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Joseph Wade Kondor Character Sheet
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This is an attempt to capture for reference a character paper snapshot of the character Joseph Wade Kondor, a major character in the Multiverser novels who debuts in Verse Three, Chapter One and returns in Old Verses New.  He does not appear in For Better or Verse, but is mentioned by the other characters often enough to warrant including those references here.  This character sheet includes everything that is confirmed about him, plus a few extrapolations, in those three books, and thus represents him as he is at the end of the second but remembered in the third.

The picture was dug up on the Internet as an approximate image of him; it's not completely accurate, but it will suffice.

To assist the referee, most 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 "K"; 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 cybernetic eye, you read here that it appears in K003, and on the index page for the first novel you search for the text "Kondor 3" and that will take you to the link for that chapter.  Obviously the chapters beginning "H" are Lauren's story, and thus "Hastings", those beginning "S" are Bob's story, "Slade", and those beginning "B" are Derek's story, "Brown".  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, and the third consists of Hastings 96 through 136, Slade 43 through 92, and Brown 56 through 96.

Joseph Wade Kondor K001 K059 B045

A.K.A.:  Kondor K001

A.K.A.:  Jo-Suede Candor, by the people of the Vorgo world, who didn't get his name right K021 K058 K059

A.K.A.:  Joe K063, by Lauren Hastings H037 and Bob Slade S037 and friends K046 and Vorgo Mystery co-workers K077

A.K.A.:  Joseph K048 by Captain John K068 by Professor Merrick

A.K.A.:  Joseph Kondor K073 by N.I.B. agents.

A.K.A.:  Doctor Joseph Wade Kondor by Vorgo Mystery management K082

ATTRIBUTESAVERAGED ATTRIBUTES
1@5Persuasion2@4Ranged Strike Value (RSV)
2@1Charisma K0912@2Martial Strike Value (MSV)
1@8Animal Magnetism1@8Target Value (TV)
1@9Damage Value
1@10Strength K079
2@1Stamina K079BIAS LEVELS
2@1Resistance12@4Tech
1@2Density1@1Psi
0@1Mag
1@5Flexibility7@6Bod
1@10Agility
2@6Hand/Eye
BEST RELEVANT ATTRIBUTE
1@10Intellect K001 K0702@5Tech (Intellect/Intuition/Ed Level)
2@1Intuition K0142@1Psi (Persuasion/Intuition/Will Power)
2@5Education Level2@1Mag (An-mag/Intellect/Intuition)
2@1Will Power2@1Bod (Strength/Agility/Will Power)

WEAKNESSES:
Atheist, will not recognize existence of magic.
Nervous about cemeteries and places where the dead are kept; says it's a reminder of his own mortality, but knows that's not true.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION:
Height:  Near 6' K001 K043 K090
Weight: 
Current Hair Style:  Army Short
Hair Color:  Brown/Black K001 K043
Age:  Young K001 About 19 or 20 H037 near Slade’s age who is older than 21 S037 was 20 B045 older than 17 H116
Eye Color:  Brown K001 K043
Facial Hair:  Unshaven K001
Birthmarks, Tatoos, or other unusual markings: 
Other Description:  Black K001 well-muscled K001 K043

SKILLS:

