Sylvie and Bruno · Character
Baron Doppelgeist
A fat, self-styled military hero whose arrival as ambassador gives the Sub-Warden the foreign backing his schemes have been waiting for.
supporting
Also known as the Baron, Baron
First appearance: volume i ii l amie inconnue
As a supporting figure in Sylvie and Bruno, Baron Doppelgeist is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
My Lady, the Sub-Warden's wife, aggressively pushes for her husband's promotion and praises Uggug's behavior.
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The Baron presents himself as a commander of infantry and a man of distinguished ancestry, though his vanity and appetite betray him at every turn. His offended simper when My Lady jokes about pastry and his eager trot…
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- Diverse characters from multiple storylines
- Fairyland court and family
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
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