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Vorta

A character with a limited but named presence.

minor

First appearance: the machine stops

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Character Web

6 connections

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FGFeo GinoriCLColonel LeylandMOMotherMRMiss RabyADAdamVOVorta

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Extended ensemble
  • Social circle characters
  • Protagonist

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book.

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

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