Aldeo Cistler is the finance minister of the Terran Dominion, member of Arcturus Mengsk's inner circle, and a personal friend of the emperor. He was interviewed by E.B. James on The Dominion and You on at least one occasion. He considered his son Aal to be a disappointing troublemaker, and had him sent to the Ghost Academy at age 24 in order to "make a man out of him". Cistler wasn't a natural fit for the Ghost Academy, in part due to his low PI rating. However, the Academy had to accept him for fear of offending the powerful Aldeo Cistler.