TECH

Build Kinetic/Gravitic System
Worked on tractor beam and gravity system
1@51990’s Basic Technology Package (1@1 Basic Fire Skills Package (Maintain Solid Fuel Fire, Transfer Fire, Contain Fire, Extinguish Fire), 1@1 Soft Sculpture/Clay Molding, 1@2 Operate Lighter, 1@2 Operate Match, 1@3 Use Oven, 2@X Wheels Package, 2@1 Stitch & Sew, 3@X Use Standard Hand Tools, 3@1 Wedges, 3@1 Ramps, 3@2 Operate Locks & Keys, 3@5 Operate Scissors & Cutters, 4@1 Operate Bicycle, 4@1 Non-wheeled Pulley, 4@2 Wheeled Pulley, 4@3 Block & Tackle, 6@1 Operate Calipers & Micrometers, 6@1 Operate Explosive-driven Slug Thrower, 6@2 Use Lens, 6@2 Operate Scopes, 7@1 Operate Air Gun, 8@0 Operate Automatic Transmission Vehicle, 9@0 Operate Electrical Switches, 9@0 Operate Electrical Appliances, 9@0 Operate Telephone, 10@0 Operate Electronic Entertainment Equipment, 11@0 Computer Game Play)Tech X@XHome
1@8Survival (Forest)
Tracking/Trailing K008 K013 S039 K039 H041 S040 K040 K092
Camping K009 K013 K014
Fishing, unexplained K037
  Mountain
  Forest  Marsh/Bog  Tropic
  Prairie  Meadow
  Desert
Tech 0@1Home K011 H039 H097 H104
1@5AmbushTech 0@3Sherwood Forest K012
1@8Basic Fire Skills Package
Includes Maintain Solid Fuel Fire T1@1, Transfer Fire T1@1, Contain Fire T1@1, Extinguish Fire T1@1, Ignite Fire from Spark T1@2, Operate Lighter T1@2, Ignite from Friction T1@2, Operate Match T1@2, Torch T1@3, Ignite Fire from Light T1@4, Ignite Fire from Electrical Current T1@6
Tech 1@XHome K013
2@1Operate match (+20SM)Tech 1@2Home K001 K013
2@5CookTech 1@2Home K014 K044 K048 K053 H093
1@1Drying Fruits and BerriesTech 1@2Parakeet Valley K038
1@2Open fired potteryTech 1@2Parakeet Valley K038 H044
1@5OvenTech 1@3Home K014 H093
1@1Control Gaseous FuelTech 1@6Home K014
1@2Create RollersTech 2@1Sherwood Forest K015
1@10Cut LumberTech 2@1Sherwood Forest K015
2@2Use BowTech 2@1Sherwood Forest K025 K026 K027 K028
1@1Repair/improve NestTech 2@1Parakeet Valley K038
1@10Peg and Nail CarpentryTech 2@2Home K015 K056
1@10Use Standard Hand Tools (All 3@ Tool Use Skills)
Shovel, Axe
Repair mast K054
Tech 3@XHome
K015 K092
1@10Operate Quill PenTech 3@1Sherwood Forest K016
1@4MaceTech 3@1Vorgo K034 K042 K047 B051 K093 H093
1@1Stacked StoneworkTech 3@1Parakeet Valley K038
1@10Leveraged Wedges (Axe, Shovel)Tech 3@2Home K015 K042
1@2Scientific IllusionTech 4@X
Table appearance trick K071
Vorgo Mystery K063
2@1Astral NavigationTech 6@XMary Piper Sea K050 K053 K054
3@1Operate M-16-A1
won ribbons for marksmanship K002
taught by Uncle Ty K005
Tech 6@1Home K001 K007 K032 K033 S040 S041 H093 H094 B053 K095 B054 H128
3@1Operate Pistol
won ribbons for marksmanship
taught by Uncle Ty
Tech 6@1Home K024 K047 K095
K002
K005
2@1Operate SextantTech 6@1Mary Piper Sea K050
2@1Repair Explosive-driven Slug Thrower
Includes clean and check
Tech 6@2Home K025
2@3Use TelescopeTech 6@2Home K050
1@1Non-fuse Detonation (pistol)Tech 6@5Mary Piper Sea K056
1@1Shaped Explosives (gunpowder)Tech 6@6Mary Piper Sea K056
2@2Distill AlcoholTech 8@1Sherwood Forest K015 K016
2@1Make Natural AntibioticsTech 8@1Sherwood Forest K015 K016
2@1Extract Salicylates from plantsTech 8@1Sherwood Forest K015 K016
1@10Make Antibacterial SoapTech 8@1Sherwood Forest K016 K044 K048
1@1Operate Rocket-powered Weapon SystemTech 8@2Mary Piper Space K002
1@10Operate FlashlightTech 9@0Home K001
1@1Use Space ArmorTech 9@0Mary Piper Space K002
1@3Operate Electric Sword
practice
Tech 9@1Mary Piper Space K002
K005
