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The '''Quire''' were a clan of [[posthuman]] [[scholar]]s from the far future. They were a [[gestalt]], each individual being an aspect of the whole clan. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Future Relations (short story)|Future Relations]]'') They contacted the [[Braxiatel Collection]] and asked to study it. A group of six, [[Dorso]], [[Verso]], [[Bifolium]], [[Incunabula]], [[Colophon]] and [[Rubric]] were sent to spend time at the Collection. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Work in Progress (short story)|Work in Progress]]'') | {{Infobox Species | ||
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|individuals=[[Dorso]], [[Verso]], [[Bifolium]], [[Incunabula]], [[Colophon (Work in Progress)|Colophon]], [[Rubric]], [[Curialis]]}}The '''Quire''' were a clan of [[posthuman]] [[scholar]]s from the [[far future]]. They were a [[gestalt]], each individual being an aspect of the whole clan. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Future Relations (short story)|Future Relations]]'') They contacted the [[Braxiatel Collection]] and asked to study it. A group of six, [[Dorso]], [[Verso]], [[Bifolium]], [[Incunabula]], [[Colophon (Work in Progress)|Colophon]] and [[Rubric]] were sent to spend time at the Collection. They reached it using a [[time corridor]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Work in Progress (short story)|Work in Progress]]'') | |||
They could detach their eyes and hands. [[Bernice Summerfield]] spent a night getting drunk with Verso, who showed Bernice this ability. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Anightintheninthage (short story)|Anightintheninthage]]'') | They could detach their eyes and hands. [[Bernice Summerfield]] spent a night getting drunk with Verso, who showed Bernice this ability. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Anightintheninthage (short story)|Anightintheninthage]]'') | ||
The [[Collector's Guild]] took an interest in the Quire, wanting to taste the biomass of a species from the future. [[Bev Tarrant]] tricked the Guild into eating a sentient poison and ended the threat to the Quire. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Cost for a Collection (short story)|The Cost for a Collection]]'') | |||
After they left, Benny thought that they might be her descendants. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Nursery Politics (short story)|Nursery Politics]]'') | After they left, Benny thought that they might be her descendants. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Nursery Politics (short story)|Nursery Politics]]'') | ||
Like other [[human]]-descended groups, the Quire were resurrected in the [[City of the Saved]]. The Quire family acted as [[Pope]] [[Beatrix II]]'s strategists during the [[City of the Saved Civil War]]. Their identity was a guarded secret and they were represented by [[Curialis]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Hundred Words from a Civil War (short story)|A Hundred Words from a Civil War]]'') | |||
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Latest revision as of 02:09, 4 September 2020
The Quire were a clan of posthuman scholars from the far future. They were a gestalt, each individual being an aspect of the whole clan. (PROSE: Future Relations) They contacted the Braxiatel Collection and asked to study it. A group of six, Dorso, Verso, Bifolium, Incunabula, Colophon and Rubric were sent to spend time at the Collection. They reached it using a time corridor. (PROSE: Work in Progress)
They could detach their eyes and hands. Bernice Summerfield spent a night getting drunk with Verso, who showed Bernice this ability. (PROSE: Anightintheninthage)
The Collector's Guild took an interest in the Quire, wanting to taste the biomass of a species from the future. Bev Tarrant tricked the Guild into eating a sentient poison and ended the threat to the Quire. (PROSE: The Cost for a Collection)
After they left, Benny thought that they might be her descendants. (PROSE: Nursery Politics)
Like other human-descended groups, the Quire were resurrected in the City of the Saved. The Quire family acted as Pope Beatrix II's strategists during the City of the Saved Civil War. Their identity was a guarded secret and they were represented by Curialis. (PROSE: A Hundred Words from a Civil War)
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