U, V
Name                                          Book & Page              Notes/Description     
Ulf                                             Warrior                  7    Scandinavian 2nd mate of the Rangaroa.
Urechi                                        Defiant                159    Son of Khaidu Khan. wrestler who was undefeated until he
                                                                                       lost to Casca in the camp.  Spared by Casca. 
Umberto                                    Defiant                 26     Venetian crusader and friend of Marco.  Killed in the
                                                                                       saracen attack on Acre.

Van Janich, Alan                      African Mercenary  3     White African Colonel of the regime that hired Casca's
                                                                                       mercenaries to remove Dzhombe.  Read eulogy for Gus at
                                                                                       his funeral.
Van Tran Tuyen                        Phoenix               119     South Vietnamese soldier, friend of Casca.  Met him in an
                                                                                       attack on an outpost in 1965.  Aided Casca in both the
                                                                                       Phoenix project against Colonel Ho and in the Cambodian
                                                                                       rescue mission.
Vargas, Luiz                            Conquistador         30      Cruel 2nd mate under Captain Ortiz.  Took a dislike to
                                                                                       Casca but in a fight with him was thrown overboard and
                                                                                       lost.
Vazquez, Conchita                  Halls of Mont       166       Mexican brothel madam in Matamoros that Casca visited.

Vergix                                      Damned                 14      Suevii tribesman who met Casca in the gladiator pens in
                                                                                       Milan, and won his freedom with his new friend.  Served
                                                                                       with Casca under Honorius, then after being captured by
                                                                                       Alaric, under him.    
Verianus                                 Eternal Mercenary  46     Sporus' assistant, cleared up the mess after Casca had
                                                                                       killed Sporus.  Carried a wounded Casca to the barracks.
Vickery, Isiah                         Confederate           98      Rebel soldier, interrogated by the Colonel after the defeat
                                                                                      at Gettysburg.
Villon, Jean-Paul                     Legionnaire          117      FFL Lieutenant, became Casca's executive officer after
                                                                                       Casca escaped from Thich.  Died at Dien Bien Phu. 
VITALIUS                               Avenger               107      Byzantine general who commanded Casca in Rome.
VITIGES                                 Avenger                 77      Gothic general and later king.  Died of his wounds in the
                                                                                       decisive battle of the war.

Vittorio                                    Defiant                 17       Close friend of Marco who went with him and Casca from
                                                                                       Venice to the court of Kubilai Khan.
Vivita                                      Warrior                 59       Navolese woman who often slept with Casca.
Vlad the Dark                         God of Death         46        Viking warrior who went to the lands of the Teotec.  Was
                                                                                        one of Casca's lieutenants.
Vorhees, Saul                         Desert Mercenary   96       South African mercenary who went on the desert rescue
                                                                                        mission against the tuareg.  Was shot through the head
                                                                                        during the ambush at the airstrip.
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