Short Fiction · Character
Joseph Paradine
A chivalric Confederate cavalryman who rides into a silent village and finds its streets littered with stony blue dead.
supporting
Also known as Joe, Joseph Paradine, Paradine, Joseph
First appearance: coven
As a supporting figure in Short Fiction, Joseph Paradine is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
A Confederate soldier who faces a moral temptation to use dark magic for the South, ultimately rejecting the pact and killing Teague.
Joseph Paradine appears in Short Fiction as supporting figure.
Joseph Paradine first appears in 0067 coven.
In The Valley Was Still: A Confederate soldier who faces a moral temptation to use dark magic for the South, ultimately rejecting the pact and killing Teague.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Witch-Cult and Conflict
- Military and Ritual
- Military and Byron
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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See Joseph Paradine in coven