1@5Operate parabolic listening systemTech 9@1Vorgo Mystery K069 K092 K093 K094 H095
3@1Electronics TheoryTech 10@0Home K077
2@1Operate Microwave OvenTech 10@0Home H093
1@5Operate eye tuner display systemTech 10@1Mary Piper Space K003 K035
1@10Operate electronic communications systemTech 10@1Mary Piper Space K002
1@10Operate electronic surveillance systemTech 10@1Mary Piper Space K002
1@3Operate Microwave ScalpelTech 10@1Mary Piper Space K047
1@1Operate Starlight ScopeTech 10@1Vorgo Mystery K069
1@1Operate electronic atmospheric analyzer (“sniffer”)Tech 10@1Vorgo Mystery K067 K092
1@3Build Solar ChargerTech 10@8Vorgo Mystery K079
2@1Use electronic notebook
Hexadecimal databook K005 K015 K088
Trinary handheld reader K088 K089 K092 K093 H093 K094
Tech 11@0Mary Piper Space
1@5Use ComputerTech 11@0Vorgo Mystery K077 B049
1@5Microcircuit technologyTech 11@0Vorgo Mystery K079
3@1Artificial Kinetic and Gravitic SystemsTech 11@0Vorgo Mystery K079 K080 K083 B045
1@10Spaceship systemsTech 11@0Terranova K088
1@5Operate Mark VII Kinetic Blaster
practice
Tech 11@3Mary Piper Space K002 K078
K005 K079 B051 K093 H093
1@3Operate Mark V Kinetic Blaster
practice
Tech 11@3Mary Piper Space K002
K005
1@3Repair Kinetic/Gravitic SystemTech 11@5Vorgo Mystery K092
1@4Tech 11@7Vorgo Mystery K084
1@7Design Kinetic/Gravitic System
Assisted with tractor beams, repulsor beams, and simple gravity systems
Tech 11@8Vorgo Mystery K081 K083 K084
1@3Operate Stimson Laser Pistol
practice
Tech 12@0Mary Piper Space K002
K005
1@3Operate Stimson Laser Rifle
practice
Tech 12@0Mary Piper Space K002
K005
1@4Operate Laser ScalpelTech 12@1Mary Piper Space K092 B054
2@8Operate Meritronics Cybereye (use)Tech 12@1Mary Piper Space K003 K026 K028 K030 K032 K035
1@5Operate Meritronics Cybereye (tune)Tech 12@4Mary Piper Space K003 K026 K035 K069
3@1General Science
LevelSkill Areas
1Control of Fire, Leather work, Pottery
2The Wheel, Woodwork, Cloth and Rope
3Inclines, Levers, Stonework
4Pulleys, Gears, Soft Metals
5Water Power, Hard Metals
6Lathes, Precision Tools, Explosives
7Steam and Pressure Power Systems
8Motors and Motor Fuels
9Electricity, Synthetics
10Electronics
11Computers, Planetary Travel
12Robotics, Nuclear Power, Genetic Engineering
Tech 12@0Home K055 K077 K079 B045 K091 K092
2@7Medical DiagnosisTech 12@0Home K002 K006 K014 K015 K016 K017 K019 K020 K030 H038 K058 K080 B045 K087 B049 K092 B054 B056 H096
2@7Medical/First Aid
Includes poisons as anti-parasitics, others listed K019.
Triage K019
Additional Seminars K083
1Sterilize by heat; salt wounds; mud pack bandages; external body temperature control. K012
2Bandages; splints; stitch wounds; tourniquets; simple prosthetics (wooden legs, hooks). K007
3Amputations; Excision of surface infection; reduction of fractures; dentistry.
4Mechanical prosthetics; traction.
5IV. fluids; nutrition.
6I.D. Microorganisms; Vaccines; Cellular structure; herbalism; general surgery.
7Control circulation/major bleeding; cardiology; breathing/artificial resuscitation.
8Basic chemistry; pharmacology; organ transplants. Mary Piper Space K006
9EKG’s; electrical diagnostics NOS; defibrillators; synthetic body structures.
10CRT display diagnostics; X-rays/Ultrasound; non-invasive viewing; sonic surgery.
11Computer diagnostics & imaging; total life support; radiation therapy.
12Nuclear medicine; self-powered prosthetics; artificial organs; genetics; cloning; regeneration.
Tech 12@1Home K002 K005 K006 K014 K015 K016 K017 K018 K019 K020 K030 H038 K044 K045 K046 K055 K080 B045 K087 K092 B054 K096

