The Moon Maid · Character

Jim Thompson

An Earth soldier and steadfast comrade whose loyalty to the Julian cause is tested across the long war against the Kalkars.

supporting

Also known as Jim

First appearance: The Flag

As a supporting figure in The Moon Maid, Jim Thompson is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Family friend and neighbor, angry about the tax collector Soor.

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Jim Thompson belongs to the generation born into unbroken war, men who knew nothing but the alarm of battle and then found themselves adrift in a peace they had never been trained to inhabit. He is the kind of comrade whose steadiness matters most when the cause is losing, and his presence in the narrative anchors the human cost of the Julian dynasty's long struggle. What he wants is simple and hard: a world worth the fighting, and companions worth dying beside.

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Character Web

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Character groups

Earth Resistance Allies
Lunar Founders & Antagonists

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Aftermath
Closing

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Juana
romantic · positive
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