The World Below · Character
The Dwellers
The vast, unknowable power of the interior, whose will is spoken of as fate and whose tunnels the narrator is advised to enter only behind them.
supporting
First appearance: Book I: The Amphibians
As a supporting figure in The World Below, The Dwellers is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Another group mentioned in the context of a treaty with the amphibians.
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They are the unseen authority against which every other faction — Amphibians, Killers, even the narrator's own plans — must be measured. Their forbearance is as terrifying as their power, and their purposes are…
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See The Dwellers in Book I: The AmphibiansCharacter Web
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Relationship types
- Rivalry
- Other
Character groups
- Subterranean Factions
- Protagonist
- Key Named Characters
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Story tension across the book.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- The Amphibians
rivalry · negative
The Amphibians and Dwellers are opposing factions or species in the underground… How this plays out →
- The Killers
rivalry · negative
- The Antipodeans
rivalry · negative
- Templeton
rivalry · negative
- The Killers
rivalry · negative
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See The Dwellers in Book I: The AmphibiansIn the story
The Dwellers appears across 33 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.
- Book I: The Amphibians
- II: The Empty Dawn
- VIII: The Birds
- X: The Amphibians
- XI: The Problem
- XII: The March
- XV: The Plan of Attack
- XVII: The Ethics of Violence
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See The Dwellers in Book I: The Amphibians