Sascha

A Harat-Shar tigraine, one of Reese Edding's employees on the TMS Earthrise.

Appearance and Personality

Just like Irine, but a guy. Dark amber eyes.

Biography

Most of the crew of the TMS Earthrise were hired 3 years before the start of the book Earthrise. Sascha was the first or second to be hired by Reese, she hired the twins first.

During the Solstice Vigil, he was given a heated blanket from Reese, feathers from Bryer, cinnamon oil from Kis'eh't, a wooden box with a dagger sheathed in leather and ivory from Hirianthial, and from Liolesa, notice that Soly's hold is to be detached to Escutcheon for at least a year for Narain to be with Sascha and Irine.

After the coup/insurrection, he becomes Hirianthial's equerry. This evolves into work as his assistant when he's acting as Lord of War; he serves as an interface between the Fleet intelligence assets and the Eldritch council (mostly because of his relationship with Narain), and ends up in many of Hirianthial's meetings, taking notes. Hirianthial also set him to learning formal fighting (from Olthemiel and the Swords), more in his office as squire than as a defense secretary's aide: an Eldritch squire should know the sword, and Sascha figured as long as he was learning dueling, he should probably learn scrapping from anyone who'll teach him street-fighting.

Family

Seventeen siblings other than his twin; their father had seven wives.

• Irine - twin sister
• Zhemala - one of Irine and Sascha's mothers (though not their birth-mother), and first wife to their father
• Mascher - Irine and Sascha's father

Quotes

• Hirianthial: "And how did you get so wise?" Sascha: "By loving."
• Kis'eh't: "She's stealing your lines." Sascha: "She's my twin. Everything I have is hers anyway."
• "I'm not really into cruelty. Different wiring, I didn't get it."