Admiral-General Sholan Hadesh Huyler, a personality construct of a long-dead Chelgrian military officer revived from a substrate rescued from the wreck of the Winter Storm. He is implanted inside Quilan's modified Soulkeeper as a co-pilot for the mission, providing commentary, cultural expertise and serving as a failsafe. He is secretly a Culture agent turned by Special Circumstances while still in storage on Aorme.