Nikhil Koparkar

Nikhil Koparkar is a Centaurine palatine lord and strategos of the Sollan Empire, a survivor of the sack of Nessus and commander of the dreadnought Huntsman. He serves on the war council at Gododdin, where he is a persistent critic of Hadrian's strategy, arguing that concentrating the armada there leaves the Empire exposed and that the Cielcin will simply bypass the position rather than fight on Imperial terms.

Koparkar is killed at the outset of the Cielcin assault on Gododdin when a Cielcin worldship passes through the fleet at warp speed, destroying the Huntsman before it can fire a shot. His death is confirmed by both Bassander Lin and Kaim-Olorin.