Names, outcomes, and discoveries from later histories are concealed in spoiler-light mode.
Mental gifts are unusual abilities displayed by some people of mixed human and Flaxen ancestry. Contemporary United Earth employs several gifted hybrids within its intelligence agencies.
Also recorded as: Telepathy, Psychic gifts, Gifts of the mind
Serilda's abilities
Serilda Corazon reads unspoken thoughts and imposes desires or false memories on others. She conceals her gift, uses it to manipulate Flint, and reluctantly influences Megan to eat. She also experiences visions and a distant connection to a man aboard a starship.[1][2]
Military interest
Dwight Von Marshall asks Echo to extract a gifted hybrid woman from a Flaxen camp, saying her intelligence may be valuable to the war effort. The full range and origin of such gifts are not established in this account.[3]
Related records
Sources
Simon Evans, The Flaxen Tyranny, first edition (2023). Page numbers refer to the printed pagination of the source edition.
- Chapter 1 · pp. 1–5
- Chapter 11 · pp. 78–81
- Chapter 12 · pp. 91–92