Short Fiction · Character
Sheriff Duff
A sheriff in a small town.
minor
Also known as Duff
First appearance: the hanging stranger
Sheriff Duff shows up with force in The Skull. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Local sheriff who questions Conger about an incident at Bloom's fountain.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Small town and security
- Small town and alien conflict
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Closing
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