# Gleameil — A Voyage to Arcturus character guide

> Gleameil in A Voyage to Arcturus by David Lindsay.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0013-xiii-the-wombflash-forest

## Who they are

A beautiful woman encountered in the Wombflash Forest who embodies illusion.

## Relationships

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

_romantic_

Gleameil is a beautiful but tragic figure who briefly captivates Maskull, leading to a doomed romantic encounter.

### [Earthrid](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_voyage_to_arcturus_se/characters/earthrid)

_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)

_romantic_

Gleameil is a beautiful but tragic figure who briefly captivates Maskull, leading to a doomed romantic encounter.

### [Earthrid](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_voyage_to_arcturus_se/characters/earthrid)

_family_

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

### [Earthrid](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_voyage_to_arcturus_se/characters/earthrid)

_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)

_romantic_

Gleameil is a beautiful but tragic figure who briefly captivates Maskull, leading to a doomed romantic encounter.

## In the story

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

Polecrab's wife, determined to visit Swaylone's Island to hear Earthrid's music, despite the danger. She offers to take Maskull across.

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

Guides Maskull to Swaylone's Island and explains the legend of Swaylone, Krag, and Shaping. She renounces her family for the pursuit of beauty.

## Links

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