Alaric ThainBorn in 2064, Alaric Thain was among the first interstellar Travelers, visiting four extrasolar colonies in total before returning to Earth in 2850, at the age of 73. He became Professor Emeritus of Earth History at the Sorbonne, and over the followig fourteen years built his renown, engaging in numerous conferences and classes about the pivotal events of the 21st century. In 2864 he published his History of the 21st Century, sharing not only his knowledge of the events of that pivotal period of human history, but his insights into the mindsets of 21st-century people. In 2875 he once again left Earth for the colonies. His fate is unknown. At his request, his book was brought back to this timeline in 2019 by Artie, the self-aware artificial intelligence of his own time. Read More Read Less