The Night Land · Character
The Silent Ones
Silent, menacing figures that wander the Night Land.
minor
Also known as the Silent Ones Walk
First appearance: xv past the house of silence
The Silent Ones's tie to The Narrator is one of the pressures that moves The Night Land—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Mentioned in relation to the House of Silence and the Road Where the Silent Ones Walk, considered the greatest danger.
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With The Narrator (rivalry): The Silent Ones are mysterious, silent, and deadly entities that stalk the Narrator, representing an enigmatic threat. With The Humpt Men (rivalry): The Humpt Men and the Silent Ones are…
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- Rivalry
Character groups
- Past-life connections
- Protagonist
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- Breaking point
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- The Humpt Men
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