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The Master

A crime lord whose touch is everywhere and whose face is nowhere, devising disguises so crafty that a man in an ape-skin passes for a beast.

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First appearance: iii the master of doom

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

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The Master works through proxies, gauntlets, and staged clues, leaving no real trace of his hand while others wear the guilt. The narrator, once his ally, moves through the night in a grotesque ape costume, testing a…

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Character Web

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JGJohn GordonKAKathulosYSYun ShatuZUZuleikaSKSolomon KaneTMThe Master

Relationship types

  • Rivalry
  • Other

Character groups

  • Pictish and Barbarian Kings
  • Adventurers and Sorcerers
  • Ancient Sorcerers and Temptresses
  • Protagonist

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Narrative arc

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

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

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See The Master in iii the master of doom
See The Master in iii the master of doom