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Ernest Self

A character appearing in the narrative.

minor

Also known as Self

First appearance: xix

Ernest Self shows up with force in Status Quo. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Mentioned as Susan Self's father and a possible inventor of perfect counterfeit money.
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Character Web

32 connections

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BDBaren DarlHSHenry StevensonBHBalt HaerLWLawrence Woolf…PVPeter VossESErnest Self

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Conflicts and authority figures
  • Combat and technical support
  • Interstellar political operatives
  • Central military-political figures

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SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See Ernest Self in xix