Returned from the dead! Thamyris the Aoidos, poet, propagandist, and hacker of the Steel Phalanx and its heroes, the Homerids, had fallen heroically to the Combined Army forces, but was rescued from the clutches of eternity thanks to ALEPH. Just in time to fill the void left by Pandora, this expert in cyber combat and public relations will once again support his brothers-in-arms on the battlefield and spread the glory of their exploits throughout the Human Sphere.