Nathan Ransom

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Nathan Markovitch Ransom is the son of Marcus and Nicole Ransom, and a protagonist of The Great Trek Southward and Dialogues of Clipson.

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Name: Nathan Markovitch Ransom, or 'Nate'.

Citizenship: Born on Altronis; but his father was a native of Arindell.

Age: 14 to 15 at the time of the story.

Appearance: Pale, clean-shaven, and thin. He is taller than most men on Altronis; but has a trick of so splaying his legs, that he appears much shorter than himself, and therefore stands a head lower. Short-haired, round-faced, brown-haired, large-eyed, and long-limbed.

Place of Residence: A city near the coast of a Great Northwestern Continent (nicknamed 'America'); near the G.A.T.E. that connects Altronis to the other worlds.

Family Situation: Lives with his father and mother, but often sees his paternal grandfather. His maternal grandparents are dead. Related distantly to the Craftsmen on Arindell, but seldom sees them or knows of the relationship.

Education: Bypassed Secondary School to go to University at the age of 14 years; completed University at 18; became a Great Engineer, without expecting to be any engineer at all.

Hobbies: Making friends and fighting enemies; others unimportant to the story.

Contents of Medicine Cabinet: Bandages, antiseptics, and syringes; also the various given by his mother.

Favorite & Least-Favorite ways to Travel: Bicycle, motorcycle, and (lately) dragonback; he can ride a horse or walk afoot, but likes neither. He can swim, but doesn't like that either.

Weaknesses: Neither stronger than the average American, nor more patient.

Character: Slightly quarrelsome. His father's many unexplained absences (visits to Arindell, whose nature Ransom kept from his son) have left him disappointed in his father, and hence eager to challenge those whose authority seems most legitimate, over himself. Never the less, Nathan is almost fearless and never does anything truly wrong.

Pet Peeves: Having people condescend to him, or having them stop him doing what he accounts most important.