Planet of the Damned · Character

Telt

A hoarse-humming technician who drives sand cars and cracks jokes while his own people call him and his commander butchers for trying to stop a war.

supporting

Also known as the unresisting Telt

First appearance: iii

As a supporting figure in Planet of the Damned, Telt is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Hys's technical squad member; initially suggests leaving the corpse behind; expresses bitterness about being called a butcher for his actions.

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Telt is one of Hys's volunteers, a practical man of equipment and engines who supplies Brion with a corpse and drives him toward the magter tower while defending the only thing that has to be done. He admires Hys — a twisted, self-taught authority on war whom nobody would listen to until it was too late — and carries a raw hurt at being thought insane by the people he is trying to save. His running commentary and sudden silences give Brion a human measure of the Disan side, and his loyalty to a doomed cause makes the countdown feel personal.

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See Telt in iii

Character Web

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Relationship types

Friendship
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Character groups

Disan figures and organizers
Protagonist
Disan natives and allies

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Setup
Escalation
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Relationships

Brion Brandd
friendship · positive
Telt is a trusted comrade who assists Brion in navigating the planet's dangers. How this plays out →
Lea Morees
friendship · positive
Brion Brandd
friendship · positive
Telt is a trusted comrade who assists Brion in navigating the planet's dangers. How this plays out →
Lea Morees
friendship · positive
Brion Brandd
friendship · positive
Telt is a trusted comrade who assists Brion in navigating the planet's dangers. How this plays out →
Lea Morees
friendship · positive

Brion Brandd
Telt is a trusted comrade who assists Brion in navigating the planet's dangers.
Lea Morees
Lea and Telt are friendly allies who share information and support each other's efforts.
Brion Brandd
Telt is a trusted comrade who assists Brion in navigating the planet's dangers.
Lea Morees
Lea and Telt are friendly allies who share information and support each other's efforts.
Brion Brandd
Telt is a trusted comrade who assists Brion in navigating the planet's dangers.
Lea Morees
Lea and Telt are friendly allies who share information and support each other's efforts.

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In the story

Telt appears across 4 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

XIII
Hys's technical squad member; initially suggests leaving the corpse behind; expresses bitterness about being called a butcher for his actions.
XIV
Administers antidote to Lea; discovers a radioactivity anomaly from the magter tower that may indicate a cobalt bomb; leaves to report to Hys.
XVI
Mentioned as having made radioactivity readings in the magter keep, now dead with his records destroyed.
XVIII
Mentioned as dead, but his report of radioactive traces was crucial.

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