Swan (Swann) is a writer and archaeologist of Uchronic Paris, son of Ärsvan, who worked for the Ministry of Uchronic Affairs and governed Byzantium for four years (1051–1055) as a Time Bandit.
| Type | Character |
| Spanish entry | Swan |
Description
Adopted, he was raised by an important bourgeois family. He is a doctor of archaeology (at 25), musician, singer, swimmer and polyglot; initiated in Akashic mysteries, precognitive, and quick with a Nagant revolver. His planet is Venus. His cycles are the White, Black (Tetraxis), Red, Green and Blue Swan.
History
- Investigates Prince Vivescu, then the Circle of Serbia in Bucharest.
- Kills Draga Machine, seeking to revive her by magic; released from prison on parole, he vanishes through a portal with her. Exiled in Tetraxis, he pursues her resurrection.
- Sarajevo 1914: as a Uchronic Guard, keeps arcane watch over the assassination and tries to heal Duchess Sophie.
- Byzantium: writes Theodora as a gift to the empress.
- Later: shipwreck in the Sea of Marmara; Ephesus (Time Capsules); Alexandria; Venice; the Funeral Games. In a mindscape, a night demon reveals to him the Ivory Labyrinth and “the brother who bears the mantle of memory”.
He cloned himself and acted across planes, pursued by the Inevitables. Other incarnations or perspectives include Oratiol, Tailor and Lotario.
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