The Moon Maid · Character
Raban
Raban the Giant, a nine-foot Kalkar brute, drags a Jemadar's daughter by the hair and bellows that no one says no to him.
supporting
Also known as VIII Raban, Raban the Giant
First appearance: part iii the red hawk
As a supporting figure in The Moon Maid, Raban is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
A giant who hunts and eats Nipons; Saku warns the narrator about him.
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Raban towers over the ruined hilltop stronghold, a mountain of flesh who takes what he wants and roars to summon his fellows when challenged. He seizes Bethelda, an Or-tis, intending to make her his woman, and meets the…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Later Lunar & Desert Antagonists
- Lunar Founders & Antagonists
- Recurring Protagonist & Oppressors
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling action.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Bethelda
psychological · negative
Bethelda and Raban have a manipulative or obsessive dynamic, with one exerting… How this plays out →
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See Raban in part iii the red hawk