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Zaspar Makann

A fanatic demagogue whose People's Watchmen and Viking allies turn Marduk's capital into a charnel house before dying on the Throne he coveted.

supporting

Also known as Makann, Even Makann

First appearance: iii

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Mentioned as a political demagogue on Marduk with a following; various conflicting opinions about his backing.

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Makann is the domestic face of the same violence Trask fights in space: a rabble-rouser who seized a kingdom with Dunnan's ships at his back and ruled through terror and torture. He is glimpsed mostly through the wreckage he leaves — barricades of furniture and statuary, prisoners herded for veridication, a king brainwashed into a ventriloquist's dummy. His fate in the Throne room, crown on the floor and pistol in hand, is the story's warning about what happens when a Viking war comes home.

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Character Web

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Narrative arc

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Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Lucas Trask
professional · positive
Zaspar Makann is a skilled technician and subordinate to Lucas Trask, providing essential… How this plays out →
Simon Bentrik
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Simon Bentrik
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Lucas Trask
professional · positive
Zaspar Makann is a skilled technician and subordinate to Lucas Trask, providing essential… How this plays out →
Lucas Trask
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Zaspar Makann is a skilled technician and subordinate to Lucas Trask, providing essential… How this plays out →

Lucas Trask
Zaspar Makann is a skilled technician and subordinate to Lucas Trask, providing essential technical expertise for his operations.
Simon Bentrik
Simon Bentrik and Zaspar Makann are colleagues who work together in service of Lucas Trask's cause.
Simon Bentrik
Simon Bentrik and Zaspar Makann are colleagues who work together in service of Lucas Trask's cause.
Lucas Trask
Zaspar Makann is a skilled technician and subordinate to Lucas Trask, providing essential technical expertise for his operations.
Lucas Trask
Zaspar Makann is a skilled technician and subordinate to Lucas Trask, providing essential technical expertise for his operations.

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Zaspar Makann appears across 7 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

XIX
Mentioned as a political demagogue on Marduk with a following; various conflicting opinions about his backing.
XX
Described by King Mikhyl as the most dangerous man on Marduk, though no one else believes it.
Chapter XXI
Appears via broadcast at a rally, delivering a fiery speech against the Crown Loyalist Party and Gilgameshers.
XXII
His party organizes demonstrations and broadcasts against the treaty with Tanith.
XXV
Revealed as the real enemy on Marduk; in collusion with Dunnan; his spies tipped Dunnan off about the Victrix.
XXVI
Chancellor of Marduk, allied with Dunnan, announced Dunnan as commander of the People's Armed Forces.
XXVII
Found dead in the Throne room, having shot himself; the Great Crown lies bloodied beside him.

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