of Jean-Luc Sessonne, secret Palestine Liberation Organization agent. Major Changiz - Shah-loyalist military officer based at Kowiss, second-in-command to Colonel Peshadi. Elizabeth "Liz" Chen - Scotland-based secretary to Andrew Gavallan. Paul "Profitable" Choy - the richest and most powerful Chinese businessman in Hong Kong, adversary to Andrew Gavallan, ally to Linbar Struan and witness to the death of David MacStruan. He was likely the mastermind of Linbar's sinister plots. Georges de Plessey - French chief EPF official Marc Dubois - French helicopter pilot based at Bandar Delam Ian Dunross - retired tai-pan of Struan's, protagonist and behind-the-scenes supporter of Gavallan, major character of Noble House Ahmed Dursak - Turcoman advisor to Abdollah Khan and later to Hakim Khan. Pietro Fiere - Italian second in command at Rig Bellissima in the Zagros Maureen Gavallan - wife of Andrew Gavallan Paula Giancani - Alitalia stewardess Sergeant Gueng - Gurkha sent to destroy abandoned CIA listening posts. Mario Guineppa - manager at Rig Bellissima in the Zagros. Henley - MI6 liaison based at Tabriz John Hogg - senior S-G fixed wing pilot Major Abdul Ikail - Turkish police officer Hideyoshi Ishida - Iran-Toda engineer Jahan - radio operator at Bandar Delam Fowler Joines - helicopter mechanic based at Kowiss "Effer" Jordon - Australian helicopter mechanic based at Zagros Three Ignatius "Pop" Kelly - helicopter pilot based at Kowiss. Yusuf Kyabi - IranOil senior area manager based at Ahwaz. Colonel General Petr Oleg Mzytryk - alias Gregor Suslev, KGB Colonel General who appeared in earlier Noble House. Nasiri - Zagros base manager. Willi Neuchtrichter - German helicopter pilot based at Lengeh. Numir - new site director at Bandar Delam. Doctor Nutt - S-G company doctor based at Kowiss. Abrim Pahmudi - newly appointed SAVAMA head. Based on Hossein Fardoust Emir Paknouri - first husband of Sharazad, goldsmith. Ali Pash - radio operator at Lengeh. Pavoud - Iranian chief clerk based at Kowiss. Sergeant Qeshemi - police officer at Lengeh. "Rod" Rodrigues - American helicopter mechanic based at Zagros Three. Vien Rosemont - CIA officer. Mimmo Sera - Italian company man based at Rig Rosa in the Zagros. Sir Percy Smedley-Taylor - director of Struan's Holdings, MP, appeared in earlier King Rat. Linbar Struan - Twelfth tai-pan of Struan's, who assumed that office in 1975 following the ostensibly accidental death of his predecessor David MacStruan. Prior to this, in Noble House, he was a member