# Doriza — Short Fiction character guide

> Doriza in Short Fiction by Manly Wade Wellman.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0001-the-invading-asteroid

## Who they are

A female character, possibly alien or supernatural.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_37_se/chapters/i)

A gentlewoman of the guard who intervenes in the protagonist's capture and escorts him to an officer.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_37_se/chapters/ii)

Present at the Council, sits near Yandro, not like the others.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_37_se/chapters/iii)

A military aide assigned to Yandro; watches him with studying eyes and is later sent to him by Gederr.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_37_se/chapters/iv)

Appointed as Yandro's aide; later reveals the Council's deception.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_37_se/chapters/v)

Reveals her past as a Newcomer technician and her role in helping Barak remember; she assists in their escape and infiltration.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_37_se/chapters/vi)

Revealed as a Newcomer spy who sets off the explosion to kill Gederr and save Barak.

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