John Silence

John Silence (character)
Captain John Silence is one of the main characters of Ghostworld in Twilight of Empire and a regular supporting character through the rest of the series. He was the Imperial representative sent to arrest Owen Deathstalker on Virimonde after his Outlawing. After his failure there and the destruction of his ship by Hazel D'Ark's employer, he was assigned to capture an alien killing machines from the planet Grendel. Succeeding in this, he was given command of the Imperial task force sent to the Wolfling World (home of the Hadenmen and the Madness Maze) to retrieve Owen Deathstalker, his associates, and the Darkvoid Device. Limited exposure to the Madness Maze resulted in Captain Silence and his partner Investigator Frost gaining abilities similar to those of Owen and company, albeit slower developing and ultimately less powerful. Captain Silence's previous partner was the renegade Investigator known as Carrion, and he was occasionally assisted by an esper named Diana.