Short Fiction · Character

Dalish ud Klavan

A minor character from the Klavan line.

minor

Also known as ud Klavan, Klavan, VII Dalish ud Klavan

Dalish ud Klavan's tie to Mr. Marlowe is one of the pressures that moves Short Fiction—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

A political science observer from Dovenil requesting an interview with Marlowe.

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With Mr. Marlowe (rivalry): Dalish ud Klavan and Mr. Marlowe are adversaries, clashing over opposing goals or ideologies. With Mr. Marlowe (rivalry): Dalish ud Klavan and Mr. Marlowe are adversaries, clashing over…

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Recurring and minor roles
Minor Martian characters

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Mr. Marlowe
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A political science observer from Dovenil requesting an interview with Marlowe.
III
Ud Klavan is announced as a visitor, a Dovenilid observer whose arrival interrupts the meeting.
IV
A Dovenilid student who meets with Marlowe and Mead to learn about Solar Union policies; described as an above-average specimen of his people.
VI
Marlowe inquires about his whereabouts and activities following the incident.
VII
Ud Klavan is the Dovenilid spy meeting with Marlowe, discussing the deportation incident and receiving assurances of cooperation.
IX
The stooped and withered Dovenilid leader who pleads with Marlowe for help against the Holliday Republic's raids, but is told that Earth's government cannot act.

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