The Room in the Dragon Volant · Character
Planard
A doctor attached to the Count's household, whose professional manner and dubious errands mark him as a man to watch rather than trust.
supporting
Also known as Doctor Planard, the scoundrel Planard
First appearance: iv monsieur droqville
As a supporting figure in The Room in the Dragon Volant, Planard is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Mentioned as being delayed; the Count keeps ten thousand francs for him.
Doctor Planard moves in the Count's orbit with the quiet competence of a man who is used to being needed and never questioned. His name carries a whiff of the scoundrel, and the company he keeps — the jealous Count, the evasive host, the strange doings at the Dragon Volant — makes his discretion look less like professionalism than complicity. He is the kind of figure whose presence in a sickroom or a corridor should make a sensible man lock his door.
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Character Web
8 connectionsA slice of how Planard sits in the book — open the reader for the full interactive map.
Relationship types
- Professional
- Rivalry
- Other
Character groups
- Narrator's acquaintances and informants
- Protagonist
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Open in readerNarrative arc
Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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Follow the arc while readingRelationships
- Count de St. Alyre
professional · negative
Planard is an accomplice of the Count, assisting in his schemes against the narrator. How this plays out →
- Monsieur Carmaignac
rivalry · negative
- Count de St. Alyre
professional · negative
Planard is an accomplice of the Count, assisting in his schemes against the narrator. How this plays out →
- Monsieur Carmaignac
rivalry · negative
- Count de St. Alyre
professional · negative
Planard is an accomplice of the Count, assisting in his schemes against the narrator. How this plays out →
Relationship notes
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See Planard in iv monsieur droqvilleIn the story
Planard appears across 3 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.
Chapter companion notes
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See Planard in iv monsieur droqville