Divson Follett
Dr Divson Follett was a reptile and head of the Archaeology department at St Oscar's University.
Biography
Early life
Divson Follett (PROSE: Dragons' Wrath [+]Loading...["Dragons' Wrath (novel)"]) was mentored in archaeology by Herve Pottle (PROSE: Tears of the Oracle [+]Loading...["Tears of the Oracle (novel)"]) and earnt a doctorate. (PROSE: Oh No It Isn't! [+]Loading...["Oh No It Isn't! (novel)"]) He remained in contact with Pottle afterwards and considered him to be a friend.
The final time Follett met Pottle before the latter's death was when Pottle was preparing to write Living Archaeology, his autobiography of Edward Watkinson, whom Follett thought was a fascinating man and whom he hoped to one day name a chair after him in an Archaeology department. (PROSE: Tears of the Oracle [+]Loading...["Tears of the Oracle (novel)"])
At St Oscar's
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By 2593, Follett was head of the Archaeology department at St Oscar's University, (PROSE: Oh No It Isn't! [+]Loading...["Oh No It Isn't! (novel)"]) fulfilling his dream. He honoured Edward Watkinson with the Edward Watkinson Chair of Archaeology as he had always hoped and fought for the department's funding, often coming into conflict with Emilia Winston due to his department's rivalry with the History department. (PROSE: Tears of the Oracle [+]Loading...["Tears of the Oracle (novel)"])
Follett was not keen on hiring Bernice Summerfield and included in her contract a stipulation that she write a sequel to Down Among the Dead Men. His reason for doing so was for money and good press for the department. (PROSE: Oh No It Isn't! [+]Loading...["Oh No It Isn't! (novel)"])
As the Archaeology department needed money, Follett joined Emilia Winston in a meeting with Mastrov (who was posing as Truby Kamadrich) and took Benny with him. He was impressed by Romolo Nusek's offer of funding and grants should Benny and Nicholas Clyde join his expedition to Stanturus Three. Benny agreed and Follett insisted that she take Mappin Gilder for field experience. (PROSE: Dragons' Wrath [+]Loading...["Dragons' Wrath (novel)"])
Follett held an intimate soirée which Benny attended, although she had to drink a large amount of alcohol to get through it. John was aware of this and mentioned it to Benny when they first met. (PROSE: Another Girl, Another Planet [+]Loading...["Another Girl, Another Planet (novel)"])
Follett was evacuated from Dellah following the awakening of the gods and spent months in the refugee camp on Thanaxos, keeping people away from him using his chlorine-laced steam. (PROSE: Tears of the Oracle [+]Loading...["Tears of the Oracle (novel)"])
Death
Upon his release from the camp on Thanaxos, Follett moved to Kralinal Maxis where he waited for a work permit. He received a letter from Benny, met her on X One Nine and joined her and her team in searching for the Oracle of the Lost, which they succeeded in. After doing so, the Oracle predicted his death by informing him that he would soon be done on KS-159; indeed, he was killed by Kebara for energy. (PROSE: Tears of the Oracle [+]Loading...["Tears of the Oracle (novel)"])
Legacy
Follett's body was found by Garshal and Joseph and Irving Braxiatel and Hayward Denson performed an autopsy on him. His body was frozen to be returned to his next of kin. (PROSE: Tears of the Oracle [+]Loading...["Tears of the Oracle (novel)"])
Appearance
Follett was an elderly reptilian (PROSE: Oh No It Isn't! [+]Loading...["Oh No It Isn't! (novel)"]) with a shell. (PROSE: Tears of the Oracle [+]Loading...["Tears of the Oracle (novel)"]) His body produced a pungent green cloud of chlorine-laced steam. (PROSE: Dragons' Wrath [+]Loading...["Dragons' Wrath (novel)"])
Personality
Follett enjoyed eating molluscs, (PROSE: Dragons' Wrath [+]Loading...["Dragons' Wrath (novel)"]) namely snailoids. He loved running the Archaeology department and was dictatorial and bullying to his staff, but he eventually realised that he missed practical archaeology and that academia was no substitute. (PROSE: Tears of the Oracle [+]Loading...["Tears of the Oracle (novel)"])
