Short Fiction · Character

John Gordon

An American adventurer with a revolver and a rescue in him, he bursts into the Master's chamber and fires the shot that breaks a chain.

supporting

Also known as Gordon

First appearance: the lost race

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Gordon appears in the doorway disheveled, tattered, and bloody, and puts a bullet into Kathulos before the Master can finish his work. He then carries the narrator to safety, frees Zuleika, and returns to the burning…

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Character Web

24 connections

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Relationship types

Rivalry
Friendship
Other

Character groups

Adventurers and Sorcerers
Ancient Sorcerers and Temptresses
Pictish and Barbarian Kings
Occult Scholars and Witches
Occult and Supernatural Victims

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Relationships

Kathulos
rivalry · negative
John Gordon is the heroic adversary of the sorcerer Kathulos in a cosmic conflict. How this plays out →
The Master
rivalry · negative
John Kirowan
friendship · positive
Kathulos
rivalry · negative
John Gordon is the heroic adversary of the sorcerer Kathulos in a cosmic conflict. How this plays out →
The Master
rivalry · negative
Kathulos
rivalry · negative
John Gordon is the heroic adversary of the sorcerer Kathulos in a cosmic conflict. How this plays out →
John Kirowan
friendship · positive
The Master
rivalry · negative

Kathulos
John Gordon is the heroic adversary of the sorcerer Kathulos in a cosmic conflict.
The Master
John Gordon opposes the sinister entity known as The Master in a battle of wills.
John Kirowan
John Gordon and John Kirowan are fellow scholars and allies in occult adventures.
Kathulos
John Gordon is the heroic adversary of the sorcerer Kathulos in a cosmic conflict.
The Master
John Gordon opposes the sinister entity known as The Master in a battle of wills.
Kathulos
John Gordon is the heroic adversary of the sorcerer Kathulos in a cosmic conflict.
John Kirowan
John Gordon and John Kirowan are fellow scholars and allies in occult adventures.
The Master
John Gordon opposes the sinister entity known as The Master in a battle of wills.

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