Moses
First appears in Book 1: We Are Legion, chapter 35 (Bob – July 2165 – Delta Eridani)
Appearances
What you know
Book 1: We Are Legion
- Ch 35Moses is an elderly Deltan who teaches Archimedes to knap flint.
- Ch 35Moses insists on being included in Archimedes' deal and works with him knapping the flint.
- Ch 44Moses' long-dismissed stories of other villages are vindicated, and he gloats.
- Ch 48Moses was among the last Deltans trained to knap flint before the tribe was driven from the best flint village.
- Ch 55Moses remembers only that his parents were very scared when the flint site was abandoned; another elder seems uneasy about the gorilloid explanation.
Book 2: For We Are Many
- Ch 3Moses is the tribe's elderly master flint-knapper, and his health is failing after the march from the old village.
- Ch 56Moses died a few years ago, aged between sixty and seventy Earth-years.
Connections
- related toArchimedesteacher of flint knappinglearns flint-knapping from
- member ofDelta Eridani 4 natives
- ally ofArchimedes
Key moments
- Book 1 · Ch 35Flint gift to Archimedes
The Bobs drop flint near Archimedes; he trades it, learns knapping from Moses, and builds a hafted axe to produce better pointed sticks.
- Book 1 · Ch 35Invention of the flint-tipped spear
Archimedes ties a flint flake to a spear, making it throwable; after a tense tribal meeting backed by Arnold, he trades spear points for a share of every kill.
- Book 1 · Ch 44The bawbe appears to the elders
When the elders mock Archimedes, Bob's drone hovers over him, silencing them; a long debate on moving follows, with Moses and Arnold in support.
- Book 1 · Ch 55Arrival at the flint site
The Deltans reach and settle the old flint site, which is surrounded by gorilloids; busters guard the perimeter and Archimedes and Moses start making tools.
- Book 2 · Ch 3Deltans settle into Camelot
The Deltans practice flint-knapping and spear-throwing in their defensible new village, though gorilloids still claim lives.
- Book 2 · Ch 11Predator victim found near Camelot
Marvin finds a predator-killed Deltan skeleton near Camelot; Bob consults Archimedes and Moses, posts perimeter drones, and Marvin expands the search.