PSI

2@5Language (English)Psi 0@0Home H038
1@512th Century EnglishPsi 0@0Sherwood Forest K010
1@1Overcome language barrierPsi 0@0Sherwood Forest H038
2@1Read Maps/ChartsPsi 0@0Mary Piper Sea K050 K092
1@1Teaching (Medicine)Psi 0@1Sherwood Forest K016 K019 K020
1@2Read MindsPsi 1@1Terranova Habitat B049 K091

MAG

1@5History, Normal EarthMag 0@0Home K019
1@5Engliish LiteratureMag 0@0Home K031
1@2History, Sardic Planets
includes art/architecture, natural history, history of technology, music, famous speeches, historic moments.
Mag 0@0Mary Piper Space K005
1@1Administration (Teaching Hospital)Mag 0@0Sherwood Forest K016
1@5Strategy/Tactics
Football Home K024 K032
Mag 0@0Home K022 K040 B051
2@1AtheismMag 0@1Home K007 K021 K022 K025 K028 K030 K031 K033 H037 K037 S038 H040 K039 H041 K051 K054 K059 K068 K083 B045 K087 K089 H088 K090 B094 S048 S092

BOD

X@XHuman Standard Sensory Package (2@5 Touch and pressure sensitivity B0@0, 1@5 Chemical sensitivity B0@1, 1@7 Gas & particular sensitivity B0@1, 2@2 Pain B0@2, 1@6 Heat sensitivity B0@3, 1@5 Cold sensitivity B0@3, 2@1 Photosensitivity B0@4, 1@8 Auditory perception B0@4, 1@6 Balance B0@4, 2@5 Focus B0@5, 1@2 Tactile imaging B0@5, 1@8 Pitch discrimination B0@6, 1@8 Stereo directional sense B0@7, 2@5 Color perception B0@8, 2@8 Depth perception B0@8)Bod 0@XHome
X@XHuman Standard Body Package (2@3 Manipulate Object B0@1; 1@1 Generate Pheromone Signal B0@2; 2@7 Generate Sound Signal B0@2; 2@3 Sitting B1@0; 2@1 Rise to All Limbs B1@1; 1@5 Multi-legged Crawl 2mph B1@3; 2@5 Stand Erect B2@1; 2@1 Walk at Walking Speeds 3mph B2@4: 1@10 Jog 3mph B3@3; 1@5 Dash 300' B3@4; 1@5 Sprint 990' B3@5; 1@5 Run 71/2 mph (one mile/eight minutes) B3@6; 1@1 Ground-based Rolling B4@1; 1@5 Reaching Jumps 10² B5@1; 1@5 Low Obstacles 12² B5@1; 1@3 Running High Jump 4' 6² B5@3; 1@5 Standing Long Jump 6' B5@3; 1@2 Running Long Jump 9' B5@3)
Football
Bod X@XHome K007 K024 H041
K024 K032
1@8Stealth: move quickly and quietly
Prestidigitation Home K064
Bod 0@6Home K063 K064 B051
1@2Pass without TraceBod 0@6Sherwood Forest K012
2@3Swimming
Includes lifesaving technique
Bod 1@2Home K044
2@5Climb Rope
Ladder K042 in zero gravity K092
Rigging K050
Bod 1@3Home K039
2@8Walk at Walking Speeds
"Sea legs" K001 K042 and "land legs" K053
Up steep incline H041
Quickly 6mpg K093
Bod 2@4Home
1@8Marathon Walking
(Quick marches in basic training)
Bod 2@6Home K011 K023
1@6Dash 300'Bod 3@4Home K024
1@5Balance Beam WalkingBod 6@1Home H041
1@2Swing, RopeBod 6@2Mary Piper Sea K056
1@8Basic Hand-to-Hand CombatBod 7@1Home
1@5Fast Draw PistolBod 7@1Home K063 K064
1@1Improvised Martial Weapon
dodges and parries with bow
Bod 7@6Vorgo Quest K029

