Colonel Aspiche

Colonel Noland Aspiche--formely Adjutant-Colonel Noland Aspiche--steps forward to lead the 4th Dragoons after Colonel Trapping is found dead at Harschmort House. Without Trapping, the Cabal is forced to seduce Aspiche to their cause. Aspiche is ambitious, but definitely out of his depth when dealing with the clever, dangerous men and women of the Cabal.

Appearance
Aspiche is an aging man, slightly balding. He wears his hair short and is thin and muscular. He wears the red coat and trousers of the 4th Dragoon and smokes cheroots.

Personality
Aspiche can best be considered ambitious to a fault. His ambition led him to hire Cardinal Chang to assassinate Colonel Trapping. Trapping is murdered, but not by Chang, which leads the Cabal to turn their attentions to gaining control of the 4th Dragoon via Aspiche instead. It is possible that Aspiche did not want control of the Dragoons for himself, but that he wanted someone worthier than Trapping to have the position. It is very likely that Aspiche and Trapping did not get along due to Aspiche being a seasoned soldier and Trapping having purchased his commission with his wife's money.