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Count Erskyll

A young nobleman caught between warring powers, he must choose sides in a conflict where every alliance carries the whiff of betrayal.

supporting

Also known as Erskyll, young Erskyll

First appearance: ministry of disturbance

As a supporting figure in Short Fiction, Count Erskyll is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Idealistic about freedom and progress; shocked by the realities of emancipation and the slaves' reluctance to accept freedom.
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Count Erskyll appears in Short Fiction as supporting figure.

Count Erskyll first appears in 0043 ministry of disturbance.

In A Slave Is a Slave: Idealistic about freedom and progress; shocked by the realities of emancipation and the slaves' reluctance to accept freedom.

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Character Web

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CVCommodore Vann…PTPrince TravannECEdward ChalmersLDLanze DegbrendOOObray of ErskyllCECount Erskyll

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Feudal Alien Politics
  • Time Travel Agents

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SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See Count Erskyll in ministry of disturbance