Short Fiction · Character
Nylissa
A named character with limited appearances.
minor
First appearance: the malay krise
Nylissa's tie to Malygris is one of the pressures that moves Short Fiction—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
The ghost of Malygris's beloved, summoned from the dead; her appearance triggers doubt and despair in Malygris.
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With Malygris (psychological): Malygris is a sorcerer who holds Nylissa under a magical thrall, using her as a pawn in his schemes. With Viper (psychological): Nylissa fears Viper as Malygris's spy, but the serpent…
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See Nylissa in the malay kriseCharacter Web
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Relationship types
- Psychological
Character groups
- Mysterious and minor entities
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
This excerpt marks the story's dramatic climax because it depicts the protagonist's psychological nadir—a phan…
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- Malygris
psychological · negative
Malygris is a sorcerer who holds Nylissa under a magical thrall, using her as a pawn in… How this plays out →
- Viper
psychological · ambivalent
- Viper
psychological · ambivalent
- Malygris
psychological · negative
Malygris is a sorcerer who holds Nylissa under a magical thrall, using her as a pawn in… How this plays out →
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See Nylissa in the malay kriseIn the story
Nylissa appears across 1 companion beat. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.
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See Nylissa in the malay krise