The Magic City · Character
The Great Sloth
A colossal sloth whose contagious sleepiness once paralyzed a city, now condemned to honest labor as the engine of Briskford's revival.
supporting
Also known as a Great Sloth, the Sloth, the now hardworking Sloth
First appearance: X: The Great Sloth
As a supporting figure in The Magic City, The Great Sloth is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Enormous, lazy creature that is tricked into wishing for a water-pumping machine and is forced to work eight hours a day, turning the handle.
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The Great Sloth is the living power source of Briskford, once called Somnolentia, where his drowsiness spread like measles through the whole population. Now bound to eight hours a day at the wheel, he has become an…
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- Mythical and Villainous Figures
- Real and Magic Guides
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling action.
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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