Scarhaven Keep · Character

Zachary Spurge

A dockside fisherman who knows every creek and corner of the waterfront, and who leads Copplestone to a face that should not be there.

supporting

Also known as Spurge, Zachary

First appearance: iii the man who knew something

As a supporting figure in Scarhaven Keep, Zachary Spurge is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

The mysterious sender of the letter; lives in a cave and claims to have witnessed Bassett Oliver's last known movements.

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Spurge is a local with a theory of his own and the patience to work the wharves, public houses, and sail lofts until it pays off. He has faith in his own instincts where Copplestone has none, and he is proved right when…

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Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Richard Copplestone
friendship · positive
Zachary Spurge is a loyal local fisherman who becomes Richard's guide and informant… How this plays out →
Richard Copplestone
friendship · positive
Zachary Spurge is a loyal local fisherman who becomes Richard's guide and informant… How this plays out →
Richard Copplestone
friendship · positive
Zachary Spurge is a loyal local fisherman who becomes Richard's guide and informant… How this plays out →

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Zachary Spurge appears across 9 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

Hobkin's Hole
The mysterious sender of the letter; lives in a cave and claims to have witnessed Bassett Oliver's last known movements.
The Invalid Curate
Provides key testimony about seeing Oliver enter the Keep and Greyle exit; hides from poaching charges.
XII: Good Men and True
Gives evidence at the inquest, claiming to have seen something at the ruins; his testimony is dismissed by the jury and coroner.
The Squire
Announced as waiting in the stable yard, having returned at daybreak as promised.
The Reaver's Glen
Arrives disheveled from hiding in the wild; recounts his surveillance of Chatfield burying boxes in the Reaver's Glen.
The Peel Tower
Reveals the hidden gold's location, advises on strategy, leads the party to the peel tower, and signals unsuccessfully for his cousin Jim.
The Footprints
Finds his cousin Jim Spurge unconscious, deduces the gold has been taken, and points toward the sea as a possible route for the thieves.
Scarvell's Cut
Leads Copplestone through the docks, deduces the gold was moved via river, and spots Andrius on a tug in Scarvell's Cut.
The Greengrocer's Cart
Leads Copplestone through the alley to the sail loft and explains the escape route into the Warren.

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