Terror Keep · Character
Mr. Daver
The proprietor of Larmes Keep, all round eyes and bared teeth, whose obsequious manner curdles into terror the moment a knife thuds into the paneling beside him.
supporting
Also known as Daver
First appearance: I
As a supporting figure in Terror Keep, Mr. Daver is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Caretaker who greets Margaret and gives her cryptic instructions about the house.
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Daver runs the house and its staff with the fussy authority of a man who knows he is watched, and he answers to someone above him whose name he will not say. When a murderous blade is pulled from the wall, his voice…
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Relationship types
- Rivalry
- Professional
- Social
- Other
Character groups
- Investigative and Law Enforcement
- Minor Supporting Characters
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
In this excerpt, the narrative climax occurs as Margaret Belman explicitly articulates her psychological exhau…
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- J. G. Reeder
rivalry · negative
- Margaret Belman
professional · negative
- Mrs. Burton
social · ambivalent
- Mr. Ravini
rivalry · negative
- J. G. Reeder
rivalry · negative
- J. G. Reeder
rivalry · negative
- Margaret Belman
professional · negative
- Margaret Belman
professional · negative
- Mrs. Burton
social · ambivalent
- Mr. Ravini
rivalry · negative
- Mrs. Burton
social · ambivalent
- Mr. Ravini
rivalry · negative
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