Meet Jake Morrison – The Engineer Who Thinks in Pieces

“If I can take it apart, I can figure it out. If I can figure it out, I can fix it.”

Jake Morrison is the mechanical mind behind the Chronos Collectors. Endlessly curious and always tinkering, Jake views the world like a machine: full of parts waiting to be understood. But when history’s systems break in ways he can’t fix, he’s forced to grow from engineer to innovator, learning that some problems require more than gears and logic.

Strengths & Skills

Inventive, with a gift for reverse-engineering ancient tech
Strong mathematical and mechanical aptitude
Loyal teammate and problem-solver under pressure
Skilled builder of gadgets, traps, and tools

Weaknesses & Challenges

Can get lost in the details and miss the emotional bigger picture
Distrusts mystical or intuitive knowledge
Hesitant to make leadership decisions without full data
Struggles with guilt when inventions fail

Role in the Timeline

From rigging rope lifts in Tenochtitlan to disabling anachronistic tech in Leonardo’s workshop, Jake keeps the team one step ahead of disaster. In Book 6, The Shattered Hourglass, his greatest invention becomes their biggest liability.

Key Relationships

Zara Okafor: Friendly rivals and sparring partners—engineer vs. athlete.
Maya Chen: Deep respect for her leadership and moral clarity.
Ethan Rodriguez: Finds Ethan’s mysticism baffling, yet grounding.

Favorite Artifact

The Clockwork Core – A device he rebuilt using fragments from a destroyed timeline. Proof that time can be repaired.

Notable Quote

“History is just a really complicated machine. It breaks. We fix it.”

Book Appearances

Book 1: The Chronos Collectors
Book 2: The Clockwork Conspiracy
Book 6: The Shattered Hourglass

Behind the Scenes

Jake’s character arc explores logic vs. emotion, and the cost of invention.
Originally designed to be the comedic relief—evolved into the team’s mechanical conscience.

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Jake Morrison – The Engineer Who Thinks in Pieces