# John Conrad — Short Fiction character guide

> John Conrad in Short Fiction by Robert E. Howard.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Conrad

**First appearance:** 0034-skull-face

## Snapshot

A modern man who thought he had exhausted life's thrills until he was drawn into a Master's occult web and an ancient evil's designs.

## Who they are

Conrad narrates from the wreckage of a London morning, remembering how he fell into the orbit of Kathulos and the strange drug that binds him. He is the hunted turned witness, dependent on John Gordon's rescue and on Zuleika's devotion as the city burns behind them. His frailty and his craving make him the story's human cost: proof that the occult war has casualties who are not heroes.

## Relationships

### [Naluna](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_47_se/characters/naluna)

_romantic_

John Conrad and Naluna share a deep romantic bond across cultural divides.

### [Naluna](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_47_se/characters/naluna)

_romantic_

John Conrad and Naluna share a deep romantic bond across cultural divides.

### [Naluna](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_47_se/characters/naluna)

_romantic_

John Conrad and Naluna share a deep romantic bond across cultural divides.

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