AKA: The Enlightment
Location: Cloudcroft, New Mexico
Novel: Jed the Dead
Author: Alan Dean Foster
Natural History:
Jed is a dead alien that was found in a cave near a public picnic area.
Jed had a triangle-shaped body with three arms and three legs and was no taller than three feet. His face had a keel going down the front that extended along his spine. One of his three eyes fit into a depression in the keel. His eyes were small, like a child's. What appeared to be his mouth had two silvery cockscomb like appendages on either side. Each arm had three digits and each foot had three toes that were almost like a hoof.
Jed (as he was named by the human Ross Ed Hager who found him) was of the species Shakaleeshva. Unfortunately, the little alien had crashed on Earth during his escape from his planet and ended up stranded. The suit he wore slowly shut down non-vital systems one by one, until only his memories and thoughts remained. Ross picked up the alien while on his way to San Diego, California. The two became an unlikely duo.
To the Shakaleeshva, Jed was known as the "Enlightment" due to his prolific abilities as a writer. Being a writer, however, does have its drawbacks. Such as having a price put on your head for controversial material.
"I was not designated the Enlightenment because of paucity of imagination. Even deceased, I like to think I'm a little smarter and cleverer than the majority of the living." -Jed
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