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Yun Shatu

A mysterious Chinese man with knowledge of the supernatural.

minor

Also known as the Chinaman

First appearance: skull face

Yun Shatu's tie to Kull is one of the pressures that moves Short Fiction—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Yun Shatu first appears in 0034 skull face.

With Kull (rivalry): Yun Shatu is a scheming enemy who plots against King Kull's rule. With Kull (rivalry): Yun Shatu is a scheming enemy who plots against King Kull's rule. With Kull (rivalry): Yun Shatu is a scheming enemy who plots against King Kull's rule.

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Character Web

43 connections

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KUKullJGJohn GordonSKSolomon KaneZUZuleikaBMBristol McGrathYSYun Shatu

Relationship types

  • Rivalry
  • Other

Character groups

  • Pictish and Barbarian Kings
  • Adventurers and Sorcerers
  • Protagonist
  • Ancient Sorcerers and Temptresses
  • African and Aristocratic Horrors

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Story tension across the book.

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

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See Yun Shatu in skull face
See Yun Shatu in skull face