Short Fiction · Character
Walter de la Poer
An ancestor of the Jermyn family with a dark secret.
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Also known as Walter
First appearance: facts concerning the late arthur jermyn and his family
Walter de la Poer shows up with force in The Rats in the Walls. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The eleventh Baron Exham who fled to Virginia after a tragedy at the priory, founding the Delapore line.
Walter de la Poer first appears in 0009 facts concerning the late arthur jermyn and his family.
In The Rats in the Walls: The eleventh Baron Exham who fled to Virginia after a tragedy at the priory, founding the Delapore line.
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- Red Hook investigators
- Protagonist
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