The Land of Little Rain · Character
Ruffin
A minor figure in the mining community.
minor
First appearance: jimville
Ruffin's tie to Connor is one of the pressures that moves The Land of Little Rain—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
One-armed lawyer who won the field for Connor and later sold it to Naboth.
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With Connor (professional): Connor and Ruffin are likely colleagues or rivals in a work environment, with a moderate frequency of interaction suggesting a working dynamic. With Roeder (professional): Roeder and Ruffin…
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Relationship types
- Professional
- Other
Character groups
- Diverse desert community figures
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Connor
professional · ambivalent
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- Roeder
professional · ambivalent
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