Short Fiction · Character
Casker
A supporting figure in the war council against the Ambassador, present as Cercy's hand-picked staff debates how to kill something that becomes whatever weapon you use.
supporting
First appearance: final examination
As a supporting figure in Short Fiction, Casker is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
The ship's pilot, impatient and focused on survival; he is the first to spot the creature and is cornered by it.
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Casker belongs to the small, carefully chosen team Cercy assembles to assassinate the Ambassador, a being whose defense is to become each particular weapon aimed at it. The council's early sessions—Harrison's gamma-ray…
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Relationship types
- Rivalry
- Other
Character groups
- Diverse minor and central figures
- Protagonist
- Key narrative figures
- Central narrator and minor entities
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the dramatic climax because Morrison reaches the psychological breaking point of his twenty-first day…
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- Hellman
rivalry · negative
Casker and Hellman are locked in a bitter conflict, each trying to outmaneuver the other. How this plays out →
- Hellman
rivalry · negative
Casker and Hellman are locked in a bitter conflict, each trying to outmaneuver the other. How this plays out →
- Hellman
rivalry · negative
Casker and Hellman are locked in a bitter conflict, each trying to outmaneuver the other. How this plays out →
Relationship notes
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Casker appears across 1 companion beat. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.
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