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N'Longa

A shaman whose fetish stave rides in Solomon Kane's left hand, a diabolic gift the Puritan cannot bring himself to throw away.

supporting

First appearance: the moon of skulls

As a supporting figure in Short Fiction, N'Longa is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

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N'Longa never walks onstage in this passage, yet his presence shapes every step Kane takes across the barren hills. The stave is a constant, troubling companion, proof of a bond between the English wanderer and a power…

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Story tension across the book.

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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