Thuvia, Maid of Mars · Character

Kar Komak

A phantom bowman conjured from Lothar's dead past, he lingers as a living ally when his spectral comrades fade at dusk.

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Also known as X Kar Komak, Kar Komak

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Permanently materialized Lotharian bowman; joins Carthoris and fights in the battle.

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Kar Komak belongs to the strange economy of Lothar, where Jav's mind projects armies of bowmen who fight and die and rise again each day. Alone among them he persists after the sun sets, a solid man in a city of illusions, and his loyalty to Carthoris and Thuvia makes him a rare fixed point in a landscape of tricks. His presence forces the reader to ask which loyalties in Lothar are real, and his quiet constancy matters most precisely when everything else dissolves.

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Relationship types

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling action.

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Carthoris of Helium
friendship · positive
Kar Komak, a bowman of Lothar, becomes a steadfast friend and warrior ally to Carthoris. How this plays out →
Tario of Lothar
psychological · negative
Carthoris of Helium
friendship · positive
Kar Komak, a bowman of Lothar, becomes a steadfast friend and warrior ally to Carthoris. How this plays out →
Carthoris of Helium
friendship · positive
Kar Komak, a bowman of Lothar, becomes a steadfast friend and warrior ally to Carthoris. How this plays out →
Tario of Lothar
psychological · negative

Carthoris of Helium
Kar Komak, a bowman of Lothar, becomes a steadfast friend and warrior ally to Carthoris.
Tario of Lothar
Kar Komak is a mental projection created by Tario's ancestors, but he rebels against Tario's control.
Carthoris of Helium
Kar Komak, a bowman of Lothar, becomes a steadfast friend and warrior ally to Carthoris.
Carthoris of Helium
Kar Komak, a bowman of Lothar, becomes a steadfast friend and warrior ally to Carthoris.
Tario of Lothar
Kar Komak is a mental projection created by Tario's ancestors, but he rebels against Tario's control.

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In the story

Kar Komak appears across 4 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

Kar Komak, the Bowman
Permanently materialized Lotharian bowman; joins Carthoris and fights in the battle.
XI: Green Men and White Apes
Captured by green men and then white apes; reunited with Carthoris and uses his mental power to create bowmen.
XIII: Turjun, the Panthan
Introduced as a thern by Carthoris; accompanies him on the Thuria.
XIV: Kulan Tith's Sacrifice
Commands the bowmen of Lothar, leads them in battle against the green horde, and pursues the enemy.

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