A Voyage to Arcturus · Character
Broodviol
An ancient musician who plays the instrument of sorrow on the Lusion Plain.
minor
Also known as Old Broodviol
First appearance: viii the lusion plain
Broodviol shows up with force in VII: Panawe. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Mentioned in Panawe's story as the wisest man in Tormance, living in the Wombflash Forest.
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In VII: Panawe: Mentioned in Panawe's story as the wisest man in Tormance, living in the Wombflash Forest. Later, in Panawe's Story: The…
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- Other
Character groups
- Tormance's Diverse Inhabitants
- Illusion and Testing Figures
- Protagonist
- Muspel and Threshold Guardians
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the story's dramatic climax because Maskull reaches his emotional and psychological peak of cold, righ…
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See Broodviol in viii the lusion plain