Kal
First appears in Book 3: All These Worlds, chapter 3 (Trouble Brewing)
Appearances
What you know
Book 3: All These Worlds
- Ch 3Kal is an Assistant Governor on Southern Mat Three and a cautious friend of Marcus.
- Ch 16Kal designs improvements for the next generation of aerial cities based on residents' feedback.
- Ch 31Kal expects trials for captured Council members and warns that the rebels nearly ran out of assets.
Connections
- friend ofMarcus
- related toSouthern Mat ThreeAssistant Governor
- enemy ofPoseidon Administrative Councilopposes its power grabs
- member ofRevolutionary Council
- friend ofYoshi
- ally ofMarcus
- family ofMalebson
Key moments
- Book 3 · Ch 3Marcus joins the conspiracy
Kal and Gina convince Marcus that the Poseidon Administrative Council is grabbing power; he agrees to help as a wild card and resolves to make a personal appearance, calling Howard.
- Book 3 · Ch 8Council crackdown and bugs found
The Council cuts off supplies and reassigns Gina and Denu; Marcus's roamers find three bugs in Kal's apartment, and the group switch to secure communicators, now officially revolutionaries.
- Book 3 · Ch 13Unveiling of Helium
Marcus reveals the flying city Helium to a hand-picked group on the Great Northern Mat, aiming to let Poseidon's people escape the Council's control.
- Book 3 · Ch 13Gina warns of war
Gina convinces Marcus that the Council will see the flying cities as war and target him, and he agrees to take security seriously.
- Book 3 · Ch 19Council declares city residents deserters
The Poseidon Council declares the flying-city residents deserters, issues arrest warrants, locks Marcus out of colony systems and seizes the Lagrange stockpiles.
- Book 3 · Ch 26Council attacks the cities
Believing Marcus dead, the Council tries to seize four cities, attacks Amhor with missiles, threatens to shoot down cities, and downs Thark.
- Book 3 · Ch 26Marcus strikes back
Marcus's busters disable all tracked Council ships and squads of roamers overwhelm Council security; Kal's group takes the comms center.
- Book 3 · Ch 31Council attacks Aanthor, Kaol and Ptarth
Council warships fire missiles at several flying cities; Marcus's busters down seven attackers and track the two survivors home.
- Book 3 · Ch 31Capture of Brennan
Gina leads security forces, backed by Marcus's busters and roamers, to storm the Council's hidden airbase and capture Brennan.
- Book 3 · Ch 35Poseidon's new government
A month after the uprising, Marcus, Kal, Denu, Gina and Vinnie meet as Poseidon's new government to decide the fate of captured Council members and plan elections.
- Book 3 · Ch 39Marcus retires
Voted out of office and with no duties left on Poseidon, Marcus tells Kal he is considering oceanography using an android dolphin body.