# Gossip Arblaster — The Black Arrow character guide

> Gossip Arblaster in The Black Arrow by Robert Louis Stevenson.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Gossip, Arblaster, gossip Arblaster, Even Arblaster, Skipper Arblaster

**First appearance:** 0016-i-the-house-by-the-shore

## Who they are

A shipmaster whose vessel Dick commandeers; later seeks revenge.

## Relationships

### [Dick Shelton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_arrow_se/characters/dick_shelton)

_rivalry_

Gossip Arblaster is a superstitious sailor who becomes hostile toward Dick after his ship is stolen.

### [Tom Cuckow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_arrow_se/characters/tom_cuckow)

_friendship_

Tom Cuckow is a fellow sailor and companion of Gossip Arblaster, sharing his grievances.

### [Tom Cuckow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_arrow_se/characters/tom_cuckow)

_friendship_

Tom Cuckow is a fellow sailor and companion of Gossip Arblaster, sharing his grievances.

### [Dick Shelton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_arrow_se/characters/dick_shelton)

_rivalry_

Gossip Arblaster is a superstitious sailor who becomes hostile toward Dick after his ship is stolen.

### [Tom Cuckow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_arrow_se/characters/tom_cuckow)

_friendship_

Tom Cuckow is a fellow sailor and companion of Gossip Arblaster, sharing his grievances.

### [Dick Shelton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_arrow_se/characters/dick_shelton)

_rivalry_

Gossip Arblaster is a superstitious sailor who becomes hostile toward Dick after his ship is stolen.

## In the story

### [The 'Good Hope'](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_arrow_se/chapters/iv-the-good-hope)

Captain of the Good Hope; tricked and bound by Lawless and Dick.

### [Arblaster Again](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_arrow_se/chapters/vi-arblaster-again)

Drunken sailor who captures Dick, beats him, and binds him hand and foot, seeking revenge for the loss of his ship and wine.

### [The Sack of Shoreby](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_arrow_se/chapters/iv-the-sack-of-shoreby)

Captured and condemned to hang, but Dick secures his release; he mourns his lost ship and his man Tom.

## Links

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