Alexandrians
Names: AlexandriansAlexander sympathizers
First appears in Book 5: Not Till We Are Lost, chapter 42 (Chapter Forty-Two: Flying Around)
Appearances
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What you know
Book 5: Not Till We Are Lost
- Ch 42Alexander sympathizers trying to drum up support are thrown off the floater, making them 'baseless', or homeless.
- Ch 42Rumour says the Alexandrians burn floaters that resist and kill anyone trying to escape.
- Ch 44Alexander's floaters travel together in a tight cluster, which is unusual for floaters.
- Ch 44Alexandrians wear bright-blue and white armbands.
- Ch 44A raiding party of about two hundred Alexandrians captures all three villages of the Hunter in ten minutes.
- Ch 44The Alexandrians garrison the Hunter without persecuting residents, and steer it toward their floater cluster.
- Ch 47Alexandrians steer captured floaters by prodding their keels and tie them together at one altitude into a super-floater.
Connections
- led byAlexander
- related toThe Hunterconquered and garrisoned it
- has memberUrsula
- has memberBert
- has memberHowardenlisted undercover as a probie
Key moments
- Book 5 · Ch 42Alexander sympathizers thrown overboard
At the Hunter's village, a group promoting peaceful union with Alexander is tossed off the floater; a local tells Howard and Bridget of rumoured floater burnings.
- Book 5 · Ch 44Alexandrians take the Hunter
Watching from high above, Howard and Bridget see an Alexandrian raiding party seize the Hunter's three villages in a brutal ten-minute assault.
- Book 5 · Ch 44The Hunter under occupation
The occupiers let Howard and Bridget return, life resumes calmly, and the Hunter is steered toward the Alexandrian floater cluster.