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Patalamon

Big Toomai's friend and fellow elephant driver in the keddah.

minor

First appearance: toomai of the elephants

Patalamon shows up with force in The White Seal. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Kerick's son, who notices Kotick following the herd.
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ZAZaharrofKOKotickKBKerick BooterinPAPatalamon

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Seal hunters and captors
  • Protagonist

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SetupEscalationBreaking pointClimax
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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Closing

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See Patalamon in toomai of the elephants
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