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—Escobaran trooper captured in the early stages of the Barrayaran invasion of Escobar, tortured by Serg and Vorrutyer, rescued to the best of his ability by Bothari, she kills him in front of their daughter, Elena. (All except FF and SH)

Vorbarr Sultana—vohr-BAHR suhl-TAH-nah—Capital of Barrayar and also of the Vorbarra District. (B, CC, M, MD, SH, WG)

Vorbarra, Dorca—vohr-BAA-ruh, DOHR-kuh—"The Just," Emperor of Barrayar, after an age of chaos was unifying the counts under his rule when Barrayar was rediscovered by the rest of galactic humanity. He presided over the first defeat of the Cetagandans. (All except EA and FF)

Vorbarra, Ezar—______, EE-zahr—Emperor of Barrayar, experimented with more centralized government, managed the transition from the rule of men to the rule of law. (SH)

Vorbarra, Gregor—______, GREH-gohr—Emperor of Barrayar, Miles's foster brother and friend. (All except EA, FF, and SH)

Vorbarra, Serg—______, SRG—Prince, he is Ezar's deviant son and heir; killed in battle with Escobar at the Emperor's order. (SH)

Vorbarra, Xav—______, ZAAV—Prince, second son of Emperor Dorca, diplomat, married a Betan. (B)

Vorbarra, Yuri—______, YOO-ree—"Mad Emperor Yuri." His massacre attempting to kill all of his relatives made him too many enemies. (SH)

Vorbataille—vohr-bah-TAI-l—Lord with connections and a space yacht, used as a pawn in a hijacking. (WG)

Vorberg—VOHR-brg—Lieutenant, ImpSec courier rescued from hijackers in Admiral Naismith's last adventure. (M)

Vorbohn—vohr-BOHN—Count, commander of the Vorbarr Sultana municipal guard. (CC)

Vorbretten, René—vohr-BREH-tn, reh-NAY—Count, brilliant, talented, and one-quarter Cetagandan, center of a controversy on the inheritance of countship. (CC)

Vorbretten, Sigur—______, SEE-guhr—Descended from René's great-uncle without any Cetagandan interlopers, claims René's countship. (CC)

Vordarian—vohr-DAYR-ee_uhn—Family whose colors are maroon and gold. (B)

Vordarian, Vidal—______, vih-DAHL—Commodore, count, archconservative and isolationist, had political differences with Aral Vorkosigan, desired Princess Kareen, and tried to take the throne by force. Killed by Bothari at Cordelia's command. (B)

Vordrozda—vohr-DROHZH-duh—Barrayaran count attempting to influence young Emperor Gregor by accusing Miles of treason. His plan fails when Miles returns to defend himself. (WA)

Vorfolse—VOHR-fohls—Count whose vote Miles's alliance seeks for the Vorrutyer and Vorbretten cases. (CC)

Vorgarin—vohr-GAH-rihn—Count, one of Alys Vorpatril's circle. (CC)

Vorgier—vohr-GEER—Captain in Imperial Security and the head of Barrayaran jump-point station at Komarr, he's ready to go in against the terrorists, all guns blazing. (K)

Vorgorov, Cassia—VOHR-goh-rawv, KAA-see-uh—Lady and acquaintance of Ivan, she is engaged to Lord William Vortashpula. (CC)

Vorgustafson, Van—vohr-GUH-stahf-sn, VAAN—Lord, Imperial Auditor, retired industrialist and noted philanthropist. (M)

Vorhalas—vohr-HAA-lahs—Count, father of Carl and Evon, conservative, Aral Vorkosigan's longest-standing enemy. (WA)

Vorhalas, Carl—______, KAHRL—A young hothead, killed a man in a drunken duel, executed for it. (B)

Vorhalas, Evon—______, EE-vahn—Lieutenant, attempted to assassinate Aral Vorkosigan to avenge his brother's death, caught and condemned, freed to fight by Vordarian, doomed by Vordarian's failure. (B)

Vorhalas, Rulf—______, RUHLF—The younger brother of Count Vorhalas, admiral in the Escobar Invasion fleet, killed in the invasion. (SH)

Vorharopulos—vohr-haa-ROH-puh-loos—Family whose colors are chartreuse and silver. (CC)

Vorhartung Castle—vohr-HAHR-tuhng KAA-sl—Meeting place of the Council of Counts. (B, CC, WA)

Vorhovis—vohr-HOH-vihs—Imperial Auditor, Gregor's top man, a soldier and diplomat, lean, cool, and sophisticated. (M)

Vorinnis—vohr-IHN-ihs—Count, head of the military faction and one of Alys Vorpatril's circle. (CC)

Vorkalloner, Aristede—vohr-KAA-ln-r, aa-rihs-TEED—Lieutenant commander on the General Vorkraft under Aral Vorkosigan, and commander on Gottyan's vessel in the expedition against Escobar.