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Name                                      Book & Page            Notes/Description
Bada                                    Mongol              100     Kereit tribesman who warned Casca of Ong Khan's impending
                                                                               attack in alliance with Jemuga.
Bardov                                 Damned             154    Captain of Hun guard, summoned by Attila to execute Ongesh
                                                                               in aftermath of Battle of Chalons.
Barlas                                  Mongol               158    Son of Ong Khan, executed along with his brother and father
                                                                                after their capture by Genghis Khan.
Barrett                                 Cursed                27     2nd lieutenant ordered to cut down Marshman from the
                                                                                flagpole with a pair of scissors.
Basish-Cur                           Damned              60      Hun commander of 30 warriors, assigned as escort to Ch'ing-Li.

Corporal Batley                    Confederate      204     Confederate corporal who survived the defeat at Five Forks.
BEAUREGARD, PIERRE      Johnny Reb       104     Confederate general, commanded the army Casca fought in at
                                                                                1st Manassas/Bull Run.  Beauregard served in the east and west
                                                                                during the civil war and was present at many battles.
BEE, ELLIOTT                     Johnny Reb       110     Confederate general killed at 1st Manassas/Bull Run.  Coined
                                                                                the phrase "Stonewall" while trying to rally fleeing troops. 
Beidemann, Gustav              Panzer Soldier     14     Known as 'Gus', this giant German served in Casca's tank crew
                                                                                on the Russian Front in WW2 before being arrested by the
                                                                                Military Police.  Reunited with Casca in the French Foreign
                                                                                Legion in Vietnam in the 1950s, he served with Casca in
                                                                                Algeria and in the early 1960s.  Died on the Dzhombe mission
                                                                                in a Rhodesian hospital.    
BELISARIUS                       Sentinel             105     Lived 505-565AD.  Eastern Roman general, greeted Casca and
                                                                                Sicarus during the Vandal campaign which he led.  Victorious
                                                                                 against the Persians (530, 542) Vandals (534) Ostrogoths
                                                                                 (535-40) and Huns (559).  Briefly imprisoned on false charges
                                                                                  of conspiracy in 562.  see also The Avenger page 102.
Bendurin                             Avenger               60      Syrian Green rider who raced against Casca in Constantinople.

Benedicto of Aquilonia         Defiant                56      Aide to new pope Gregory X.  Campaigned for a holy war to rid
                                                                                 Palestine of the Saracens, clashed with Casca as a result. 
Beshar                                 Persian                33      Innkeeper outside city of Nev-Shapur, Casca stayed at his inn
                                                                                 the night before entering the city.
Big Jim                                Pirate                  12       Henchman of McAdams, acted dull-witted but was in reality an
                                                                                  agent of the Governor of Virginia.  Accompanied Casca onto
                                                                                  Blackbeard's ship and later joined Casca's pirate crew.   
Bjornson                              God of Death     168      Viking warrior who accompanied Casca to the Teotec lands.
BLACKBEARD                    Pirate                  30      Infamous pirate, real name Edward Teach.  Greeted Casca onto
                                                                                 his ship but later arrested him on false charges and marooned
                                                                                 him on an island.  Blackbeard was later hunted down in 1718
                                                                                 and killed by the authorities after he sacked Charlestown.

Blandings                             Trench Soldier     26      British army major, Casca's commanding officer during the
                                                                                 first trench battles and berated Casca for discarding his pack.
                                                                                 Killed in action later on.
Bo Chui Than                       Phoenix             146      Vietcong assassin serving in the South Vietnamese forces.
                                                                                 Killed by Gomez as he went to kill Casca.  
Boddasi                                Mongol                  3      One of Zhoutai's slaves.
Boguda                                 Persian               137     Hunnish chieftain who led the attack on the Kushanite
                                                                                 capital.  Although he mortally wounded Jugotai, Casca killed
                                                                                 him moments later.
Boissy                                   Legionnaire        148    FFL Captain at Dien Bien Phu.  Casca reported to him after a
                                                                                 patrol.  

Bolar Khan                            Mongol                60    Chief of the Borgijin tribe, rescued by Casca and Temujin from
                                                                                an ambush.  Later died of a heart attack in his own yurt.
BORTEI                                 Mongol               61     Mongol woman rescued along with Bolar Khan from ambush.
                                                                                 Temujin took her as his first wife.  Later captured by Jemuga,
                                                                                 was pregnant upon her rescue.  This put Temujin's first born
                                                                                 son's legitimacy into question.
Bradman, Lieutenant            Halls of Mont.  141      Officer of unit Casca joined at Corpus Christi
Brady, Ann                            Halls of Mont.     7      See Ann McGuire (maiden name)
Brady, Eamonn                      Halls of Mont.   70      Brother of Sean, see below

Brady, Sean                           Halls of Mont.   70      Brother of Eamonn, neighbour of the McGuires.  Married Ann.
                                                                                Became a drunkard and fell foul of the Brotherhood and
                                                                                killed in Johnny Reb.
Brady, William (Billy)           Johnny Reb         8      Son of Sean and Ann.  Joined up to fight for the Confederacy
                                                                                and fought alongside Casca in the Eastern Theater. 
Braithwaite, George              Cursed                21     Colonel of the 42nd foot regiment.  Arrested Casca after the
                                                                                 body of Lt.Marshman was found hanging.
Brodie, Corporal                   Johnny Reb         62     Dour NCO in the Confederate unit Casca was appointed to.
                                                                                Lazy and cowardly, he fell foul of Casca. Wounded and invalided                                                                                  at Turkey Hill. 
BRAUN, EVA                        Panzer Soldier   212      Hitler's lover and, eventually, wife.  Casca was present when
                                                                                 she took cyanide at the end of the war.

Broken-Nose                        Confederate        64      Brotherhood agent, killed by Casca at the farmhouse.
Brotherstone, George           Trench Soldier     42     Scottish piper promoted to sergeant, then lieutenant.  Was a
                                                                                 friend of Casca during their time in the trenches but was
                                                                                 killed on Boxing Day, 1914.
Bryce-Roberts                       Trench Soldier   101     British captain, flew the plane in which Casca acted as lookout.
                                                                                 Escaped with Casca after being wounded and back to allied lines.
Bu Ali                                    Assassin               6     Mameluke captain under Mamud.  Real name Bu Tahir Avrani
                                                                                 and an assassin.  Twice captured Casca but was later killed by
                                                                                 him in combat.   
Corporal Buckley                  Confederate      101     Confederate NCO who retreated with Casca's unit in the wake
                                                                                 of Gettysburg.  Badly wounded at Petersburg.

BURNSIDE, AMBROSE        Johnny Reb       107      Union colonel and later general in the Civil War.  Led a unit at
                                                                                 1st Manassas/Bull Run and had his horse shot out under him.
Buta                                      Liberator            12     Tall mercenary employed by the captain of the 
Kuta.  Killed by
                                                                                 pirates when they sank the ship.
BUZES                                   Avenger           142      Byzantine general.  Casca got intelligence of enemy forces from
                                                                                 him before battle.  Buzes was later arrested by Narses.
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