# Daryesh of Tollogh — Short Fiction character guide

> Daryesh of Tollogh in Short Fiction by Poul Anderson.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Daryesh

**First appearance:** 0000-star-ship

## Snapshot

Daryesh of Tollogh is a distant-world figure whose name carries weight in the political currents swirling around Dalgetty's mission.

## Who they are

Daryesh belongs to the off-world powers whose interests intersect with the intrigue Dalgetty is trying to untangle. Even at a distance, the name signals that the conflict is bigger than one planet or one agent, and that loyalties may be bought from far away. That widening scope gives the early arc its sense of scale and danger.

## In the story

### [Lord of a Thousand Suns](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_44_se/chapters/lord-of-a-thousand-suns)

Ancient Vwyrddan consciousness sharing Laird's body; manipulative and scheming to use Janyard forces for his own ends.

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