Short Fiction · Character
Conn Maxwell
A young man from a backwater planet, he hunts for lost technology and the knowledge that might lift his world out of stagnation.
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Also known as Conn
First appearance: crossroads of destiny
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Returns to Poictesme after five years on Terra, observing the decay of Litchfield and feeling the weight of the community's expectations.
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Conn Maxwell moves through a world where old books are puzzles and ancient languages have no Rosetta Stone, yet he keeps reaching for meaning anyway. He is patient, methodical, and quietly stubborn, the kind of person…
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Character groups
- Psychics and Literate Agents
- Time Travel Agents
- Time Experiment Subjects
- Protagonist
- Frontier Medical Cases
- Time Travel Gamblers
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- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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