In Search of the Castaways · Character
Kai-Koumou
Maori chief who captures the Glenarvan party in New Zealand.
minor
First appearance: A Momentous Interview
Kai-Koumou shows up with force in XLVIII: Introduction to the Cannibals. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Maori chief who captures the party; his name means 'he who eats the limbs of his enemy'; intends to exchange or kill the prisoners.
Kai-Koumou first appears in 0048 xlix a momentous interview.
In XLVIII: Introduction to the Cannibals: Maori chief who captures the party; his name means 'he who eats the limbs of his enemy'; intends to exchange or kill the prisoners.
Later, in A Momentous Interview: Maori chief who captures the party, seeks to exchange them for Tohonga, and declares them 'taboo' after the shooting.
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- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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See Kai-Koumou in A Momentous Interview