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Haïta

A solitary shepherd who tends his flock and thanks Hastur for keeping the wolves at bay, until a radiant maiden arrives to test what he truly wants.

major

Also known as Thou, thy

First appearance: Haïta the Shepherd

As a major figure in Can Such Things Be?, Haïta is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

The shepherd protagonist who experiences a crisis of meaning and learns that happiness comes only when unsought.
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Haïta lives alone in a valley cave, faithful to his sheep and to the god Hastur, dutiful even toward a feeble hermit he feeds with ewe's milk and oat cake. When a beautiful maiden appears beside him and offers…

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16 connections

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HAHasturMDMohun DampierHBHiram BeesonWHWilliam HoltWJWhisky JoHAHaïta

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Protagonist
  • Mysterious Tragedies
  • Returned from Dead
  • Family Secrets
  • Drunkard's Supernatural

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SetupAftermathClimax
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  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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