← All characters

Roughing It · Character

Capt. Ned Blakely

A sea captain who marches a lantern-lit quartermaster up to a desperado's den at gunpoint and sees no reason a hanging should wait on a trial.

supporting

Also known as Capt . Ned Blakely, Ned, Ned Blakely, Blakely

First appearance: roughing it

Free preview opens at this moment — character cards, Character Web, and themes sit beside the text as you read.

Blakely is the harbor's most decisive man, a captain who arrests Bill Noakes by walking behind his quartermaster with a double-barreled gun rested on the man's shoulder and the warning 'you know me.' When the other…

Continue beside the text

The fuller portrait of Capt. Ned Blakely sits in Reading Lens — open the free preview to keep reading with notes on the page.

See Capt. Ned Blakely in roughing it

Character Web

8 connections

A slice of how Capt. Ned Blakely sits in the book — open the reader for the full interactive map.

TNThe NarratorBNBill NoakesKAKaahumanuGRGovernor RoopTMTom MorganCNCapt. Ned Blakely

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Frontier Authority Figures
  • Protagonist
  • Diverse Western and Historical Figures
  • Mining Camp Disputes and Figures

+3 more in the full Character Web

Open in reader

Narrative arc

Story tension across the book.

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

This is the story's dramatic climax because it presents the ultimate psychological peak of fear and vulnerabil…

Full beat labels and climax notes unlock in the reader.

Follow the arc while reading

In the story

Capt. Ned Blakely appears across 1 companion beat. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

Chapter companion notes

Spoil-light check-ins for Capt. Ned Blakely unlock in the free preview.

See Capt. Ned Blakely in roughing it