The Gods of Pegāna · Character

Skarl

The drummer who sits on the mist above the gods, beating forever so that Māna-Yood-Sushāī sleeps and the worlds continue.

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First appearance: Of Skarl the Drummer

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The drummer who drums incessantly to keep Māna-Yood-Sushāī asleep, preventing the end of all things.

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Skarl is the tireless hinge between creation and oblivion: his drumming is the only thing keeping Māna-Yood-Sushāī asleep, and some say the worlds and suns are merely echoes of his beat. His arm sometimes grows weary, yet he cannot stop, for a single instant's silence would wake his master and end gods and worlds alike. When at last he lays down the drum, he will walk into the void beyond the worlds, indifferent whether he serves another god or perishes, having done the work of Skarl.

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Prophets, messengers, and functional gods
Supreme and primordial gods
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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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The Gods of Pegāna
The drummer who drums incessantly to keep Māna-Yood-Sushāī asleep, preventing the end of all things.
Of Skarl the Drummer
The drummer who beats eternally to keep Māna asleep and the worlds going; his eventual cessation will end all.
Of the Making of the Worlds
The drummer whose drumming is the only sound in Pegāna.
Of How Imbaun Became High Prophet in Aradec of All the Gods Save One
His drumming grows faint as the end approaches in Imbaun's vision.
The River
His drumming gives rise to the River Imrāna.
The Bird of Doom and the End
Implied among the gods who make the sign of all the gods and sail away in galleons of gold.

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