# Old Dan — Short Fiction character guide

> Old Dan in Short Fiction by Leonid Andreyev.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Dan

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

## Who they are

An elderly character with a story of his own.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/i)

An old man who rings the bell and speaks of a wise king who lashed the sea with chains. He mutters about a coming storm.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/iii)

An elderly man who mutters about those lost at sea and engages in a tense exchange with Khorre.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/v)

Old Dan is mentioned by Khorre as a possible subject of Haggart's fixation, but Haggart dismisses this.

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