This is an attempt to capture for reference a character paper snapshot of the character Derek Brown, a supporting character in the Multiverser novels who debuts in Old Verses New, continues his story in For Better or Verse, Spy Verses, Garden of Versers, Versers Versus Versers, and again in In Verse Proportion.  This character sheet includes everything that is confirmed about him, plus a few extrapolations, in those books, and thus represents him as he is in the final chapter of the last.

The picture was dug up on the Internet as an approximate image of him; it's not perfect, but is reasonably close.

To assist the referee, some entries include at least one coded reference to a chapter or chapters in which the item is mentioned; thus by cross-referencing with the story you can determine the details.  The chapters are identified by which character's story is being told, and thus most of those here begin with "Br" for Brown; this is followed by a three-digit number indicating the chapter number for that character, not the chapter number for the book.  Thus if you want to find the first reference to his name, you read here that it appears in Br001, and on the index page for the novel you search for the text "Brown 1" and that will take you to the link for that chapter.  Obviously the chapters beginning "Ko" are Joe's story, and thus "Kondor", those beginning "Ha" are Lauren's story, "Hastings", those beginning "Sl" are Bob's, "Slade", those beginning "Be" are James', and those beginning "Ta" are Tomiko Takano.

• The first novel ends with Kondor 41, Slade 42, and Hastings 43.
• The second contains Kondor 42 through 96, Hastings 44 through 95, and Brown 1 through 55.
• The third consists of Hastings 96 through 136, Slade 43 through 92, and Brown 56 through 96.
• The fourth Kondor 97 through 136, Brown 97 through 160, and Slade 93 through 135.
• The fifth Kondor 137 through 154, Hastings 137 through 172, Slade 136 through 154, Brown 161 through 178, and Beam 1 through 41.
• The sixth Kondor 155 through 171, Hastings 173 through 184, Slade 155 through 167, Brown 179 through 195, Beam 42 through 54, and Takano 1 through 12.
• The seventh Hastings 186 through 232, Takano 13 through 59, and Beam 56 through through 117.
• This eighth book contains Kondor 172 through 222, Slade 168 through 213, and Brown 196 through 245.

Derek Jacob Brown Br001 Br056 Br061Br089 Br097 Br103 Sl135 Ko137 Ko138 Sl155

A.K.A.: Derek Brown, self identification upon meeting Br002

A.K.A.: The Boy, by Qualick Br022 Br034 and others Br035

A.K.A.: Derek, given as what to call him Br039 Br093

A.K.A.: Theian Toreinu Morach, spritish name, Morach or ‘Rach for short Br060 Br061 Br062 Br084 Br089 Br097 Br102 Br103 Br172

A.K.A.: Little Bug, by Thalaoniri and the elves Br080, in elfish Eh Vrek Br081.

A.K.A.: Ferris Hoffman, self-chosen name for middle form, Ha130 Br089 Br097 Br103

A.K.A.: Kyler Bryant, name on British Diplomatic passport, son of an English Earl, Br104 Br130 Br139 Br150

A.K.A.: John (David) Adams, name on American passport, Br104 Br148 Br149 Br150

A.K.A.: Derek Jacob Brown, twice-honored hero of the Twin Rivers Caliphate, Br177 Sl155 Br179 Sl158 Be050

A.K.A.: Love, by Vashti, Br181

A.K.A.: Commander [Derek] [Jacob] [Brown], by Captain of the Wanderer Br195 Br196

WEAKNESSES:
Out-of-shape adolescent Br029 resolved as sprite Br089

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION:
Height:  5' 0" After transformation Derek 5', Ferris 2'6", Morach 1'3" Ha130 Br090 Br097 Br099 Br109 Br135 Br180 Br182
Weight:  170#?à140#? Br024 Derek 140#, Ferris 24#, Morach 3#
Current Hair Style: 
Hair Color: 
Age:  Seventh grade Br028 12 years old Br029 Ha095 b.1988 d.2000 Br040 Ko085 Looks 17, but young Br090 Ha134 (carded when he tries to buy bubblegum) Br103 Br128 Sl135 Ko137
Eye Color: 
Facial Hair:  None
Birthmarks, Tatoos, or other unusual markings:  None
Other Description:  six inches and thirty pounds smaller than out-of-shape teens three years older, a child about the age of Lauren’s middle child Tiffany.
As Morach, glows.  This hides him against the sky and reduces his shadow on the ground Br109

SKILLS:

