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Swaylone

A mysterious figure who lives on an island and tests Maskull.

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First appearance: xv swaylone s island

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MAMaskullGLGleameilKRKragNINightsporeTYTydominSWSwaylone

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Illusion and Testing Figures
  • Protagonist
  • Muspel and Threshold Guardians

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SetupAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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