# Throgs — Storm Over Warlock character guide

> Throgs in Storm Over Warlock by Andre Norton.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** the Throgs, Throg

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

## Snapshot

The alien enemy that annihilated the Terran camp on Warlock, they are a mind-blind, weapon-dependent species whose presence turns the planet into a hunting ground.

## Who they are

The Throgs are the unseen terror behind Warlock's fall, a starfaring race that has fought Terrans across many worlds but never once communicated with them. Their technology and hounds make them lethal, yet their inability to share minds with other species is both their strength and their vulnerability. One stranded Throg, cut off from his kind and stripped of his weapon, becomes the strange fulcrum on which Shann's fate turns.

## Relationships

### [Shann Lantee](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/storm_over_warlock_se/characters/shann_lantee)

_rivalry_

Shann is in constant conflict with the Throgs, hostile alien invaders who threaten his survival.

### [Ragnar Thorvald](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/storm_over_warlock_se/characters/ragnar_thorvald)

_rivalry_

Ragnar actively fights against the Throgs, viewing them as deadly enemies.

### [Taggi](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/storm_over_warlock_se/characters/taggi)

_rivalry_

Taggi instinctively opposes the Throgs, defending its territory and allies.

### [Ragnar Thorvald](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/storm_over_warlock_se/characters/ragnar_thorvald)

_rivalry_

Ragnar actively fights against the Throgs, viewing them as deadly enemies.

### [Shann Lantee](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/storm_over_warlock_se/characters/shann_lantee)

_rivalry_

Shann is in constant conflict with the Throgs, hostile alien invaders who threaten his survival.

### [Shann Lantee](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/storm_over_warlock_se/characters/shann_lantee)

_rivalry_

Shann is in constant conflict with the Throgs, hostile alien invaders who threaten his survival.

## In the story

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

The alien attackers who destroyed the Terran camp, killing all occupants except Shann. They are now inspecting the site.

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

Responsible for the destruction of the Terran camp and the scoutship; their flyer patrols the area.

### [III: To Close Ranks](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/storm_over_warlock_se/chapters/iii-to-close-ranks)

One Throg is killed by a rock thrown by Thorvald; the Throgs are the enemy occupiers of the camp.

### [IV: Sortie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/storm_over_warlock_se/chapters/iv-sortie)

Throgs are attacked in the camp; one is killed by Shann's spear, and they are heard using a 'hound' that howls.

### [Pursuit](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/storm_over_warlock_se/chapters/v-pursuit)

Their hound is heard in the distance, indicating pursuit; the threat of the Throgs looms over the journey.

### [VI: The Hound](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/storm_over_warlock_se/chapters/vi-the-hound)

Their ship attacks the Terrans with an energy bolt, disabling rather than killing, and they are implied to be hunting the fugitives.

### [VII: Unwelcome Guide](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/storm_over_warlock_se/chapters/vii-unwelcome-guide)

The Throgs are implied to be nearby, as their hound is trapped and they may attempt to free it.

### [XVI: Third Prisoner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/storm_over_warlock_se/chapters/xvi-third-prisoner)

A Throg officer is trapped under rock inside the skull island, unarmed and fearful, having fled there after his air rider crashed. Shann is sent to make peace or take him away.

### [XVII: Throg Justice](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/storm_over_warlock_se/chapters/xvii-throg-justice)

Throgs capture Shann, execute one of their own, and force Shann to broadcast a false message to the incoming transport.

### [XVIII: Storm's Ending](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/storm_over_warlock_se/chapters/xviii-storm-s-ending)

The alien captors; they bind Shann to a frame and prepare to kill him; become panicked by the illusion mist, which conjures their own fears; many flee or are incapacitated.

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