Character · from book 4
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.
Race and class, since book 4: Valtay · Syndicate Liaison
First appears: Book 4
Series arc
Through book 4
The Syndicate's liaison at the Desperado: applauds Loita's murder, offers a Legendary box for Carl's source, is refused, closes the matter for lack of consensus, and says his people may take over after the next floor. A Valtay worm in his face (B4 ch. 19).
Open threads
Status is open or resolved; the chapter after it is the last one that moved the thread.
| Thread | Opened | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Who runs the crawl after the sixth floor | B4 ch. 19 | open — 'If the rumors are correct and we do take over after the next floor'; a Valtay lawyer already helping Borant. |
| The 'outside source' the Syndicate wants named | B4 ch. 19 | open — Not Agatha's people, not Odette; a Legendary box refused. |
All threads: Open threads.
Where they appear
| Book | Chapters they are in (of the book's) | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 4 — The Gate of the Feral Gods | 1/35 | Ch. 19 · the book's own page |
By book
Orren in book 4 — The Gate of the Feral Gods
A Syndicate Liaison in an office at the Desperado Club: hooded, dark-purple hands, a British professor's voice; a fact-finder called in when the kua-tin's report and the AI's disagree; never before has an admin been murdered and nobody known how. He reconstructs Loita's murder as a chemistry of disco-ball residue and tamper-proof polymer — 'one of the most brilliant assassinations I have ever seen a crawler execute' — offers a Legendary box for the name of Carl's outside source, and is refused. No consensus; matter closed; his own recommendation to remove Carl overruled in council; 'if the rumors are correct and we do take over after the next floor', his people will listen. When his hood slips his face is a bowl of liquid with a Valtay worm in it (ch. 19).