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Gharlane of Eddore

An Eddorian intelligence operating through borrowed flesh across millennia, Gharlane plays a slow, patient game against the Arisians for control of civilization itself.

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Also known as Eddore, Gharlane

First appearance: I: Arisia and Eddore

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An Eddorian agent who manipulates human history, including the fall of Atlantis and the rise of Rome, as part of the Eddorian Great Plan.

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Gharlane is not a villain who schemes in a single lifetime but a presence that wears bodies and eras like clothing, moving pieces on the four planets over centuries. The Eddorians' mechanistic logic and hunger for dominance stand against the Arisians' long watch, and Gharlane is the instrument of that cold, patient ambition. He matters because he is the hidden hand behind the disasters that shape the book's history, the reason the Service's battles are never merely local.

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Triplanetary
An Eddorian agent who manipulates human history, including the fall of Atlantis and the rise of Rome, as part of the Eddorian Great Plan.
Book I: Dawn
Eddorian agent manipulating human history.
I: Arisia and Eddore
The Eddorian 'All-Highest' who confronts Enphilistor, demanding surrender and demonstrating the Eddorian lust for power.
The Fall of Atlantis
Assigned as Master Number Two to take control of Sol III and three other planets.
Eddore
Master Number Two, assigned to assume control of Sol III and the other three troublesome planets.
III: The Fall of Rome
Discusses his manipulation of Rome's history with the All-Highest, expressing suspicion of interference from within the Eddorian Circle.
Eddore
Second in command of Eddore, discussing his work on Earth and expressing suspicion of internal sabotage.
II: Arisia
Operating through Nero, he is the Eddorian antagonist who will be allowed to act freely.
Book II: The World War
Eddorian entity overseeing the manipulation of human history, including World War I.
VI: 19—?
Views the ruined Earth with satisfaction, then departs to check on the Overlords of Velantia and search for signs of Arisian activity.
In Roger's Planetoid
Energizes Roger's body and is thwarted by Arisian mental interference, unable to use his full powers.

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