Character · Book 6, The Eye of the Bedlam Bride

Orren

A Syndicate Liaison: a hooded, purple-handed, British-voiced fact-finder — 'Not quite a sheriff. Not quite an attorney. Not quite a judge' — who investigates when the kua-tin's report and the AI's disagree, and who applauds the murder he cannot prove. Under the hood, a bowl of liquid and a Valtay worm.

Segment appearances

• Chapter 7 — Duendes
• Chapter 12 — Shadow Boxer
• Chapter 22 — Uzi Jesus
• Chapter 32 — Minge
• Chapter 48 — Mass Layoffs
• Chapter 51 — Residuals

Arc

On screen beside Cascadia as the negotiator, explaining primal engines and Macro AIs and a settlement (ch. 48); yanks Carl out of Homestead into his old office in a club being rebuilt by hand, seizes the Residual's bin through Quasar, and calls the Network terrorists and the Residuals rats (ch. 51).