# Nylissa — Short Fiction character guide

> Nylissa in Short Fiction by Clark Ashton Smith.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0000-the-malay-krise

## Who they are

A named character with limited appearances.

## Relationships

### [Malygris](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_9_se/characters/malygris)

_psychological_

Malygris is a sorcerer who holds Nylissa under a magical thrall, using her as a pawn in his schemes.

### [Viper](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_9_se/characters/viper)

_psychological_

Nylissa fears Viper as Malygris's spy, but the serpent seems to show her strange, reluctant loyalty.

### [Viper](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_9_se/characters/viper)

_psychological_

Nylissa fears Viper as Malygris's spy, but the serpent seems to show her strange, reluctant loyalty.

### [Malygris](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_9_se/characters/malygris)

_psychological_

Malygris is a sorcerer who holds Nylissa under a magical thrall, using her as a pawn in his schemes.

## In the story

### [The Last Incantation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_9_se/chapters/the-last-incantation)

The ghost of Malygris's beloved, summoned from the dead; her appearance triggers doubt and despair in Malygris.

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