Raptors
Names: Raptorsraptor
First appears in Book 2: For We Are Many, chapter 2 (2. Colony Site)
Appearances
B1
B2
B3
B4
B5
What you know
Book 2: For We Are Many
- Ch 2Vulcan's raptors are smart theropod-like predators with shark-like teeth that attack the colony's construction sites.
- Ch 5Raptors killed two colonists by hiding behind log trucks to sneak into camp, but Dr. Sheehy's team judges them non-sentient.
- Ch 16Raptors on Vulcan set ambushes for hunting parties and have learned that humans are edible prey.
- Ch 29A raptor pack dug under Landing's fence, hid in a shed, destroyed a drone to avoid detection, and escaped back out.
Key moments
- Book 2 · Ch 2Raptor attack on Vulcan colony
Raptors attack a backhoe at the fence construction boundary; security kills most of them, and Howard begins building surveillance drones using Bill's designs.
- Book 2 · Ch 5Raptors kill two colonists
Raptors sneak into camp behind log trucks and kill two colonists, prompting debate over whether they are intelligent.
- Book 2 · Ch 16Raptor ambush foiled
A dozen raptors ambush a hunting party led by Stéphane; Howard kills one with a buster and the hunters gun down the rest.
- Book 2 · Ch 29Raptors breach Landing
Raptors tunnel under the fence into Landing; Howard's drones find them hiding in a shed, but they escape back out without killing anyone.