Monday, 28 January 2013

Use of Weapons: character notes


Due to the layout of the book, it will be read from chapters one to fourteen first, then chapters XIV to I. Notes on characters will be added as and when they are discovered.


Epilogue characters introduced:

Cullis: A large, red-faced man wearing a field marshal's jacket (A size too large for him, suggesting it doesn't belong to him). He had grey hair and only one real eye. Cullis is somewhat of a blunt instrument, although this could be because he is drunk.

The young man (Zakalwe): He wore a shirt and open general's jacket; this doesn't belong to him either. His appearance is not alluded to in the epilogue.

Chapter one characters introduced:

Maikiril: Diziet's major-domo. Appearance is not alluded to.

Diziet Sma: She wore a formal gown and a black chocker. Appearance is described as a pale-skinned woman with blue-black eyes and hair. Body proportions would suggest a stocky build, but she remains thin regardless.

Relstoch Sesspin: A tall, pale-skinned and thin man whose eyes to some would be too close together. Does not value self as highly as he perhaps should. Appears to be nervous, although this could be because of Sma's efforts to seduce him in this chapter.

Skaffen-Amitskaw: a small, grey suitcase-sized hovering robot, referred to as a drone. Does not appear to have any visible means of propulsion or manipulating objects, seems to rely on manipulating the space around itself and objects. Houses weapons known as knife missiles, which can possibly utilise their own field technology.

Chapter two characters introduced: 

Riders: Bandits who attacked the inn Sma was staying in at the time. All of them meet gruesome ends at the hands of Skaffen (Knife missiles!?), much to Sma's anger. Appearances appear to be a traditional desert attire, possibly western themed.


Chapter three characters introduced: 'Disgarb' No other name given, speech is distorted with a cold. Wears a jellaba.

Xeny: A drone that represents the Xenophobe to the occupants. Can take on many forms, like most drones, but chooses a small furry animal. Could resemble a mixture of Eevee, Teto from Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind and Dobby the house-elf.

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