The Absolute at Large · Character

Hudec

Minor character involved in the Karburator's factory operations.

minor

Also known as Mr. Hudec

Hudec's tie to Kuzenda is one of the pressures that moves The Absolute at Large—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

A newcomer and skeptic, described as a 'better-class thief' by Kuzenda, who is called to reform through faith.

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With Kuzenda (professional): Hudec and Kuzenda are colleagues in the military or engineering corps, frequently assigned to handle crises caused by the Absolute. With Brych (professional): Brych and Hudec are military or engineering colleagues, often tasked with containing the chaos from the Absolute. With Brych (professional): Brych and Hudec are military or engineering colleagues, often tasked with containing the chaos from the Absolute.

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Character Web

7 connections

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Relationship types

Professional
Other

Character groups

Absolute's early witnesses
Masonic and factory operatives
Chaos and authority figures

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Narrative arc

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

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Relationships

Kuzenda
professional · ambivalent
Hudec and Kuzenda are colleagues in the military or engineering corps, frequently… How this plays out →
Brych
professional · ambivalent
Brych
professional · ambivalent
Kuzenda
professional · ambivalent
Hudec and Kuzenda are colleagues in the military or engineering corps, frequently… How this plays out →
Kuzenda
professional · ambivalent
Hudec and Kuzenda are colleagues in the military or engineering corps, frequently… How this plays out →

Kuzenda
Hudec and Kuzenda are colleagues in the military or engineering corps, frequently assigned to handle crises caused by the Absolute.
Brych
Brych and Hudec are military or engineering colleagues, often tasked with containing the chaos from the Absolute.
Brych
Brych and Hudec are military or engineering colleagues, often tasked with containing the chaos from the Absolute.
Kuzenda
Hudec and Kuzenda are colleagues in the military or engineering corps, frequently assigned to handle crises caused by the Absolute.
Kuzenda
Hudec and Kuzenda are colleagues in the military or engineering corps, frequently assigned to handle crises caused by the Absolute.

Relationship notes

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See Hudec in vi the board meeting

In the story

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See Hudec in vi the board meeting

See Hudec in VIII: The Dredge