Character · Book 8, A Parade of Horribles

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 — The Moon Reaper
• Chapter 9 — Radiant claws; the crupper's rant
• Chapter 28 — The interlocution; the question Orren wanted asked
• Chapter 29 — The stampede; Harbinger
• Chapter 30 — Heat three: Gluteus Maxx and the Sugar Hermits
• Chapter 35 — Eris and the five-sided coin
• Chapter 51 — The Scavenger's Daughter blinks; Azra; heat four results
• Chapter 87 — Louis goes; Safehome Yolanda; the giant Imani
• Chapter 88 — Interlude: Quasar; the eleventh floor — twenty-three crawlers; Chaco's parade
• Epilogue — Epilogue: Sydnee Iglacia, Prime Minister Victory, Louis Santiago 2

Arc

He scripts the question about the tunnels for Plenty of Plenty — 'And now the party really begins' (ch. 28) — and has reached Carl's theory about Lucia on his own (ch. 51). Blocked from messaging, he asks via Zev about the arena picks (ch. 88), and is locked out because he is 'Hunted': 'Only I am allowed to kill you' (epilogue).