>>>
>>>Re-reading just now, and I just realised why "the Knights of the White
>>>Hand" rang a tiny little bell way at the back of my mind.
>>>
>>
>>Could you expand on this, for those of us who didn't get the memo?
>>
>>Peter Eng
>
>They are totally not related to the Cyclone Riders squad "The Fighting
>Uruk-Hai" that serve on WDF Voronda Elendil as part of Mars
>Division.

Hehe. =)

Nevertheless, I'll explain for reals. Christopher Lee, the actor who played Count Dooku, also played Saruman the White in the LotR movies. The White Hand was his symbol, worn by his minions the Uruk-hai. The White Hand is a fourth wall meta-nod to the late actor, and it relates to the mention that 'Christopher Lee plays a good guy this time' in the production notes.

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