# Disan — Planet of the Damned character guide

> Disan in Planet of the Damned by Harry Harrison.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** The Disan, the native Disan

**First appearance:** 0007-vi

## Who they are

A representative of the native population of Dis.

## Relationships

### [Brion Brandd](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/planet_of_the_damned_se/characters/brion_brandd)

_friendship_

Disan is a close friend and fellow warrior who fights alongside Brion.

### [Lea Morees](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/planet_of_the_damned_se/characters/lea_morees)

_friendship_

Disan and Lea share a respectful friendship, often working together to support Brion.

### [Ulv](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/planet_of_the_damned_se/characters/ulv)

_friendship_

Disan and Ulv are comrades-in-arms, fighting together against common threats.

### [Brion Brandd](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/planet_of_the_damned_se/characters/brion_brandd)

_friendship_

Disan is a close friend and fellow warrior who fights alongside Brion.

### [Lea Morees](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/planet_of_the_damned_se/characters/lea_morees)

_friendship_

Disan and Lea share a respectful friendship, often working together to support Brion.

### [Brion Brandd](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/planet_of_the_damned_se/characters/brion_brandd)

_friendship_

Disan is a close friend and fellow warrior who fights alongside Brion.

### [Lea Morees](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/planet_of_the_damned_se/characters/lea_morees)

_friendship_

Disan and Lea share a respectful friendship, often working together to support Brion.

### [Ulv](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/planet_of_the_damned_se/characters/ulv)

_friendship_

Disan and Ulv are comrades-in-arms, fighting together against common threats.

## In the story

### [Planet of the Damned](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/planet_of_the_damned_se/chapters/planet-of-the-damned)

The native people of Dis, oppressed by the Magter.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/planet_of_the_damned_se/chapters/v)

Described as adapted to extreme heat, hostile to offworlders, and in possession of cobalt bombs; their hatred stems from historical abandonment during the Breakdown.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/planet_of_the_damned_se/chapters/vii)

A native Disan who encounters Brion and Lea in the desert; initially fearful and hostile, he chooses communication over violence and shares water from his vaede.

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/planet_of_the_damned_se/chapters/ix)

Ambushes Brion in the hidden chamber, representing the hostility of the native population toward offworlders.

### [The Confrontation with Lig-magte](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/planet_of_the_damned_se/chapters/x)

The native Disan magter, represented by Lig-magte and the silent, muffled men in the chamber; they are emotionless and respond only to force.

### [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/planet_of_the_damned_se/chapters/xvii)

Ulv explains that the Disans will kill the brain symbiotes, even if it means killing all magter.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/planet_of_the_damned_se/characters/disan
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- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/planet_of_the_damned_se/characters