercenary who took part in the desert rescue mission
                                                                                  against the tuareg.
PRETORIUS, ANDRIES         Johnny Reb            27   Boer leader on the Great Trek, recalled by Casca when talking
                                                                                   to Billy.
Prince, Dave                           Trench Soldier       18   Cockney miner who joined up with Casca in the First World
                                                                                   War.  Killed in February 1915 in an attack on a fort.
PROCOPIUS                           Avenger              106   Byzantine writer and historian present at a few meetings Casca
                                                                                   attended.  Procopius is the best known writer of Byzantine
                                                                                   history.
Pug                                         Liberator              12     Mercenary on board the
Kuta.
Quang                                   African Mercenary 40     Sister of Nuyen
Qubilai                                  Mongol                 117     Qiyat tribesman, second in command to Temujin at the
                                                                                    Battle of Baljuna Springs.  Showed Casca into Genghis' tent
                                                                                    as casca was bidding farewell to the Mongols.
Quiller, Pvt. John                 Confederate           45      Rebel soldier wounded at Fredericksburg while on patrol with
                                                                                    Casca and his unit.
Quinn, Billy                           Halls of Mont.      126     Irishman in the US army.  Hated Casca and fought him, but
                                                                                    ultimately died at the hands of the Eternal Mercenary.
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