# Garth Thorvald — Storm Over Warlock character guide

> Garth Thorvald in Storm Over Warlock by Andre Norton.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** young Thorvald, Garth

**First appearance:** 0000-i-disaster

## Snapshot

Ragnar's younger brother and a swaggering cadet, his petty cruelty toward Shann accidentally becomes the reason Shann survives the Throg attack.

## Who they are

Garth Thorvald is a smudged copy of his impressive brother—arrogant, well-muscled, and intent on reminding a labor hand of the gulf between them. His malicious prank of opening the wolverines' cage sends Shann into the hills, which is why Shann is alive when the domes burn. Though he never appears again, his shadow hangs over Shann's memories and over Ragnar's name, a reminder of the casual cruelty that shaped Shann's world.

## In the story

### [I: Disaster](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/storm_over_warlock_se/chapters/i-disaster)

Mentioned as the one who deliberately opened the wolverine cage, inadvertently causing Shann to be away from camp during the Throg attack, thus saving his life.

### [II: Death of a Ship](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/storm_over_warlock_se/chapters/ii-death-of-a-ship)

Mentioned as Shann's superior who gave him black marks; their conflict is unresolved due to the Throg attack.

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