Short Fiction · Character
The General Dealer
A merchant character who appears in the narrative.
minor
First appearance: short fiction
The General Dealer's tie to Toad is one of the pressures that moves Short Fiction—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
The young salesman at the storekeeper's in Sörvaag, who finds the ring and is drawn into the underground folk's world.
The General Dealer first appears in 0001 short fiction.
With Toad (professional): The General Dealer employs Toad as a loyal but often exploited assistant in shady transactions. With Her Master (professional): Her Master and the General Dealer are uneasy business partners, engaging in occult trade deals. With Toad (professional): The General Dealer employs Toad as a loyal but often exploited assistant in shady transactions.
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Relationship types
- Professional
- Other
Character groups
- Minor characters and narrators
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Story tension across the book.
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- Breaking point
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- Closing
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- Toad
professional · ambivalent
The General Dealer employs Toad as a loyal but often exploited assistant in shady… How this plays out →
- Her Master
professional · ambivalent
- Toad
professional · ambivalent
The General Dealer employs Toad as a loyal but often exploited assistant in shady… How this plays out →
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