Characters
by Larry Granato
Illustrated by Richard E. Emond
Bloody Hand (CT 0) Occupation: Menial Work
This inhabitant had a dismal childhood of poverty and abuse. As he grew older, he found his imagination could bring relief from his miserable existence, but his thoughts were dark and disturbing. In fact, soon he began to suffer from frequent memory lapses. Bloodyhand is a natural time traveler whose bouts of amnesia cover periods where he unconsciously travels in time, committing crimes of horrific mayhem. When in this state he exhibits superhuman strength, speed, and cunning. Dr. "Lightning. Volto (CT 1)Occupation: Inventor
Dr. Volto is a disreputable scientist who has been drummed out of several professional societies for his hair-brained theories. Determined to prove his critics wrong, he has put together a working time device (partly by luck). He is set to begin a series of haphazard experiments without really thinking through the consequences. However, certain rivals do take him seriously, and are watching his every move. Philip T. Winslow (CT 1)Occupation: Millionaire
Winslow spent huge sums of money for the creation of a usable, if somewhat crude, time machine. He plans to use it for his own personal edification, and also as an advertising gimmick. The possibility he may cause harm to others has not entered his mind; if it did, it wouldn't bother him in the least. Colonel Talbot Briggs (CT 2)Occupation: Soldier
Colonel Briggs is the officer the government has placed in command of its top secret time travel project. He is uncomfortable around the "egghead" scientists who run the equipment and make up a good part of the exploration teams, considering them to be too easily distracted from the mission. When trouble appears, his first reaction is to bring maximum firepower to bear. Professor Arthur Hillson (CT 2) Occupation: Chief Time-ologist
Hillson is the head of the Time Study Institute. He spends most of his days restraining the enthusiasm of the junior scientists who want to jump into the past. He has developed a plan for a slow, careful, and methodical exploration of the timestream. He is extremely concerned about the unexplained disappearance of some chronogear. TimeWarden ZR-4 (CT 3) Occupation: Time Intervention Specialist
A top operative of the TimePatrol, ZR-4 specializes in the Ancient and Medieval Periods. He enjoys his work and has been given a number of decorations and promotions. Although ZR4 is conscientious about his job, he once had an accident that may have sent some bystanders into another time. An emergency occupied his attention, he failed to investigate the incident, and his superiors also overlooked it. Kraxus the Warlord (CT 3)Occupation: Ex-dictator
Kraxus is a vicious tyrant who escaped imminent apprehension in his own age by using an experimental time machine of his own construction. He plans to impose his ambitions on people in other time periods, building up an army to make his return in force. He generally finds it difficult to kill anyone without first haranguing them on his past glories and anticipated triumphs. The Yergalac (CT 3)Occupation: Alien Creepies
The Yergalac are alien creatures who loath all other intelligent life forms, considering themselves far superior. After devastating their own world in a war, they are investigating the timestream, seexing new worlds to inhabit. Naturally, any indigenous sapients must be eliminated first. After coming up with a suitable program of conquest, all their operations are placed under the command of a picked leader, whom the others follow slavishly. Zeta (CT 4)Occupation: Adventurer
Zeta is a non-descript, diminutive woman of indeterminate age who easily blends into crowds and gatherings of any social class. She enjoys jaunting through time in her travel machine, visiting many worlds and periods. She never carries weapons, but is adept at nullifying or sabotaging those of others. Through design or chance, she often appears at temporal nexuses at critical times, preventing time disasters by brilliant manipulations. More Time Travelers Back to Shadis Presents #18.5 Table of Contents Back to Shadis Presents List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1995 by Alderac Entertainment Group This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com |