# Short Fiction — Character guide

> Key figures in Short Fiction by H. Beam Piper.

- [Verkan Vall](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_24_se/characters/verkan_vall.md): A time-traveling agent from the future, protagonist of several stories.
- [John Singleton Mosby](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_24_se/characters/john_singleton_mosby.md): Confederate partisan ranger leader in Civil War stories.
- [Major Fred Benson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_24_se/characters/benson.md): Union officer and narrator in a Civil War tale.
- [Tortha Karf](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_24_se/characters/tortha_karf.md): Chief of the Paratime Police, Verkan Vall's superior.
- [Hadron Dalla](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_24_se/characters/hadron_dalla.md): A brilliant scientist and love interest in a time-travel story.
- [Hradzka](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_24_se/characters/hradzka.md): A dangerous alien creature hunted in a future safari story.
- [Colonel Ashley Hampton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_24_se/characters/ashley_hampton.md): Confederate officer and romantic lead in a Civil War story.
- [Raud the Keeper](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_24_se/characters/raud_the_keeper.md): Mysterious guardian of a dangerous alien artifact.
- [Salgath Trod](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_24_se/characters/salgath_trod.md): A political figure on an alien world involved in intrigue.
- [Frank Cardon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_24_se/characters/frank_cardon.md): A Literate agent on a mission to a primitive world.
- [Count Erskyll](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_24_se/characters/count_erskyll.md): A nobleman on a feudal alien world involved in a power struggle.
- [Kalvar Dard](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_24_se/characters/kalvar_dard.md): A ruthless criminal and antagonist in a future crime story.
- [Ray Pelton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_24_se/characters/ray_pelton.md): A young man caught up in a scheme involving a time machine.
- [Allan Hartley](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_24_se/characters/allan_hartley.md): A young boy with a powerful psychic ability.
- [Paul Meillard](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_24_se/characters/paul_meillard.md): A scientist involved in a dangerous experiment with time.
- [Mr. Melroy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_24_se/characters/mr_melroy.md): A mysterious and powerful figure in a future society.
- [Ralph N. Prestonby](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_24_se/characters/ralph_prestonby.md): A Literate agent on a mission to a primitive world.
- [Commodore Vann Shatrak](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_24_se/characters/vann_shatrak.md): A space navy officer involved in a diplomatic crisis.
- [Stanly Weill](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_24_se/characters/stanly_weill.md): A scientist who discovers a dangerous new form of energy.
- [Conn Maxwell](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_24_se/characters/conn_maxwell.md): A young man from a backwater planet seeking lost technology.
- [Edward Chalmers](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_24_se/characters/edward_chalmers.md): A doctor involved in a strange case of suspended animation.
- [Dallona of Hadron](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_24_se/characters/dallona_of_hadron.md): A noblewoman from a matriarchal alien society.
- [Doug Yetsko](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_24_se/characters/doug_yetsko.md): A police officer in a future crime story.
- [Martha Dane](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_24_se/characters/martha_dane.md): A linguist studying an alien language on Mars.
- [Claire Pelton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_24_se/characters/claire_pelton.md): Chester Pelton's daughter, involved in time-travel adventures.
- [Doctor Hauserman](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_24_se/characters/doctor_hauserman.md): A psychiatrist treating a patient with a strange delusion.
- [Tony Lattimer](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_24_se/characters/tony_lattimer.md): An archaeologist on a Martian expedition.
- [Major Luis Gofredo](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_24_se/characters/luis_gofredo.md): A military officer on a frontier planet.
- [Lillian Ransby](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_24_se/characters/lillian_ransby.md): A woman involved in a time-travel experiment.
- [Miles Gilbert](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_24_se/characters/miles_gilbert.md): A space explorer stranded on a dangerous planet.
- [Mr. Altamont](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_24_se/characters/mr_altamont.md): A mysterious figure with a hidden agenda.
- [Dr. Doris Rives](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_24_se/characters/doris_rives.md): A scientist studying a strange alien phenomenon.
- [Hoddy Ringo](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_24_se/characters/hoddy_ringo.md): A gambler and adventurer in a time-travel story.
- [Dirzed](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_24_se/characters/dirzed.md): A professional assassin from an alien society.
- [Russ Latterman](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_24_se/characters/russ_latterman.md): A journalist covering a story on a frontier planet.
- [Duncan MacLeod](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_24_se/characters/duncan_macleod.md): A scientist on a Martian archaeological dig.
- [Obray of Erskyll](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_24_se/characters/obray_of_erskyll.md): A young nobleman on a feudal alien world.
- [Dr. Loudons](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_24_se/characters/loudons.md): A scientist involved in a dangerous experiment.
- [Sonny](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_24_se/characters/sonny.md): A young boy with a mysterious connection to a dangerous creature.
- [Kato Sugihara](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_24_se/characters/kato_sugihara.md): A member of a Martian archaeological team.
- [Brigadier General Ramón Gonzales](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_24_se/characters/ramon_gonzales.md): A military officer on a frontier planet.
- [General Maith](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_24_se/characters/general_maith.md): A military officer on a frontier planet.
- [Sid Keating](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_24_se/characters/sid_keating.md): A police officer in a future crime story.
- [Sachiko Koremitsu](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_24_se/characters/sachiko_koremitsu.md): A member of a Martian archaeological team.
- [President Judge Nelson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/short_fiction_24_se/characters/president_judge_nelson.md): A judge and leader on a frontier planet.

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