Stantson

A former soldier in Queen Sambryl's army, Stantson was a well-respected corps leader with many promising years of military service ahead. What means John Winterrowd used to lure him to Lyrabar as his head of security remains a mystery. The two enjoy a strong comraderie, more as equals than master and servant. No one fights with John quite like Stantson and John respects him for it. In many ways, Stantson is his moral compass. Methodical, terse and irascible, Stantson doesn't take crap from anyone. He is impatient, gruff and efficient. His respect is earned grudgingly but, once earned, it is for life.

With no children of his own, he enjoys terrorizing the youngest member of the Winterrowd family. He has a grudging affection for the girl. One he shows by demanding more of her and pushing her harder than anyone else. She is the daughter he would have liked to have had.