The first he already knew: a Shivan like himself, basically humanoid but a third bigger and stronger than the average and with four arms. Her name was Galen Jones, a full Council member now but once a starshipper like him. But the connections between them weren"t going to give him any advantages. She was well-known for her demands that immediate military action be taken against Isiur.
The second delegate was better news. The ship introduced him as Qarim Abdul-Jabaar. He was another humanoid, an average-sized man with a bald head and a long, grey beard. His crescent ear-ring showed he was from one of the Orthodox Islamic worlds. A member of the peaceable Church should prove to be an ally of some sorts in the forthcoming debate.
The third was a Chine called Speed Metal. It also wore a h
