Burton

Burton was an explorer during the nineteenth century who traveled extensively in the Middle East. He died in 1890, next to his wife Isabella, and woke up in the pre-resurrection chamber, and to all knowledge, was the only person out of over thirty billion to do so. Burton possesses intelligence and knowledge that many along the river do not, and he makes extensive use of his wide range of abilities to provide stability and safety wherever he goes. He also chooses his friends carefully, for their character or knowledge, and these friends aid him further. He possesses a strong dislike of slavery and those who would harm innocent people, and feels that those who control the river planet now are responsible for great wrongdoings against humanity. He sets about finding them and confronting them. Along the way, he becomes an enemy of Goring, who alongside his ally Tullius, has...