Short Fiction · Character

Adam Stone

A stout, merry-looking man with grey hair and a plump hand on a Wirepoint, who conquered the Great Pain by loading the ships with life.

major

Also known as Stone, Dimly behind Stone

First appearance: scanners live in vain

As a major figure in Short Fiction, Adam Stone is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

The target of the Scanners' assassination vote; Martel races to warn him.

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Adam Stone looks like a jolly guide from the Pleasure Gallery, not a man who stood at the edge of the Up-and-Out without haberman protection. He keeps himself lawfully armed, greets a self-declared Scanner with calm and a question — whose life and death? — and answers cryptically that he has loaded the ships with life. His composure under a stranger's confession is the hinge the early plot turns on.

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Character Web

8 connections

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Relationship types

Rivalry
Friendship

Character groups

Key Scanner figures
Protagonist

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Relationships

Martel III
rivalry · negative
Adam Stone and Martel III are locked in a bitter, high-stakes conflict, likely over power… How this plays out →
Parizianski
rivalry · negative
Vomact
rivalry · negative
Henry Haberman
friendship · positive
Luci
friendship · positive
Martel III
rivalry · negative
Adam Stone and Martel III are locked in a bitter, high-stakes conflict, likely over power… How this plays out →
Martel III
rivalry · negative
Adam Stone and Martel III are locked in a bitter, high-stakes conflict, likely over power… How this plays out →
Vomact
rivalry · negative
Henry Haberman
friendship · positive
Parizianski
rivalry · negative
Luci
friendship · positive

Martel III
Adam Stone and Martel III are locked in a bitter, high-stakes conflict, likely over power or ideology.
Parizianski
Adam Stone and Parizianski are opponents, possibly on opposite sides of a conflict.
Vomact
Adam Stone and Vomact are enemies, likely due to opposing loyalties.
Henry Haberman
Adam Stone and Henry Haberman are allies, possibly working together against a common foe.
Luci
Adam Stone and Luci are allies, possibly sharing a common cause or personal loyalty.
Martel III
Adam Stone and Martel III are locked in a bitter, high-stakes conflict, likely over power or ideology.
Martel III
Adam Stone and Martel III are locked in a bitter, high-stakes conflict, likely over power or ideology.
Vomact
Adam Stone and Vomact are enemies, likely due to opposing loyalties.
Henry Haberman
Adam Stone and Henry Haberman are allies, possibly working together against a common foe.
Parizianski
Adam Stone and Parizianski are opponents, possibly on opposite sides of a conflict.
Luci
Adam Stone and Luci are allies, possibly sharing a common cause or personal loyalty.

Relationship notes

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In the story

Adam Stone appears across 2 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

Chapter companion notes

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