Taarb-Kaar

Warning Spoilers through Blood in the Water.Taarb-Kaar "Tobasco" is USS Mahan's cook [DS Hb p xiv].

In Deadly Shores and Rising Tides he is one of Earl Lanier's mess attendants.

In Firestorm he replaces a wounded Juan Marcos as Captain's Steward.

In Iron Gray Sea he is Juan Marcos' assistant.

In Storm Surge he joins USS Mahan as ship's cook.

In Blood in the Water he transfers to the USS James Ellis Where he is considered a good cook.