# Cap'n Obed — Short Fiction character guide

> Cap'n Obed in Short Fiction by H. P. Lovecraft.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Obed

**First appearance:** 0065-the-shadow-over-innsmouth

## Who they are

An old sailor with knowledge of Innsmouth's secrets.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/i)

Mentioned as the old captain who supposedly discovered a pirate hoard and brought back odd specimens from his voyages.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/iii)

Obed Marsh is described as the instigator of the pact with the sea creatures, bringing change and horror to Innsmouth.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/v)

Mentioned as the possible great-great-grandfather of the narrator; the narrator notes the likeness of his eyes to Obed Marsh's and recalls Zadok's tales about Obed's monstrous wife.

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