Editing Project Narnia (section)

====Handlers====
* '''Commodore Lawrence Phelps (Rtd*)'''<br/>
Descartes' handler<br/>
a softly-spoken, dour Scot given to literary allusions and liberal libations of Scotch. Phelps named Descartes "in memory of the Auld Alliance, and because I wouldnae sully yuir spirit wi' the name of a buffoon like Hume..."<br/>
(Officially. Most Aerie handlers were high-ranking older RAF officers who'd 'retired' to drop out and do something more interesting than flying a desk.)

* '''Sergeant Tom Black'''<br/>
Moloch's handler<br/>
Black was cut of the "tough but fair" school; he would work Moloch to his limit, but was kind enough when necessary. He never quite got over the necessity of working with the animal-men, though he tried to work * past it. The Warren wasn't exactly militaristic, the Aesopeans weren't normal soldiers, but it was much * more businesslike than the Aerie, focused on its mission of surviving the apocalypse.

* '''Corporal John J. Jackson'''<br/>
Brig's first handler<br/>
The handler was Corporal John J. Jackson, previously of the Lincolnshire Regiment.  He was light-hearted and considered part of the team as much as its handler.  He is, however, a stickler for orders.  Once things were made official, the jokes ended until the job was done.  Once at the base, Jack ended up with Specks in Delta team.

* '''Sergeant Troy Mutton'''<br/>
Brig's second handler<br/>
Sergeant Troy Mutton, was an ex-US Marine and a brute of a man.  He became Brig’s handler when they arrived at their final base.  Brig saw him as a bully and Mutton lived up to that.  Going into the freeze, Brig has a couple of bruises that are as yet not quite healed.  Brig disobeyed Mutton’s commands, because he believed he did not understand the subtlety of the scouting task.

* '''Sergeant John Black'''<br/>
Canis Major's handler<br/>
His trainer was Sgt. John Black, a Ranger, veteran of several covert ops, and an exotic martials arts master. He was Canis second handler, as the first was finding Canis almost unhadleable. Canis learned how to use himself to the fullest physically and mentally through Sgt. Black. Sgt. Black and Canis eventually became virtual twins in temperment and outlook.

* '''Sergeant Chris Jenkins'''<br/>
Floyd's handler<br/>
His human Mentor was Sgt Chris Jenkins a field Medic in the Australian SAS who originally noticed his interest in Medicine and showed him some medical texts and helped him learn a little when he was young and ill. Chris was a great guy and treated Floyd as one of the family introducing him to Jazz music and comics.

* '''Alexi Vladislov'''<br/>
Melody's handler<br/>
Melody was trained by KGB agent Alexi Vladislov who defected to the US and was scooped up by the CIA for Project Narnia. He taught her everything he knew, including his philosophy "Without beauty in life, there is nothing worth living for." He named her "Melody" as a pun because both a melody and she had scales. He remained her handler when they moved to the island. Because her teacher was Russian, she will slip into a Russian accent occasionally. Alexi would take her for walks around the island, armed only with their cameras and take pictures of gorgeous landscapes and sunsets.

* '''Clay Quinn'''<br/>
Doc's handler<br/>
Clay Quinn, a marine biologist brought in for the experiment that produced Doc, was a genuinely nice guy, as far as Doc ever knew. They got along well, and Doc was always very careful never to accidentally break him.

* '''Crystal Ryan'''<br/>
Pippi's handler<br/>
Crystal Ryan, an anthrozoologist from Bath, a softly spoken, gentle woman whose nurture brought Pippi out of her shell. She trained Pippi to accept others, but also how to defend herself. She introduced her to other Aesopians, and encouraged her to take night flights over the town, as long as she kept to the shadows

* '''Marie Delacrois'''<br/>
Reynard's handler<br/>
Reynard was somewhat of a pet project by the chief scientist, Marie Delacrois who would play him opera and taught him to read not just for training but also for pleasure. She opened his eyes to the finer points of human culture and for that he was always grateful, harboring something of a crush on her.