Equipment

M-16-A1 Standard Issue Army Rifle
Used half a clip K001
27 bullets remaining in clip K008
Emptied first clip K032
Filled K062 H095 K096
Empty K042
R ShouldHome K001 K007 K012 K023 K031 K032 K033 S039 S040 S041 K041 K054 K061 K067 K086 H092 H093 H094 B053 K095 B054
Book Cardboard Matches
Used one in hold of Mary Piper Space
Jacket pocketHome K001
Desert Tan Fatigues (shirt, pants, hat)
Looking threadbare K062
Worn
Duffel
Home K001 K086
Multi-celled flashlightDuffelHome K001 K023 K041 K085
Protein bars
Eats half of one in hold of Mary Piper Space
Original rations consumed K006
PackHome K001
2-quart Canteen, with water
BackpackHome K001 K008
Standard Issue army pistol in holster
Full ten-bullet clip
minus 2 bullets K024
Empty, replaced with full, used some shots K032
9 bullets remain K052
Filled K062 H095
Belt, RHome K001 K023 K024 K031 S039 K054 K055 K063 K064 K065 K067 K086 K095
Meritronics Cybereye
Adjustable sensors for frequency, red/green/blue cones, top and bottom of rod spectrum.  Controls installed on inside of left forearm.  Small control panel inside left arm, five dials control centering of three sets of color sensors and range of broadband sensors.
Left EyeMary Piper Space K003 K026 K028 K030 K032 K035 K067 K069 H112
Eye Color Tuning Glasses
Fits like glasses, shows same color patterns to both eyes.
Medical KitMary Piper Space K003
Eye PatchMedical KitMary Piper Space K003 K026 K035
Electronic Book--Pre-med year one, world and art history of Sardic ("reading material")DuffelMary Piper Space K005 K015 K054 K088
Good nutritious lightweight preserved foodMary Piper Space K006
Food Packs
Ate some (lunch for three) K023
Ate more k085
Backpack
Duffel
Mary Piper Space K009
Medical Kit
contains spray that boosts bacterial immunity, speed clotting, and anaesthetize; wound packing that encourages blood to clot in it. K007 K047
"Vials, bottles, and instruments": Anesthetic, Organism Analyzer, Antibiotics, Anti-viral, Topical Antiseptic, Prophylactic antibiotic (substantial amount), antispasmodic K009 K012 K014 K047 K048
Machine with oral probe that identifies infectious organisms K014
Immunity booster K014
Equipment to test for food toxicity, nutrients H037 H039
Plastic scalpel, Microwave scalpel, stitching, tape, glue, sterile dressings, bandages, type/crossmatch machine K047 K087
Laser scalpel K092 B054
L ShoulderMary Piper Space K006 K023 K030 K031 S039 K054 K061 K064 K075 K076 K086 K087 K092
Mark VII Kinetic Blaster
Focused invisible force hits like a baseball bat
Down 60% K008
Empty K033
20 Annoying/10 Damaging/5 Dangerous, RF2, 10’:40’:80’:160’:+5/8, at 0% power
Battery becomes battery compartment cover, labeled “Mark Seven”, can be dropped into charging rack
Indicator shows battery level
“Focused gravitic energy pulse generator” K075
Fully recharged K077
Power supply is an array of separately-charged capacitors K078
About equal to the other guns, but blunt trauma which does not risk putting holes in spaceship walls, less heavy ammo, quieter. Control determines whether to use single, double, or quadruple power. K078
Aimed and fired like a pistol, no kick.
Power supply, switching system, beam projector, connected by microcircuit processors, microcircuits in the plates in the projector using low power to control high power K079
DuffelMary Piper Space K007 K023 K031 K067 K072 K074 K075 K077 K085 K086 H092 B051 K093 H093
1 M-16 50-bullet clip
down to 27 bullets
Empty K032
Filled K062 H095
PocketHome K008
1 M-16 50-bullet clip, Full
Used, emptied K033
Filled K062 H095
PocketHome K008 K023
Backpack
EmptyK023
BackHome K008 S039 K061
DuffelR ShouldHome K008 S039 K061 K067
Travel Alarm ClockDuffelHome K008 K050 K052 K054 K060
Forest Green Fatigues (shirt, pants, hat)
Looking threadbare K062
Duffel
Worn
Home K008 K023 H037
Clothes, unspecified
Includes undefined nightwear K038
Boxer shorts for sleeping K064
DuffelHome K009 K062
Reading material, unspecifiedDuffelHome K009
Emergency supplies, unspecifiedBackpackHome K009
Small Two-man nylon tent with aluminum supportsBackpackHome K009
BedrollBackpackHome K009 S039
Foil Milk and Juice Packs
Backpack
Duffel
Home K009
Some from Mary Piper Space K023
417 in Plastic Diktar
“Handful”
PackMary Piper Space K009
Camp ShovelBackpackHome K015 K042
2 ten-bullet pistol clips, fully loaded
Emptied clip, replaced it K032
Filled H095
DuffelHome K023 K034
MaceLeft shoulderVorgo K031 K034 K035 S039 K047 K056 K076 K086 B051 K093 H093
BeltWaistHome K031
BootsFeetHome K038
