Steve Black

Steve Black was a sergeant of the 35th Maine, who was transported to Valdennia through the Tunnel of Light. Following the Peasant's Revolt that drove the boyars out of Suzdal and Novrod, Black was promoted to become a major of the Suzdalian army, serving under Colonel Anderson in the 1st Suzdal regiment.

At the Battle of the Ford, Anderson was killed by a Tugar arrow, and Colonel Keane promoted Black on the spot, needing him to control his men who were wasting ammunition by firing at the enemy across the Neiper River. As the battle intensified, Black felt compelled to shoot one of his Suzdalian soldiers to prevent a general panic and retreat. He managed to keep the regiment in check, but they bore the brunt of the Tugar assault and took very heavy casualties during the battle.