How Many Time Travelers Do We Know About in Outlander So Far?
While many watch Outlander for the romance, or the history, at its core, it's a science fiction story; the plot revolves around time travel. Here are all of the travelers who have been introduced up to this point on the television series.
Claire Fraser
She's the time-traveler at the center of this whole story. Claire first travels through the stones on the hill Craigh na Dun near Inverness on May 2, 1946. She arrives in the same spot in Scotland on May 2, 1743.
But that isn't the last time she travels. Claire, pregnant with Brianna goes back through the stones on April 16, 1746 and reappears in Inverness in 1948, still expecting her first child with Jamie.
Twenty years go by before Claire travels again, but in 1968 she goes through the stones for a third time to seek out her lost love Jamie. This time, in the show at least, she's better prepared, wearing a "bat suit" designed to help her survive in the 18th-century, and it certainly comes in handy when she ends up in 1766.
Otter Tooth
Nothing marks someone as being from another time period quite like their teeth. In season four of Outlander, Claire Fraser meets a fellow time traveler—or rather the remains of one.
After losing her way in the woods while searching for a mule during a storm, Claire discovers a skull next to a glistening gemstone. After touching the remains, she sees the ghost of a Native American man wearing the same gemstone around his neck, and the apparition silently leads her to shelter from the rain. The next day after reuniting with Jamie, Claire washes the skull in the river to clean it, and notices the teeth have silver fillings, a dental innovation, which, as she puts it "won't be invented for another hundred years." The remains must belong to a traveler: Otter Tooth, a Native American man who traveled back from the 20th century to warn his people of their fate.
Geillis Duncan
Not long after she first went through the stones, Claire meets Geillis, and the two women bond over their shared knowledge of medicinal herbs. But their friendship gets Claire into trouble, and eventually they're both arrested for witchcraft. Geillis later confesses to being a witch, calling the smallpox vaccination scar on her arm a devil's mark. She also more explicitly reveals herself to be a traveler to Claire by saying to her "1968," the year from which she comes.
This isn't the last time Claire sees Geillis: Claire tries to stop her from going back in time in the 1960s, and runs into her in Jamaica. It should be noted that Geillis uses much darker methods than Claire to travel, believing she needs human sacrifice to make the trip. She is also a distant ancestor of Roger Mackenzie.
Comte St. Germain and Master Raymond
It wasn't explicitly spelled out during the show's second season, but it was certainly hinted that both Comte St. Germain, a villain who tried to hurt Claire, and Master Raymond, an apothecary who helped Claire in France, are from another time.
Brianna Fraser
In season four, Brianna travels back through the stones to warn her parents of a fire at Fraser's Ridge. Per Diana Gabaldon, the author of the book series Outlander is based on, being a time traveler is a hereditary trait. So in Brianna's case, she got it from her mama. In season five, she travels again, trying to get back to the 1970s.
Roger MacKenzie
Brianna went back in time to warn her parents, and Roger went back in time to protect Brianna. A distant relative of Gellis, Roger's abilities are also inherited.
Jemmy MacKenzie
In season five, the entire MacKenzie clan travels through the stones, proving that little Jemmy, too, is a time-traveler. His abilities, and the fact that Otter Tooth's gemstone burned so hot, perhaps indicate that he is the son of Roger, which would mean both his parents are travelers.
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