Damaged M-16-A1 rifleDuffelParakeet Valley H040
(from Lauren/Vampire Philadelphia)
M-16 50-bullet clip, full
Emptied, full K062
PocketParakeet Valley H040
(from Lauren/Vampire Philadelphia)
Small heavy sack of gold diktar
Describes them as a “decorative medallion” K060
Several hundred, -10 converted to local currency Vorgo Mystery K060
“Several” more converted to local currency Vorgo Mystery K067
DuffelMary Piper Sea K052 K085 K086
Sextant, well-made, for sighting and plotting starsBackpackMary Piper Sea K053 K054 K076 K086
Large quantity cut & polished Emeralds, from large crate uncutBackpackMary Piper Sea K053 K054 K055 K060 K085 K086
“Handfuls” of precious stones
Diamonds, rubies, sapphires, others the names of which he couldn’t quickly guess
Converts “a few” to “a substantial amount” of Terranova computer credit. K088
DuffelMary Piper Sea K056 K060 K086
Several heavy gold chainsNeckMary Piper Sea K056 K060 K065 K073 K086
Silver ring, fine blue star sapphireFingerMary Piper Sea K056 K086
Museum events calendarDuffelVorgo Mystery K059
ID
Visa card, Drivers license (picture and signature K061), Military ID
WalletHome K060 K061
Currency, Vorgo Mystery World five thousand seven hundred and change
Spent for: 4 boxes pistol bullets, 700 M-16 rounds K062
Crossbow, crossbow harness, quiver, target and hunting quarrels, a “few hundred” K062
Fatigues K062
Tip maid, bellboy K064
-3000+, most of remaining cash K067, -50 tip for pickup
More cash for additional diktar sale K067
Pays hotel bill in advance K068 tips in restaurant K073
Regular salary, automatic deposit K077
PocketVorgo Mystery K061 K065
WalletPocketHome K061
Pistol bullets, 4 boxes @50 =200, 20 reloads
-30 reload three clips K062
SuitcaseVorgo Mystery K062
Crossbow
stainless steel spring, cantilever quick loading system, comfortable trigger
HarnessVorgo Mystery K062
Crossbow harnessOver BackpackVorgo Mystery K062
QuiverHarnessVorgo Mystery K062
50 Target QuarrelsSuitcaseVorgo Mystery K062
80 Hunting QuarrelsSuitcaseVorgo Mystery K062
20 Hunting QuarrelsQuiverVorgo Mystery K062
700 rounds for M-16
-200 reload four clips
SuitcaseVorgo Mystery K062
Green Fatigues Shirt-Jacket-PantsSuitcaseVorgo Mystery K062
Green Fatigues Shirt-Jacket-PantsSuitcaseVorgo Mystery K062
Sand Fatigues Shirt-Jacket-PantsWornVorgo Mystery K062 K085
Sand Fatigues Shirt-Jacket-PantsSuitcaseVorgo Mystery K062 K085
Arctic Fatigues Shirt-Jacket-PantsSuitcaseVorgo Mystery K062
Bowie Knife with sheathBeltVorgo Mystery K062 K086
Business card, Krannitz the StupefyingWalletVorgo Mystery K064
Ranging Binoculars
Batteries included K068
BackpackVorgo Mystery K067
Starlight Vision
High-sensitivity electronic television camera compiling images from faintest differences in darkness
Can be used with one eye
Batteries included K068
HeadVorgo Mystery K067 K069
Parabolic listening system
Hands-free with stereolocation capability
Pair of parabolic dishes stick off the sides like Dumbo’s elephant ears
Works with the vision system
Batteries included K068
HeadVorgo Mystery K067 K069 K092 K093 K094 H095
Sniffer
Detects airborne impurities, matches them expandable database, molecular analysis of gasses and particulates
Clip to backpack or collar or somewhere, run wire to eyepiece, red light flashes in corner for alert
Push button on box to display info through eyepiece, clear it and it remains clear until the air changes significantly
Can be used with built-in screen instead of eyepiece
Lets you name things not already listed, rename things to help you understand them, create hazard list from benign to immediate hazard, constantly monitors Oh Two
Batteries included K068
ShirtVorgo Mystery K067 K092
Bullet-proof Vest
One of the finest made
WornVorgo Mystery K067 K068 B052
Watch??Home? K067
Tax IDWalletVorgo Mystery K076
Solar powered recharger for blaster power packsSuitcaseVorgo Mystery K078 K079 K083 H092
Duplicate power pack for blasterPocketVorgo Mystery K078 K079 K083 H092 K093
Duplicate power pack for blasterPocketVorgo Mystery K078 K079 K083 H092 K093
Doctorate of Physical Sciences
For work in artificial gravity and kinetic energy
SuitcaseVorgo Mystery K082 K083
Certificates of Continuing Education (several) for seminars in medical fieldsSuitcaseVorgo Mystery K084
Trinary handheld readerSuitcaseTerranova Habitat K088 K089 K093 H093 K094
“A lot” of blank cartridges for trinary reader
Filled “many” from engineering and medical sources.
Includes comprehensive data on ship they are boarding K091
SuitcaseTerranova Habitat K088

