# Earthrid — A Voyage to Arcturus character guide

> Earthrid in A Voyage to Arcturus by David Lindsay.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0015-xv-swaylone-s-island

## Who they are

A silent, powerful figure who appears on Swaylone's Island.

## Relationships

### [Maskull](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_voyage_to_arcturus_se/characters/maskull)

_rivalry_

Earthrid is a stern, judgmental figure who challenges Maskull's actions and represents a harsh moral authority.

### [Gleameil](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_voyage_to_arcturus_se/characters/gleameil)

_family_

Earthrid and Gleameil are siblings, with Earthrid acting as a protective and controlling brother over his sister.

### [Maskull](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_voyage_to_arcturus_se/characters/maskull)

_rivalry_

Earthrid is a stern, judgmental figure who challenges Maskull's actions and represents a harsh moral authority.

### [Gleameil](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_voyage_to_arcturus_se/characters/gleameil)

_family_

Earthrid and Gleameil are siblings, with Earthrid acting as a protective and controlling brother over his sister.

### [Gleameil](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_voyage_to_arcturus_se/characters/gleameil)

_family_

Earthrid and Gleameil are siblings, with Earthrid acting as a protective and controlling brother over his sister.

### [Maskull](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_voyage_to_arcturus_se/characters/maskull)

_rivalry_

Earthrid is a stern, judgmental figure who challenges Maskull's actions and represents a harsh moral authority.

## In the story

### [XIV: Polecrab](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_voyage_to_arcturus_se/chapters/xiv-polecrab)

The musician on Swaylone's Island whose painful, reality-conjuring music is said to kill listeners; his victims' bones litter the island.

### [Swaylone's Island](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_voyage_to_arcturus_se/chapters/xv-swaylone-s-island)

The current musician of Swaylone's Island, found sleeping by Irontick. He is killed in the explosion caused by Maskull's music.

## Links

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