The Book of Wonder · Character
the Gibbelins
Dreadful beings in a high tower who guard a fabled hoard, dine on the knights who come to rob them, and are envied by all men.
supporting
Also known as Gibbelins
First appearance: The Hoard of the Gibbelins
As a supporting figure in The Book of Wonder, the Gibbelins is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
The monstrous inhabitants of the tower who lure burglars with their hoard and ultimately hang Alderic.
The Gibbelins keep their treasure in a tower reached by a high-built bridge, and centuries of well-advised knights have gone by boat to the door and ended on their table. Men hate them but covet their hoard, hoping a successful thief will shatter the bridge and send the Gibbelins drifting back to the moon. When Alderic arrives with a pickaxe and a plan to swim the river and tunnel through stone, their long, complacent larder is finally threatened.
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- Love and Treasure
- Quest for Tears
- Literary Men Adventures
- Minor and Mythical
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