The Food of the Gods · Character
The Podbourne Doctor
A local doctor who treats the effects of the Food.
minor
First appearance: i the coming of the food
The Podbourne Doctor shows up with force in III: The Giant Rats. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Encountered giant rats on the road near Hankey, narrowly escaping their attack.
The Podbourne Doctor first appears in 0036 i the coming of the food.
In III: The Giant Rats: Encountered giant rats on the road near Hankey, narrowly escaping their attack.
Later, in I: Drives home after attending a birth, encounters and fights giant rats, is bitten and sprains his ankle.
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- Other
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- Minor characters and local reactions
- Village giants and opponents
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- Closing
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