Short Fiction · Character
Bardun
A Finmark strongman who outlasted every magistrate sent to rule him, only to find his daughter's officer husband quietly taking the reins of power he thought secure.
supporting
First appearance: short fiction
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The headstrong skipper who captures the Wind-Gnome's daughter and becomes a tyrannical ruler.
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Relationship types
- Family
- Psychological
- Other
Character groups
- Military, narrator, and female presence
- Recurring character and folklore
- Recurring narrators and supernatural
- Minor figures and supernatural collective
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Story tension across the book.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Boel
family · positive
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- The Merman
psychological · ambivalent
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