Key Out of Time · Character

Gordon Ashe

Ashe commands the Terran team with the caution of a man who has already lost people to careless time work.

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Also known as Gordon, Ashe, Time Agents, yourselves, himself, him

As a major figure in Key Out of Time, Gordon Ashe is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Shows signs of strain from the mission's lack of progress, but is revitalized by Ross's proposal for a systematic search.

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Ashe commands the Terran team with the caution of a man who has already lost people to careless time work. He mentors Ross even as he withholds pieces of the operation, and his restraint strains against the urgency of…

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Aftermath
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Ross Murdock
professional · positive
Gordon Ashe is Ross's senior colleague and mentor, guiding him through missions with a… How this plays out →
Karara Trehern
professional · positive
Karara Trehern
professional · positive
Ross Murdock
professional · positive
Gordon Ashe is Ross's senior colleague and mentor, guiding him through missions with a… How this plays out →
Ross Murdock
professional · positive
Gordon Ashe is Ross's senior colleague and mentor, guiding him through missions with a… How this plays out →

Ross Murdock
Gordon Ashe is Ross's senior colleague and mentor, guiding him through missions with a professional yet caring demeanor.
Karara Trehern
Gordon Ashe and Karara Trehern have a professional relationship as colleagues on the same mission, with mutual respect.
Karara Trehern
Gordon Ashe and Karara Trehern have a professional relationship as colleagues on the same mission, with mutual respect.
Ross Murdock
Gordon Ashe is Ross's senior colleague and mentor, guiding him through missions with a professional yet caring demeanor.
Ross Murdock
Gordon Ashe is Ross's senior colleague and mentor, guiding him through missions with a professional yet caring demeanor.

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Gordon Ashe appears across 13 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

I: Lotus World
Shows signs of strain from the mission's lack of progress, but is revitalized by Ross's proposal for a systematic search.
II: Lair of Mano-Nui
Decides to set up the peep-probe at the site but insists on caution to avoid triggering a chain reaction through time.
III: The Ancient Mariners
Leads the installation of the peep-probe and decides to start the time search at 10,000 years ago.
IV: Storm Menace
Leads the decision to complete the gate despite the storm; activates the gate and is presumably also transported to the past, but his fate is unknown.
V: Time Wrecked
Missing after the time passage; Ross sets his sonic to Ashe's call frequency to locate him.
VII: Witches’ Meat
Ashe is seen as a prisoner of the Wreckers, bruised and stripped, then handed over to the Foanna as a sacrifice.
VIII: The Free Rovers
Mentioned indirectly as part of the Time Agents; Ross thinks of the Time Travel service and Ashe's role.
XIII: The Sea Gate of the Foanna
Ross's sword-lord, imprisoned in the Foanna citadel; Ross hopes to rescue him.
XIV: The Foanna
Reunites with Ross; explains the Foanna's powers and his own standing with them; confirms the destruction of the time gate.
XV: Return to the Battle
Ashe is contemplative and analytical, discussing the Baldies' accelerated timeline and the risks of trying to change the future. He supports Ross's trap idea and consults the Foanna.
XVI: The Opening of the Great Door
Calmly volunteers to aid the Foanna, matching steps in the ritual and accepting the risk of change.
Shades Against Shadow
Strategizes with Torgul and Ross; suggests using Foanna robes as a disguise; found supporting the Foanna Ynvalda after the battle.
XVIII: World in Doubt?
Mentioned as someone Ross does not intend to share his plan with.

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