Bram Lomas Character Analysis in Bloodchild

Bram Lomas is a Terran and the carrier of T’Khotgif Teh’s eggs. Since she is not present when the eggs are hatching inside of his body, T’Gatoi is forced to cut Lomas open while he is awake in front of Gan. This process horrifies Gan as it grants him newfound awareness of what is expected of him as a Tlic mate.

Bram Lomas Character Timeline in Bloodchild

The timeline below shows where the character Bram Lomas appears in Bloodchild. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

...as she rushes away. Gan follows her and holds the door as she carries an unconscious man inside, saying that the man is N’Tlic. T’Gatoi starts stripping the man’s clothing off and... (full context)

...shape to help, she relents. The unconscious man’s armband states that his name is Bram Lomas and he belongs to T’Khotgif Teh. T’Gatoi sends Quo to call for T’Khotgif, keeping Gan... (full context)

T’Gatoi finishes stripping the man and instructs Gan to go out to the pasture and slaughter a large animal and... (full context)

Lomas is unconscious again and Gan’s family has left the room. Gan sets the animal down... (full context)

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Lien returns and offers to help Gan hold Lomas down, but Gan convinces her to leave again, insisting that he can handle it himself.... (full context)

Lomas regains consciousness again. T’Gatoi warns him that she will not be able to sting him... (full context)

...skin, warning Gan that she is about to begin. She uses her body to secure Lomas’s legs and ties his hands with his own pants in order to help Gan hold... (full context)

T’Gatoi cuts open Lomas with her claw. He screams in agony but she pays little attention, licking the blood... (full context)

T’Gatoi begins removing Tlic grubs from Lomas’s body, the first one having eaten its way through the egg case already. If it... (full context)

T’Gatoi continues picking grubs shaped like large worms, filled with blood, out of Lomas’s body. They have been feeding on his blood vessels. T’Gatoi reacts with excitement upon finding... (full context)

...doctor dashes toward the house. T’Khotgif Teh emerges from the vehicle and immediately asks about Lomas, which Gan appreciates. She too runs toward the house. Qui tells Gan that T’Khotgif Teh... (full context)

Qui keeps following Gan and suddenly tells Gan that he has seen worse than Lomas’s birthing. He tells Gan that he saw Tlic eat a man. Gan calls him a... (full context)

T’Gatoi expresses regret for the fact that Gan had to see Lomas’s birthing, admitting that that was not how the process was supposed to happen. She also... (full context)

T’Gatoi understands that seeing Lomas’s birthing made Gan very afraid and she insists that Terrans should never see that. Gan... (full context)