A Voyage to Arcturus · Character

Haunte

A man whose protecting light Maskull steals, leaving a debt that must be answered somewhere along the road to Muspel.

supporting

First appearance: Haunte

As a supporting figure in A Voyage to Arcturus, Haunte is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

A man from Lichstorm who pilots the flying boat and is killed by Sullenbode's kiss.

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Haunte is a figure of threshold and cost, encountered as Maskull moves through the later regions of Tormance. His death weighs on Maskull, who insists he is the real murderer even as Sullenbode argues the life she has been given balances the loss. He matters because he forces the traveler to reckon with the price of his own ascent, and with the uncomfortable arithmetic of who pays for another's transformation.

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Character Web

8 connections

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Relationship types

Rivalry
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Character groups

Muspel and Threshold Guardians
Protagonist
Tormance's Diverse Inhabitants

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling action.

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Relationships

Maskull
rivalry · negative
Haunte is a hostile, deceptive figure who opposes Maskull, representing the darker… How this plays out →
Sullenbode
rivalry · negative
Maskull
rivalry · negative
Haunte is a hostile, deceptive figure who opposes Maskull, representing the darker… How this plays out →
Maskull
rivalry · negative
Haunte is a hostile, deceptive figure who opposes Maskull, representing the darker… How this plays out →
Sullenbode
rivalry · negative
Sullenbode
rivalry · negative

Maskull
Haunte is a hostile, deceptive figure who opposes Maskull, representing the darker aspects of the world.
Sullenbode
Haunte is a jealous and possessive figure who resents Sullenbode's love for Maskull, leading to conflict.
Maskull
Haunte is a hostile, deceptive figure who opposes Maskull, representing the darker aspects of the world.
Maskull
Haunte is a hostile, deceptive figure who opposes Maskull, representing the darker aspects of the world.
Sullenbode
Haunte is a jealous and possessive figure who resents Sullenbode's love for Maskull, leading to conflict.
Sullenbode
Haunte is a jealous and possessive figure who resents Sullenbode's love for Maskull, leading to conflict.

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