TECH

PSI

MAG

BOD

Equipment

Known Exclusions

Owns waders, did not bring them. Br009
Not carrying food or water initially. Br009
Knows very little about religion Br014
Does not know the word “defibrillator” Br015
Not athletic Br018
Knows almost nothing about girls Ko087 but recognizes Raeph’s interest in Lauren Br048
Knows little history, nothing about Mahatma Gandhi or Martin Luther King Jr., but that they succeeded at non-violent resistance somehow.
Cannot hover Br076 Br079 Br100 Br156
Weak on biological sciences Br099
As Morach cannot get past the downdraft of a helicopter. Br102
Was never in an aircraft other than a spaceship prior to Why Spy Br102
Not familiar with the London skyline other than “the clock” Br103
Does not know how to cook beyond peanut butter sandwiches and the like Br104
Ferris and Morach do no own shoes Br108
Does not like beer or wine, but drinks them from necessity Br181
Never took an interest in games that did not run on a computer Br181
Never had baked eggs or any poultry other than chicken and turkey Br218

World List
Stage 2 Br098 Br159

1. NagaWorld: killed by coral bush Br001
2. Cask of Amontilado Br001 Br003 shot three times Br004
3. Haunted House Br005 killed by poltergeist throwing him through window and stabbing with shards Br008
4. Vampire swamp Br009 apparently bitten in the neck Br011
5. Slasher Summer Camp Br011 stabbed with his own knife Br018
6. Mutant World Br019 killed by laser blaster Br036
7. Terranova Habitat Br037 Ko131
8. Zygote Experience/Sprite World Br055
9. Vampire Future Ha130 shot several times in the back Br097
10. Why Spy Br098 hit by burst of automatic weapon fire Br158
11. Twin River Valley Ko135 shot by Dawn Be046 Ha176
12. The Wanderer Br182 death by vacuum when ship depressurizes Br241
13. Parakeet Industrial Revolution Br241

Identified Characteristics

Dislikes gym, sports, and outdoors stuff. His only real exercise is riding his bike to school. Br029
Has seen many horror movies Br001, knows that in horror films you can’t escape Br002, thinks he should hope for the best but prepare for the worst Br003.
Left-handed Br004 Br117 Br118
Almost impossible to get him into the bath, nearly as difficult to get him out Br011
His DNA has features which are unique in the Terranova universe Br042
Is aware that he won’t age Br042
Chooses to avoid intoxicants Br043
Likes the idea of saving a world, even if no one knows Br064
Does not care for tea, prefers orange juice with breakfast Br090
Homesick for two different worlds Br093
Learns to embrace the present as a place you love and the future as a place you seek, neither detracting from the other, both good, God good, and that enough to know for now Br096.
In low magic worlds, down-size transformations emit wide band electromagnetic radiation sufficient to light mithisella, up-size transformations consume too much energy and require rapid intake of high-energy foods. In high magic worlds, mass is shunted to some other dimension and recalled from there. Br099 Br100 Br101 Br102 Br104
Likes to learn Br104 and approves of people who want to learn Br110
Prefers not to kill sentient creatures Br107 Br108 or let them die instead of him Br111 Br112
Thinks his life is often like a movie Br120 but that sometimes it isn’t Br127
Dislikes trips to the beach, particularly the sand and the salt Br159
Sprite wings are frail, as compared with a hawk, although male wings are stronger than female Br163
Is uncomfortable with leadership roles Br168
Not as ticklish as Vashti Br172
Got seasick on riverboat Br180
Talks to himself when trying to understand a problem Br213
Prefers keyboards over touchscreens Br216
Uncomfortable with people standing behind him while he works Br216

Personal History

His first theory of the verse was that this was all nightmares of a comatose patient. Br001 Br009 Br011 Br039
Killed by a “Rapid Responder” video game controller which had been broken by Bobby Peterson. Br001.
Considers possibility that he is a restless spirit from beyond the grave. Br005
Explored suburban housing construction sites at home Br005
Would not permit himself to recognize that he was in a “haunted house” Br006
Misses father, mother, and one brother Br009 Br025
Is from Mahwah, somewhere upstate from Newark, state not specified Br012
Reluctantly swam in a lake near his home Br013
Watched David perform CPR Br015
Meets Lauren in Mutant World Ha064
Watched horror movies to pretend he was brave, but after his experiences he is no longer afraid Ha065
Recognizes that Lauren’s idea that God sent him somewhere turns an accident into an adventure Br022
Eventually forgets the nightmare Br024
Considers that Lauren might be right about God Br024
Meets Joe in Terranova Br044
Has observed Lauren projecting a psi skill pattern Br049 doing clairvoyance Br050
Experience moving in zero gravity Ko092
Reborn child of Theian Orlina Lelach Br059 named Theian Toreinu Morach Br060
Married Amira Vashti of the Amirate of the Southern River Bend Ko154 Br179
Became First Officer of The Wanderer Br195 Br196

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