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Editha MarloEditha Marlo — daughter of MarloOn Pagefirst: Early Adventures of El Borak UE pp. 159–162GordonFrancis Xavier Gordon — American adventurer known as El Borak (“the Swift”), active throughout Afghanistan and Central Asia.Mentionedfirst: Early Adventures of El Borak UE pp. 159–162Jhengis KhanGenghis Khan — historical Mongol conqueror; his psychic impression is central in King of the Forgotten People and he is mentioned in other AiSF texts.Mentionedfirst: Early Adventures of El Borak UE pp. 159–162Li FongLi Fong — Chinese antiquities dealer who sells the white jade ringOn Pagefirst: Early Adventures of El Borak UE pp. 159–162MarloMarlo — Editha Marlo’s father and Steve Allison’s acquaintanceOn Pagefirst: Early Adventures of El Borak UE pp. 159–162AllisonStephen Angus Allison — Steve Allison / the Sonora KidOn Pagefirst: Early Adventures of El Borak UE pp. 159–162the Chinese assassinthe Chinese assassin — unnamed knife-thrower shot by AllisonOn Pagefirst: Early Adventures of El Borak UE pp. 159–162
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