Short Fiction · Character
Sir Dominick Sarsfield
A baronet whose name carries weight and whose fortunes rest on bargains he would rather not examine too closely in daylight.
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Also known as Sir Dominick, Sir Dominick Sarsfield
First appearance: Sir Dominick's Bargain
As a major figure in Short Fiction, Sir Dominick Sarsfield is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
The protagonist who makes a demonic bargain to escape debt, later struggles with guilt and despair as the seven-year term concludes.
Sir Dominick moves through a world of legal intrigue and whispered warnings, where informers like Peters trade secrets about treasonous clubs and judges weigh whether trying a prisoner might shorten their own days. He is a man of rank and consequence, yet the counsel he receives smells strongly of blood and conspiracy. His willingness to listen, and his uneasy position between power and peril, make him the hinge on which the story's darker transactions turn.
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- Other
Character groups
- Dark bargains and omens
- Ghost story narrators
- Carmilla story figures
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- Breaking point
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- Closing
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See Sir Dominick Sarsfield in Sir Dominick's Bargain