Beowulf Shaeffer

Beowulf Shaeffer ("Bey") is a fictional character from Larry Niven’s Known Space series. Shaeffer is a crashlander, a native of We Made It, a planet circling the star Procyon. He is the central figure of several stories which revolve around his dealings with Pierson's Puppeteers and human characters in unusual and potentially dangerous activities, which often test his wits and courage to see them through to completion. Some of the unusual experiences Shaeffer has had include: Shaeffer’s first appearance is in the short story Neutron Star in 1966. Niven wrote six short stories between 1966 and 1993 and added a framing story ("Ghost") which ties them all together in the fixup collection Crashlander. Shaeffer also appears in the story "Fly-by-Night". His known activities span the Timeline of Known Space from 2622, when he became chief pilot of Nakamura Lines, to 2655 when he emigrated to Home with his wife Sharrol and their children. In the first several Known Space stories featuring... full article at wikipedia