Captain Drake "If you're gonna die, at least die with a smile on your face." - Drake said that somewhere. "I'm a cynic at heart. The jokes cover that up very neatly. I wear the mask so well, not even my own cousins know the real me. Sometimes, I don't even notice the mask I'm wearing myself. Those are the good days." - Drake said that somewhere else. son of PrinceCaine born approximately 130 years ago a risk-taker and a friendly sort fell in with the unlikeliest of friends in the form of his Uncle PrinceRandom and the two have had many 'off-the-book' adventures together, such that Drake thinks of his uncle as more of a friend and co-conspirator than elder. Friends & Enemies This section reflects how Drake currently thinks of and acts toward important characters that surround him. Being the friendly type, he interacts with and often appreciates even those opposed to him. For a key to what these classifications mean, refer to below the table. As the game is always in motion, the "management" (i.e. that's Drake) witholds the right to change these categories at any moment. Character Friends/Enemies Rating LadyCorradina Opposition LordDiomedes Friend LordJack Friend LadyMiho Friend LordObi Friend Friends & Enemies Rating Ally Someone Drake can count on to come through and help when the chips are down or whose agenda matches Drake's own - although their tactics may differ. Friend Someone Drake considers to act mostly in accordance with his own interests and who he can count on some of the time. Opposition Someone who Drake considers to be acting in opposition to his own agenda. Business notwithstanding, Drake may still like those he finds himself opposed to. Enemy Someone acting against Drake's interests and who he just doesn't like. Yes, these people do exist!

Adventurer Extraordinaire Drake's ship of exploration is TheGallant. He also favors one of LordObi's favorite hangouts in Amber, TheLazyParrot. Had affair with PrincessMorganthe He receives QueenMoire's public accusation of his part in PrincessMorganthe's ruin in Judgement Finally, Drake admits to his affair with PrincessMorganthe in BetweentheSaltWaterandtheSeaStrand PrinceEric to LordObi: "Drake is a maverick," Eric begins, "but after interviewing his subordinate, I think his priorities are in order. His man *did* give me his report of the staircase, as you probably planned, but he hadspecific messages if he should be given a chance to get to me. Got to watch that, Obi," his uncle grins. "If I take him at his word, he was trying to do exactly what I would have hoped you or Dina would.. Bring Corwin in before he became Bleys' witting or unwitting pawn. In the process he appears to have alienated Julian, but if Julian is that easily flipped then he was already strongly divided. We may have to extract your cousin from whatever misfortune he's fallen into down in Rebma."

This is the same kind of classifications for Drake's relationships with his elders (not necessarily his betters!)

Character	Friends/Enemies Rating
PrinceBenedict	Opposition
PrinceEric	Ally
PrinceCorwin	Friend
PrincessDeirdre	Ally
PrincessFiona	Friend
PrinceBrand	Friend
PrinceBleys	Friend
PrinceCaine	Ally
PrinceGerard	Opposition
PrinceJulian	Opposition
PrincessFlora	Friend
PrincessLlewella	Opposition
PrinceRandom	Ally
QueenMoire	Opposition
TheOldCrones	Enemy