Short Fiction · Character
Pidorka
Korzh's black-browed daughter, fresh as a poppy and soft as flax, whose stolen kisses with Peter set a whole village's fate in motion.
supporting
First appearance: St. John's Eve
As a supporting figure in Short Fiction, Pidorka is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Peter's beloved, who weeps over her forced betrothal to a Polish nobleman and sends her brother Ivas to plead with Peter.
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Pidorka is the beauty of the village, her cheeks compared to poppies and her hair to a raven's wing, and she loves Peter the Orphan despite her father's whip and fury. When Peter vanishes after a mysterious night, she…
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- Other
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- Demonic pact characters
- Viy story characters
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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See Pidorka in St. John's Eve