# Ruric — Figures of Earth character guide

> Ruric in Figures of Earth by James Branch Cabell.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** grave young Ruric, young Ruric

**First appearance:** 0035-xxv-affairs-in-poictesme

## Who they are

A young warrior who serves Manuel and later becomes a king.

## Relationships

### [Dom Manuel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/figures_of_earth_se/characters/dom_manuel)

_friendship_

A loyal companion and fellow knight who fights alongside Manuel, sharing adventures and dangers.

### [Dom Manuel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/figures_of_earth_se/characters/dom_manuel)

_friendship_

A loyal companion and fellow knight who fights alongside Manuel, sharing adventures and dangers.

### [Dom Manuel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/figures_of_earth_se/characters/dom_manuel)

_friendship_

A loyal companion and fellow knight who fights alongside Manuel, sharing adventures and dangers.

## In the story

### [The Troubling Window](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/figures_of_earth_se/chapters/xxxv-the-troubling-window)

The grave young clerk who investigates the window, becomes wild and rebellious, and is strangled by Manuel after attacking him.

### [XXXVI: Excursions from Content](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/figures_of_earth_se/chapters/xxxvi-excursions-from-content)

Previously climbed through the third window with a lantern and returned blaspheming; his death is mentioned as the second day after his passing.

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