# Brych — The Absolute at Large character guide

> Brych in The Absolute at Large by Karel Čapek.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mr. Brych, Brych the stoker

**First appearance:** 0007-viii-the-dredge

## Who they are

Stoker who encounters the Absolute in the ship's engine room.

## Relationships

### [Kuzenda](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_absolute_at_large_se/characters/kuzenda)

_professional_

Brych and Kuzenda are colleagues in the military or engineering corps, working together on technical and logistical problems during the crisis.

### [Jan Binder](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_absolute_at_large_se/characters/jan_binder)

_professional_

Brych and Jan Binder work together in a military or technical capacity, dealing with the practical fallout of the Absolute's miracles.

### [Hudec](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_absolute_at_large_se/characters/hudec)

_professional_

Brych and Hudec are military or engineering colleagues, often tasked with containing the chaos from the Absolute.

### [Father Jost](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_absolute_at_large_se/characters/father_jost)

_rivalry_

Brych, a rationalist, clashes with Father Jost over the interpretation and handling of the Absolute's divine phenomena.

### [Kuzenda](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_absolute_at_large_se/characters/kuzenda)

_professional_

Brych and Kuzenda are colleagues in the military or engineering corps, working together on technical and logistical problems during the crisis.

### [Jan Binder](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_absolute_at_large_se/characters/jan_binder)

_professional_

Brych and Jan Binder work together in a military or technical capacity, dealing with the practical fallout of the Absolute's miracles.

### [Hudec](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_absolute_at_large_se/characters/hudec)

_professional_

Brych and Hudec are military or engineering colleagues, often tasked with containing the chaos from the Absolute.

### [Kuzenda](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_absolute_at_large_se/characters/kuzenda)

_professional_

Brych and Kuzenda are colleagues in the military or engineering corps, working together on technical and logistical problems during the crisis.

### [Jan Binder](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_absolute_at_large_se/characters/jan_binder)

_professional_

Brych and Jan Binder work together in a military or technical capacity, dealing with the practical fallout of the Absolute's miracles.

### [Father Jost](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_absolute_at_large_se/characters/father_jost)

_rivalry_

Brych, a rationalist, clashes with Father Jost over the interpretation and handling of the Absolute's divine phenomena.

## In the story

### [VIII: The Dredge](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_absolute_at_large_se/chapters/viii-the-dredge)

The stoker who assists Kuzenda, helps serve coffee, and is said to share in the grace and insight into people's souls.

### [XI: The First Blow Struck](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_absolute_at_large_se/chapters/xi-the-first-blow-struck)

Stoker from Kuzenda's camp; has his front teeth knocked out in the fight.

### [XIII: The Chronicler’s Apology](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_absolute_at_large_se/chapters/xiii-the-chronicler-s-apology)

Also from the Vltava dredge; the chronicler takes leave of him.

### [XXX: The End of Everything](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_absolute_at_large_se/chapters/xxx-the-end-of-everything)

Now a locksmith proprietor, reading the People's Journal and reminiscing about the old days.

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