Short Fiction · Character
The Leiter
A leader of a group.
minor
Also known as Leiter
First appearance: the variable man
The Leiter shows up with force in The Crystal Crypt. The page is where that presence becomes real.
A Martian Provincial Leiter who boards the ship to search for the saboteurs.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Aliens and psychological experiments
- Small town and alien conflict
- Cloned or artificial humans
- Small town and fleet command
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- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Closing
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