Reginald Forthman

Reginald Forthman was a professor of ontology who travelled through the universe having adventures with Sister Pik Lim. He was born in 2524 on E364449.

By the age of 29, Forthman had begun travelling with Sister Lim in the Inquisitive. In an adventure they would remember as the "case of the missing absence", Forthman and Lim faced off against an invisible entity in the Eleven-Day Empire.

For a while, Forthman and Lim became marooned in the Library of Everything, but they were eventually rescued by the Calamity Crew.

Shortly after the rescue, Forthman received a message from his brother Rufus asking to meet up at the Gentleman's Tiffin Club in the Eleven-Day Empire. At the meeting, Rufus directed Forthman and Lim to the moon wearing a fedora which had appeared over the Empire. They were teleported onto the moon from the Billy Bragg Quarter. There, Forthman fought the Schockmeister while Lim killed Mister Cheery Chuckles. After the Schockmeister descended into ontological insanity, Forthman and Lim returned to the Calamity Crew. (PROSE: All the Fun of the Fear)

Behind the scenes
Reginald Forthman, Pik Lim, the Inquisitive, and the Library of Everything all originate from Stephen Marley's story Bibliophage in Decalog 5: Wonders. The events of Bibliophage are referenced several times in All the Fun of the Fear, with the story taking place directly after Forthman and Lim leave the setting of Bibliphage.