▁attack ▁on ▁Ru pert ▁King man ' s ▁man or . ▁Ru pert ▁King man ▁– ▁A ▁proph et ▁of ▁the ▁Free ▁Spirit , ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁financial ▁back ers . ▁After ▁he ▁is ▁sent ▁on ▁a ▁failed ▁mission ▁to ▁retrieve ▁the ▁st olen ▁Mart ian ▁pla que , ▁La ird ▁has ▁him ▁killed ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁take ▁over ▁the ▁Free ▁Spirit ' s ▁leadership . ▁The ▁Orange ▁Man ▁– ▁An ▁assass in ▁in ▁the ▁Free ▁Spirit ' s ▁employ . ▁K atr ina ▁Bal ak ian ▁– ▁One ▁of ▁La ird ' s ▁deput ies . ▁Under ▁the ▁pseud onym ▁Catherine , ▁she ▁helps ▁ind o ctr inate ▁new ▁initi ates ▁into ▁the ▁Ath anas ian ▁Society . ▁Dr . ▁Al bers ▁Mer ck ▁– ▁A ▁Free ▁Spirit ▁mole ▁in ▁Dr . ▁For ster ' s ▁team . ▁He ▁dies ▁after ▁trying ▁to ▁kill ▁For ster ▁in ▁a ▁suic ide ▁bomb ing . ▁Kar en ▁An tre en ▁– ▁A ▁Free ▁Spirit ▁mole , ▁serving ▁as ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁security ▁at ▁Port ▁H esper us . ▁Deb il itated ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁Book ▁ 1 , ▁following ▁a ▁failed ▁attempt ▁to ▁kill ▁Spart a . ▁Dr . ▁Hol ly ▁Singh ▁– ▁A ▁Free ▁Spirit ▁proph et , ▁and ▁the ▁developer ▁of ▁the ▁bi ote chn ology ▁used ▁to ▁augment ▁L inda ▁N agy , ▁she ▁is ▁a ▁r uth less ▁woman ▁who ▁dest ro ys ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁people ▁( including ▁a ▁young ▁girl ) ▁in ▁order