The Crystal Stopper · Character
Sébastiani
D'Albufex's huntsman, who turns the stick that tightens the thongs and asks, with terrible politeness, whether he should turn again.
supporting
First appearance: i the arrests
As a supporting figure in The Crystal Stopper, Sébastiani is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Sébastiani assists d'Albufex in torturing Daubrecq and later escorts him to the station.
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Sébastiani serves the Marquis d'Albufex as a kind of domestic instrument of cruelty, obeyed by his own sons and unflinching at the bedside where Daubrecq is bound. He is the hand, not the will: he tightens, loosens,…
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Relationship types
- Professional
- Rivalry
- Other
Character groups
- Core conspiracy players
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the dramatic climax because it represents the emotional and psychological peak of the villain’s long-s…
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- Alexis Daubrecq
professional · ambivalent
Sébastiani is an associate of Daubrecq, involved in the criminal and political… How this plays out →
- Arsène Lupin
rivalry · negative
- Arsène Lupin
rivalry · negative
- Alexis Daubrecq
professional · ambivalent
Sébastiani is an associate of Daubrecq, involved in the criminal and political… How this plays out →
- Alexis Daubrecq
professional · ambivalent
Sébastiani is an associate of Daubrecq, involved in the criminal and political… How this plays out →
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See Sébastiani in i the arrests