# Captain Garin Featherstone — Short Fiction character guide > Captain Garin Featherstone in Short Fiction by Andre Norton. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Featherstone, Captain Featherstone, Garin, Garin Featherstone, Victory Garin **First appearance:** 0000-the-people-of-the-crater ## Snapshot An Earth captain whose supply flight through polar haze ends in a will not his own, leaving him alone in a green land below the ice. ## Who they are Garin flies the third plane of a polar expedition, content in his sealed cockpit until an unseen Presence seizes his hands and steers him down through the purple mist. He fights it, loses, and glimpses a world no chart admits. His isolation and his stubborn refusal to yield make him the natural outsider through whom the Folk of Tav's buried war becomes visible. ## Relationships ### [Dandtan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_3_se/characters/dandtan) _rivalry_ A tense adversarial dynamic marked by frequent confrontations and strategic maneuvering. ### [Lady Thrala](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_3_se/characters/lady_thrala) _romantic_ A passionate and complicated romantic bond with underlying tension and mutual attraction. ### [Kepta](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_3_se/characters/kepta) _rivalry_ Bitter enemies locked in a power struggle, each seeking to undermine the other. ### [Urg](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_3_se/characters/urg) _professional_ A commander-and-subordinate relationship where Urg follows Garin’s orders with fierce loyalty. ### [Outlander](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_3_se/characters/outlander) _social_ An uneasy acquaintance marked by cultural differences and cautious curiosity. ### [Trar](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_3_se/characters/trar) _friendship_ Trusted allies who fight side by side, sharing a bond forged in battle. ### [Ana](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_3_se/characters/ana) _family_ A protective sibling-like bond, with Ana often acting as Garin’s moral anchor. ### [Sera](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_3_se/characters/sera) _friendship_ A warm, supportive friendship where Sera offers Garin counsel and comfort. ### [Ancient Ones](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_3_se/characters/ancient_ones) _psychological_ The Ancient Ones haunt Garin with cryptic warnings and a sense of inescapable fate. ### [Lady Thrala](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_3_se/characters/lady_thrala) _romantic_ A passionate and complicated romantic bond with underlying tension and mutual attraction. ### [Lady Thrala](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_3_se/characters/lady_thrala) _romantic_ A passionate and complicated romantic bond with underlying tension and mutual attraction. ### [Dandtan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_3_se/characters/dandtan) _rivalry_ A tense adversarial dynamic marked by frequent confrontations and strategic maneuvering. ## In the story ### [The People of the Crater](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_3_se/chapters/the-people-of-the-crater) Arrives in the crater world of Tav and is rescued by the lizard-folk. ### [Through the Blue Haze](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_3_se/chapters/i-through-the-blue-haze) Protagonist; a war veteran pilot struggling in civilian life, recruited by Farson, and later controlled by an alien intelligence during the flight into the haze. ### [II: The Folk of Tav](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_3_se/chapters/ii-the-folk-of-tav) Rescued and healed by the Folk; chosen to mate with the Daughter and strive against Kepta. ### [III: Garin Hears of the Black Ones](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_3_se/chapters/iii-garin-hears-of-the-black-ones) Garin undergoes a language lesson, learns of the Folk's history, sees a vision of Thrala, and witnesses the Black Ones' victims. ### [IV: The Defeat of the Ancient Ones](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_3_se/chapters/iv-the-defeat-of-the-ancient-ones) Garin is guided by Urg to view the sleeping Ancient Ones in the Room of Pleasant Death, witnessing the aftermath of their defeat. ### [Into the Caves of Darkness](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_3_se/chapters/v-into-the-caves-of-darkness) Receives his mission from Trar, is given the green rod, and sets out alone to rescue Thrala. ### [VI: Kepta’s Second Prisoner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_3_se/chapters/vi-kepta-s-second-prisoner) Enters the Caves alone, confronts Kepta, and rescues Dandtan from the morgel pit. ### [VII: Kepta's Trap](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_3_se/chapters/vii-kepta-s-trap) Drawn back by Thrala's icy demeanor, uses the light-rod to dissolve the door and portcullis, and prepares to face the morgel in the dark. ### [Escape from the Caves](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_3_se/chapters/viii-escape-from-the-caves) Fights and kills a morgel, sustains wounds, struggles with pain during the escape, and is cared for by Thrala and Dandtan. ### [Days of Preparation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_3_se/chapters/ix-days-of-preparation) Awakens to the urgency of the Mists, carries Thrala to safety, undergoes renewal in the Chamber of Renewing, and works with Dandtan on defensive preparations. ### [X: Battle and Victory](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_3_se/chapters/x-battle-and-victory) Engages Kepta in hand-to-hand combat, rescues Thrala, and learns of his past life as Garan. ### [XI: Thrala's Mate](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_3_se/chapters/xi-thrala-s-mate) Feels out of place in Tav; confesses his love for Thrala; is accused by Dandtan and faces a death sentence; ultimately reunited with Thrala. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_3_se/characters/captain_garin_featherstone - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_3_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_3_se/characters