The Lost Continent · Character

Ylga

Nais's twin sister, who risks the Empress's wrath to slip into Deucalion's camp and warn him of the divorce, the mutilation, and the vengeance awaiting him at home.

supporting

Also known as herself, yourself, Your, myself

First appearance: IX: Phorenice, Goddess

As a supporting figure in The Lost Continent, Ylga is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Attends Phorenice as a fan-bearer and assists with her dress.

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Ylga is the sister of the woman Deucalion loves, and her loyalty to Nais drives her through mufflings and sentries to deliver news no one else dares carry. She is bitter that Deucalion's first thought is always for the message and never the messenger, yet she comes anyway. Her warning lays bare Phorenice's jealousy and cruelty, and her presence ties Deucalion's private grief to the wider danger closing around him.

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See Ylga in IX: Phorenice, Goddess

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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social · ambivalent
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social · ambivalent
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social · ambivalent
The narrator and Ylga have a passing acquaintance, interacting within the broader social… How this plays out →

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See Ylga in IX: Phorenice, Goddess

In the story

Ylga appears across 9 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

The Welcome of Phorenice
Attends Phorenice as a fan-bearer and assists with her dress.
Zaemon's Curse
Fan-girl who leads Deucalion through the pyramid's mazes to his chambers; speaks boldly to him.
VII: The Biters of the Walls (Further Account)
Mentioned as Nais's twin sister and current fan-girl to the Empress Phorenice.
IX: Phorenice, Goddess
Daughter of Zaemon, appears troubled and heavy-hearted during Phorenice's ceremony.
X: A Wooing
Pleads for Deucalion's life but is harshly rebuked and threatened by Phorenice, then dismissed from the circle.
The Drug of Our Lady the Moon
Woman who lost her place and agrees to help Deucalion, meeting him in his chamber.
Again the Gods Make Change
Arranges Deucalion's escape from the camp and leads him through the night to meet Tob's ship.
Nais the Regained
Crouches beside Phorenice, overcome with nausea, as the earthquake devastates the city.
Destruction of Atlantis
Bids Deucalion farewell from the side of the Ark, expressing her unrequited love before the waters drown her words.

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