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The Empress

A ruler mentioned in a story or song.

minor

Also known as Empress

First appearance: volume i xiv fairy sylvie

The Empress shows up with force in Gammon and Spinach. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The Empress is described as having a vacant stare and meaningless smile, and she insists on the lecture before the banquet.
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In Gammon and Spinach: The Empress is described as having a vacant stare and meaningless smile, and she insists on the lecture before the banquet. Later, in The Pig-Tale: Offers soap to the Other Professor and later…

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PAPaulSUSub-WardenMAMaTLThe Lord Chanc…BDBaron Doppelge…TEThe Empress

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Diverse characters from multiple storylines
  • Real-world romantic and social circle
  • Fairyland court and family

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See The Empress in volume i xiv fairy sylvie
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