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 Characters Paul Gebler is main character in the novel. He is an Australian-born Vietnam vet from Texas. Model is the Hollywood actor, Mel Gibson, also a suggested actor to portray the lead role in the possible film version of Spratlys Blend. Spratlys Blend Copyright © 1981, 1999 by Brent Lee  Character Bone Structure: Major Characters 1. PAUL GEBLER: (MC) Paul Maden Gebler by birth; Australian-born American; 45 years old; birthday - February 12; hometown - Tyler, Texas, USA; dirty blond hair; blue eyes; 5'11; 185 lbs; divorced; one son studying in Manila, daughter living with mom in Fort Worth, Texas; silent-type; Oil Engineer; over 15 years in the oil industry - 7 in the US, 5 in Australia, 3 in the Middle East, 3 in the Philippines; member of the AAPG (American Association of Petroleum Geologists); plays golf with other IMROC bigwigs; a baseball buff; likes mountain climbing and hunting; Vietnam veteran; Methodist-Episcopalian; attracted to Lorel DeRoman; wants to make it big at IMROC; remote sensing pioneer; loves Chinese food. (Model: Mel Gibson) 2. LOREL DeROMAN: Lorel Zenaida Gao DeRoman by birth; heir apparent of the DeRoman Conglomerate; only daughter; 28 years old; Birthday - October 3; bouncy black, long hair; Gray eyes; Spanish-Chinese lineage; 5'8; 145 lbs; reading glasses at times; love deficit from her father as authority figure; habit of touching, rubbing polished finger nails; betrothed since childhood to Dave Trovar, not happy with it; Parents - Mike DeRoman and Aurella Gao DeRoman; jetsetter; pet collector; degree in Anthropology and International Studies; hates her dad's oil business, abhorrs oil smell like crazy. (Model: Catherine Zeta-Jones) 3. DAVE TROVAR: Heir of the Trovar Holdings which merged with IMROC; only survivor of the Trovars; 45 years old; b-day - March 31; black, preppy hair; gray eyes; Spanish descent; 6'2; 195 lbs; betrothed to Lorel DeRoman; kind of showy personality; VP of IMROC Exploration at the Reed Bank area; Legal consultant for RCI & RCI; world traveller. (Model: Terence Ford, Antonio Banderas) 4. MIKE DeROMAN: Isidro Miguel Ilfaro DeRoman; commonly known as IMIR at IMROC & RCI & RCI; also known simply as Mike; a tycoon from Manila; Chairman of the Board of RCI & RCI and IMROC; Spanish descent; 65 years old; Gray eyes; emotional scar due to unhealthy relationship with late wife Aurella, a wealthy Shanghai-born entrepreneur; hooked into the oil industry and the prospects at Reed Bank; 6'2; 235 lbs; munches cigars, never lit up. (Model: Anthony Hopkins) 5. VENI PARKER: Public Affairs director at IMROC; best friend of Lorel DeRoman; 37 years old; American; Blond; have been a close associate of Lorel's mother in the US; coaches Lorel in IMROC business; 5'8; 150 lbs; photography buff. (Model: Kim Bassinger) 6. POCHOLO MERCENE: IMROC exploration chief; American-born Filipino; cousin of Mike DeRoman; 59 years old; Lorel considers him second father; bewhiskered; more than 25 years in the oil industry; 5'10; 190 lbs; degrees in Geology and Marine Biology; happy marriage. (Model: John Lithgow) 7. BLAS OCAMPO: Survivor of the previous seismic exploration on Isle Aurella in the Reed Bank area; Chiung Bee Liung in Chinese; 58 years old; 200 lbs; intends to hit the mother lode in oil business. (Model: Any Chinese looking chubby actor) 8. HEXON: Lorel's Siberian pet tiger, her favorite; has been with Lorel since a cub; gift from a Kazakh friend of Mike DeRoman, under a captive breeding program; went to Isle Aurella with Lorel; whitish fur; 12 years old; 550 lbs; 12ft; cute, friendly, but smart. Minor Characters Joden Edirim - Gebler's SG (Senior Geologist), native of Tashkent, Uzbekistan Charly Gray - Gebler's DS (Drilling Superintendent) African-American from Dallas, Tx Col. Wang - Chinese Navy officer who rescued Lorel DeRoman from adbuctors in Isle Aurella Robert Yap - Ocampo's protege geologist who survived the first exploration Dawood - businessman from Singapore Barton - DeRoman's grandson Bob Corrales - IMROC Prez Ming Gao - Lorel's aunt in Shanghai Jim Buddy - Gebler's remote sensing partner/supplier Figures and Otther Lesser Characters Aurella Gao DeRoman - the late wife of Mike DeRoman Diego - DeRoman's only son who lives in Europe Joshua - Gebler's son Isagani Lim - DeRoman's Chief Aide in Forbes Park Bev - Gebler's ex-wife Susan Reid - AP Bureau Chief in Manila Adjuk - the pirate chief Machitar - DeRoman's therapist Rose - Trovar's bird dog Vietnamese soldiers Taiwanese soldiers Chinese Navy fleet U.N. Southeast Asian affairs moderator in the Internet Forum Chinese panel reps Taiwanese panel reps Vietnamese panel reps CNN reporters AP reporters DOE chief Philippine Marines Card Larson - DeRoman's contemporary Amos - Trovar's loyal crew chief Tundik - Dawood's man in Brunei |