# Haunte — A Voyage to Arcturus character guide

> Haunte in A Voyage to Arcturus by David Lindsay.

**Role:** supporting

**First appearance:** 0018-xviii-haunte

## Snapshot

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

## Who they are

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.

## Relationships

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

_rivalry_

Haunte is a hostile, deceptive figure who opposes Maskull, representing the darker aspects of the world.

### [Sullenbode](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_voyage_to_arcturus_se/characters/sullenbode)

_rivalry_

Haunte is a jealous and possessive figure who resents Sullenbode's love for Maskull, leading to conflict.

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

_rivalry_

Haunte is a hostile, deceptive figure who opposes Maskull, representing the darker aspects of the world.

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

_rivalry_

Haunte is a hostile, deceptive figure who opposes Maskull, representing the darker aspects of the world.

### [Sullenbode](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_voyage_to_arcturus_se/characters/sullenbode)

_rivalry_

Haunte is a jealous and possessive figure who resents Sullenbode's love for Maskull, leading to conflict.

### [Sullenbode](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_voyage_to_arcturus_se/characters/sullenbode)

_rivalry_

Haunte is a jealous and possessive figure who resents Sullenbode's love for Maskull, leading to conflict.

## In the story

### [Haunte](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_voyage_to_arcturus_se/chapters/xviii-haunte)

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

### [XIX: Sullenbode](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_voyage_to_arcturus_se/chapters/xix-sullenbode)

Mentioned as having been killed; Maskull feels guilt for stealing his protecting light.

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