Short Fiction · Character
Bran Mak Morn
The last king of the Picts, an atavism among savages, trying to forge feuding clans into a nation before Rome grinds them under.
supporting
Also known as Bran, Mak Morn
First appearance: kings of the night
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Bran Mak Morn rose from a Wolf clan chief's son to claim kingship over all Caledon, but his rule is loose and the tribes still nurse old feuds. He is a tall, iron-crowned man among short, ape-like warriors, a leader who knows his people are savages and loves them anyway. On the eve of the first pitched battle between Picts and Romans, he must hold together a kingdom that barely exists—and decide whether a dream-king from Atlantis is a gift from the gods or a wizard's trick.
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Character groups
- Pictish and Barbarian Kings
- Diverse Supernatural and Lost World Figures
- Protagonist
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