Known Exclusions

Does not swear; remembers the taste of soap in his mouth when he comes close. K023
Knows little about siege engines, ballistae, catapults.
Never attended college K044
Does not have as much as thirty thousand gold diktar

World List
Stage 2
K056 K085

  1. NagaWorld:  killed by unidentified attacker in glass city
  2. Mary Piper Space:  killed by grenade blast
  3. Sherwood Forest:  killed by arrow to throat
  4. Quest for the Vorgo:  killed by attacking undead
  5. Parakeet Valley:  killed by spear thrust
  6. Mary Piper Sea
  7. Vorgo Mystery: K057 killed by exploding experimental kinetic artillery blaster K084
  8. Terranova Habitat K085

Identified Characteristics


Conserves supplies K001 K034
More comfortable around black people K002
Avoids alcohol and any other substance that will “mess with my head” K004 K082
Prefers to tell the truth K004
Misses his large extended family K005 H038
Likes his aunt’s chocolate chip cookies, but not her religious fanaticism K005
Learned to shoot as a boy from his uncle Ty K005
Angry at pirates for taking his eye K006
Believes that mortal lives are precious, more so than his own temporary visits K007
Deduces from small details when features are consistent with the presence of something like a human K008
Believes freedom and justice are everyone’s war K014
Always finds naturalistic explanations for supernatural manifestations, cf. Atheism
Chooses not to make enemies K018
Prefers to be overly wary over being caught unaware K023
Made nervous by graveyards K023 K057
Familiar with sports and uses sport-based athletic moves K007 K024
Laughed at horror movies K025
Maintains his cool in close combat K032
Notes that some things that happen are unlikely in the extreme S038
Will not refuse to do what someone else has done K039 H041
Does not like to be indebted, even for a favor K067
Still worries about costs of things despite now being wealthy K068
Not interested in working on a space program K083
Has a theory for why versers sometimes appear together K086 B045 K090
Likes high-tech worlds for showers, laundry, meals, safe beverages K088 education B054
Acts a gentleman H089
Has an example of telepathy from Lauren’s use K091 H093

Personal History

Joseph Wade Kondor was a bachelor, a U. S. Soldier, a medic, versed out by some type of military experiment.  In NagaWorld, he was killed by a giant spider; he didn't get a good look at it beyond shooting it.  His stay in NagaWorld was probably short; there is no evidence he saw anything other than the spiders in the glass city.  His Uncle Ty was a hunter and a woodsman, first mentioned in Sherwood Forest.  He had an Uncle Whit who used witticisms and proverbs, first mentioned while he was seeking the Vorgo.  He doesn't often curse or swear; his mother washed his mouth out with soap for doing so, and he remembers.

Versed out because of army electronics experiment using scriff, about the year 2000 K085.

In Mary Piper (beta) he was able to hide among the crew for some time by borrowing some clothes and pretending to be one of them.  When caught, he used the "strange woman in a bar" explanation for his presence.  Following an accident, his left eye was replaced by a Meritronics Cybereye.  The controls for it are on the inside of his left forearm.  He can adjust the range of the rod-like sensors to receive light at a wider or narrower range of frequencies, and adjust each of three sets of cone-like sensors to almost any radio frequency, perceiving these as red, blue, and green.  He is teetotal, avoiding alcohol and any other substance which affects his mind more than caffeine.  In the end, he caught a grenade so that a friend, Walters, would not be hit by the blast.  It was during that event that he began to realize how precious the lives of indigs were.

He has an Aunt Zakiya, in her mid-thirties, younger than his mother, who tried to get him to go to church, and made good chocolate chip cookies.  Uncle Ty taught him to shoot and gave him his first gun, and also taught him about hunting.  Uncle Whitney, his grandfather's brother, is married to Aunt Mary.  There was lots of extended family and friends around.

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