# The Silent Ones — The Night Land character guide

> The Silent Ones in The Night Land by William Hope Hodgson.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the Silent Ones Walk

**First appearance:** 0016-xv-past-the-house-of-silence

## Who they are

Silent, menacing figures that wander the Night Land.

## Relationships

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

_rivalry_

The Silent Ones are mysterious, silent, and deadly entities that stalk the Narrator, representing an enigmatic threat.

### [The Humpt Men](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_night_land_se/characters/the_humpt_men)

_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.

## In the story

### [II: The Last Redoubt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_night_land_se/chapters/ii-the-last-redoubt)

Mentioned in relation to the House of Silence and the Road Where the Silent Ones Walk, considered the greatest danger.

### [Into the Night Land](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_night_land_se/chapters/v-into-the-night-land)

The entities that walk the Road Where the Silent Ones Walk, near the House of Silence.

## Links

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