Household Tales · Character
Bearskin
A soldier with nothing left to lose strikes a bargain with the devil, dons a bearskin, and must endure years of filth before his luck turns.
supporting
Also known as bearskin
First appearance: the water of life
As a supporting figure in Household Tales, Bearskin is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
The protagonist, a former soldier who makes a pact with the Devil, endures seven years of filth and wandering, and ultimately regains his human form and marries the faithful…
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Bearskin is a discharged soldier with no trade and no prospects, who agrees to wear a bearskin and carry neither money nor weapons for a set term in exchange for future wealth. His pact demands he neither wash nor pray,…
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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