The Kor Cycle
Vear-The First Dreamer
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Director Sael

Director Sael rules with silence, not threats— a mind of cold geometry, where every soul is just a move on the board.

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Director Sael

Age and Appearance

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  • Chronological Age: Late 60s
  • Apparent Age: Early 50s (due to gene therapy and Authority-grade enhancements)
  • Build: Lean and upright; never slouched, never hurried
  • Hair: Short, steel-gray with silver at the temples
  • Eyes: Pale, almost translucent gray-blue—difficult to read, colder than glass
  • Voice: Measured and calm, never raised—he commands with silence
  • Clothing: Dark executive Authority garb—unmarked, minimal, with a single black-gold seal denoting inner-circle status
  • Notable Feature: A surgical scar runs from the corner of his left eye to his jawline.Clean. Precise. Old. No one knows what caused it. Not even Agent Thalos dares ask.

    • Personality & Demeanor

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    • Coldly rational – speaks rarely but precisely; every word lands like a strategy
    • Secretive – never reveals more than absolutely necessary
    • Intimidating – without effort or volume; his presence alone unnerves
    • Calculating – sees people as vectors, probabilities, and strategic assets
    • Loyal to order – not people, not politics; order
    Sael doesn’t intimidate with threats. He terrifies with silence, with the quiet certainty that he knows things others would kill to unlearn.

    Rank & Authority

    • Outranks both Captain Voss and Agent Thalos
    • One of a very small number of individuals with access to classified time-ship programs:
      • The Aetherion Project (quantum-sourced temporal ship)
      • The Black Veil (experimental vessel used by Thalos)
    • Holds executive access to temporal intelligence, blacksite experimentation reports, and non-public Authority history
    • Operates within the Temporal Surveillance and Strategic Oversight Division, whose purpose and extent are unknown to most of the Authority

    Rumored Past

    • Whispers suggest Sael was once involved in early temporal corridor experiments, possibly even piloting or surviving an unstable corridor
    • Some Authority insiders believe his scar is the result of a failed corridor stabilization, or a betrayal that was buried
    • Others believe he silenced the original Aetherion research team—for reasons unknown
    • Theories abound that he may have been altered by his exposure to unstable time phenomena, explaining his unnatural calm and strategic foresight

    In the Narrative

    • Appears in Chapter 4, Scene 3 during the hunt for Kor
      • Recognizes patterns of Kor's behavior
      • Orders discreet surveillance on Leia Talren
      • Indicates deeper knowledge of Kor’s unique mental state and the data he carries
    • Disappears from narrative view after Scene 3—implying he has moved to more critical background operations
    • Returns in Chapter 6, Scene 5, confronting Thalos after Kor (now Vear) escapes using the Aetherion
      • Demands explanation—not with outrage, but with precision and cold disappointment
      • Reminds Thalos who truly controls access to the Authority’s darkest programs
      • This reappearance repositions Sael as a high-level antagonist or puppet master

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