# The Humpt Men — The Night Land character guide

> The Humpt Men in The Night Land by William Hope Hodgson.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0007-vi-the-way-that-i-did-go

## Who they are

Grotesque, hunchbacked creatures encountered in the Night Land.

## Relationships

### [The Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_night_land_se/characters/the_narrator)

_rivalry_

The Humpt Men are hostile, brutish creatures that constantly threaten and attack the Narrator during his travels in the dark lands.

### [The Beast-Man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_night_land_se/characters/the_beast_man)

_rivalry_

The Beast-Man frequently battles the Humpt Men, acting as a fierce protector against these brutish enemies.

### [The Hounds](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_night_land_se/characters/the_hounds)

_rivalry_

The Hounds attack and drive off the Humpt Men, working in tandem with the Narrator and the Beast-Man.

### [The Silent Ones](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_night_land_se/characters/the_silent_ones)

_rivalry_

The Humpt Men and the Silent Ones are both hostile forces in the Night Land, occasionally clashing with each other as well as with the Narrator.

### [Master Monstruwacan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_night_land_se/characters/master_monstruwacan)

_rivalry_

Master Monstruwacan regards the Humpt Men as a persistent threat to the Last Redoubt and the Narrator.

## In the story

### [The Hushing of the Voice](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_night_land_se/chapters/iv-the-hushing-of-the-voice)

The Hump (a Great Force of Evil) approaches the Ten Thousand but is driven back by a crescent light.

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