# Bardun — Short Fiction character guide

> Bardun in Short Fiction by Jonas Lie.

**Role:** supporting

**First appearance:** 0001-short-fiction

## Who they are

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.

## Relationships

### [Boel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_32_se/characters/boel)

_family_

Bardun and Boel are siblings, bound by a shared tragic past and mutual reliance.

### [The Merman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_32_se/characters/the_merman)

_psychological_

Bardun is obsessed with the Merman, believing it holds the key to his lost love.

## In the story

### [The Wind-Gnome](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_32_se/chapters/the-wind-gnome)

The headstrong skipper who captures the Wind-Gnome's daughter and becomes a tyrannical ruler.

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