Artist's impression of a Deltan by M.W.F. Baily
Deltans were a sentient species native to Delta Eridani 4, of the Delta Eridani solar system.
Discovered in April 2165, the Deltans were the first intelligent life form encountered by Bob. Existing in an early stone age level of technology, with a tribal social structure, though both were already regressing at the time of Bob's arrival as the species was being pushed to the brink of extinction by the encroachment of several much more aggressive native species.
Appearance[]
"The natives were not pretty from a human perspective." (154)
The Deltans looked like a kind of a bat/pig mashup—barrel bodies, spindly limbs, large mobile ears, and snouts not too different from a boar’s. Their fur was mainly gray, with tan patterns around the face and head unique to each individual. The Deltans were the first non-human intelligence encountered by any of the Bob clones.
Noteworthy Deltans[]
Archimedes[]
Main Article: Archimedes
Archimedes is the most intelligent of the Deltans. He is thoughtful and curious. Bob makes first contact with him, and provides him with technology and knowledge to improve the Deltans’ fortune. Bob considers him like his own son.
Arnold[]
Main Article: Arnold
The strongest of the Deltans, Bob names him after Arnold Swarzenegger. He is a skilled hunter and a loyal friend to Archimedes and Bob.
Donald[]
Main Article: Donald
Arnold’s son, who shares many of his father’s qualities, such as strength and loyalty.
Moses[]
Main Article: Moses
One of the tribal elders, Moses is the last Deltan with flint-shaping knowledge, which he passes to Archimedes.
Buster[]
Main Article: Buster
Archimedes’ son, who shares many of his father’s qualities, such as his skill at shaping bows and arrows.
Diana[]
Main Article: Diana
Archimedes’ wife. She has an instant aversion to Bob, which later turns into an unexplained hatred.
Cruella[]
Main Article: Cruella
A medicine woman who typically clashes with Bob after he attempts to introduce the Deltans to Terran health care practices.
Fred[]
One of the group of adolescents that left Camelot for Caerleon, Fred resents Camelot’s technological superiority, and he and several of his friends begin bushwacking Camelot’s hunting parties. His thievery and bullying are stopped by Archimedes’ and Arnolds’ families, with help from Bob.
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