The Place Called Dagon · Character

Walden Slater

A laconic Marlborough farmer who whittles instead of talking, answers questions with questions, and carries a revolver under his coat when the night demands it.

supporting

Also known as Walden, Slater, III Walden Slater, the silent Walden Slater

First appearance: the place called dagon

As a supporting figure in The Place Called Dagon, Walden Slater is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Eats greedily, with a long upper lip and cabbage grease on his chin.

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Walden Slater is the still center of the town's taciturn surface, a man whose opaque eyes and mild 'Umph' deflect every inquiry Dreeme makes. Yet he is the one who wakes Dreeme in a downpour and leads him into the…

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Story tension across the book.

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

Dreeme’s deliberate rejection of the Leeminster Road—the magnetic pull toward the site of trauma, the Westcott…

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Doctor Dreeme
professional · ambivalent
Doctor Dreeme employs Walden as a trusted but morally conflicted assistant, often using… How this plays out →
Deborah Morton
friendship · positive
Doctor Dreeme
professional · ambivalent
Doctor Dreeme employs Walden as a trusted but morally conflicted assistant, often using… How this plays out →
Doctor Dreeme
professional · ambivalent
Doctor Dreeme employs Walden as a trusted but morally conflicted assistant, often using… How this plays out →
Deborah Morton
friendship · positive

Doctor Dreeme
Doctor Dreeme employs Walden as a trusted but morally conflicted assistant, often using him to carry out dubious tasks.
Deborah Morton
Deborah and Walden share a cautious friendship, bonded by their mutual concerns about Doctor Dreeme's activities.
Doctor Dreeme
Doctor Dreeme employs Walden as a trusted but morally conflicted assistant, often using him to carry out dubious tasks.
Doctor Dreeme
Doctor Dreeme employs Walden as a trusted but morally conflicted assistant, often using him to carry out dubious tasks.
Deborah Morton
Deborah and Walden share a cautious friendship, bonded by their mutual concerns about Doctor Dreeme's activities.

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Walden Slater appears across 12 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

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III
Eats greedily, with a long upper lip and cabbage grease on his chin. He leaves the table abruptly after finishing his meal.
I
Seen resting on the porch, embodying the weariness of the rural community.
II
Upset and eating meagerly, he seems troubled and uncertain.
IV
Sits on his porch, taciturn and brooding, hinting at deeper thoughts.
III
Sits brooding in a rocker, whittling a piece of wood, and responds with indifference to Dreeme's announcement.
IV
Urgently fetches Dreeme and leads him toward Dagon, armed with a revolver.
I
Leads the search, reveals the meaning of the goat-head signal and the Esbat, and knows the location of Dagon.
II
Guides Dreeme through the wood, silent and sturdy, providing physical and moral support.
III
Leads Dreeme through the swamp, warns of the muck, and identifies the location of Dagon.
X
Accompanies Dreeme to the secret meeting, moving cautiously.
I
Carries Deborah in his arms, maintaining a relentless dogtrot, revealed as a determined and resourceful force for justice.
II
Stands with Dreeme, observes the fire and the men, and instructs Lucinda to take Deborah to Lathrop's.

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